August 2, 2023

The Pharisees loved what all men loved, but we're supposed to be faithful believers in God. So when their love of the things of the world was questioned, they had to justify themselves and explain why it was okay for them to pursue worldly things and still be counted faithful to God. Some men might have been convinced, some might have even joined with them because their explanation sounded good to them, but others could see through it and despised the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. No matter, those people and their opinion didn't matter to the Pharisees. But they didn't consider God, who would not be fooled by their justification, and who despised what men honored. The Pharisees might be loved and honored by rich and powerful men, by men who loved money, but they would be rejected by God.