Hey friends.

Jesus was in the synagogue one Sabbath day, and there was a man there with a withered hand. His hand didn’t work. It was weak. Lifeless.

And the religious leaders were watching closely. Not because they cared about the man — but because they wanted to see if Jesus would heal on the Sabbath so they could accuse Him.

Jesus knew what they were thinking. He called the man forward and asked the crowd, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath? To save life or to kill?” They stayed silent.

Then Jesus looked at them with grief — because their hearts were hard.

And He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” Now think about that.

The man had to stretch out the very thing that didn’t work.

The thing that was weak. The thing that was broken. And when ...