Luke 6:6-11
Slavery to the Law
6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
A wonderful, testing question: "which is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" Jesus makes no bones about healing the man, another case of charity over the letter of the law.We might keep this in mind as we go through our day and come across needs that require "over the fence" attention and care. Love takes precedence. "Give it a chance", as the song goes.
Bro. Rene
Dear God, let not rules blind me and paralyze me when the Law of Love is needed. Amen.
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