Day 45 - Matthew 15:10-20

10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, 14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”

15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”

16 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked. 17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. 18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”


Tori's Comments:

"Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?" That cracked me up. Something tells me he did realize that, and he was okay with it. *gasp*

We should check our words! We are commanded to use our words to build others up rather than tear them down. I know that this is something I need to work on! 

May the Lord keep jealousy, pride, and gossip far from us, and instead let our words come from him, the source of love.



Terrie's Comments:
Words are powerful but they are only a measurement of what is in your heart.  Fill your heart with the word of God and Faith will spill out!!




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