Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 7:1-8
by: Victoria Richards.
God desires wholehearted praise and worship from us all, not merely lip service as seen with the Pharisees in this passage. What they were doing was not technically wrong. The problem was with the way they were doing it—being most concerned about the outward appearance, how they looked in the eyes of other humans. Jesus indicated He is more concerned about what is going on inside our hearts than that we follow a bunch of rules and traditions. I pray that each of us will focus on nurturing our relationship with Jesus Christ. Let us serve Him from sincere hearts.
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