Luke 11:39–42

It is so easy in our culture to gloss over the needs of others. Our family, our neighbors and the foreigner need to see the light of Christ in our everyday lives, not in our thoughts, but in our actions. The love of God for His creation surpasses our human understanding.

God so loves the world that He created in Christ Jesus.

Micah 8:6 God requires us to be Forgiving, Just, and Humble.

 

Meister Eckhart says that if you only learn one prayer in your whole life, learn this one: "Thank you.” Sabbath Moments

Matthew 5:45 says: God "makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." Theologians call this "common grace": God is good to all. He is patient toward all of us (2 Peter 3:9), and His love for us is unfailing (Romans 8:38-39). In fact, He loves us so much that at our most wicked, He gave us the greatest blessing of all time: His Son (Romans 5:8).First5

Luke 11:39–42

39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. 40 Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you. 42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. The New King James Version

Jesus contrasts external purity (proper behavior) with internal cleansing (transformation of the heart). 

These examples of tithing illustrate the Pharisees’ meticulous attention to the smallest details of the law of Moses. 

Justice and love for God echoes the two greatest commandments, as well as the teaching of the prophets. Faithlife Study Bible

These condemnations by Jesus are similar to those in Matthew 23. The Pharisees washed the outside of cups, making sure that the cups had not become unclean through contact with a dead insect. Jesus pointed out that the Pharisees concerned themselves with outward appearances and ritual cleanness, while what was inside, what really counts, was full of selfishness and evil.

The Pharisees worried about tithing ten percent, even down to the smallest herbs, which were tithed according to the dictates of tradition, not the Law of Moses. The Law spoke of tithing all produce, but what constituted food was debated. Some Pharisees took the strictest interpretation and counted almost anything, including spices. However, they neglected two basic things that the prophets also had warned about: love and justice. The NKJV Study Bible

Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Matthew 23:25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.