Integrity … doing what you say you value

Morning: Psalm 38; Amos 8.1–14; Revelation 1.17—2.7

Evening: Psalm 119:25-48; Matthew 23.1–12

Jesus advises that when self-important teachers teach the true way, you should follow the way, but not them!  Why? … They are too concerned with what other people think of their good deeds; they are proud; they want to be treated with a respect that they do not deserve.  The Book of Proverbs affirms: ‘Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall’. And James: ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ If, like Uriah Heep, you think highly of how humble you are, you’re not! To truly serve is to live well.