Divine Wisdom (Hypocrisy)

James 3 vs. 17

The Wisdom from above is without partiality and hypocrisy.

The dangers of ‘head service’ and ‘eye service’

Don’t get lost yet, eye service, you probably have heard of but head service?…hmmm, probably not.

Eye service is in itself hypocrisy. Pretending to be what you are not, especially whilst performing a form of service. Be it at work, in church, at home etc.

This series has been about spirituality (i.e. Godly/Divine wisdom) and devoid of any particular reference to how we do church, but this time, we are going to pass by church.

Church has different meanings to different people (don’t be surprised). Some people say church is a place, and some people say church is the people. The truths is, both are correct, (and before you stone me), I mean, superficially – if I am speaking grammar, church becomes a building, if I am speaking kingdom, church is the people.
From the early days, hypocrisy had been a major problem for God’s people. At a point, God said through Prophet Isaiah “This people honour me with their mouth, but their heart is far from me”.
In Jesus’ days, the Pharisees were masters of ‘eye service’. Amongst many situations, this was seen when Jesus taught about fasting. Jesus said “When you fast, do not be like the hypocrites…”
At the start of the church movement after Jesus ascension, hypocrisy was still very much in existence. The bible tells the story of Ananias and Saphira, who sold their possessions for God, but took some back. The Holy Spirit made a swift and fatal appearance.

In our today world, ‘Service’ is being hailed as what gives competitive advantage and the church is not left out, more often than not, service in church has been a straight forward route for hypocrites to operate. Hypocrisy, though widely practised, has damaging repercussions – God knows those who are His.
If you are by chance or by choice a hypocrite, then you don’t have the wisdom of God in you – FACT. The wisdom from above is without hypocrisy. Let me bring this home, if you’ve decided to get involved just so you can show people that you can do it, there is no wisdom in that.

Before Jesus fed the 5000 men + women and children, He saw their hunger for God (wanting to know Him), and He was moved with compassion. After eating, these same people sought after Jesus early the next day, but their focus had changed. Jesus said, no, you are now looking for me because of the food I gave you. They were still searching, going to church, working in departments, preaching, singing, but Jesus saw beyond that, he saw their hearts which was far away from Him…… HYPOCRISY.

How about you?
Hypocrisy can creep into our lives when we don’t pay attention to our service to God. This post is not about condemning anyone, but that through this knowledge, we might ask God for wisdom. When you open the package of wisdom, folks, there is no hypocrisy in it… and that is exactly what we need.
Divine Wisdom