Heart's Desire

How's your heart? In Mark ch3, Jesus heals a man with a deformed hand on the Sabbath. The Pharisees are outraged and plot to kill Jesus for not honoring the Sabbath. Jesus, knowing what was in their hearts, became angry and deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Did this miracle need to occur on this day? No. The man was not in danger of dying over this deformity. Yet, to Jesus, it was important. The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. We should not forget it was God who gave us this day of rest. While we should honor that day, we should not become blindly consumed by keeping the letter of the law and ignoring the intent. God has placed this in our hearts, it is called desire. What is your heart's desire today? Something lasting? Or to follow the letter of law.