1-3By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other's toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus' primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, "Watch yourselves carefully so you don't get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can't keep your true self hidden forever; before long you'll be exposed. You can't hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can't whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day's coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.
In life it can be easy to put on a mask. The world tells us to fake it till you make it, but the only problem with that is you will never make it, because the mask will slip. We have to first be open to God and then we can face it, trace it, erase it, and then replace what has caused us to place the mask on with the what God says about our situation.
Today, take the mask off, with God nothing is impossible. The only thing that stands is God's word. He will make it happen. He will keep it going and He will allow you and I to see what He has promised come to pass. It's never to late.
God Bless,
Pastor
Great message Pastor. This reminds me to be as holy as we can and stay prayed up to avoid hiding behind a mask or it slipping. Be who you are behind closed doors as well as in person.
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