A Man For Others

 

 

  Luke 4:38-44

Jesus Heals Many

³⁸ Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. ³⁹ So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

⁴⁰ At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. ⁴¹ Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

⁴² At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. ⁴³ But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” ⁴⁴ And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

In this early chapter of Luke, we see Jesus the Healer and Jesus the Teacher. He heals at sunset and no doubt into the darkness of the night, is up at daybreak pursued by the people but leaves them to continue his mission of preaching throughout Judea. Jesus, the generous, energetic man for others sets the bar for us, his followers. Could we keep pace with him?  What CAN we do?  We need to take time to be with him as we begin each day and ask him for HIS agenda for us and try as best we can to fulfill it....day by day, one day at a time.  We will be surprised at how much we can accomplish and how much he helps us do it.

Bro. Rene

Dear Jesus, you set the tone and the pace for my own mission as I walk in your footsteps. Tell me what you want of me today and I will do it.  Amen.