Our Scripture reading today is Luke 11:45-47.
Verse 47, "Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them."
The hypocritical living continues in the lives of these lawyers who were using and abusing the law to give them some sort of power and control. At one point they seemed to honour the prophets of old, but were rejecting the prophets of their day. Whatever gave them prominence and prestige, they would go that way every time.
We must be careful that we use the Word of God to be a challenge and help to those whom we influence. It is not our Word, but it is God's Holy Word. The Bible is not to be used in such a way that gives us control over others. This way of living puts us in the same class as these lawyers in our text. It is our responsibility to deliver God's message in an attitude of love.