Early Christians who had been following the Old Testament rites of the Law, had to make the difficult step to leave those rituals behind.
The Uncomfortable Bed (Isaiah 28:20)
If we sleep at all in a bed like Isaiah described, we still wake up cold, uncomfortable, and wearied.
Continuing to Pray (1 Samuel 12:23)
How many of us, when our outreach is rejected, metaphorically wash our hands of the situation?
