Do good because you want to

Morning: Psalm 66, 67; Jeremiah 14:1-9, 17-22; Galatians 4:21-5:1

Evening: Psalms 19, 46; Mark 8:11-21

The people of Israel always hoped in God’s promise that they would never be slaves again. But, ironically, they became slaves to God’s Law! The Pharisees guarded the Commandments so zealously that Jesus likened their zeal to bad yeast that would spoil the nation. Slavery thinks that obeying the Law makes us good – but we all fail miserably at that.  Freedom honours the Law without becoming its slave and finds goodness in communion with God.  Then we do good because we want to - because we love God - and not because we have to.

Graham