1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them,“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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.
Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath. The Pharisees and teachers of the law treated observing Sabbath and other rules as their Lord but Jesus affirms that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. He care about his followers more than concerning about the rules of the Sabbath. He allowed the disciples to eat the consecrated bread though they did not serve in the sanctuary; He healed the man with the shriveled hand on the Sabbath day though it was not acceptable by the religious leaders. Jesus performed miracles for the good of the people while the Pharisees and teachers of the law observed rules with the sacrifice of people's benefit. Jesus' heart is compassionate toward the needy while the hearts of the Pharisees and teachers of the law were hardened.
My Lord Jesus, may my heart be resonate with Your heart first that whatever I do, I do out of the compassion from you, and for the sake of the good of people and for Your glory. Thanks for protecting my life from another car accident yesterday. May I continue to see Your Compassion on people and Your mighty work on healing people through Your Spirit in my life and work today.
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