30 October: Luke 14:1-6
Key Verse: Luke 14:5
Then he said to them, ‘If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?’
Devotion:
I have seemed to enjoy watching futuristic Sci-Fi movies and shorts at the moment, maybe a short distraction from the computer and server management I have been buried in over this last week or so, but equally if I had spotted a short set in the old days, I may well have watched that too - if I had the time.
But as we read through this, the setting is clearly based on people who looked after oxen and whose children were free to roam around the neighbourhood without fear of much danger.
Today's society may have a few things to say about these words, but they were very fitting for the people here. Some of the Pharisees around him were probably wealthy and had a few oxen to their names.
What Jesus was getting them to think about was "what is more important to you": Keeping the laws of the time, or keeping family and belongings safe?
Points to ponder:
Do you look out for family first - you should!
What would you do if Jesus asked something of you?