Religion or Rest

On a day of worship Jesus was going through the grainfields. As the disciples walked, they began to pick the heads of grain. The Pharisees asked, “Look! Why are your disciples doing something not permitted on the day of worship?” Jesus asked them, “Haven’t you ever read what David did when he and his men were in need and were hungry? He went into the house of God when Abiathar was chief priest and ate the bread of the presence? He had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right.” Then he added, “The day of worship was made for people, not people for the day of worship. (Mark 2:23-27 GW) Religion—man's interpretation of spirituality—brings bondage. Relationship through God's grace brings freedom and rest. ©Word-Strong_2013