In Mark 3 we read the story of a man who had a withered hand whom Jesus healed on the Sabbath. Jesus commanded the man "Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
In a different passage in John 5, Jesus heals a lame man who has been crippled for 38 years! Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”
In both passages, it's humanly impossible to do what Jesus asked them to. How can you stand if your lame, how can you stretch a hand that's withered?
These are 2 powerful stories that remind us of the power of the command of Christ. When Jesus commands us to do the difficult and impossible, know that He empowers us to do it. It reminded me that God never asks us to do something He won't enable us to do, we just need to obey.
Imagine all the great things we miss out on when we refuse to obey God's commands.
