Jesus Heals Many - Matthew 8:14-17
Jesus Heals Many
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“He took up our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”
Reflection: Jesus continues to demonstrate both in word and in deed, and in the case of Peter's mother in law touch, that He was the Messiah. This is a direct correlation to the prophecy of Isaiah 53 that says Jesus bore our sins in his body and took away our infirmities. And Jesus not only healed sickness, but also delivered people who were possessed by demons. It was with a word that He drove out these evil spirits. One word from The Lord and Savior can drive out any evil. Jesus spoke with authority and drove out demons by the same authority. This is the same authority He gave to His disciples and by application us.
Notice too Peter is married, as Jesus heals his mother in law. If Peter is the head pope of the Catholic Church it's pretty hard to get around the fact he was married and Jesus approved of it. Peter moved to Capernaum with his wife and mother in law to be closer to the center of Jesus' activity and ministry. Sometimes God calls us to move according to His call and put us in a place where we can be used to bring in His kingdom.
One of the opportunities we have today is to touch people and pray for them in Jesus' name. Jesus touched Peter's mother in law, and God calls us to reach out and touch somebody's hand (wasn't that a song?).
Jesus we pray that as we move ourselves into a position to be about bringing in your kingdom that we might offer a word, a touch, a healing prayer for those in bondage to sickness or the powers of this age in Jesus' name. Amen.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“He took up our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”
Reflection: Jesus continues to demonstrate both in word and in deed, and in the case of Peter's mother in law touch, that He was the Messiah. This is a direct correlation to the prophecy of Isaiah 53 that says Jesus bore our sins in his body and took away our infirmities. And Jesus not only healed sickness, but also delivered people who were possessed by demons. It was with a word that He drove out these evil spirits. One word from The Lord and Savior can drive out any evil. Jesus spoke with authority and drove out demons by the same authority. This is the same authority He gave to His disciples and by application us.
Notice too Peter is married, as Jesus heals his mother in law. If Peter is the head pope of the Catholic Church it's pretty hard to get around the fact he was married and Jesus approved of it. Peter moved to Capernaum with his wife and mother in law to be closer to the center of Jesus' activity and ministry. Sometimes God calls us to move according to His call and put us in a place where we can be used to bring in His kingdom.
One of the opportunities we have today is to touch people and pray for them in Jesus' name. Jesus touched Peter's mother in law, and God calls us to reach out and touch somebody's hand (wasn't that a song?).
Jesus we pray that as we move ourselves into a position to be about bringing in your kingdom that we might offer a word, a touch, a healing prayer for those in bondage to sickness or the powers of this age in Jesus' name. Amen.
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