Getting To Work, God's Way

Matthew 4: 23 - 25

Jesus has called those who are following close to him. They have dropped everything to follow and with them at His side, their tasks begin. Jesus begins teaching, preaching and healing.

He goes straight to where the people currently go to learn and be instructed - the synagogues. He starts preaching obviously in a way not heard of before. Most likely, He's telling them - the structured rules that are impossible to follow have been supplemented with His love and grace. He lets them know that God doesn't want legalistic people concentrating on rules, He wants sincere people who love their neighbors, who care for others, who show God's love here on earth. He is telling them of how to bring heaven's love here. He wants followers who live the rules, not just know how to quote and abide with the laws. Also, note that He is healing every disease and sickness among the people. Can you imagine the uproar, the stories, the excitement? Word quickly spreads to other areas and as a result, people from all over are bringing the ill and ailing to Him. What does He do then? He heals them too. Talk about a stir to get a ministry going! And what do the people do - they follow Him.

We can learn much from this small passage. We are to be Christ here on earth and allow His love to abide here and make God's kingdom here. We are to go to our places of work, shopping and places of worship, teaching and learning and looking to heal everything. A big job, yes. A big God to make it happen, oh definitely yes. Look around at the world you touch everyday and realize that there are so many that need God's love, God's grace and God's healing and use Christ in you to heal EVERYONE! Not for our glory or fame, but for His glory and for bringing others into His kingdom. Oh how the world can and will change as we are Christ to the world we touch each day. And as we do follow Jesus, so will the world.

I challenge everyone, everywhere you go - go out, teach, learn and heal those who need Christ's touch and healing.

Matthew 4:
23.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
24.
News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.
25.
Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.