But the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.’
Luke 11:39
The Pharisees excelled at keeping up appearances. But, the inner man, where God looks upon the heart, was left to grow in evil.
We generally focus on the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. And we assume this means that their words and their actions did not match. However, we tend to oversimplify the situation. The Pharisees were not necessarily inconsistent. But they were consistently wrong.
Heavenly Father, Your wisdom is limitless! Your Word is perfect. Your grace is amazing. We can never praise You enough. Your love and holiness are awesome. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.