S = Luke 13:12-14, 17 “When Jesus saw her, he called her
over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” And he laid
his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God.
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the
Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in which work ought to be
done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”… As he said these things, all his
adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious
things that were done by him.”
O = Jesus saw a woman who was without social standing
because of her disability…yet she was treated with dignity by Jesus.
Ironically, while Jesus bestowed dignity on this surprised recipient, the rule
of the synagogue lost his own dignity. Jesus called the woman to himself while
the ruler would have sent her away. She was made straight while the ruler is
seen to be a hypocrite—an actor—who is truly bent…she worships God as a result
of her deliverance while the ruler is put to shame.
A = How will I react when Jesus works in ways that seem
different than what I expect? Will I want him to undo it or start over again?
Will I be a recipient of dignity or an indignant hypocrite? It depends on how I
respond to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and his love for hurting people. This
week I will choose to see people the way Jesus does, as sons and “daughters of
Abraham” to whom he would call, touch, and heal.
P = O Lord, thank you that you see us in our most
undignified state and yet you love us, call us, touch us, deliver us, and
straighten us as we could never do for ourselves. To you I give glory! Amen.
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