Matthew 12:1-14
At that time,
Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were
hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your
disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." But he said to
them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who
were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread,
which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but
only for the priests?
Or have you not read in the law, that on the Sabbath day, the priests
in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless? But I tell you that one
greater than the temple is here.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not
sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is
Lord of the Sabbath."
He departed there, and went into their synagogue.
And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him,
"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse
him.
He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep,
and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it,
and lift it out?
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is
lawful to do good on the Sabbath day." Then he told the man, "Stretch
out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like
the other. But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they
might destroy him.
Insight- The legalistic attitude and criticism of the Pharisees was
dealt with godly wisdom by Jesus. Despite his detractors, Jesus healed a man
with a withered hand on the Sabbath, telling the Pharisees that it was lawful
to do good on the Sabbath.
Question- Are you legalistic and judgmental in your attitude towards
other Christians? Think about it.
Prayer- Dear Father in heaven, help me to be merciful as Jesus was,
understanding the difficulties of others and doing good. In Jesus name. Amen.
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