Good morning brothers and sisters disciples of Jesus Christ Here is our today's Devotion SEVEN WOES Matthew(Full Chapter 23) Today's Devotion is a bit longer but if you love the word of GOD you will endure it. -What is the meaning of the word "woe" "Woe means great suffering,pain or sadness. -Now here in this chapter as a whole Jesus addresses the crowds and to his disciples: "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger and lift them. -"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide(phylacteries are notes that remind you to keep the law of GOD) and the tassels on their garments long, they love the place of honour at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues, they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'(Rabbi means teacher) -"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven, and he is in heaven. Nor are you called 'teacher', for you have one Teacher, Jesus Christ. The greatest among you will be servant. For whoever exalts(exalts means praise) himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. READ ALL THE SEVEN WOES FROM (Matthew 23:13-29) -Jesus declares these sufferings because of how the teachers of the law have twisted GODs word and how they were preaching what they do not practice. You have to be awakened that sometimes those who teach the law they put heavy loads on believers shoulders. They say things that make believers to see it impossible to live for Jesus Christ, things that seem hard to do as children of GOD and they extend it in a way that it feels heavy for some believers to be Christian. -But Jesus says we must obey the law that they teach but we should not do what they do, meaning we should what GOD wants us to do which is fulfilling God's will. -We should not do our will but do what GOD says about our lives. -Don't imitate the actions of what others claim in action But God's will is what we declare over our lives. -Children of GOD do the will of GOD, not men's will. -Do not preach what you dont practice -Do not seek high seats in the house of GOD but seek his glory and be a servant -Do not seek to given titles, always be humble God lifts up those who are humble. -Do not put heavy burdens on others but carry tge burden of Jesus Christ. -Do not seek praises of men -Do not do your will but always do what GOD says in his commandments and what GOD says about your life. -Take the words of the LORD not the words of men because the instruction comes from the LORD not what men says. Amen. -THESE WOES ARE TO AWAKEN US ON BECAUSE IN THIS CHAPTER THE TONE AND THE CLIMAX IS VERY INSTRUCTIVE WITH EXCLAMATION MARKS. STAY AWAKENED , THE HOLLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE US IN JESUS NAME. Thank you for reading God's word have a blessed day ahead We love you and GOD loves you best ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤