Man made for the law or the law made for man?

Reading Mark chapter 2 this morning, Jesus and his disciples pick some grain on the sabbath. The Pharisees accused him of working on the sabbath ( a day of rest). Jesus responds about one of the heroes of Jewish faith named David, and how he took bread that was only supposed to be for priests and "broke the law" too. The next thing he says is my favorite part and really speaks to me. Mark 2: 27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This is a great statement! The law was not given to be our master, but to be a guide. First of all to Christ, and secondly to righteous living in Christ. Jesus tipped the scale so the law was no longer above us, and instead, we were above it through the sacrifice of Christ. That is so cool. No longer do righteous works have this hidden or even not so hidden motive of salvation, but now we can do good works with a pure heart, and without anything selfish inside of us! It is great to be free today!