Tuesday, 17 January 2023

Heal the inside First

https://youtu.be/PcmqSfr1ENY

The Holy Spirit is showing me we need to heal the inside first before the outside gets better.

What's coming to mind was the time I was on holiday. I am elergic to the sun. Its called Polymorphic light eruption 

Polymorphic Light Eruption is a common rash caused by your skin being sensitive to sunlight.

The main symptom of polymorphic light eruption is an itchy or burning rash that can appear after several hours outside on a sunny day.
Polymorphic light eruption usually goes away on its own if there's no further sun damage. A steroid cream or ointment can help settle the rash.

Well I had to go to a chemist because it was that bad. It was then that I heard its better to heal from the inside. 

Then Jesus words came to me from. Matthew 15:11...Matthew 15:11, NLT: It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.'

And I found this LINK FOR MATTHEW with commentary. It helps you understand it more with commentary.

 15:11 What does Matthew 15:11 mean? 

After a heated exchange and condemnation of the Pharisees, Jesus turns to the crowd to address what the Pharisees have said. They asked Jesus why His disciples break the tradition of the elders by not ritually washing their hands when they eat (Matthew 15:1–9).

The Pharisees believed they were demonstrating religious faithfulness by following the traditions of leaders who had come before them. One tradition which had become a requirement was ritual hand-washing—probably including utensils—before eating. This was not a command of Scripture, however. God did not demand those specific steps, and Jesus did not require His disciples to wash their hands in that exact way.

It's important not to miss the point of the disagreement. Jesus is not condemning all washing of hands before eating. Nor is He implying that there is no reason, at all, to do so. What Christ denounces is condemning the false idea that a ritualized tradition could make someone spiritually clean. That's why He says in this verse that what goes into a person's mouth isn't what defiles them. It's what comes out of a person's mouth that causes that person to be spiritually unclean.

This would have sounded radical to most Israelites. Not only was Jesus teaching that following the hand-washing tradition did not make a person clean, Jewish people absolutely believed they could be made unclean by eating specific foods, like pork. It's no surprise the disciples ask Him to explain (Matthew 15:15).

Jesus will explain exactly what He means in the following verses. The main idea is that nobody can be made spiritually clean or unclean by the mere presence of some material object. For that reason, spiritual uncleanliness doesn't come simply by unknowingly contacting a speck of some unclean food. What matters when it comes to spiritual uncleanness is intent, such as what's revealed by our words (Matthew 15:17–20).

Context Summary
Matthew 15:10–20 describes Jesus' expanded answer to a challenge from the Pharisees. Their concern is not about washing hands for health, but to follow religious rituals. He says these Pharisees will be uprooted and that they are blind guides. When asked, Jesus tells the disciples it's not what goes into a person's mouth that defiles him; it's the words that come out that reveal the sin in his heart. The defilement is already there, including all kinds of sin. He tells them flatly that eating with unwashed hands does not spiritually defile anyone.





























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