
The Sermon on the Mount began In Matthew 6, & the beatitudes of following Jesus continues. There is a lot if just verse 1 of Chapter 6 of Matthew, which set the stage of all of Matthew 6. “All the World’s Stage” the famous playwright William Shakespeare said, it’s how the Lord wants you to practice your righteousness. A good Christian doesn’t do the work of the Lord, for honor, trophies, merit badges & for fame. A Christian doesn’t really spread the gospel of Christ, for the reward of heaven, they do it to show others there is blessing in serving the purpose you & was moved for. In Matthew 5:16, tell His followers let your light shine before all. A good Christian doesn’t know his or her light of shines, it something they are unaware of. The great writer of the Torah, Moses didn’t know his light shone until his light made his friend too afraid to talk or come near him, so he covered himself, to be more approachable.
The Father God in heaven can recognize fake righteousness from the real devotion. He hates hypocrisy & the Lord called out the rake religious leader for being hypocrites many times. In the Old Testament He called fake righteousness robbery, much like He called not paying tithe stealing from Him.
Practicing self righteousness is stealing from the Lord, the person wants glory for themselves & cares less about giving glory to the Lord. The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6,continues to tell how Jesus followers will have beatitudes of blessings if he or she puts the Lord first & self last. The Holy Bible tells God’s children, He will give you more if you love Him & give to Him rather than if they are fake & stealing from Him, beside how you can steal from a God who can see a greedy heart. God bless you all, the Lord Jesus loves you & so do I. Samuel
