📖 Mark 3:3–4 (KJV) Lord of the Sabbath

 

📖 Mark 3:3–4 (KJV):

“And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.”

“And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.”

  • Jesus brings the man out of the shadows into the center.

  • The withered hand, a visible weakness, becomes the stage for God’s power.

📖 Isaiah 35:3–4 (KJV):
“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.”

👉 Meaning: Jesus does not hide brokenness; He brings it forward for healing.

“Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil?”

  • The Pharisees clung to legalism, but Jesus reveals the true heart of the Law.

  • The Sabbath was made for rest and life, not restriction.

📖 Micah 6:8 (KJV):
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

👉 Meaning: Doing good is always lawful in God’s kingdom.

“To save life, or to kill?”

  • Jesus contrasts the heart of God with the hardness of man.

  • Refusing to do good when it is in your power is itself a form of evil.

📖 Proverbs 3:27 (KJV):
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.”

👉 Meaning: God’s will is life, healing, and mercy — always.

🙏 Reflective Prayer from Mark 3:3–4

Abba Father, in the name of Jesus,
I thank You that You are the Lord of the Sabbath, the One who gives rest, healing, and life. Lord Jesus, I hear Your call to “stand forth,” and I bring my weaknesses into Your presence. Heal what is broken in me and use my life as a testimony of Your power.

Teach me that true obedience is not rigid ritual, but love in action. May I never withhold good when I have the chance to show mercy. Let me walk in Your Spirit, always ready to save, to serve, and to heal in Your name.

Make me bold to stand in faith and compassionate to act with love, for You are the Lord who restores.

In Jesus Almighty name, Amen.

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