THE GOSPEL OF LUKE: - Vital Christianity

60We see also the almighty power of Jesus. We are told that when He saw the suffering woman,"He called her forward and said to her, Woman, you are set free from your infirmity. Then He put Hishands on her." That divine touch brought the healing. At once a disease of eighteen years was gone. Andimmediately she glorified God."He can create, and transform, and renew, and break down, and build, and quicken, with divineresistible power. Our problems are no match to Him, who formed the world out of nothing, neverchanges, and loves us with an everlasting love.Let us never despair, even if our sins may be countless. If we are willing to come to Christ andcommit our souls to Him, there is hope. He can heal us thoroughly, and say,"You are set free from your infirmity”!Let us never despair about the salvation of others so long as they are alive. Let us name thembefore the Lord night and day, and cry to Him on their behalf. We may perhaps have relatives whosecases seem desperate because of their wickedness. But it is not really so.There are no incurable cases with Christ!If He were to lay His healing hand on them, they would be healed and ready to glorify God.Let us pray on, and no give up.Job put it well:"I know that you can do everything" (Job 42:2).Jesus is "able to save to the uttermost."THE REACTION OF THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS (13:14)“ Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler saidto the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on thosedays, not on the Sabbath" (Lk 13:14).A focal point of attack against Jesus was His conduct on the Sabbath (6:6-11; 14:1-6; Mt 12:1-8,11-12; Jn 5:1-18; see also Ex 20:9-10).