Day 271 (Year 2) Long and Money-Making Prayers? “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.” (Matthew 23:14 NKJV) “He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.” (Proverbs 28:9
Day 272 (Year 2) Beware of Seducers “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.” (Matthew 23:15 NKJV) In the New Testament, apart from bullying the vulnerable, the scribes
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
