Read: Matthew 23; Luke 20-21
The scribes and the Pharisees were the ones who sat in “Moses’ seat”. They were the keepers and dispersers of the law. That was their job but they didn’t do it with the right motive. They did it in a way that it made them look good and condemned everyone else. They looked righteous on the outside but inside their hearts hadn’t been changed. They loved being the ones everyone looked up to and worshipped so when Jesus came on the scene they were not okay with sharing the glory. They had the same spirit of those that killed the prophets because they spoke truth and condemned hypocrisy. Jesus called them serpents and vipers which is what Satan is. There has always been two churches that are growing: one is the true church and one is the counterfeit. The true church forgives and humbly submits to Jesus. The false church holds offense and is concerned about themselves and their own honor. They don’t want to bow to anyone but want everyone to bow to them.
Yesterday, we read where Jesus asked the Pharisees whose son the Messiah would be and they replied, David’s. Today, Jesus explains to a few of them that there is no way the Messiah could be David’s son because David called him Lord and a father would never call his own son, “Lord”. Who the Messiah was was the most crucial question of their day and it was important that they got it right. Sadly, most of them didn’t.
Lord, lead us to be the true church that humbly follows you.
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