Matthew 6:3-4 — But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Is the Christian life an act? Is the Christian life just for show? Are Christians merely behaving in a certain way to show they are good, sincere people so that people will think and speak well of them? That is not what Jesus had in mind for His disciples.
Jesus told His disciples, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them.” Some Christians are trying so hard to be “model Christians” that they focus more on the “model” than the “Christian” aspect of their faith. They follow the current trends and fashions of popular Christian culture and neglect the basic foundation of Christianity, which is a relationship with Christ.
Jesus. There is no one like Jesus. I have known older ladies who spoke of Jesus as their dearest lover and friend. They spoke of Jesus as an intimate companion, someone they conversed with all the time. Their Christianity was simple and true. They gave, they loved, they shared, they prayed without any fanfare, and so many people were blessed by their lives. I want that for my life.
The Earth revolves around the Sun. Life on Earth depends on the light of the Sun. These are natural facts. The supernatural fact is that our lives were designed by God to revolve around the light of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. When Jesus is the center of our universe, all will be as it should be.
01/01/2025 Devotional
Matthew 6:3-4 NLT
[3] But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. [4] Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Proverbs 1:2-4 NLT
[2] Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. [3] Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. [4] These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.
I need you, God, continually for this 2025 year.
01/01/2025 묵상
마태복음서 6:3-4 RNKSV
[3] 너는 자선을 베풀 때에는,…