Don't Get Caught Up

     "But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men" - Matthew 15:8.

     Usually around this time most persons get caught up with tradition and religion.  Easter is a religious holiday, enforced and enacted by man.  Notwithstanding it is a very good yearly practice to reflect on the death and resurrection of our Saviour, He never told us to remember it or celebrate it.

     There are two significant things that is required of us as Christians to remember and they are as follows:-
      Remember the Sabbath  day, to keep it holy - Exodus 20:8.  This is for the purpose of reminding us of creation and that Elohim did not speedily created the world and after so doing, He rested.  We must enforce this example that Elohim has given unto us.  We must live balanced lives and embrace the appointed and assigned day for rest.

     Secondly we are told to remember the following:-
     And He took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me - Luke 22:19.

     If we sincerely want to show our gratitude for the redemption of our souls through our acceptance of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives, we must start with obeying the commandments of God and not the traditions of men.  The observance of Easter has been a religious practice for decades and the ignoring of the holy scriptures has experience the same.

     I admonish you to endeavor to keep the commandments of God and not  so much the traditions of men, the commandments of men and religion.  Observing the aforesaid will not position you to hear, "Well done thou good and faithful servant." simply because it is not something that Elohim requires of you.

     Don't get caught up with the hot cross buns, the ash on your foreheads, the Easter March with someone carrying a cross, the fish and bread, etc.  These are all good religious practices but not what Elohim told us to do as an appreciation for Him offering His only begotten Son as payment for our sins.  We have become caught up with religion and inadvertently over the years drifted away from spiritual relationship.

     Except our righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, we cannot become kingdom citizens - Matthew 5:20.  Righteousness is living in compliance with  the holy scriptures and Easter celebration is the tradition of men and religion.  When Easter has passed, would you  still remember the cross, the sacrifice, the payment made for your sins. When Easter is gone will you still desire to do that which is right in accordance to the holy scriptures.  When Easter is gone, will you still want to attend the House of God, sing praises unto Him and have fellowship with the saints.  Easter is traditional, its religious. Righteous living is something we must do daily.  Don't get caught up, but rather  become focused on what matters most.

     "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.  For laying aside the commandments of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.  And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandments of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." - Mark 7:7.

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