“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.” (Mark 3: 5) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, as the man with the withered hand stretched forth his hand, it was restored whole as the other. That hand had been withered and unable to move. That hand h

“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.” (Mark 3: 5) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Jesus instructed the man with the withered hand to stretch forth his hand. That hand was paralyzed and in need of healing, and Jesus commanded that it be s

“Then he asked, "On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?" But no one said a word.” (Mark 3: 4 CEV) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Jesus asked if it was lawful to do good or do evil on the Sabbath day. According to Jesus, the Sabbath day presented two options, namely: doing good and doing evil. Jesus asked if it was best to do good deeds or evil deeds on the Sabb

“Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him.” (Mark 3: 3 CEV) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Jesus told the man with the withered hand to stand forth, where everyone could see him. Jesus called the man to stand where people could see him with his withered hand. Jesus eventually healed the man, but He began with an instruction for the man to stand where everyone could see him. When

“And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.” (Mark 3: 2) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of how the men watched Jesus to see if He would heal the man with a withered hand, so that they could accuse Him. They were not even trying to get at the man with a withered hand; they were trying to get at the person who wanted to help him. Their attack was against the person w