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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Witness to the Hostiles
About that same time, Jesus was walking through the fields of
grain on a Sabbath day. Jesus' followers were with him, and
they were hungry. So the followers began to pick the grain
and eat it. The Pharisees saw this. They said to Jesus,
"Look! Your followers are doing something that is against the
{Jewish} law to do on the Sabbath day."
-- Matthew 12:1-2 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Legal loop holes are one thing, but a political and legal pot hole is
another. The Pharisees were looking to harm Jesus and hurt his growing
ministry. They were looking for a political issue to damage Jesus'
popularity and they were looking for a religious noose so they can hang
him on some theological issue. Jesus lived all of his life under public
scrutiny. In many ways, most of us do, too. So let's live our lives in
a way that honors Christ's example of character that was unwavering
even in the face of unjust criticism.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Lord Almighty, as I live my life before others in witness to your
mercy and grace, forgive me when my example is not what it should be
and mature me to be more like Jesus in my personal and public life. In
the Lord Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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