Evening: Psalm 44; Luke 6:1-11
Laws
help govern human society. Ironically, when Moses came down from Mount
Sinai bearing stone tablets inscribed with new laws, the people had
done with their gold what societies do with laws – make idols of them.
Which is why Jesus taught that Sabbath laws must not become idols that
keep us from responding to human need, hunger or sickness. For Paul, wisdom and understanding show us what is right; strength empowers us to do it; patience
helps us to persevere, and these come from prayer. Prayer connects us
with God, which keeps us from making idols of laws and things.
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