Matthew 10:1
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1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to
him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every
disease and sickness.
Matthew 11:20
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20 Then Jesus began to denounce the
towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not
repent.
I hope you will bear with me as we go through Matthew 10. There is a lot in here and I really don’t
know where to begin so I decided to start with two verses that stood out to
me. One is Matthew 10:1 and then I skipped over to Matthew 11:20.
Now this is to be a series on the red letter words in the
Bible but I feel it is important to not only look at the words Jesus spoke but
also His actions. So, today, we have no
red letter words but we are told how Jesus responded to the people living in
His day and how they responded to Him. I
believe this is important because it is not only how they responded but also
how we respond today.
Nothing about human nature has changed over the many years
that we have existed on this earth. Adam
and Eve, living in a perfect world still wanted more. Today, we want more things, more time, faster
services, and the list goes on just as it was in Jesus time. The Israelites were looking for a King that
would provide more for them. Someone who
would rescue them from the bondage of the Romans, someone who would make their
world peaceful, joyful, and without want, they were looking for what? King David, King Solomon. Their king was not exactly what they expected
and thus no matter what He did, it was never enough. Sound familiar?
In these verses Jesus is sends out his disciples. He has given them the authority to perform
miracles just as He did. As we read on in
the chapter we will see that Jesus tells His disciples that it will not always
be an easy road. That is what caused me
to skip to Matthew 11:20. We hear all of the stories about Jesus and
His miracles but people still did not repent.
When I pray for healing today I have to pray for spiritual
healing not physical healing and this is the reason why. Sometimes miracles happen and everyone is
amazed at what God has done yet a few days, months, years go by and they have
forgotten of the miraculous healing. It
is not until we experience the internal healing of our being that we can
experience the everlasting external joy of our Savior. There are many types of cancer but the cancer
of sin in our souls will last an eternity.
What type of healing do you need today? Emotional healing from past and current
hurts?
Do you need physical healing from a disease or
sickness? May you are in need of spiritual
healing from a life of an unrepentant heart?
I dare say, the one that you need to fix first is the unrepentant heart. This is one that Jesus will always heal and
it will make anything else in your life easier to bear knowing He is there with
you. Repent and be saved is the message
for today.
Seek Him, Know Him, Serve Him by sharing Him with others.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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