Matthew 12:9,10

Matthew 12:9,10 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. Sometimes people can be mean. The religious leaders in our story for today were downright mean. They were more concerned about catching Jesus in a mistake than they cared for the poor man with a withered hand. This man had never been able to do a full day’s work because he was handicapped. His family was probably poor because he couldn’t earn money like every other able-bodied man. But the religious leaders didn’t care if the man was healed or not – they even knew that Jesus could heal the man. These religious leaders wanted Jesus to heal the man on the Sabbath day so that they could accuse Jesus. These religious leaders didn’t care about people; they cared only about their highfaluting position in church! But Jesus knew their hearts and Jesus called them out for their pride. He put them in their place, and then He healed the man. Jesus was sharp. He took care of two problems at once. And the man went home a complete man! He was able to hug his wife with two good arms! And I’ll bet that was a great hug! He gave his little boy “high five” with a brand new hand!