Good news can sometimes be unsettling. In Mark 7:6:53-7:13 it was to the Pharisees. They had come to Jesus so burdened and blinded by rules (numerous washings and things to check off in order to be right). But as they came into the light called Christ, it was all exposed as "traditions of men". In fact, they had focused on the traditions and neglected the commandments of God, such as loving and honoring.
Jesus called them hypocrites and said Isaiah was right: "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules."
But I find traditions comfortable. They make me feel secure. It is the way we have always done it. People don't get upset or offended.
Then I hear the Lord saying, " Where is your heart?" May we be women who honor God with our lips and especially with our heart.
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