Today's Meditation: Matthew 12:1-8
I desire mercy, not sacrifice. (Matthew 12:7)
Why was Jesus so hard on the Pharisees? Weren’t they trying their best to keep the laws that had been handed down to them? God’s commandment, given to Moses, was to “remember the sabbath day—keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). But in the… More »
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