Day 347: Healing Power

Luke 4:31-44; Ezekiel 46-47; Isaiah 65

Wow, reading about Jesus' healings is pretty cool. I love that he heals completely, with no strings attached, no expectations. He just gives and serves. He heals people of crazy bad stuff like demons (and later raising people from death), as well as from little stuff like fevers. No sickness is too big or too small for his touch. Then the people try to stop him from leaving. They want him to stay with them. I'm sure I'd be the same way! Jesus is so awesome, of course we would want him around. However, what if he would have stayed? Where would the world be? Would the message and healing of Jesus been far-reaching? Sometimes we want to feel God really close all the time; it's an amazing experience. However, when God seems distant, we have to grow, step up, press on. When we've been healed by Jesus, it's awesome, but we need to keep living life with the rest of the world, showing how we've been healed and telling about Jesus. If Jesus would have stayed, they would have only talked to him and not to others, ultimately missing out on spreading the message further.

Here at the end of this chapter in Isaiah, God reveals his plan for a new heaven and a new earth. There will be no more crying; celebration and peace and joy will be the atmosphere and no one will go hungry or need to fear. It sounds so awesome, such a beautiful promise. And God wants everyone to be able to be there. So let us be bold and share about Jesus' love so that our friends and neighbors can one day live with us there!