Re:Verse passage – Mark 7:1-23 (day four)
Jesus draws a very clear distinction between two forms of the inner life. One is prideful and self-absorbed, making an idol of oneself and “righteous” to a T. The other is one that prays Psalm 139:23-24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.”
Ironically, the Pharisees would have known this Scripture. It is a vulnerable thing to ask the Spirit to search you, but the more you do, the more you experience God’s gentle conviction and loving kindness. The Pharisees in their pride were not gentle, though. They bullied others with their law-keeping and condemned them with their self-righteousness.
Which inner life will you choose? What areas of your life do you need to ask the Spirit to search?
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