Every time I step inside the Word, I find answers to my many
questions. One recent message was “Get out of the way!”
Our Lord desires to be seen in us and through us. His hands
reach out to help others and His love shines on the darkness in people’s lives.
We should be the transparent vehicle used to make all this happen.
In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus tells a parable about the proud
Pharisee who prayed not to be like other men, even the lowly tax collector bowing
next to him in the temple. The tax collector was quietly submitting himself to
Christ’s will for his life. Which one was being transparent and getting himself
out of the way so Christ could be shown?
Sometimes we are the problem. We refuse to change our
opinion or move our judgmental selves out of the way so God can work in and
through us, which is exactly what the Pharisee did in this parable.
In Matthew 23, Jesus said to the crowds and
to His disciples: “The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are
experts in the Law of Moses. So obey everything they teach you,
but don’t do as they do. After all, they say one thing and do something
else.”
The
Pharisees were hypocrites who saw nothing wrong with applying God’s laws to
others but not to themselves. Maybe you don’t intend to say one thing and do
another, but if you’re honest you must admit that it happens.
So make up your mind today to get yourself out
of the way so God can work in and through you. Don’t let a hypocritical
attitude or stubborn spirit stop God’s mighty work from being done. As your
spirit changes, so will your heart and love toward others.
