Many have observed that politics today is all about the show. Who does the best and fastest posting of a viral video on social media?
Rather than rational thought or governing quietly and well, politicians all seem to gravitate to the new toy—viral video. And not only politicians. Grifters looking for easy wealth also flock to the camera.
Believe it or not, Jesus had something to say about doing things for show. This is found in the Gospel according to Luke.
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
God appreciates the many who quietly go about His business of loving others (feeding the hungry, visiting the prisoner, and the other things Jesus advised). No viral video needed.
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