You gotta be kiddin'!

...and so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat." John 5:10

Unbelievable! In yesterday's post I shared a story of a man who was healed by Jesus. Problem was, this healing took place on the Sabbath and the religious folks had a bit of a problem with the man who had been healed because he was "carrying his mat." Amazing! An invalid suffering for 38 years with a debilitating condition is cured, healed and walking around....and the religious people are troubled because he is carrying his mat! You gotta be kiddin'! What somewhat compounds the issue is that the man turns on Jesus and blames him....."the man who made me well" made me do it. Funny thing, the man didn't even know who had healed him. In any case, this is one of many stories in the gospels where the Jews / Pharisees / religious folks were trying to trap Jesus. What a perfect picture they are of religion without relationship.....or externally driven religion as compared to internally driven relationship with the Lord. Lord, the absurdity of this is so easy to spot in this story.....please make it as revealing in my life. Are you willing to pray this prayer as well?