Today’s Thought “A Broken Compass” G. Ward Mark 7:13 “Thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.” While many will read chapter 7 of Mark’s gospel and determine “tradition” as a bad thing, we’ll need to know it more portrays Jesus’ reprimand of the super religious as they purveyed great discouragement with their rigid rules (even calling them hypocrites). Further study unfolds irresponsibility from these to prioritize Holy God’s commands in superiority to anything. The super religious re-construct the initial measure given man so as to present themselves appointed purest and are categorized worse than the vilest sinner concerning the chieftain of requirements in knowing the Almighty – He alone deserves praise, not us (cf. Ro.6:23).