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Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath!             “One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields , and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. Some of the Pharisees asked, ‘Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread , he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath .’” ( Luke 6:1–5 )       While meditating on the words, I desire to receive the teaching that is given to me:   (1)    When I read Luke 6:1–5, the first thing that came to my mind was my childhood memories of growing up hearing all kinds of “don’t” rules related to the Sabbath (Sunday, the Lord’s Day)—rules like “Don...

Satan’s Kairos           “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time” ( Luke 4:13 ).       I would like to meditate on this verse and receive the lessons God gives through it.   (1)     When I meditated on this passage, I first became curious about how other Bible versions translate the phrase “he left him until an opportune time” (Lk. 4:13).   Here are some examples: “He left Jesus for a while, until a suitable time came” (The Living Bible, Korean version).     “He left Jesus, looking for another opportunity” ( Korean Common Translation ).   “He left Jesus until a certain time” ( New Translation ).   “He left Jesus until the right time came” ( New Korean Bible ).   “He left Jesus for a short while, waiting for a better opportunity” ( Easy Bible ).   “He withdrew from Him, waiting for another opportunity” ( Catholic Bible ). ...