Building on the Foundation

Mental health, or lack thereof, is a hot topic in today's world. People, especially young people, seem to be struggling with their mental health more than ever. Experts say there are many factors at play, the increasing complexity of our modern world, guns, politics, bigots, and intolerance, just to name a few of the things that get the blame for poor mental health.  The National Institute of Health estimates that 23% of American adults suffer from some sort of mental health issue, and I'd like to put forth that it's far more than that once you realize what mental illness actually is. source The mental health crisis in America and the World as a whole is far more severe today than it has been at any time in history. The majority of the people you might meet, even in the Church, are dealing with a mental health issue. People are suffering even to the point of committing suicide because of the strain placed upon their mental faculties, and no one seems to know what the answer...

 Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John record about six occasions when Jesus healed people on the Sabbath. We know, of course, that Jesus, as the Son of God, did only what was right and proper on the Sabbath. He never broke the Sabbath, He never broke any of God's laws, He only broke manmade traditions. Remember, Jesus Christ is also God (John 5:18; Phil. 2:6), and He and His Father are of one mind and one spirit (John 10:30; 14:9). The very idea of Jesus breaking His Father's law — which is also His own law — is ludicrous. Still, the question remains, Why did Jesus heal on the Sabbath so often? God never does anything haphazardly; He does everything for a reason. In this case, there are several reasons, the most obvious being that those people needed healing. But there's one reason in particular that I'd like to focus on today, one which I find most fascinating! We know from Hebrews 4 that the Sabbath represents God's Kingdom . The physical Sabbath that we celebrate each w...