Evening: Psalms 110, 116, 117; Mark 2:22-3:6
Time changes things. James Russell Lowell wrote: “Time makes ancient good uncouth.” Jesus showed that not all laws are timeless. We may misunderstand or misinterpret their intent. Laws formulated for one era are eclipsed by new understandings or attitudes. For Jesus, the Sabbath Law protects people’s well-being, but legalists use it to punish him for caring for people’s hunger or healing. Jesus always challenges the status quo when it serves itself rather than the people. The ‘new wine’ of justice destroys ‘old wineskins’ worn thin by habit, neglect or malice. Do you obey any old rules that no longer serve?
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