Be decent more than the impostors

 
Be decent more than the impostors
Bible Reading: Matthew 5: 13-20
 
Today, indecency is flourishing throughout the nooks and corners of the world, and it is spreading at an alarming rate. Even the Believers are not exempted from this nefarious act. Many people in the world indulge in one form of hypocrisy or the other which displeases God. Decency is rare among mankind and people are straying from the righteous path. Most of the people who are confessing and professing to be righteous are nothing but hypocrites, and they are taking advantage of the gullible, who are easily persuaded to believe that they are virtuous.
 
Nowadays, impostors are everywhere in the world, including the churches, and they are among every rank in our society. So, it is difficult to distinguish between the real people of God, and the impostors who are pretending to be righteous and holier than holy; in order to deceive others for fraudulent gain. What the Christians need to realize is that unless their uprightness exceeds that of the pretenders, they will not be admitted into the kingdom of heaven. 
 
Though uprightness is acting in accord with divine law of God and moral law; which will result in freedom from guilt or sin; however, people prefer baseness to righteousness. Inasmuch as uprightness is acting according to the terms of the covenant which the Lord has established; together with doing what is right, by obeying His law and adhering to morals. So, you must be morally correct and justified before God can be delighted in you.
 
When people faithfully obey everything that God has commanded them; He will be pleased with them and it will be counted as righteousness. The Bible testified to this fact by saying "Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us" Deuteronomy 6:25. Are you doing the right things, so that your righteousness will exceed that of the hypocrites? Do you think that you will be considered righteous, in order to inherit the kingdom of heaven? Are you conforming to God's will in word, thought, and action? If not change today. If you want to be successful and preserved on earth; you must faithfully obey everything that God commanded you. The right thing for you to do, for things to go well with you, is to fear God and make your uprightness to surpass that of the hypocrites.
 
Abraham was loyal to God, and his uprightness transcends that of the pretenders; so, God considered him righteous during his lifetime. You too must believe in the Lord and remain steadfast to Him throughout your existence; so that it will be counted as righteousness for you: according to the Bible passage which says "And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness" Genesis 15:6. Emulate Abraham, our forefather by putting your faith in God alone, and abstain from every form of hypocrisy. If you want to please God and be acceptable in His presence, you must trust in Him and rely solely on Him without any pretension. Furthermore, let the heavens vouch for you, that you will inculcate the right conducts/habits in your descendants and teach them to be transparent.