phar·i·sa·ical
Pronunciation: \-ˈsā-ə-kəl\
Function: adjective
Date: 1531
: marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
On the last morning of the National Youth Ministry Conference, I was so pumped becasue Francis Chan was going to be the last speaker. I arrive early to the closing session. So early, in fact, there was noone in the auditoruim except for the sound guys and, you guessed it...Francis!
I made my way to the front and was waiting for him to finish his sound check. I knew when he walked down from the stage, he would come my way. Then I would get a chance to talk to him. As the sound check went on and on, God began to do something within my heart! He begin to speak a word in my heart...Pharisee...then elitist, then the two words combined; Pharisical Elitist!!!
What do you mean? As he contined to stir within my heart, God begin to show me that I was so interested in talking to Francis that I had missed the very doorman all week. God really begin to show me how I missed so many opportunitites all week long with the people that were working the conference. Not the ones that were part of Youth Specialities, but the ones that were hired to work at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Wow, the tears begin to flow as I walked the long walk back to the front doors. As I walked up to the door man, I stuck my hand out and said, "Hi, my name is John!" As I left, Rick, yes the doorman had a name, I asked him how I could pray with him! He responded with the comment of praying for his relationshiop with his ten year old son. Wow oh wow!
May we learn to live out the same attitude as Christ! Check it out in Philippians 2. Check it out below!
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very naturea]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very natureb]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
6Who, being in very naturea]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7but made himself nothing,
taking the very natureb]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
May we find peace in HIM and may others see it!
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