Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013          I Again Healed on the Sabbath    

Page 187      Luke 14:1-6

As I read today’s passage, I remember my visit to the Western Wall, the Wailing Wall, in Jerusalem. It was the Sabbath evening and the wall glistened like a pearl; she was exceedingly beautiful. Even today, after Jerusalem has been destroyed, rebuilt, destroyed to be rebuilt again and again, she is beautiful as the City of God. While the Wailing Wall is open to visitors 24/7, there are Sabbath rules of conduct. No photography. And while it a common practice to leave prayer notes in the cracks between the stones, such ‘work’ is prohibited on the Sabbath.

The Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday, and continues through sundown on Saturday and the word Sabbath is used at least fifty times in the Gospels. The Sabbath was, and is, hugely important in the life of Israel. Even today, commerce stops for Jews in Jerusalem on the Sabbath. The religious leaders had concocted hundreds of regulations defining human conduct on the Sabbath, and as with most human endeavors, their laws ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. 

Jesus saw a man with a deep need for healing, and he thought the Sabbath was the perfect occasion for God’s grace to flow into the man and bring him healing. “For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” (Matthew 12:8). The Sabbath was made by God to meet what God knows are our deepest needs. The more that we allow God to reveal to us our deepest needs, the more His wonderful Sabbath will be healing for our brokenness.

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  In addition to this BLOG they are distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013     I Continued Teaching with Many Parables: Part One     

Page 187-188         Luke 14:7-34