Luke 12:1-7 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 
Dear God, this passage from Bible Gateway’s verse of the day started with the last two verses. I decided to try to figure out the context and realized that Jesus’ attitudes towards the Pharisees were the subject of this talk. It was about hypocrisy. It was about fearing the right thing. “Don’t fear what they can do to you physically. Fear becoming hypocrites like them. Like yeast, their example will lead you to something that is much worse than you body dying. 

Hypocrisy. As I think about it, it’s something that children love to call out in their parents. It’s also something that Non-Christians love to call out in Christians. For children, it’s normally because the parent is trying to hold the child to a standard and the child is trying to fight back. For Non-Christians, I think a lot of it is anger over feeling judged instead of loved. 

Father, help me to love more and judge less. Help me to not get in the way of you trying to draw someone to yourself, but instead to help pave that path for someone. I have a couple of relationships specifically on my mind right now. Help me to be who you need me to be. 

I pray this in the name of Jesus, the savior I need,

Amen