The world lies in a charade. The actions of men do not match the heart. The heart of man is filled with many desires and distractions. For the Christian, what are the weightier matters? Is it possible to deceive God?
See Matthew 23:23
" Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone"
The Law of God must rule our daily actions and inaction. The Bible is the whole law standing on two major laws: to love God with all our hearts and to love our neighbour as ourselves. The Judgement of God is unavoidable; this will prevent us from disobeying God. Every action and word of men will be accounted for. Every good and also bad one. If only we remembered this often, we would not live in the world we have today. Statistics have it that a greater percentage of the populace has the Christian religion as their professed faith. Mercy is an attribute of God that we show to our offenders, even those who are not sorry. It may not be easy, but it is commanded by the Lord and must be obeyed. Truth: We would need the truth in a world that pleases its ears. Do we, genuine Christians, want the truth or anything that goes well with a corrupt heart? If we have the truth, bitter as it may be, we would always dwell in the light.
The weightier matters are trivialised today by a majority, while prosperity and civilisation play an awful replacement.
What are the weightier matters in your heart?
Examine your heart, o’ Pilgrim.
Grace and Peace.