Full of Greed Inside

God's Prophets Demand Justice
Amos Rails against Injustice

Judgment on Israel and Judah


Rebuked for Selfishness

Luke 11:37-42  The Message

Frauds!

^37-41 When he finished that talk, a Pharisee asked him to dinner. He entered his house and sat right down at the table. The Pharisee was shocked and somewhat offended when he saw that Jesus didn’t wash up before the meal. But the Master said to him, “I know you Pharisees burnish the surface of your cups and plates so they sparkle in the sun, but I also know your insides are maggoty with greed and secret evil. Stupid Pharisees! Didn’t the One who made the outside also make the inside? Turn both your pockets and your hearts inside out and give generously to the poor; then your lives will be clean, not just your dishes and your hands.

⁴² “I’ve had it with you! You’re hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God’s love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required.

For Reflection 

You wear the robes and trappings of a Christian.  You observe the sacraments. You have your children baptized.  You observe the Sabbath.  You bow your head for prayer.  You do all the right things to appear Christian.

How are you doing on the inside?  Is your spiritual life and your corporeal life separated.  Do you give allegiance to both?  Do you see them as justifiably disconnected? Jesus showed us that the two can not be separated.  Your corporeal life is as sacred as your spiritual life.

Pray

that your faith will guide your every day journey.  Pray for those who cannot link their spiritual lives with their cultural journey. Pray for a life lived in the fullness of God.