Proclamation:
“Then Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to
do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?’ But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply
distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, ‘Stretch out your
hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand
was completely restored. Then the
Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill
Jesus.” Mark 3:4-6 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God by John Mark, a nephew of Barnabas but not an apostle. This is the gospel as he received it from
Simon Peter. He began the third chapter
by recounting the events surrounding the healing of a man with a shriveled hand
while He was in the synagogue on the Sabbath. (Mark 3:1-5) For doing this, the Pharisees wanted to kill
Him. (Mark 3:6) Mark then discussed the
large crowd that followed Jesus (Mark 3:7-12) and His appointment of His twelve
disciples. (Mark 3:13-19) Then he
discussed the relationship that Jesus had with His family (Mark 3:20-21 and
31-35) and how Jesus defended Himself to those who accused Him of being
possessed by the devil. (Mark 3:22-30)
Application:
The Sabbath day, or Sunday, is to be a day of rest and
worship. (Exodus 20:8-11) However,
Jesus, The Christ, reveals that it is okay to do that which is good on that
day. It is always okay to save a life or
to help save a lost soul. Sometimes in
order to do that which is good and right one must break one of man’s
rules. At times even our family members
may not understand why we do the things that we do. However, if what we are doing is for The Lord
and we are doing God’s will to give Him glory, then we are part of His
family. A right relationship with The
Lord God is more important than our blood relationship with our family.
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