Not everything is black or white!  Have you faced a situation where you don’t know what is the right thing to do?  As a Christian you search the Bible for answers, but the verses you find seem to give answers that are conflicting.

 

Jesus stirred up quite a controversy when he healed on the Sabbath day.  The Law of Moses said to keep the Sabbath day holy.  Why was Jesus healing on the Sabbath?  They declared that this was work!

 

However Jesus points out that they also worked on the Sabbath.  A boy was circumcised when he was eight days old, and if that day fell on the Sabbath, they would still do the circumcision.  Here is one of those situations where it appears there are two conflicting laws.

 

If a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath, surely a man can be made whole on that day too!  Circumcision was a sign of God’s covenant with Israel, but healing was a blessing of that same covenant.  Sadly the Jews made their rules based on what appeared to be right.  Jesus urges them to make right judgments and to change their perspective.

 

How can we make right decisions if things are so confusing?  Jesus gives the answer.  Don’t look at things from a human perspective, but from Gods.  Yes, search the Bible for answers, and then ask the Holy Spirit to show you how it applies to your situation.  

 

Jesus was able to say his decisions were right, because he stood with the Father.  Just as God guided Jesus, he will give you wisdom and clarity too.  Ask him!