Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
It is really easy to criticize others when things are going well for the critic. It is easy to condemn those who struggle in areas where I do not struggle. Remember the beam and speck in Luke 6:42?
In thinking about legalism and Pharisees, the thought came to me that if the Pharisee had experienced a family member who had a disability, he might be less willing to be critical. He might rather be longing for the very healing that took place.
The point is that no matter what the deficiency in others, I have the same potential for depravity and my ability to resist the deficiency says more about God’s grace than it does about my spirituality.
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