Hot thoughts for a hot day

Pondering....

"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such people will be punished most severely." Luke 20:46-47

Sometimes I get discouraged when I meet a person like this. Someone I care about very much refuses to ever go to church because of a few such people. I hope they will eventually come around.

It doesn't make sense that God would punish the showy and arrogant most severely until you are aware of the destruction they leave in their wake. They make the Lord look like something He is not since they represent God to the people. Arrogant and cruel leaders chase people out of the kingdom. Their fruits are bad. Their heart is not with the Lord.