THE PRETENDERS

Beware of doing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. Therefore, when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men.  Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.  Matthew 6:1-2

Numbers 32:23 says, “Be sure your sin will find you out.”  Sometime back, The New York Times ran the following article.  “The thief was sure that the church was a safe hideout.  Just inside he spied a rope up to the garret. Up he climbed only to hear the church bell ringing his whereabouts…!” “A Mexico City man snatched a woman’s purse and ran into a doorway to hide.  It turned out to be the doorway of the police station, where he was questioned and later identified by his victim…!” “Shoplifting in a department store in Rochester, New York, a man picked up an alarm clock and headed for the nearest exit. The clock concealed under his coat went off before he could get out of the store, and brought the detectives running…!” “A Canadian who had a custom-built radio stolen from his automobile advertised in the local paper for a custom-built radio. The first person to contact him about the advertisement was the thief…!” “A Glasgow pickpocket got a 60-day prison term after trying his luck on an excursion boat carrying 20 police officers and their wives…!”  “Police in Palo Alto, CA seized a suspect as he stood in a post office admiring his wanted poster.”  “Be sure your sin will find you out.”

Jesus was the ultimate expert in observing and pointing out the sins of people. Now, why would He do that? He did that to bring the truth to light and call the sinner to repentance. Check out the song, “Mr. Simon,” by Ken Medema on YouTube

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_iCxfJL8ys).

Ike Graham