HEAL - God's Heart for Healing in LukeSample

He Gives Life

This passage is Luke’s rendition of the man with the paralytic hand being healed on the Sabbath in the synagogue. There was a man there with a shriveled hand and that the Pharisees and teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they were watching Him intently. Was the man with the shriveled hand a part of the set up or was he just at the right place at the right time? Not knowing how long the man suffered with his hand, one thing we know for sure: the day He encountered Jesus was the last day he suffered with it. Jesus used this man’s suffering to teach the people that He came to give life, not death and that He did not come to see who was following all the rules.

QUESTIONS:

1. Is it possible that my suffering could result in others being brought to the saving knowledge of Christ?
2. Have there been times in my life that were painful, yet looking back I can see how God made it useful for my good?
3. Could drawing closer to my Heavenly Father by learning more of His Word be a benefit from my time of suffering?