Mat 12:1:8
There are so many instances in our lives when we tend
to look at things without digging deeper first. We tend to judge easily. In the
story of the disciples picking grains on the Sabbath, Jesus in his response to
the accusations of the Pharisees seems to point out that the law should serve
the people, not the other way around. The Pharisees, who are more concern of
following the law, forgot that the disciples of Jesus were hungry. How could
you deprive a hungry person of food? The human person is more important than
laws. The law should serve the best interest of the human person, rather than
degrading his humanity further. Law should give life and freedom, not
otherwise.
Secondly, the Pharisees actually were just waiting for
Jesus to make mistakes. From the beginning they already judge him as not the
messiah, so they closed their eyes and ears and all they do is to find faults
so they can bring him to trial. How many times can we sometimes be
faultfinders? The heart will never lie.
Lord, help me to value my fellow human beings as your
own image and likeness and not just look for faults instead look for a spark of
goodness in them. Amen.
by aats