Thought for Tuesday February 16

Blessed the man you instruct, O Lord.
When I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your mercy, O LORD, sustains me;
When cares abound within me,
your comfort gladdens my soul.
Blessed the man you instruct, O Lord.

Mark 8: 14 – 21 Jesus enjoined them, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

If leaven is what makes bread rise, what is the “leaven of the Pharisees”? What is wrong with following all of the rules like the Pharisees do?

Action: Break a rule that is counterproductive.