READ Matthew 23 COMMENTARY: : 3        All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. (5083 “observe” [tereo] means keep, reserve, watch, to attend to carefully, take care of, guard, obey, pay attention to, or protect.) DEVOTION:  Jesus doesn’t put any punches when HE talks about those who are religious fakes. They have the right vocabulary to sound like people who care about serving the LORD but their actions say something different. Jesus warns the people to watch out for those who are religious hypocrites. What is a religious hypocrite? It is someone who claims to be a follower of God but his lifestyle says something different. He says one thing but on a regular basis does something different. Remember that ALL Christians are still sinners…