Day 282 (Year 2) Hypocrites Cannot Really Love God! “But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.” (Luke 11:42 NASB) “If anyone
Day 281 (Year 2) Faithful Faith “The weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness.” (Matthew 23:23b NASB) In discussing the weightier provisions of the law, nothing is more striking than “faithfulness” in it. The word “faithfulness,” pistis in the Greek, is translated as “faith” multiple times in the New Testament. To Jesus,
Day 280 (Year 2) Mercy Or Disgrace? “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.” (Proverbs 14:34 NASB) “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” (Hosea 6:6 NKJV) “Disgrace” in the first verse of today and “mercy” in the second are both
Day 279 (Year 2) Have Mercy On Others “The weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness.” (Matthew 23:23b NASB) It is generally believed that the Old Testament law primarily regards rules that magnified fairness and righteousness. But Jesus’ words change our understanding regarding the Old Testament law. He pointed out that one
Day 278 (Year 2) Practicing God’s Justice “The weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness.” (Matthew 23:23b NASB) The word “justice” is krisis in the Greek; here it means “judgment, opinion, or decision given concerning anything, especially concerning right or wrong, sentence of condemnation and punishment.” And it appears also in two
Day 277 (Year 2) Do the Weightier in Truth “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.” (Matthew 23:23 NASB) There
Day 276 (Year 2) Beware of Wrong Segmentation … “Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God
Day 275 (Year 2) God’s Work is More Important than Man’s “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’ You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?” (Matthew 23:18-19 NASB) For the scribes and Pharisees,
Day 274 (Year 2) Which is More Important? The Gold or the Temple? “You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?” (Matthew 23:17 NASB) Today’s verse is a wake-up call from the Lord Jesus to those who seek wealth alone. In this era of materialism,
Day 273 (Year 2) Do Not Put the Cart Before the Horse “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’ You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the
