Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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Because of the stubborn hearts of the people around Him, Jesus became angry and distressed. Let’s face it, sometimes we can have stubborn hearts as well. We can decide our life is going to be a certain way based on what we want. Our actions and words will be certain things because it’s what we want. When our hearts are stubborn, we are blocking out Jesus. When our hearts are stubborn, we can only focus on self. I don’t know about you…but I don’t want to make God angry and distressed. I want to make Him proud and happy. Let your walls of stubbornness fall today. Live for and by God…and He will be pleased with you.
A Journey With Jesus 