Today’s reading is Mark 7:1-13
“And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”‘ (that is, given to God)— then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.””

‭‭Mark‬ ‭7:5-13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/mrk.7.5-13.esv
All,
This stands out because Jesus says, “You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” God gave us the Bible because He loves us. He gave us His Word because he wants us to have abundant life. It’s imperative that we spend time in the Bible in order to know His Word. If we know the Bible, we can see if a “tradition of men” or “doctrine” is consistent with the Bible and pray over it because if it’s not consistent with the Bible, it will hurt us. Please pray that we and our friends spend time in the Word today. Please pray for Debbie, Makenna and Kole.