KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
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AN INTERESTING NUMBER of antique leather-bound books are being purchased for their covers and not their content...
Interior designers buy them by the linear yard and use them to create a warm, old-world atmosphere in the homes of affluent clients. Of prime importance is whether they match a room's decor. One wealthy businessman purchased 13,000 antique books he will never read just to create a library look in his renovated home. Those books are just for show.
Focusing on outward appearances can be a pleasing way to decorate a house, but it's a dangerous way to live. Jesus reprimanded many religious leaders of His day because they did not practice what they preached. They were addicted to receiving praise and feeling self-important.
THOUGHT: We are to be people of inner substance, not just outward appearance. Our content is far more important than our cover. We are here for more than show. (David McCasland)
KneEmail: "But all their works they do to be seen by men..." (Matt. 23:5a).