1One 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. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 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.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Luke 6:1-5
Who is Jesus? That question is important and needs to be answered by everyone. We will examine a characteristic attributed to Jesus in Luke 6 today.
**Jesus is Divine
Within the span of two chapters in Luke, Jesus makes two extraordinary claims that only God Himself could make: the authority to forgive sins and lordship over the Sabbath. These weren’t vague references but clear declarations of His divinity that the religious leaders understood all too well.
This truth is foundational to our faith: Jesus is fully God and fully man. From His birth to His ascension, He never ceased being God. While His glory was veiled in human flesh during His earthly ministry, His divine nature remained intact. He is, was, and always will be God.
Tony French
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