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Caution Falling Rock
So have you ever driven through the mountains and seen the signs that say “caution falling rock”. The sign guy always seems to leave a couple of good size rocks just to make their point. This verse got me to thinking what is worse: running into a rock or having one fall on you? You might have some serous injuries if you run into one, but you will live. Now if one falls on top of you (unless you are Wily Coyote chasing the Road Runner) well lets just say there will not be an open casket.
Just a couple days before this, Jesus came riding in on a donkey… you know Palm Sunday. And the previous day he has turned over the tables in the temple. Let us just say the Jewish Religious were not happy campers and were now trying to find anyway and anything they could to trip him up. The Jewish people believed that Jesus is going to be their King and are still captivated. In the verse right before this Jesus once again shows that He is the Messiah by pointing to an Old Testament verse in Psalms. Verse 18 is also a paraphrased version of a verse from Isaiah 8:14. The religious leaders knew that if they tried to take Jesus right then they would be mobbed.
I think they knew this story applied to them because they were trying to trip Jesus up. Not just trying to understand God’s will. They have intentionally put their own needs for glory and money to come before God’s will.
Thanks Heather for the thoughts. It struck me that I don’t want to run into a rock or have one fall on me either. Rocks make me think of sin. I sin but I don’t want to. So to not sin I set up boundries. An example is I don’t go to R rated movies so I won’t start lusting or thinking about sex with someone other than my husband (I might have to stop seeing pg 13 movies they are becoming the new R) God’s word helps me to know what is sin (a rock) and what is not sin. One key with my boundries is to know when they are legalistic instead of relational. Paul said he has freedom in Christ, but chooses to set limits that his brother might not stumble. I want to love others so much that I don’t make them stumble. I want to avoid all rocks today Lord. Set me apart for you.