Throughout the New Testament, Jesus performed more miracles of healing on the Sabbath than on any other day. He healed a woman afflicted for eighteen years on Sabbath (Luke 13:10-12). He restored sight to a blind man on Sabbath (John 9:1-12). He healed withered arms, palsied bodies, and dying children on Sabbath. One of His most spectacular miracles, the healing of the diseased body of the man who had lain at the pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight years, was performed on the Sabbath.

        What do these Sabbath miracles tell us about Jesus and the Sabbath? They speak of a Christ who longs to give each of His children life in all of its abundance. The Creator re-creates our lives each Sabbath. He restores life in all its fullness each seventh day. The One who made us desires us to be whole physically, mentally, and spiritually.