When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call... Continue Reading →
When Jesus Sees Faith
And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic: “Child, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 2:5 (Reference Bible) Word gets around that Jesus is back in town. We go at once and find where He is and fight the pressing crowd until we make our way through to the front. He is in... Continue Reading →
Yes, He Does Want To Heal
At that he was moved with pity, and he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him: “I want to, Be made clean.” Mark 1:41 (Reference Bible) We fallen beings got it all wrong. When we were designed, sin did not live within us. Unfortunately we let it in and all our... Continue Reading →
If Jesus Wants To
There also came to him a leper, entreating him even on bended knee, saying to him: “If you just want to, you can make me clean.” Mark 1:40 (Reference Bible) One could feel a healthy sense of jealousy when reading of this poor leper who approached Jesus. Not for his terrible disease or even for... Continue Reading →
Who´s Getting Into the Kingdom First?
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Matthew 21:31 (AMV) Jesus gives us here in Matthew 21:28-32 an illustration of how we humans react to... Continue Reading →
Blind Men Shouting
But the crowd sternly told them to keep silent; yet they cried all the louder, saying: ¨Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!¨ Matthew 20:31 It is a short story of the two blind men found in Matthew 20 verses 29 to 34. But it is one so fully packed with deep spiritual healing... Continue Reading →
Seeking Signs From Heaven
Here the Pharisees and Sadducees approached him and, to tempt him, they asked him to display to them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 (Reference Bible) Quite certainly we would be alone if we were to put forth the idea of reading of the Gospels by placing ourselves in the place of the Pharisees. Jesus... Continue Reading →
Jesus Gave Authority
Jesus took aside His disciples and instructed them to go out into the community. But before He sent them He gave them authority in areas where we humans normally cannot go. He gave His messengers power over disease and dark spirits. Let´s take a moment to consider what Jesus asked them to say and do... Continue Reading →
Make Us Clean!
And, Look! A leprous man came up and began doing obeisance to him, saying; ¨Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.¨ Matthew 8:2 (Reference Bible) Why do we go so often to the scriptures and why do we study the life of Christ so much? Some people may like to read the... Continue Reading →
Jesus´ Amazing Teaching and Healing
And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. (Matthew 4:23 American Standard Bible) So familiar are we to the story of Jesus that perhaps we rarely stop to think what was... Continue Reading →
