Mark 3 - God's Will Be Done!

In the beginning of this chapter, there was a man seeking healing for his shriveled hand and Jesus was being watched closely by those who wished Him harm, to see if Jesus would keep the laws of the Sabbath and not heal this man. “4Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent.”

What Jesus was saying, in my belief, is what is better, keeping the “letter” of the law or the “spirit” of the law. By the letter, you could not do work on the Sabbath, healing would be work for the priests. However, not healing would be bad, especially if that is what God called you to do. Therefore, which is better? Following God’s will or religious laws?

The answer was simple, Jesus healed the man. God’s will and Jesus’ authority is well above the laws governed by men. Especially, which the Bible gives other examples, where the same people accusing Jesus would have broken the law if they had something to lose (their children, possessions, etc.); they wouldn’t have given a second thought to breaking the law. Therefore, what they were doing was hypocritically following the “law” for their own best interests, instead of loving their neighbor as themselves.

We must follow Jesus’ example and seek God’s will. I’m not saying to break every law and do what we want; we should never do that, for it would be for OUR desires and gain, NOT God’s will. However, we should not get so caught up in the “religious” laws that we forget to use the Holy Spirit as a guide. Seek God’s will through daily prayer, reading the bible, prompting of the Spirit, etc., and follow God’s command, even if it means going against man’s beliefs. For if it is from God, no one can claim higher authority; His will be done! I didn’t say it would be easy, Jesus was crucified for His deviation from the law, but He was following God’s will and He (and all of us) are better off for it! God bless and keep you!