Public and Private

“You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:3‬ ‭MSG‬‬

You can’t live one way on Sunday and another way on Monday. God wants to use you on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. God wants to use you throughout the day. God wants to use you throughout the night. He wants to use you behind the scenes. He wants to use you behind closed doors. He wants to use you in the workplace. He wants to use you in the marketplace. He wants to use you in the public square..

Let God use you in small things. Let God use you in big things. Let God use you when it seems like no one is listening. Let God use you when it seems like everyone is watching. Choose to live a life that reflects the Light and Character of Christ both in private and in public.

‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:1-3‬ ‭MSG‬‬ declares, “By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other’s toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus’ primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, “Watch yourselves carefully so you don’t get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can’t keep your true self hidden forever; before long you’ll be exposed. You can’t hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can’t whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day’s coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town.”

In Luke 12, Jesus was surrounded by thousands of people, in fact Luke 12:1 NKJV states, “...In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” Luke 12:1 states that the people around Jesus was innumerable. Notice this, the number of people around Christ did not dilute the quality of His message. In fact, Jesus declares that those who switch their message in public in order to appease men are Pharisees. Don’t appease the crowds. Don’t become a Hypocrite. Don’t let your public message become tainted because of your compromised and contaminated private life.

Psalms‬ ‭24:3-4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says, “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.” Surrender to God totally and unconditionally. Let His Word wash you from the inside out.