Post by foxjj on May 16, 2023 7:39:47 GMT
Luke 6: 17-19
Luke 6: 17-19; "And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all."
In these verses, we get an idea of the number of people that came to hear Jesus. The people traveled from all over the land, the north - Tire and Sidon, and the south - Judea, with Jerusalem as the capital of the province of Palestine. Many would have journeyed for days just to see and hear this new teacher. Others would have accompanied a suffering loved one in the hope of a healing.
Can you imagine the needs represented among the people? Today we can walk into a doctor’s office, or a hospital and have our medical needs attended too. However, it was not so in the days before hospitals or walk in clinics. Therefore, when the stories of a miracle worker spread across the land people took notice. For this was no ordinary wonder worker, He spoke with authority concerning God’s Kingdom, and His healing's were performed in God’s name. Here was a man who did not ask for money before performing a healing, nor did he claim glory for Himself - all of the glory went to God, and so the people came.
Friends, or family members carried those who were unable to walk, a loving hand led the blind. Even the daemons were subject to The Son of God as He ordered them to leave tormented people. Children were pushed forward through the throng of people by parents in the hope that Jesus would touch them; "for power came out from him and healed them all." (Verse 9)
Today, let us thank Jesus for His love shown onto us.
John Joseph Fox.
Luke 6: 17-19; "And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all."
In these verses, we get an idea of the number of people that came to hear Jesus. The people traveled from all over the land, the north - Tire and Sidon, and the south - Judea, with Jerusalem as the capital of the province of Palestine. Many would have journeyed for days just to see and hear this new teacher. Others would have accompanied a suffering loved one in the hope of a healing.
Can you imagine the needs represented among the people? Today we can walk into a doctor’s office, or a hospital and have our medical needs attended too. However, it was not so in the days before hospitals or walk in clinics. Therefore, when the stories of a miracle worker spread across the land people took notice. For this was no ordinary wonder worker, He spoke with authority concerning God’s Kingdom, and His healing's were performed in God’s name. Here was a man who did not ask for money before performing a healing, nor did he claim glory for Himself - all of the glory went to God, and so the people came.
Friends, or family members carried those who were unable to walk, a loving hand led the blind. Even the daemons were subject to The Son of God as He ordered them to leave tormented people. Children were pushed forward through the throng of people by parents in the hope that Jesus would touch them; "for power came out from him and healed them all." (Verse 9)
Today, let us thank Jesus for His love shown onto us.
John Joseph Fox.