Hypocrites

Do you know what a hypocrite is? It's basically someone who says one thing then does another. Jesus called a lot of people hypocrites. Why? Because He always spoke the truth unlike most of us.

I watched the George H. W. Bush funeral this past week. It lasted several days so I had plenty of time to form the following opinion. Here it is. "All politicians are hypocrites." It doesn't matter whether you are a republican, a democrat or an independent. All politicians are liars.

"Gee, that's pretty strong." you might say. "How can you say that?" Because every word that comes out of a politician's mouth has an agenda. Their trustworthiness is meaningless.

Watch a politician talk sometime. Notice how they talk in short, fragmented sentences when they speak. They are pausing to make sure that what they are about to say lines up with their agenda and does so in such a way that they won't get in trouble later.

Trump got elected by saying he was going to drain the swamp. Instead he became one of the biggest predators IN the swamp. In my opinion, only God is capable of draining the swamp.

We could use less politicians and more leaders in our country. Jesus was a leader. He was NOT a politician. Jesus could not lie because Jesus could never lie because lying is a sin. Jesus is the perfect leader!

What would our country look like if Jesus ran it instead of our politicians of today? AND we actually followed Him instead of our selfish desires? It would be interesting, that's for sure. And amazing.

As an example, there would be no gun control. We wouldn't need any. There would be no murder. There would be no stealing. The only reason we would have weapons was to fight wars. There would be no abortion, no social security. The only "hand outs" would be for widows and orphans.

If we all followed Jesus there would be no OWI offenses because God hate drunkenness. There would be no greed, gluttony, sexual immorality, deceit, etc. The swamp would be drained!

No other country would dare to fight against us because God would simply destroy them with a wave of His hand. We would live in peace.

So, what do we do? I think we should live like Jesus WAS our leader. We would have no opinion about what issue was right or wrong. We would consult our God and His word.

"16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community." - Proverbs 6:16-19

After reading that I think we are probably ALL hypocrites. So, what do we do? Repent, seek God's forgiveness, and try harder to follow our leader, Jesus.

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle." - Brennan Manning

What is a Hypocrite? - Greg Laurie