Wednesday January 22, 2025

Jesus went into a synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the sabbath day, hoping for something to use against him.

No matter what you do or don’t do, there are people in your world who are so vain they look for an opportunity to bring you down. Isn’t that sad though? We do not see it much in church life but n our other lives it is there. The sad thing is if this attitude enters our own beloved families. So what do we do when we ever encounter such negative folk?

Know yourself, know your program. Jesus enters the synagogue and sees the man with a withered hand. Yes it is on the sabbath, yes he “should not work.” But here is a man who is suffering. He heals him and yes they unleash the law on Jesus.

Who are you in this narrative? Are you Jesus? Are you the unnamed man or the Pharisees? Maybe you are all three depending on where you are in your life? What I hear the Lord saying to me is this “do not let the negativity or the legalistic get in the way of your goodness.” Stay the course my friend.