Why Don't My Prayers Get Answered? | Dr. David Jeremiah

They Obey the Traditions of Men but not of God

I find it interesting that Christ-mass is not the truth, and yet few argue against it. The gospel is the truth and many argue against it saying "you are judgmental."

When we expose popular practices that have been around for centuries we are fighting the battle against tradition. Christians love their traditions more than they love God.

Mark 7:13 "13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

When the world loves something we can automatically be suspicious of it no matter what it is.

John 15:18-19 "18 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. 19 If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world."

Ask the question why so many Christians like Christmas, and the answer is simple. They love the parade of fun they are having. The decorations, the rituals, the gifts, and more. Take away all that and they wouldn't pay any attention to it anymore.

You know how I know this? It's because God commanded the Lord's supper and most Christians ignore it. The churches do it once a month if at all, when God commanded it to be done every time we meet.

The world doesn't even know about the Lord's supper because no one speaks about it, it has no significance in the life of most Christians.

Interesting isn't it! The very thing God commanded in the worship of Him is ignored and the things He never commanded are raised to the level of worship.

Take a little time to pray on this and think critically about it. Too many people have left their minds in superficial mode to embrace the feelings of the holiday God never commanded. Superficial people always think they know better than God because they are driven by their feelings.

Mark 7:9

"And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."

Isaiah 8:20

"To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."