Teaching About The Sabbath Day (Matthew 12: 1- 8, 9-12)
Category: Daily Inspirational
At about that time Jesus was walking through some grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath”
Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God, and they broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath? I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.
We must therefore know that the teaching of the Bible as explained by Jesus in Matthew 12: 1-8 is for people to show mercy one to another. Your Sabbath day sacrifice is not the offering that you go to church to give but the mercy which you show to others on all other days especially on the Sabbath day.
Moses in his Ten Commandments number four, said people should observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, by not doing any kind of work that gives you profit on the day, but you can render free service to mankind.
The reason for this is because, God worked for six days and rested on the seventh day, He expects every man to do same, unless you are a pastor who needs to preach and serve in the church on Sunday, or you have an online ministry where you preach on Sunday, you are not expected to do any work on Sunday. If God needs rest and rested on the seventh day, then we should also.
Another teaching of Jesus about the Sabbath day (Matthew 12: 9-12)
Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath? (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him).
And he answered, “If you have a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would. And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”
It is wrong to think that observing the Sabbath day is going to church- no! On the Sabbath day do good for people more than you will ordinarily do, keep it holy by serving God just like you should do every other day. But be eager to do good for people, that is the message.
Make sure you rest and not work, because if God rested then you have no right not to rest. Remember the body is also not a machine, and even machines get tired. That is the message of the Sabbath day; to do good more than the other days, offer gifts to the poor and needy, serve God more than the days you have been busy, and rest properly to help you begin a new week!
Have a nice day!
CITY Pastor
Notice: Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation.
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At about that time Jesus was walking through some grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath” Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God, and they broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath? I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices. For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.
We must therefore know that the teaching of the Bible as explained by Jesus in Matthew 12: 1-8 is for people to show mercy one to another. Your Sabbath day sacrifice is not the offering that you go to church to give but the mercy which you show to others on all other days especially on the Sabbath day.
Moses in his Ten Commandments number four, said people should observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, by not doing any kind of work that gives you profit on the day, but you can render free service to mankind.
The reason for this is because, God worked for six days and rested on the seventh day, He expects every man to do same, unless you are a pastor who needs to preach and serve in the church on Sunday, or you have an online ministry where you preach on Sunday, you are not expected to do any work on Sunday. If God needs rest and rested on the seventh day, then we should also.
Another teaching of Jesus about the Sabbath day (Matthew 12: 9-12)
Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath? (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him).
And he answered, “If you have a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would. And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”
It is wrong to think that observing the Sabbath day is going to church- no! On the Sabbath day do good for people more than you will ordinarily do, keep it holy by serving God just like you should do every other day. But be eager to do good for people, that is the message.
Make sure you rest and not work, because if God rested then you have no right not to rest. Remember the body is also not a machine, and even machines get tired. That is the message of the Sabbath day; to do good more than the other days, offer gifts to the poor and needy, serve God more than the days you have been busy, and rest properly to help you begin a new week!
Have a nice day!
CITY Pastor
Notice: Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation.
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Why You Should Not Show Off Your Wealth
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