“Now he [Jesus] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years.” (Luke 13:10-11).
It seems that we spend a lot time talking about ‘rules.’ In our quieter admissions we're quick to acknowledge that the rules that work in our favor are the ones we like the best.
In the above Bible citation Jesus wound up healing that woman without giving it a 2nd thought -- to the great annoyance of the synagogue leader who called Jesus out for ‘working’ on the Sabbath.
He could have played the religious-business-as-usual card and waited until the next day to heal this woman and no one would have criticized Him.
However, not willing to limit God’s compassion He took the whole of God’s law and by His actions and through God’s word showed people the compassionate character of God as Jesus gave them a glimpse of His identity and authority as the God we know today.
In that synagogue then…in our church today…we need to make sure that we don’t love routines and systems more than we love God, nor love customs and habits more than we love each other who are also known as God’s beloved.
Join us Sundays at 10AM as we let God’s compassion guide our rules.
Together We Serve, Pastor Mike
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