Matthew 15:8-9 “This people honours me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.” ’
Happy Valentine's Day!
I should say that we choose these readings based on a liturgical calendar and not a Hallmark calendar. So this really has nothing to do with Valentine's Day. Anyway...
Jesus is talking here to and about people who have forgotten that basic human principle: walk the walk as well as you talk the talk. Honoring God with your lips is one thing - how about the rest of your life? In what way(s) do you honor God with your whole life? In what way(s) do you give your whole life to God?
Is there a portion you keep back? Is there a part of yourself you're not willing to turn over to God? If not, you're the first person I've met - including myself. But the calling we share as baptized children of God is to honor God with our whole lives.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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