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But all their works they do for to be seen of
men (Matthew 23:5). Then Jesus went on to
tell them what He thought of them. Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for
ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin,
and have omitted the weightier matters of
the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these
ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
other undone. Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean
the outside of the cup and of the platter, but
within they are full of extortion and excess
(Matthew 23:23,25).
God knows how to bless His true children for
what they do for Him. Jesus said, Give, and
it shall be given unto you; good measure,
pressed down, and shaken together, and
running over, shall men give into your
bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete
withal it shall be
measured to you
again (Luke
6:38).
People
will take
notice
when God
blesses
those
who live
for Him
and freely
give to Him.
Prove me
now herewith,
saith the LORD
of hosts, if I will
not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you
out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it (Malachi 3:10).
God Exposes Sin
King David secretly committed adultery with
Bathsheba, and she became pregnant. Then he
went to great lengths to keep his sin hidden and
even killed an innocent man, but God saw that
sin. Then He sent the prophet Nathan to expose
David’s secret and proclaim judgment saying,
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise
up evil against thee out of thine own house,
and I will take thy wives before thine eyes,
and give them unto thy neighbour, and he
shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this
sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do
this thing before all Israel, and before the
sun before the sun goes down (II Samuel
12:11,12).
Nathan went on to say, Howbeit, because
by this deed thou hast given great occasion
to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme,
the child also that is born unto thee shall
surely die (II Samuel 12:14).
David paid a great price for his sin, and you
will pay for yours, too. No person on Earth
will be able to plead your case before God.
He is the righteous Judge, and He will try you
and reward you accordingly. The Bible says,
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper:
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them
shall have mercy (Proverbs 28:13). This is
no time to fail God.
God Hears Every Lie
The Bible says, For mine eyes are upon all
their ways: they are not hid from my face,
neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes
(Jeremiah 16:17). Ananias and his wife, Sapphira,
had a sinful secret, but it was no secret
with God. They sold a piece of land and then
lied about it to Peter and to the Holy Ghost.
Ananias was the first one to tell the lie; and
Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled
thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to
keep back part of the price of the land?...
why hast thou conceived this thing in
thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men,
but unto God. And Ananias hearing these
words fell down, and gave up the ghost:
and great fear came on all them that heard
these things (Acts 5:3–5).
Sapphira did not know about her husband’s
death; so about three hours later, she told
Peter the same lie. Then Peter said unto her,
How is it that ye have agreed together to
tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the
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