To save life, or to kill?

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Mark 3:1-6 KJV

Jesus looked at the Pharisees with anger and was saddened by how hard their hearts had become because of their legalism of not doing anything on Sabbath day. People who do not value human lives will be against healing a man on the Sabbath. Jesus healed on the Sabbath and the Pharisees conspired with the Herodians on how to destroy Jesus for healing a man with withered hand on a Sabbath day.

God still performs miracles and it is based on the faith of the people who come to God. God healed this man’s hand because he wanted to show the Pharisees that He was the Lord of the Sabbath and not the other way round. Miracles are a demonstration of God’s power. God requires us to have faith in him.