And now my sons, behold I have somewhat more to desire of you, which desire is, that ye may not do these things that ye may boast, but that ye may do these things to lay up for yourselves a treasure in heaven, yea, which is eternal, and which fadeth not away; yea, that ye may have that precious gift of eternal life, which we have reason to suppose hath been given to our fathers.
Righteous acts are meaningless if done for the wrong reason. Christ warned against the pharisaic wickedness of praying, fasting, and giving alms to be seen of men. We ought not to be concerned with what men think of us but only with what the Father thinks of us. At the end of the day, it is not men but God who will exalt us.
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