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Jesus did not live above the law!

When Jesus was on this earth, He was God (Matt. 1:23) and He had the power of God (Acts 10:38). Think about that. Then consider how amazing it is that even He submitted Himself to the law under which He lived. In Matthew 8, Jesus did what no one else on earth could ever do–He healed a man instantaneously of leprosy (8:1-3). Then He told him, “Go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them” (8:4).  2019-04-01-Jesus-did-not-live-above-the-lawWe get so enthralled by the miracle that we don’t notice (or even understand, perhaps) the instruction that Jesus gave the man. While the power of God could 100% heal a man from leprosy without anyone else involved, the law of God stated that the priest must diagnose and pronounce clean, and that an offering must be made (Lev. 13-14).

Jesus would not allow who He was or the power He had to somehow excuse Him from obeying the law of God or from encouraging others to obey it completely. How about you? Do you ever live as if above God’s law or encourage others to disregard it? Think about it.