The Box

SCRIPTURE
Matt 12:1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath."
3He answered, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. 5Or haven't you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent? 6I tell you that one[a] greater than the temple is here. 7If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,'[b] you would not have condemned the innocent. 8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

OBSERVATION
The Pharisees were so myopic in their outlook on life. You might say they were living in the box. We learn here that Jesus didn’t live outside the box but He’s the one who make the box in the first place. He is the Lord of the Sabbath and the Lord of all.

APPLICATION
I’m committing myself to living outside the box. I might even through away the box all together.

PRAYER
Lord, please open our eyes to see things from your perspective.