People Are More Important

One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. 2 There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” 4 When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. 5 Then he turned to them and said, “Which of you doesn’t work on the Sabbath? If your son or your cow falls into a pit, don’t you rush to get him out?” 6 Again they could not answer. (Luke 14:1-6 NLT)

I made a personal commitment when I entered into the ministry to put people first, before man made rules, rituals and traditions. No one is perfect. I certainly am not. I have made and continue to make a lot of mistakes. So decided if I had to make a choice between two options I was going to err on the side of the Gospel. 

Jesus never made any mistakes. But he challenged those who thought they had it all together and knew exactly what to do. He shows us by His Words and actions that helping people in need is more important that following rules and rituals. Jesus never disobeyed God's Laws. We should not either. But we can and should set aside the traditions, rules and rituals that would prevent us from helping someone in need.