Woe, is a strong word

 

Woe to you”! “Woe to you teachers of the law”. “Woe to you, blind guides”, “Woe to you, you hypocrites.” Over fifty times in Scripture is that phrased used in one form or another.

“Woe to you” is a serious charge. It means regret, grief, distress! In other words, it is a stern warning that you have to change direction.

 But, the Pharisees and Scribes did not take the prophets nor Jesus’ words seriously. But, God’s love for his people was so great, He kept sending messenger after messenger to open their eyes and ears, and finally, he sent his only Son. “I love you with an everlasting love”.

 But the Pharisees and Scribes were stubborn and closed their eyes and ears to Jesus, even when he singled them out to the point of embarrassing them.

 And we can see the same thing happening all around us today. Just like the Pharisees, so many people have closed their minds to the Word of God and replaced it with their own ideas. Their own inept wisdom, trying to make a new satanic religion rather than allowing the true religion to move them to hear God’s precious word, and to respond with obedience. They are acting like as if they were gods

 God’s word is to be cherished, reflected upon, shared and lived. God’s word is heartfelt, carrying messages of love and guidance, not burdensome, and hateful, it is alive, leading those who believe in those words to heaven.

 Woe to those who don’t seek God through his Word, and woe to those who don’t share God’s Good News”. Woe to those who act like gods.

 We will not find our Lord in our heart unless we seek him, and those who find him don’t ever want to lose him but want nothing more than to share him.

Let the Word of God be like a fire reaching through our inmost soul and to transform us into the one who loves us.