Thursday; December 21
When Jesus began His ministry, He found Himself in a challenging era. He was the Messiah who had been promised to save the world, but the religious environment didn’t necessarily feel like they needed any help. They took pride that they had figured it out and any attempts to “fix” them wouldn’t be looked on favorably. However, Jesus didn’t give up and continued to show them a better way. In fact, during the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus contrasted the phase, “You have heard that it was said …” with “But I say to you …” several times. Jesus understood the value of the Law of Moses, but He also realized there was a better way – and His disciples would be required to adopt it. Interestingly, it is easy to find ourselves in a similar situation today. Whether it is religious, political or even social beliefs, many of us are content with the way things are. We have grown up with our beliefs and we are comfortable with them – however, there might be a better way of doing things – Jesus’ w