"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. But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known."
In today's lesson, Jesus continues to cure sickness and heal the infirm as He further established Himself as the all powerful Son of God, the "great physician".
As we learn in the first part of his lesson, the Pharisees begin the process that would lead to the eventual crucifixion of Jesus.
The example of Jesus' healing the man with the withered hand, in defiance of the law of the sabbath and knowing that the Pharisees would condemn Him for it, teaches us that we should allow nothing to interfere with our Christian duty to minister to those among us who have spiritual or earthly needs, no matter where or when that need arises.
As we learn in the first part of his lesson, the Pharisees begin the process that would lead to the eventual crucifixion of Jesus.
The example of Jesus' healing the man with the withered hand, in defiance of the law of the sabbath and knowing that the Pharisees would condemn Him for it, teaches us that we should allow nothing to interfere with our Christian duty to minister to those among us who have spiritual or earthly needs, no matter where or when that need arises.
Just as Jesus did not let the tattletale Pharisees, or the law of the sabbath, stop Him from healing the man's hand, we should not to designate only certain days or hours to devote to the worship, ministry, and service, of Jesus Christ.~
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