Mark 7:18
Jesus asks them why they still didn’t get it. The confusion was in part due to their misunderstanding of the issue. The Jewish leaders spoke of defilement. They had carried this idea over from the laws ‘unclean’ laws. They had taken this concept in a direction not intended by the law.
Some have said that Jesus rewrote the law. Though Jesus has the authority to do whatever he wants, rewriting the law is not necessary. It may stand just as it is. The law is, however, fulfilled in Christ. All of it’s just demands are found perfected in him. Thus, our daily practice is based upon him, and not upon it.
Job 35:1-37:24
James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Heavenly Father, we see things only from our side of heaven. May we look more with the eyes of faith and see that the patience that we must have is really not that much of a difficulty. You do all things in the right time. And you know exactly how to lead us. You are not some out-of-touch God who has no concept of what we are or how we operate. You wrote the book on us and you know what we need. Thank you for taking care of us! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise you, Amen.
Pray for a woman’s unspoken request. Pray for a family that just lost a loved one.
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