Lesson 790

(Lesson 790)(10-24-13) For today's lesson we refer to Matthew 12:1-8, "At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day."

This is another lesson that can readily be applied to "Christianity" today. Jesus, herein, makes it very clear that He is Lord of all, and that His will supercedes every rule of man, including the Law of Moses.

When the will of God conflicts with the rules of man, in the mind of a true Christian, there should be no contest, the will of God should win out every time.

It seems however, to be the practice of many in today's "Christian" society, to ignore the needs of those around them and instead focus all their attention on adhering strictly to the rules of the law and tradition. They go driving by countless numbers of lost souls on their way to "forsake not the assembling of yourselves together".
Jesus' lesson to the Pharisees in the corn patch, demonstrates that everyday necessities, such as adequate sustinance, take precedent over ALL the traditions of the law. Even King David, who was expecially loved by God, broke the traditional rules of the law and fed His men from the "sacred" show bread.
Today however, there are few who will run the risk of being rebuked by their "churches" to step away from tradition and actually do something that might assist in some lost soul's search for God's saving grace.

In everything we do, as Christians, we should put the will of almighty God first. We should ALWAYS reach out and offer a helping hand to those who are struggling, in any way we can find. We should NEVER allow someone to suffer when it is within our capability to ease that suffering.

Jesus took time out from His ministry to stop and feed the multitudes, "And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat." Matthew 14:15-16~