DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
BETWEEN LAW AND LOVE
4TH , JULY 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 11-13
TEXT: Luke 13:11-22
11 And behold, there was a woman
who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no
way [a]raise herself up.
12 But when Jesus saw her, He
called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are
loosed from your infirmity.”
13 And He laid His hands
on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14 But the ruler of the synagogue
answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he
said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work;
therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”
15 The Lord then answered him and
said, [b]“Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on
the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away
to water it?
16 So ought not this woman, being
a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be
loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?”
17 And when He said these things,
all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all
the glorious things that were done by Him.
18 Then He said, “What is the
kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
19 It is like a mustard seed,
which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a [c]large tree, and the birds of the air nested
in its branches.”
20 And again He said, “To
what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like [d]leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures[e] of meal till it was all leavened.”
22 And He went through the cities
and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
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KEY VERSE:
“And the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto
the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore
come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.” - Luke 13:14
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Only by love can we fulfil the law.
THE MESSAGE:
It is amazing how people have allowed the strict observance of
the law to make them miss connection with God and people. Blinded by the
legalistic demands of the law, many fail to see the true needs of others and
reach out to them in love.
The Pharisees and the Jewish leaders allowed themselves to
become so blinded by the law that they lost human sympathy. Jesus, in our text,
was present in their synagogue on a Sabbath day. In His love for humanity, He
reached out to heal a poor woman who suffered affliction for thirty-eight
years. The ruler of the synagogue was infuriated by this. He preferred that she
remained in her bondage than get healed on a Sabbath day. Jesus, however, saw
into his hypocrisy and envy and rebuked him for it.
How many seekers have we turned away from our churches because
they failed to conform to our perceived understanding of what constitutes
proper Christian dressing? How about those we condemned and failed to help just
because they do not conform to our denominational practices? Blinded by
religious zeal, we fail to see human needs.
We cannot be more righteous and law abiding than Jesus. Yet, He
never failed to help those who truly needed it. Matthew the publican, Zacchaeus
and the woman caught in adultery all received mercy and forgiveness from Him.
He reached out to everyone. How we need to be like Jesus by reaching out to and
connecting with people who are really in need instead of remaining restricted
and tied by the dead letters of the law.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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