Jesus now
begins His ministry to and for the masses.
We are
reminded what Peter writes in 2 Peter
3:9, The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not
willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
God’s desire
is to heal all from their sin. The question is: Who will come to Him for
healing?
As soon as
the sun has set on this particular Sabbath day, after Jesus has taught in the
synagogue, and cleansed the demon-possessed man, He and others had retired to
Simon’s home, where Jesus had performed His first healing recorded in Luke’s
gospel.
We doubt anyone
knew of this first healing outside those who were in the house who had
requested Jesus minister to Simon’s mother-in-law out of their concern for her.
(Love always plays a great part in the requests we make of Jesus, doesn’t it? Could
this be why He tells us to love one another?)
It was an
expression of faith in what they had heard of Jesus and seen in Jesus that
caused them to bring ALL those who were afflicted in that area with all kinds
of diseases.
From this we
learn Jesus is both a specialist and a general practitioner. He CAN heal
anything and everything. This is yet another demonstration nothing is too hard
for God. There is no demon, even Satan himself, who can oppose Him, and there is
no disease He cannot heal.
The question
is, (knowing what He knows,) will He?
Here He is in the very first days of His public ministry, and the instant,
immediate healing door is open to all who have faith in Him. (In this case it
is an example of how little faith it takes. Do you have faith to bring your
friend to Jesus?)
Jesus heals
everyone. He drives the demons out of everyone who is possessed. This is a
powerful demonstration of what we daily pray for: “Your kingdom come, Your will be done.” Satan’s kingdom must come
down.
-Pastor Bill
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