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Three groups of religious leaders challenged Jesus in this chapter. He’d cleansed the Temple, calling them “thieves”. Their honor
was most important to them, so they threw down the gauntlet and used all of
their mental prowess to try to get Jesus to self-incriminate Himself so they
could get Him out of their way.
“They’d turned religious devotion into play-acting. The general public thought the leaders were
godly men, when in reality they were defiling and destroying souls,” my
commentary said.
It’s hard to imagine how Israel’s leadership had transformed
from the humility of Moses and the steadfastness of Joshua into the selfish,
prideful, arrogant, and entitled mentality shown here. My commentary added, “Keep in mind that these
men were experts in the Bible, yet
they did not apply its truths to their lives.
Their religion was a matter of external observance, not internal
transformation.”
Father, it’s easy to see how Satan taps our pride and causes
us to covet what will produce more of it.
Even when we hear from You, our pride sets in, wanting others to
recognize that God is speaking to us,
and that they should listen, when in
reality, we ought to be doing the most listening! Please produce humility in my own life when
You speak to me – cause me to keep being amazed
that You do and to recognize that I
am but a sinner saved only by Your grace.
That’s what the Pharisees
were missing, and I don’t want to
share their fate.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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