Today’s devotional reading and daily verse good together so perfectly for me.

“But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7 NLT

Life Application Study Bible Devotional Daily Reading: (Mark 7:8-9)

Jesus wasn’t against all tradition, but he was against those who made their traditions as important, if not more important, than God’s Word.

Good traditions shine a spotlight on God’s Word, move us to obedient service, and help our hearts sing.

They explain and reinforce the teachings of God. God’s Word should always be the focus, and tradition a means of bringing that Word alive.

Celebrate your traditions with the prayer that Christ would be exalted. Change your traditions if they become more important than God’s Word.

8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

9 Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.