Matthew 6:5 – “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.”
Prayer and Study aren’t crafts that require media applause. Truth is that prayer loses its value and significance the moment it’s for show off, the cameras and media attention. Some have swerved off that simple devotion. Everything is for the selfie and competition.
When some should have been paying attention to the details of a teaching, they were more particular about putting the picture of their study in the media. If you are truly praying you won’t be using a camera and if you are truly studying, you would be meditating not genuflecting on camera.
Hence the Lord’s instruction that we be not like the Pharisees in prayer and seeking the Lord.
Many who were more particular about the media hype NEVER got the message taught or praticed .Depth is often achieved in sanity and quiet of your devotion not show off or pics or videos. Stay private, studying or praying besides corporate meetings. Learn the quiet and silence and sanity of pure devotion. Next time you see anyone displaying his personal study or prayer on social media, you are seeing an audition for stage craft and not worship
It’s a brand new day! Keep enjoying Kharis!
Pastor Josh Laryea