When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. (Matthew 6:16)
Perhaps Jesus’s words about prayer and fasting are more relevant than
ever. Not that the human heart has changed. Quite the opposite — the
heart has been, and always will be, apart from God, “desperately wicked”
(Jeremiah 17:9).
No, the condition of man’s heart hasn’t changed; there are just new
ways, with every new app and social medium, for man’s desire for praise
to express itself in public. No longer is the reach of our actions
simply relegated to the street corner. Instead, in today’s world, the
simplest of YouTube videos can make you famous.
Seeking Approval in All the Wrong Places
Seeking approval, and the personal satisfaction that results, is not
what Jesus condemns; it is seeking it in the wrong source. John Piper
writes.... Continue at Joseph Scheumann
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