Tuesday, October 14, 2008

We see people led to follow Jesus to be an active pat of supporting His ministry. God raised them up to follow in that way. They were there to help with anything that was needed. They had much love for Him because they had been delivered from much.

Jesus told the parable of scattering seed and did not explain it to the large crowd. He later explained it to His disciples. The Lord only reveals these things to us when we ask. He tells us if we are not listening then we will forget what we know now. He does not force us to listen, but graciously and generously imparts wisdom and knowledge to those who seek Him. 8b "This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!...15 "And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest." (NLT) We see the true family of Jesus is the ones who hear and obey God's word.

Jesus is sleeping in the storm (peace through faith). His tremendous power came from His faith. Faith helped Him through His entire assignment. He was able to heal from sickness, demons, and death; spiritual and physical. The peoples faith made a huge difference in their healing. We also see Jesus saying Jairus' daughter was only sleeping, not dead. He understood physical death is not near as permanent as spiritual death. He not only understands what life is, He has the power over life and death.

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