Good Morning Everyone!Our reading for today is Luke, chapter 4. In this chapter, Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness--but Jesus did not give in. If He had, we would have no hope. Jesus was also rejected in his own home town of Nazareth--but he did not stop preaching. If he had, we would have no hope. He drove out evil spirits and healed many--giving people hope then, and hope for us now. Beautiful, beautiful Jesus. The hope of all.
Scripture:
When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Luke 4:40
Observation:
He laid His hands on each one. Jesus didn't have to do that. Can you imagine how dirty and smelly some of these people would have been? And what about those with leprosy? Just think of the germs!
Jesus could have simply spoken the word over the crowd of people and the sick would have been healed. Didn't He calm the storm on the sea by speaking to it? Couldn't He have done the same here instead of T-O-U-C-H-I-N-G everybody? But instead, He chose to touch each person who had come for healing. He took time. He leaned over. He looked into their eyes. And while He healed their bodies, He changed them forever.
Application:
How are we touching the people around us? It may be with an "I'm sorry this happened to you" hug. Or a "things will get better" hand on their arm. A wiping away of a child's tears. Or it may be touching someone without touching them at all--like a special note in the mail from a dear friend. Food donated to a food bank touches people you may never even see. Crowds of people surround us each day. How can you and I touch them?
Prayer:
Dear Father--Bring me to each situation that you want me to see. Help me to see through Your eyes. Show me how to touch them for You.
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