<p>Jesus is really picking apart the legalism of the Pharisees, and for good reason. They draw out tiny, nit-picky details of the law that miss the entire point of the Kingdom. Making access to the God of the universe impossible is the opposite of Jesus’s mission, and it was important that he said so.</p>

Jesus is really picking apart the legalism of the Pharisees, and for good reason. They draw out tiny, nit-picky details of the law that miss the entire point of the Kingdom. Making access to the God of the universe impossible is the opposite of Jesus’s mission, and it was important that he said so.

March 18: Psalms 39 and 41, Exodus 25:1-23, 31-40; Matthew 23:13-39

A Psalm (or part of one), an Old Testament Reading, and a New Testament reading each day. Start with the Apostles' Creed, end with the Lord's Prayer. Current readings are from the New International Version. Through 2021, scriptures were read from the New Living Translation.

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March 18: Psalms 39 and 41, Exodus 25:1-23, 31-40; Matthew 23:13-39

March 18: Psalms 39 and 41, Exodus 25:1-23, 31-40; Matthew 23:13-39