This morning, Dave spoke from Luke 13:10-17 about the healing of a woman who was crippled. It is about a specific person who had been suffering with a broken body for 18 years who found deliverance and healing in Jesus.
Because of her disability, the woman would have spent years looking down, being physically unable to look up. Jesus saw her, knew her and set her free. He called her a ‘daughter of Abraham’ and blessed her. She was able to stand tall again and praised God for His help.
Healings testify to God’s power and love and cause others to praise God too. The synagogue leader, however, was indignant at this liberation simply because it took place on the Sabbath. Jesus rebuked him for this attitude and reminds us that He comes to set us free. Just as He called this woman into liberty, so He calls us into liberty too.
