You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Luke 16:15
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What people esteem
Luke writes that the Pharisees were lovers of money and derided Jesus for what he said about money. He answered with a sharp sentence.
What people esteem highly, status, wealth, reputation, looks very different to God. He doesn't look at your image but at your heart. That is sobering. And freeing too. You don't have to keep up what matters to people.
Question for today
What image am I keeping up, and what does God see?
Prayer
God, you know my heart. Free me from the need to look good in people's eyes. Let me be honest before you. Amen.