Chiseled in Our Heart

“Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” – Mark 2:27,28 God’s commands are practical — when you truly understand the spirit behind them. But the Pharisees missed that spirit entirely. They turned “no work” into an exhausting list of rules, some of which were almost unbelievable. No spitting, because spittle rolling on the ground looks like it’s working. No healing on the Sabbath, which became a direct flashpoint with Jesus. Even today in Israel, ultra-Orthodox communities pre-program elevators to stop on every floor so no one has to press a button. Is that more work or less work? That’s exactly what religion often does: it takes a law meant to free people and turns it into a burden. A classic tactic of Satan! And I say this with love for