Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Beware of what tastes good but isn’t

Morning: Psalm 72; Ecclesiastes 9:11-18; Galatians 5:1-15
Evening: Psalm 119:73-96; Matthew 16:1-12

Have you felt tempted to eat a tasty morsel laden with unhealthy ingredients?  Sweet cakes tempt me. Some of the stories about Jesus are stories about the feeding of multitudes. These stories act like parables to encourage you to nourish your soul with goodness … with the kind of truth, justice and love shown in Jesus.  But, Jesus’ warns about the ‘leaven of the Pharisees’.  In other words, beware of ways of living or believing that are untrue – do not live a lie, or be untrue to yourself.  These may seem attractive but they will not nourish your soul.
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