Day 104 "Admitting you’re wrong is better than convincing others you’re right."

Day 104

Matthew 12:9-13 Now when he had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" – that they might accuse Him. Then He said to them, "What man is there among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.

Once again, we see the treachery of the enemy being exposed. How ridiculous is this argument that it would bear enough weight to convict the King of Kings. If you never realized just how desperate the devil is, you should now. These religious leaders, in their quest for power, are seeking anything at all to discredit Christ, so much so that they don't even recognize their own ignorance.

Have you ever known anyone like that before? You know the type, the guy who is more focused on being right than he is on living in the truth? His pride and arrogance are so strong that, in his mind, he believes the lies simply because they are his. Here is the good news, though. Jesus is more concerned with complete restoration than He is with political correctness. You see, this man with a withered hand would not have been allowed to fellowship or have meals with anyone as he was considered unclean; remember, they didn't have Charmin in those days. By healing this man, Jesus was restoring him not only in the physical sense but in the mental and social sense as well. Can you imagine his humiliation and loneliness? His sense of self-worth had to be extremely low. And along comes Jesus; no one else prayed for him. How could they? It was the Sabbath; the day set aside to reflect upon God. We can't bother God on the Sabbath, especially for an unclean heathen! Satan would have loved to keep that man in the pit he was in, but little did he know that Jesus loved this man more than He loved Himself. Satan could never understand such a thing. You see, people are of no value to the enemy, yet nothing is more valuable than people to God–except maybe whole, restored, and fulfilled people–those who walk in the righteousness of Christ.

Daily Prayer: Father, never let me get so caught up in being right that I forget to love, and may I be a beacon of truth for you. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

"Admitting you’re wrong is better than convincing others you’re right."

Pastor Gene Burroughs