Bible Verse of The Day – 6-16-21

Romans 14:5-6 (NKJV) 5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it…

This is a very intriguing verse that lays bare many things. It also says a lot that many may find a bit hard to take.

God, in His infinite wisdom, created each of us uniquely. We all have different strengths and weaknesses as we grow in Him.

He works with us to fix (correct) those weaknesses. But as He is doing so, He gives us grace, since we are works in progress.

In the verses above, Paul is addressing the fact that some Jewish believers still felt the need to observe the Sabbath, since it was part of their “previous life” with God.

It was hard for them to shake their traditions, since they still didn’t fully comprehend that Jesus had fulfilled the law, thereby releasing them from the requirements of the law.

Paul’s concern was that believers would scorn each other, or judge each other, based on whether they observed the Sabbath (or other holy days) or not.

He went on to explain that whether a person observes a specific holy day or not isn’t important. What’s important is honoring God in what we do every day.

So, if a person still felt convicted within themselves to observe the Sabbath, then by all means, do it.

But if a person (more than likely a gentile) felt no conviction to observe the Sabbath (or other holy days), then the Jew who still observed it had no business looking down at the person who didn’t observe it.

Likewise, the person who felt no conviction, and therefore didn’t observe it, had no business mocking or scorning the one who chose to observe it.

Each person had to follow their own convictions based on their level of maturity as a believer.

With that said, it’s important that we understand that God’s goal for us all is to reach a level of maturity where we understand His word enough to see that tradition is much less important than His desires for us to grow as a believer.

Once we do that, we will understand that He comes first in all things, and that doing things just because that’s the way we’ve always done them can sometimes put us at odds with what He wants us to do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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