Episode 199: Mark 7

Today's meditation is on Mark Chapter 7.

I have little use for empty religious traditions. I do not just give God lip service, but I worship him from my heart. The commands I follow are not man-made, but rather those that come from God's Word. I do not substitute God's law, or sidestep it in order to hold onto my own tradition. 

God's law says to honor my father and mother, so I honor them not just in word, but in deed. If they need anything that is within my power to do for them or to give them, I do it. I don't split hairs and try to to get away with whatever I can while appearing to do the right thing.

It isn't what goes into my body that defiles me, but rather what comes from my heart. Under Old Testament law, there were many rules and regulations about what could and couldn't be eaten, but Jesus said that the food I put in my body cannot defile me. It doesn't go into my heart, but passes through my stomach and is eliminated from my body as waste. So in God's eyes, every kind of food is acceptable.

It is my words and my deeds that can pollute me, not food. It is out of the heart that come evil thoughts and schemes, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these corrupt things emerge from within and constantly defile a person. So I am careful what I store in my heart. I know that out of my heart come the issues of my life. If there is good treasure there, then I will bring forth good. 

Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.

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