FROM WITHERED HANDS TO WINNING HANDS

[Message delivered September 26, 2010 about the story of Jesus healing the man with a withered hand.]

Mark 3:14 - "And he[Jesus] entered again into the synagogue,

and there was the man with a withered hand."

The man with a withered hand can represent people whose

heart has already withered from serving God.

It is a representation of withered relationships, withered finances,

withered passion, and withered life.

It can also represent a church whose heart has withered

from being passionate for Jesus.

But Jesus came to heal the man with a withered hand.

Jesus will come to you to heal you

in a time people least expect[Sabbath] for

He will defy the norms. He will defy the wrong things that has

been said about you. He will defy the impossibilities.

God will change your withered hands into winning hands.

All you got to do is:

SHOW UP

You don't have to bring anything, just show up.

It is not complicated as you think, just show up.

What happened if that man didn't show up where Jesus was?

You will miss many things if you don't show up where Jesus is working.

Show up though it may be common.

show up though there is crisis.

Show up though there are critics.

Show up because it is for Jesus Christ.

STAND OUT

God will use the setbacks of your life to be the set-up of God's blessing in your life.

You were not designed to blend in. You were designed to stand out.

Stand out even in bad situations.

Stand out in boldness.

Stand out in the blessings of God.

STRETCH FORTH

Jesus asked from him what he has never done before.

Jesus will ask you what you have never done before.

Stretch forth though it is hard.

Stretch forth though it hurts.

Stretch forth for it will heal you.

The withered hands became winning hands.

It was just one hand he stretched out but both hands were healed.

When you show up, stand out and stretched out in faith,

God will heal your both hands.

God wants to heal your withered hands to become winning hands.

The question is-

Will you show up?

Will you stand out?

Will you stretch forth?

- A r t  R o y  R e m y