1 Then Jesus left them and went again into the synagogue, where he encountered a man who had an atrophied, paralyzed hand. 2 Everyone was watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, giving them a reason to accuse him of breaking Sabbath rules.
3 Jesus said to the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand here in the middle of the room.”
4 Then he turned to all those gathered there and said, “Which is it? Is it against the law to do evil on the Sabbath or to do good? To destroy a life or to save one?” But no one answered him a word.
5 Then looking around at everyone, Jesus was moved with indignation and grieved by the hardness of their hearts and said to the man, “Now stretch out your hand!” As he stretched out his hand, it was instantly healed!
6 After this happened, the Pharisees left abruptly and began to plot together with the friends and supporters of Herod Antipas on how they would kill Jesus.
7 Once again Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lakeside, but a massive crowd of people followed him from all around the provinces of Galilee and southern Israel. 8 Vast crowds came from Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and from Lebanon. Large numbers of people swarmed in from everywhere when they heard of him and his wonderful works.
9 The crowd pressed so closely to Jesus that he instructed his disciples to bring him a small boat to get into and keep from being crushed by the crowd. 10 For he had healed so many that the sick kept pushing forward just so they could touch Jesus. 11 And whenever a demon saw him, it would throw the person down at Jesus’ feet, screaming out, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus would silence the demons and sternly order them not to reveal who he was.
Terrie's Comments:
There are so many things that stand out about today's passage. One I will touch on is "the sick kept pushing forward just so they could touch Jesus". When I am sick or have trouble the place that I should be pushing towards Jesus himself. What is my first reaction to things in my life? Do I try to solve the problem myself or seek to touch Jesus first? He is our answer no matter what our question or problem is.
Tori's Comments:
They had grown so focused on following the law they forgot who God was.... compassionate, slow to anger... LOVE.
Day 13
- Read Luke 1:46-56
- Read a chapter of Jotham's Journey each day of Advent
- Send a handwritten letter
- Christmas Song Dance Party!
- Go see local production of The Nutcracker or The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
We have a praise music list that we add to on a regular basis. You can find the link to it in the right hand column of this blog or by scrolling to the bottom of this page. We also have a Christmas list which you will find in the right hand column as well :-)
Take our personal comments or leave them. We would love to hear what stood out to you about today`s passage and how it encouraged you. Tell us in the comments below!
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