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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Devotional: May 9th

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Luke 6:1-19

The Lord Jesus had come to introduce a new order of things. But Israel preferred the old system of the law (cf. Luke 5:39). Man is such that he prefers rules because they allow him to boast by fulfilling them ever so little; on the other hand grace humiliates him by regarding him as lost. It was for this reason that the Jews felt so strongly about the Sabbath, and because of this the Lord teaches the Pharisees two lessons: one from the Scriptures and in particular from Israel’s past history (vv. 3, 4), the other by His own example of love (vv. 9, 10). The only effect of this on their hearts is that they secretly plot to get rid of Him!

Then the Master appoints His apostles; but before doing so, He continues all night in prayer. How important this choice was for the work which had to be done later! The Lord Jesus knew the natural characteristics of all His disciples, what each one had to gain and to lose. He knew them, but He loved them, just as He knows you and loves you (John 10:14; John 10:27).

And then there was the fact that the One who knew all things was to take with Him the traitor, Judas! But there again His perfect submission triumphs. The Lord Jesus had come to fulfil the Scriptures.

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