March 17
2019
What are you Watching For?
Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. Luke 6:6-11
Perspective is everything.
What you look for, you will often find.
The scribes and Pharisees specifically watched Jesus to see if He would break the law, by healing the man with the withered hand, on the Sabbath.
What a shame that because of their focus, they missed the miracle!
Instead of watching and acknowledge the miracle that took place, all they could see was that Jesus was operating outside their understanding of the law.
We are often guilty of this in our daily lives.
We watch people and situations so closely to see if they are going to “do something wrong” that we miss the positive pieces that come out of the situation.
Our perspective and focus ultimately determine what we see and how we understand it.
What if we became intentional about switching our perspective and our focus?
I wonder what would change.
Question for Discussion Group:
How do you think your focus/perspective impacts your understanding of situations your encounter?