Luke 6:10
He looked at them. This was one of those dramatic pauses. He took the time to glance into the eyes of each person in the room. This could have taken anywhere from several seconds to around a minute.
Why? What was His purpose? Well remember that He had asked a question. He was purposely looking to each of them for an answer. He did this not because He expected to get an answer. But His action implies that they should all have had a quick and obvious answer. They did not. He could have looked round at the them for a while and never would they admit they were in error. Pride was thick.
Jesus tells the man to stretch out His hand. Based on the wording of the Greek, it looks to be that the hand was already restored. In other words, Jesus had healed the man while He was ‘looking round’ for an answer to His question about doing good. He did it in this sudden way on purpose. He wanted them to be faced with the reality of His power while they were still reeling from the logic of His question. And, it worked. Their response was drastic, illogical, and based on unbelief.
Heavenly Father, we often see Christ’s miracles as something that we need in our lives. We want to be healed and have all of our problems solved. But, then isn’t there something more important? Don’t we need eyes to see and ears to hear the wonderful words of life? Even for us who are Your children need a sensitivity to the truth. We need to be healed of the callousness of our souls more than the infirmity of our bodies. You are truly gracious because You see and seek to provide our deepest needs. Thank You! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.