July 5th

July 5^th – Luke 7:1-17 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%207:1-17&version=NLT)

Please go read the passage!

Two awesome demonstrations to touch on tonight.

1) A demonstration of faith: Well, that’s pretty impressive faith. This man was a Roman, not Jewish. Yet, it seems he believed that Jesus did, indeed, have power over people to some degree. He makes a comparison saying he knows he needs only give a command to his officers or slaves and they will do it. This is to suggest he has faith that Jesus need only to say the servant will be well and he will be. For a man who was not even a Jew, this was a huge demonstration of faith. He was rewarded for it, too, as his servant was indeed healed. I think sometimes we need to have faith more like that. When we remember God is in charge of all things, and we ask Him, we need to remember He can work everything out to His perfect plan. Sometimes, I think we need to remember it in ways like the Roman did to help us remember. Once we do realize this, though, we need to have faith like he did, too.

 

2) A demonstration of miracles: We see an incredible miracle here – Jesus raised a boy from the dead. Now, I find this neat because it proves he has power over life and death. Yet, later, nobody would believe he had risen from the dead, even though he had clearly demonstrated it earlier. However, I also want to point out quickly why Jesus healed this boy. It says he saw the mother and his heart overflowed with compassion. People, yes, God is a judge, but yes, He is also merciful and compassionate. He is a perfect balance of both. But we need to remember that compassion comes from an unending, unyielding, unchanging, undying love for each and every one of His children. He really does love us.

Well, that will be all for tonight! God bless! Shalom!

 

P.S. This is late because I've been typing up the posts but forgetting to post them because my internet is funny sometimes.