Sabbath

Yesterday in class we discussed Luke 6: 1-12 about Jesus' encounters with the Pharisees on the Sabbath. A couple of verses from this passage are:

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?" [v. 2]

And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath." [v. 5]

The Sabbath is all about Jesus.

A thought on this encounter: No matter how well intentioned, when we attempt to interpret and define our relationship with God primarily through what we do we will fail. It will lead us into an ever increasing spiral of self focus. Self focus, rather than God focus, will lead to a loss of joy. It will also lead to a loss of God-perspective and value so that what is eternally important (unseen) is not valued as much as what is transient (seen).