When God Works a Miracle...

Isn’t it sad when God works a miracle in someone’s life, and you have religious people criticizing it? It’s what religion does. It takes the good and rewarding part and turns it into a ritualistic practice that distorts and deceives those from truly worshipping our Creator. It places tradition over truth, and turns people away from God instead of towards Him. It paints the picture of “works righteousness” rather than the free gift of Grace on Jesus’ behalf. It points our focus inward instead of upward. And it plays out in our selfishness instead of our selflessness.

10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and 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. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then 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?”17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing. Luke 13:10-17