Day 295, Year 1 Understanding the History and Living Wisely in the Present “And say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’” (Matthew 23:30 NASB) Today’s verse can be understood as the Pharisees, etc., would obey […]
Day 294, Year 1 Learning From History to Improving Yourself “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous.” (Matthew 23:29 NASB) A significant portion of the Bible is regarded as historical records. The way we see these recorded histories is influential.
Day 293, Year 1 Honestly Confronting the Weaknesses in Human Nature “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in
Day 292, Year 1 The Peace That Comes from Being Consistent “So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” (Matthew 23:28 NASB) The word “you” in today’s verse might refer to the priests of that time. In addition to being responsible for rituals such as sacrifices,
Day 291, Year 1 Avoiding Hidden Contamination “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.” (Luke 11:44 NKJV) Some people think that the Bible has many contradictions. For example, yesterday’s verse compared the Pharisees, etc.,
Day 290, Year 1 Ugly Reality “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.” (Matthew 23:27 NKJV) Jesus called the hypocrites in the above verse, who were cleanly clothed and knew the law, “whitewashed
Day 289, Year 1 Reverse Thinking and Actions can Make People Clean “But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.” (Luke 11:41 NASB) From one single statement by Jesus, we can see how believers should deal with the impurities in our lives. Basically, Jesus’ prescription is to
Day 288, Year 1 Giving Alms to Others So As To Be Cleansed “But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.” (Luke 11:41 NASB) Jesus implied that the sins of the Pharisees, etc., stemmed from the love of money. The solution to the problem of greed is
Day 287, Year 1 The Lord Inside and Outside “You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?” (Luke 11:40 NASB) Several verses in Luke 11 are very similar to Matthew 23. Among them, Jesus pointed out that the core problem of the Pharisees, etc., was a lack of knowledge
Day 286, Year 1 The Way of Purification of Life “You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.” (Matthew 23:26 NASB) Societies, cultures, friends, families, and education can all nurture sinfulness in human beings. Out of human weakness, it
