Reading: Luke 6:1-19

We can learn a lot by watching. It pays to watch a master, someone who is expert at what he does.

But sometimes the condition of my heart causes my watching to go to waste.

Like this:

“And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day’ that they might find an accusation against him” (7).

They just knew Jesus’ compassion would compel Him to heal at least one person. (By the way, what do people “just know” about me?) So they kept Him under observation, expecting to have their suspicions proven true.

Yes, suspicions. They wanted another reason to accuse Him, to find fault with Him. (By the way, do I ever have that motivation for watching or listening to people?)

Too bad.

They could have been watching Him to learn more of God’s heart and ways.

They could have been watching Him to learn how to be better leaders and shpeherds.

They could have been watching Him to be encouraged and enlightened.

They could have been watching Him to see yet another reason to praise God.

But they wasted their watchfulness.

What a pity!

from Luke 6:8

A little bit more from Luke 6: If Jesus Needed This . . . .

I wrote this on the date shown but somehow didn’t post it. Today is August 4!