But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”(Luke 13:14 ESV)
The response to Jesus' healing the woman was overwhelmingly positive, til this official stepped in. Rather than confront Jesus (chicken?), he addressed the people, and yelled at them for coming to be healed on the Sabbath. But (as stated yesterday), there is nothing that indicates the woman asked to be healed. She may very well had hoped so, but it was Jesus who initiated the encounter, not her. It was He who healed, not her. Give Him the blame (or credit), and talk to Him, not about Him. If God wants to do some "work" on the Sabbath (and that He does), who are we to tell Him no?
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