Luke 13:10-17
10On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
14Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
15The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
17When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
Related Text:
Exodus 20:8-11
Matthew 12:1-14
Mark 2:23-3:6
Luke 6:1-11
Luke 14:1-6
John 5:1-8
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In Other Words
The leader accusing Jesus of healing on the Sabbath cared more about the Law being broken than he did about the woman who had a broken life. Jesus scolded this man by calling him a hypocrite for not seeing beyond the Sabbath rules and into the needs of a hurting person. This religious leader would rather have the woman continue in her suffering than break the rules of the Sabbath.
Don’t wait around for what you think is the perfect timing to ask God for help. Talk to God right now. That is what Jesus has given us. He has made it possible for us to go before God and have a relationship with our maker! God wants to hear from you and is waiting to hear your words. He can heal and He can help.
