Hypocrisy

Psalm 119:113 - "I hate double-minded men, but I love your law."

Woah, David, harsh language here! Does God want us to hate anyone? No, he doesn't. But, the point that David is trying to make is that people who live with their feet on two sides of the fence make him sick. And, I think that we can all agree with that.

In fact, we could probably agree that it's ourselves that make us sick more than anyone else. Why? Because we all have times in our lives where what we display is straight up hypocrisy. David did it too. In fact, there are times throughout the Psalms where David talks about hating the things that he does. Paul talks about it in the New Testament when he talks about doing the things the he doesn't want to do. David isn't so much being a judge in this verse, as he is talking about his heart's desire to live a holy life.

Loving God's law helps us become people who live holy lives. For us, it means paying attention to God's Word. It's taking the time to read what it says and apply it to our lives. I hope you'll do that this Christmas season.

Dear God,

Help us to stay away from hypocrisy. Help us to be committed to loving You and Your Word with everything that we are. Thank You for you perfect love.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.