See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. - Col 2:8

Today’s passage reminds us that the process of renewing our minds through Scripture is not without opposition. Other voices try to gain a hearing with deceptive philosophies and traditions. Jesus met a group of synagogue leaders whose questions revealed their focus on details without allowing God to change their hearts and minds. Jesus told them, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God” (Matthew 22:29). Jesus’ reply illuminates two things that stand in the way of Biblical transformation. We either lack the Scriptural knowledge, or we lack the ability to act upon it.

I’ve interviewed many godly men and women, and I found every one of them had a love relationship with God that came from steeping themselves in God’s holy Word. The Bible is both the knowledge and power of God. We are transformed as we experience the residue of communion with the Living Word, which brings sinners into the power and presence of the Almighty God. We don’t have to micro-manage transformation. Just be with God. MIMBS 6

Daily Reading: Exodus 28:1-43, Matthew 25:31-26:13, Psalm 31:9-18 ,Proverbs 8:12-13