We often think of tradition as being a problem for others. When we are honest we discover we all have established traditions. In light of today’s passage, we see tradition as certain thoughts or ideas contrary to God’s leading. We all have traditions that encourage us or sometimes prevent us from following God’s lead in our lives. We are blessed by the success and faithfulness of those in our past. These individuals have provided us a foundation for our service and ministry today. We all have traditions and how we respond to these traditions will affect our faithfulness in the future. A problem arises when we become a follower of our traditions rather than the leading of God in our lives.

Matthew 15:1-28