If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew 23. God in His providence always shows His word to be timely and seasonable. We have seen this in the last two weeks as our dear brother Derek Thomas has preached to us from the word on the theme of faith on trial. How wise and good God is to speak to us seasonably. Once again we have been working through Matthew for some time, God has a word that is timely and seasonable as we turn here to Matthew 23. I want to remind you of several things as we come to this passage. You will remember that in Matthew 23 Jesus is speaking in the last few days of His public ministry before He is crucified outside the walls of Jerusalem. So these final words are very important words. In Matthew chapter 22 He had spent a good deal of time…