Daily Walk Through the New Testament
June 28
Read Luke 5:12-35

No matter what Jesus did, the Pharisees never liked Him. They accused Him of doing things for the wrong reason, or on the wrong day, or to the wrong person. They said He did too much or too little. The Pharisees’ usual response to Jesus’ good deeds or miracles was to “reason” among themselves (vs. 21), which is just a polite way of saying that they vainly searched for a way to condemn Him. They always found it — they were determined to find faults in Jesus. Talk about misplaced priorities! Is it any wonder that Jesus told them, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness” (Matthew 23:27)?
Don’t let fault finding become a way of life like the Pharisees did. Pray for God to rid you of self-righteousness and to help you keep a humble, repentant heart that is loving, gracious, and generous to others.