Many people misunderstand this scripture passage, as it teaches us not to perform good deeds where others can see, like giving, praying or fasting. So, some people think that perhaps we should not pass the offering bag around in the church because we're giving in public view; we also shouldn't pray in church or other places as long as it's in public view, else we're like Pharisees who wanted others to know what they're doing in order to receive glory. Actually, this passage didn't say that we shouldn't pass the offering bag around or pray in public; it's actually teaching us that we shouldn't intentionally make our good deeds visible to others in order to win glory. It's really a matter of intention; we should do good deeds, but if we intentionally want others to see us in order to receive glory, then these deeds will not please God. We need to examine our attitude when we do good deeds.
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God is our Father who's hidden in the dark, and He will do two things: First, He sees what we're doing; second, He rewards us. When we know that our Father is secretly looking, we will be cautious in every little thing that we do. Even when no one is watching us and knows what we're doing, our hidden Father will be secretly watching us. One day, everything that we've done in our life will be presented before the throne, and that's why we must be cautious in everything that we do.
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Not only does God watch us, He also rewards us. Even though we did some good deeds in secret, thinking that no one knows, but our hidden Father sees everything and He will reward us. Isn't God's reward far better than people's reward? Isn't it the best reward if we can stand before God's throne and hear Him calling us a good and faithful servant? May God help us not to seek reward from people, but to solely look upon God, and to faithfully and truthfully live before Him!
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