“And when Jesus had looked around about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man. Stretch forth thine hand, And he stretched it out; and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took council with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.” Commentary: The Herodians were a political organization following King Herod and the Pharisees were a religious organization wishing to restore the Kingdom of David. They were enemies of each other yet when it came to Jesus they got together for the plot to kill him! Enemies become friends in the Kingdom of Darkness to persecute the righteous! Jesus had his own organization here on earth that started with the twelve disciples! Did he have problems with them? Who is going to be the greatest in the Kingdom of God? Me? How about Judas? I will make money off this organization and then betray their leader and just sink it all! If I do not get my way I will go out and shoot some people! Then I will kill myself and get even with you! If I do not get my way I will divorce you! The hell with the children! If my party does not win then I will kill steal and destroy cities across America! I will threaten people in authority to bully them to my way of thinking! Jesus said to forgive your enemies! This was revolutionary thinking to the natural fallen nature of men! Revenge! Get even! Jesus did good on the Sabbath Day! We are to overcome evil with good! Have you ever been opposed for doing good? Like promoting Jesus and the Gospel the good news? If not you have not lived very long on planet earth! It could be a family situation where one member tries to plot against another member trying to recruit other family to their side! Divisions galore! So what is the source of unity? Sacrifice just like Jesus did for you! Not like Satan who sacrifices others for himself but sacrificing self for others! Satan says just join our side and you will win! Sacrifice enough of my enemies and you will have a high political position in hell! Jesus said love your enemies! Jesus asked was the Sabbath made for man or man for the Sabbath? Was the earth created by God for man or was the man for the earth? If man for the earth then you will embrace the Green New Deal! Them you will embrace Darwinism! Every ideology that opposes God! The resources of the earth, oil, gas, water are more important than man himself? To with hold the resources of earth to bring suffering to man? To sacrifice man for my crazy ideology? It is an old story with a bad ending! Jesus said they will persecute you because of me as they did the Prophets! Jesus just kept on doing good before and after the Cross! He is coming back for you! Are you ready to take up your Cross and follow him? James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com