Christian Life Ministries

Hey everybody, sorry about not having a post in a while, here goes.

Today's passage is in Matthew 6:1-4:

"Be careful not to do your "acts of righteousness" before men, to be seen by them.  If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in Heaven.

2 So when giving to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men.  I tell you the truth, they have recieved their reward in full.3  But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret.  Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

This passage is saying to keep from letting people know that you did something for the Lord, instead don't let anyone else know.  Sometimes this is hard when you do certain things but like not saying "Look at what I did there, yep, that's all mine."  Sayings like that make people want to credit you for doing that, but you've "recieved your reward in full".  Instead do certain tasks quietly by not boasting about them.

The next part will be over Prayer in Matthew 6:5-15.

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