Recognizing who God is essential for those who choose to follow Him. There are so many places where God shows up, where we see Him work and how much He loves us.
During the sermon yesterday at The Community Fellowship I shared a story within a story that has really gripped my heart and reminded me of how much our God loves us and wants to work in our lives. Check out this Scripture and story.
Luke 9:37-43a NLT
The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. 38 A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child. 39 An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. 40 I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn’t do it.” 41 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.” 42 As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father. 43 Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power.
This father loved his son, and he was willing to do whatever it took to help his boy be well. By this time they most likely have tried plenty of other things. My guess is that the father, as well as the son, was desperate and in need.
That is where we find the father in these verses calling out to God, begging Jesus to heal his son. The father had come to believe that Jesus can do this and even do more.
Jesus had compassion on the father. The father loved his son and wanted the best for him. But what strikes me most is that Jesus didn’t just remove the demons, but Jesus healed the boy.
The demon had tormented the boy for a long time, but there was also significant damage to his body and his health. Jesus worked in the boys life through casting out the demon and healing him.
It is so beautiful and touching to see that Jesus gave the son back to the father, and this boy was completely healed.
Never does our God do things half way. This boy was healed. Even the effects and the scares that the demon left on this boy’s body were healed. Not just delivered from the demons. But the marks and the pain from what the demon caused the boy was healed from.
Return to Jesus, my friend. Let God heal you. Cry out to God. He will come to you, rescue you and make you well. He will make you new, better than ever, and now our turn is to return to Jesus and thank Him for all He has done.
Psalm 18:6 NLT
But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalm 34:17 NLT
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.
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