24.1.08

Matthew 6: 5-6

5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

I'm beginning to wonder whether blogs have become the new context of this verse. I think that people consider this verse, and all that comes to mind is not praying outwardly, in front of people with the intention of gaining their respect and admiration. However, are we not dabbling in even more uncertain territory when we pray to the Lord in our blogs, as people cannot see us, touch us, and gain a full understanding our intent? I read some people's blogs and cannot trust the intent behind their prose, and I fully believe that many times it is merely prose; something entirely different from truth. I find some entries, which do not convey anything specific or helpful, to essentially be nothing more than show. This is dangerous territory for certain.

Let us not try to please our fellow believers with our righteousness, but instead please the Lord with our humility.