Matthew 15:6 Thus you nullify the Word of God for the sake of your traditions
Observation
This scripture made me wonder this.....do I have traditions in my life that I think are good, but they are actually not in line with the scripture and that is nullifying the Word in my life?
Application
I don't have an answer to that question right now, but now that I have seen and read it and acknowledged it in my heart...I have to do something with it. I need to keep it alive in my heart and QUESTION the things I do and the intent behind them. I really can't say, "That's the way I have done it, so that is what I am going to do". What IF I am wrong? Then I have nullified the Word in my life because I am making my ways and traditional actions more of a priority than God's Word. So I need to STAY ALERT to anything that "I have always done that way" and see if it lines perfectly up with the Word of God, and if it does not then I need to decide if I am just going to keep doing it that way and nullify what God is trying to do in me, or do I repent of MY ways and obey the Bible and receive the fullness of it? What IF I......follow the scripture exactly as it is written today and act on what it says. Imagine the change in this world if we all did that.
Prayer
Father, Thank you for your Word as it warns me against following traditions of man and myself and the nullification of your Word in my life if I do that. You have provided me the Word to reveal your greatness to me, and I ask that you would show me any traditions in my life that are blocking your Word from penetrating DEEP into my heart. Amen.
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