Practical Charity

 

 Luke 14:1-6

Jesus at a Pharisee’s House

14 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. ² There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. ³ Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” ⁴ But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.

⁵ Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” ⁶ And they had nothing to say.

For Jesus, it was no huge decision to cure this bloated man from his infirmity even on the Sabbath, for the "Law of Compassion and Charity" easily took precedence over the "Letter of the Law." May this choice inspire us when we are faced with with the choice of helping someone in need. Jesus was practical as well as kind and merciful. May we be so as well..

Bro. Rene

Dear God, help us to obey the Law of Charity as Jesus did. Amen.