'stretch forth thy hand' (Luke chapter 6 verse 10)

The Lord encounters a man in the synagogue whose right hand is withered. The man and his condition is the focus of Christ's attention. The Lord is able to heal him and restore the withered hand. The man is brought out into the midst of the onlooking crowd of Pharisees and scribes. All eyes are on Christ and on the man with the withered hand. Christ is able and willing to restore that withered hand to fullness of power and function. The right hand noted both for its grip strength and movements of fine precision hangs lifeless and limp by his side. Without a fully functioning right arm this man suffers major disability and incapacity and probably poverty. He cannot work, he cannot labour, he cannot perform a trade and he cannot write. The prospect of full power and function is offered to him, dependant on one simple act of obedience to the word of Christ: "stretch forth thy hand."! But if he could stretch forth his hand he wouldn't need the miracle! How can I obey His voice to undertake and perform that which I cannot do? As soon as this man acts in obedience to the word of Christ, trusts in faith in Him, the power and function is restored to the withered limb!

"And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other"

Has the Lord given you a task to perform that you simply cannot do? Refuse to take refuge in your inability and rather rest in His ability and raise that withered hand 1 degree at a time and see it "restored whole as the other."

Yours in Christ
Stewart

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