Don't Pray Like a Pharisee (Matthew 6:8) - Your Daily Bible Verse

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Don't Pray Like a Pharisee
By Joe McKeever

“And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites… Therefore, do not be like them…” (Matthew 6:8).

If you expect to be the next generation of hypocrites, you need to give me your full attention. The old Pharisees will be passing off the scene before long, and we’ll need a new class of the double-minded–you know, the play-actors–ready to step up and fill their ranks.

Tongue firmly planted in cheek now, everyone? All right. Let us proceed…

It's not easy being a hypocrite. Praying like a hypocrite–the Pharisaical model–is not for the weak of heart. Only the top 10 percent of the class will be able to meet the stringent requirements. Consider, for example…

First - A Pharisee must be able to pray effectively in public (Matthew 6:5).

He does it in public because that’s the whole point: to impress people.
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