Perspective of Pharisees
I’m a hypocrite! I think of myself too highly than I ought to do.
I dont know when, or how, I had turned into this monster that I often read about and wonder. I asked myself, how can these ppl be so blind as not to see how great Jesus is? Jesus came and offered them promises of eternal life and forgiveness of all the sins they had done, past, present and future.. How can they ignore this great promise and brush it off aside?!!
Had a taste of this realization last Sunday… When a survey result came out. I realized, of all the work that I had prided, done and cared for, it all amounts to nothing. I thought I was doing a good job in church, earning merit points in heaven. But God thought me a lesson. I wasnt earning anything! I didnt need to! All was already accomplished on the cross.
The pride I had in the work of the church had suddenly made me a Pharisee. I didnt mean too, I dont want to.. But I had taken security in earning my way up to heaven. Actually, I dont need to do that, Jesus died for all my sins - all wiped clean! So, what am I doing, earning my first class ticket to the clouds?
Then I thought again, well, God put me here for a purpose, even if I’m not His model kid. I dont need to do His work in church to earn any status or any man’s approval. I’ve been guilty on both counts.
Actually I need to keep a Godly perspective on church work. God’s work is not for the faint hearted. Need to keep my motives and intentions clean! Sorry Father… guilty of being a Pharisee..
