On April 18 Zachery Logsdon texted his mother that he was being held hostage by a drug dealer and would be killed if he didn’t pay $200. The money was dropped off. When someone showed up to get it, police were waiting and arrested Logsdon – the one who came to get the money. It turns out he only pretended to be a hostage. His mother didn’t believe him, though – he tried it before to get drug money – and called the police. Instead of collecting $200, he ended up being charged with filing a false report and resisting arrest and held on a $3,500 dollar bond. You can’t pretend and fool your mother!
You can’t pretend and fool your Father, either. Psalm 81:15 says that “those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him, and their time of punishment would be forever.” Jesus pointed out the pretend Pharisees when He told them, “Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. They worship Me in vain,…” (Matthew 15:7-9). Don’t pretend to love God. You are simply wasting your time. He knows your heart and will judge you accordingly.
Have a great week in His service!
In His Service 