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Keep Your Trumpets by davidinchrist(m): 9:07pm On Jun 04, 2020
We must beware of NOT trying to show off our works to be SEEN or ADMIRED by people. Particularly for every follower of Jesus, all good deeds or works of faith must not be done to IMPRESS, lest it will ALL be in VAIN spiritually:

Matt.6.1 - "Take care! Don't do your good deeds PUBLICLY, to be ADMIRED, because then you will LOSE THE REWARD from your Father in heaven.

We must try to get rid of our "exhibitionism spirit" which is of the World (the pride of life): the lust to get people's attention or be noticed; to CATCH the glances of Men: so as to be praised, or FLATTERED by them.

Such is the spirit of the Politicians, Celebrities (Music/Film stars, etc), Philanthropists/Benefactors and False Prophets of the World, NOT of Jesus:

Matt.6.2 - When you GIVE a gift to someone in need, don't SHOUT about it as the hypocrites do--BLOWING TRUMPETS in the synagogues and streets to CALL ATTENTION to their ACTS OF CHARITY! I assure you, they HAVE RECEIVED "all the reward" they will EVER GET.

Unfortunately, many of us are following the World in this; even many highly EXALTED Christian Leaders: Pastors/Prophets/Evangelists are extremely good at it. That prompts the QUESTION on whether their works is actually of Jesus or of SELF/MEN.

Unlike Christ, they LOVE to show how great or powerful they're by setting up CAMERAS to display their works: Miracles, Signs and Wonders, etc:

Matt.6.3 - But when you give to someone, DON'T TELL your left hand what your right hand IS DOING.

They would set people to give FLIMSY TESTIMONIES: mostly about earthly things of which even some atheists or idol worshipers wouldn't consider Great or special:

Matt. 5:45
... For He GIVES his "sunlight" to BOTH the EVIL and THE GOOD, and he SENDS "rain" on the JUST and on the UNJUST, too.

We should rather be seeking to give testimonies about HEAVENLY things like: becoming MORE like Christ; victory over our Anger, Lusts, the LOVE of Money and Sins in general. Then the atheist and others would be challenged, NOT just about more Money, Cars, Lands and Visas; ETC:

Matthew 6:21 KJV
For where your TREASURE is, there will your HEART BE ALSO.

Jesus wasn't like that, even when He ROSE someone from the DEAD, and at many other times, he said, "Tell NO Man":

RAISING THE DEAD
Luke 8:56 KJV
And her parents were astonished: but he CHARGED THEM that they should TELL NO MAN what was DONE.

HEALING THE SICK
Luke 5:14 KJV
And He charged him TO TELL NO MAN: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, ...

There is a great need for us to judge own ourselves in this area really well to be pleasing to Jesus, and NOT lose our rightful REWARDS as well.

Phil.2.3 - Don't be SELFISH; don't live to make a GOOD IMPRESSION on others. Be humble, thinking of OTHERS as better (more important) than yourself.

Matt. 6:3
...DON'T TELL your left hand what your right hand IS DOING.

May Jesus Bless You.
Re: Keep Your Trumpets by davidinchrist(m): 10:34am On Jun 06, 2020
Matthew 6:4 KJV
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Re: Keep Your Trumpets by davidinchrist(m): 7:32pm On Jun 07, 2020
davidinchrist:
Matthew 6:4 KJV
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

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