Jesus warns His disciples against the godless influence of the
Pharisees. Their influence on people is classed along with the evil
influence of Herod (Matthew 8:15). The
Pharisees had become obsessed with the externals of religion but they
had lost the awareness of God’s glory. They conformed to the details
(the kind of thing we find in Exodus 37-38), but they had missed the
real meaning of worship - giving glory to God. To those who bound by an
evil legalism, God’s Word says, “Free yourself, like a gazelle from the
hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler” (Proverbs 6:5).
The freedom which Christ gives is not freedom without discipline.
Scripture says, “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be
wise!” (Proverbs 6:6).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word … will not return to Me empty, but will … achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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