Watchman: Daily Devotional, Men’s Religious Organizations Are Filled With Men’s Traditions and Teachings. Anyone of Us Can Lose Our Proper Focus and Get Into This Critical Mentality, Condemning Others for Not Following Man’s Ways

Daily Devotional: Matthew 15:7-9 (NIV) 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 8″‘ These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'” The faultfinding religious elites of Jesus’ day chastised Jesus’ disciples for not washing their hands before eating. In response to their allegation, Jesus asked them a question. He questioned why people ignored God’s laws because of their customs, citing various examples. They were looking for something to blame Jesus and His disciples for when they were the ones violating God’s Word. They said all the correct religious things, but their hearts were far from God. Religion was utilized to gain power, prestige, and pride. They had elevated man’s customs above God’s word. Men’s religious organizations…

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