"And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for 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 counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him."
Today's quote tells us how Jesus healed the crippled hand of a man inside the temple as the Pharisees watched. He knew they would conspire to condemn Him for the good deed He had done simply because He did it on the Sabbath, the designated day of rest for the Jews.
This lesson should teach us that there is no appropriate, nor is there an inappropriate, time to do good works. We should be able and willing to perform the will of God every second of every day throughout our entire Christian lives. Our spiritual life and love for our fellow man, should NOT be simply restricted to the two or three times per week, if we feel like it, we might go down to the local "church". However, and very, very sadly, it seems that modern "Christianity" has become a part time job of convenience for the New Age "Christian".~
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