DAILY?READINGS: 1 Chronicles 24-25; Ezekiel 22; John 8:12-30
But wisdom is justified of all her children. Luke 7:35
The Lord likened the Pharisees to children dancing in the street to their own piped songs. Anyone who did not join them was rejected. John lived a simple existence while preaching in the wilderness. They said he had a devil. The Lord ate and drank with those He came to save and they accused Him of extravagant living. But the attack on their lifestyles was merely an excuse to reject their divine messages. You cannot please Pharisees; they dance only to their own music! This same pharisaical pride lives on today. Don’t be distracted by its criticism – just ignore it and keeping working for the Lord. —W. A. H.
Therefore Thou alone, my Saviour, shalt be all in all to me;
Search my heart and my behaviour, root out all hypocrisy.
—J. H. Schröder