S – Scripture
Mark 7 v. 15 There is nothing outside of a man which by going into him can defile him, but the things which comes out of a man are what defile him.
O – Observation
Jesus was saying this to the Jews, who couldn’t eat various animals (pigs) since they are unclean. This was a hard thing to understand for the Jews. Peter, one of Jesus’s main disciples, a part of his inner three, struggled with this. After Jesus went to Heaven, Peter had this vision from God. In this vision Peter said (Acts 10 v. 14), “No Lord, for I have Never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” The Jews believed what is on the outside that defiles you. However, Jesus calls a spade a spade. It’s our own hearts and tongue that defiles you. Remember Mark 7 v. 21-23 “Out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
A – Application
How am I doing? Is what is coming out of me, words and actions, defiling me?
P – Prayer
Jesus, Create a clean heart in me O Lord. Love Will.
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