FAITH CAPSULE: A hypocrite is an identity of the wicked ones.

Matthew 15

Wickedness is defined as evil by nature and by in practice, highly offensive or obnoxious. 
Wickedness is an ungodly sin. 
It is the wickedness on earth that provoked the hand of God to destroy man on earth during the time of Noah. Genesis 6:5 record the testimony of God about the wicked-on earth, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” 
Since the time of the testimony of God, the wicked-on earth continues today.
Today, wickedness knows no bounds. It reigns outside the church (among unbelievers), and it reigns inside the church (among believers). Within a group of believers, if there is a question about who is wicked, hardly would any accept giving to wickedness doing. As an acclaimed believer, have you ever considered or seen yourself as one that engages wickedness in doing? 
Jeremiah pinpointed who and what qualifies one as wicked (especially within the church). Jeremiah complained about why the way of the wicked prospers. In Jeremiah 12:2, Jeremiah speaks before God, “Righteous are You, O Lord when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? You have planted them, yes they have taken root; they grow, yes they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth but far from their mind.” 
The word of Jeremiah points out that the wicked are those that speak the word of God but do not carry it in their mind. Many are with a mouthful of the word of God but only mindful of self, not of God.
It is wickedness to be deceitful.
The wicked ones grow and prosper, and nothing over their forehead identifies them. Are you an acclaimed believer, deceiving believers, and outside of believers?
The wicked are those that could be highly conversant speaking the word of God while the word of God is absent or far from the mind. 
 A hypocrite is an identity of the wicked ones.
The word of Jesus also refers to the wicked ones as hypocrites. Matthew 15:7-9 states, “Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me, and in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” 
Yes or no if you consider yourself a hypocrite? 
A hypocrite is a pretender. 
A hypocrite is one whose walk and talk do not match. 
A hypocrite is also a person that knows about the word but does not practice it. 
If what you possess is not what you profess, you have failed in doing what you say, and you are a son of the wicked; in vain, you worship Him.
There is a need to serve God in deed and truth, not live life as a wicked one. 

Prayer for today: Lord, enable me not to live life as wicked.