Religious Leaders Can Still Come Off Looking Bad... If We're Not Focused On Him

There were times that Jesus healed people and the “religious leaders” got angry and bothered.  Several times, they objected that Jesus shouldn’t have healed the person because it was the Sabbath.  The religious leaders were nit picky and legalistic.  They come off looking small, uncaring, arrogant and clueless.  As a person who is a “religious leader” I believe it’s helpful to be very cognizant of the truth that the characteristics and attitudes of religious leaders in Jesus’ day can all too easily be held by religious leaders, today, as well.

“Lord, help us to be humble and loving…and to keep our eyes fixed on you.”