7:6-7 - He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written;
These people honor me with their lips, but theirs hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain;their teachings are merely human rules."
7:8 - You have left go of the commands of God and are holding to human traditions.
7:13 - Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that. - I wonder where we do this today???
7:20 - What comes out of you is what defiles you. - I have done a lot of searching my own life in this area. It isn't so much what I do, but why I do what I do that is the issue. For instance, it isn't just the lusting, because you could try to stop, but it will be a constant battle. The real question is what belief is broken inside of you that causes you to want to want that way in the first place. There is something in your heart and faith that is broken. When you can dig all the way down to your heart you can figure out why and then you can begin to change that through Christ. Our hearts is the source of sin and when we can focus on that Jesus is glorified.
7:21 - For from within, out of your hearts, come... - This is what God would have you see. It is what is in you that causes sin not just what you experience on the outside. People who are unfaithful, abusive, greedy, angry, apathetic, etc. have a problem inside.
7:24 - ... he could not keep his presence secret. - I love this. Just Him being there caught people's attention. What can we do to help people see Him?
7:24-30 - Healing the Greek woman's daughter. This had always confused me, because it didn't line up with the personality of Jesus to say something like this. I did research on it in college and the general consensus is that Jesus is testing her reaction. He is saying what she would expect to see how she responds and when she responds well He gladly heals her daughter. This isn't Jesus being mean or calloused it is Him testing the quality of this woman's faith and heart.
Love, Michael
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Honoring with the heart and not just the lips can be such a challenge. My Faith Journal yesterday is a testament to lip service. I pray that my heart will be conformed to what my lips have been preaching.
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