The Luke Challenge: Day 13

What's the Luke Challenge?

The Luke Challenge is a 24-day journey through the Gospel of Luke to prepare our hearts for Christmas. We invite you to read 1 chapter of Luke with us daily from December 1st to Christmas Eve.

But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. - Luke 13:14 (NLT)

Read Luke 13

Day 13 Takeaway

Luke has 3 Sabbath healings (spoiler alert: one more comes tomorrow). I wonder if these are specifically mentioned because Luke was a physician.

Our bodies heal when we rest. On a cellular level we are restored and mended while we sleep. I think that one of the reasons Jesus healed specifically on the Sabbath was to point us to rest. God Himself rested on the seventh day. He made us in His image. May this advent be a special reminder that we were made to heal and we were made to rest.

What if a letter from Dr. Luke gives you an excused absence?

Take a day off. Unplug. Curl up with a blanket and your Bible. Take a nap. Sleep in. Heal.