When My Purpose Comes Before God’s Work

Luke 6:6–11 stirred a deep sense of reflection in me today.
When My Purpose Comes Before God’s Work , I begin to lose sight of what truly matters.

It was the Sabbath, and Jesus entered the synagogue to teach.
There was a man whose right hand was withered.
The scribes and Pharisees were watching closely—not to learn, but to see whether Jesus would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, told the man to stand in the center.
Then He asked the crowd:

“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”

No one answered. Jesus looked around at them all and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”
He did so, and his hand was completely restored.

There was power in the moment—but no worship

It was a moment filled with power and grace. But instead of worship, the response was anger.
The scribes and Pharisees, unable to find a reason to accuse Jesus, were enraged.
Their reaction was not shaped by what had happened, but by what had not—their agenda had failed.

They missed what God was doing

This passage made me pause.
A man was healed. A life was touched.
Yet all they could feel was frustration.
They had no interest in the truth of what had occurred.
Their focus was only on achieving their own purpose.

And then I asked myself:

How often have I done the same?

How often have I been so focused on what I wanted to happen, that I failed to see what God was already doing?

God and I—are we seeing the same moment, but thinking completely different thoughts?

Perhaps God and I are looking at the same situation, but thinking in completely different directions.
He is restoring, healing, and working for good—but I am so caught up in my plans that I miss it entirely.

And in doing so, do I end up blocking His glory with my own expectations?

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