The Power of God’s Spoken Word

Meditations in the Season of Epiphany 

January 28, 2022

The Power of God’s Spoken Word

Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”

Luke 4:38

Read: Luke 4:31-44

In today’s reading, three points caught my attention. First, in the preceding passage, Jesus said, “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” (v.21) That scripture promised Good News to the poor, the captives will be released, the blind will see, and the oppressed will be set free. (v.18-19) Those promises were fulfilled in Capernaum.

Secondly, Jesus simply spoke, and the demons obeyed him and illnesses, such as the one Peter’s mother-in-law had, were instantly healed. All by the authority of the words Jesus spoke. This reminds me of the power of God’s spoken word as Paul says in Romans 4:17, “(God) calls into existence the things that do not exist.”

The third point is solitude: “Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place.” (v.42) Jesus had the power to simply speak and disposed of demons and illness. Yet, he needed his quiet time alone with God. If so for Jesus, how much more so for me?

My Takeaway: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27, NRSV) The same Jesus who cast out demons and healed illnesses by the power of his words, is in me. I need to spend a considerable amount of time pondering this truth. Perhaps seeking time alone with God is exactly what I need more of.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

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