I Was Welcomed in Galilee & Healed a Nobleman's Son

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

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October 31, 2012    I Was Welcomed in Galilee & Healed a Nobleman's Son

Page 67-68   Matthew 4:13-17; Mark 1:14b-15; Luke 4:14a, 31a; John 4:43-54

When Jesus preached, he told the people that their hope was being fulfilled; the Kingdom of God was near. He pleaded with them to believe this good news and repent from their sins and turn to God. Sometimes, we may be tempted to take our eyes off of the Kingdom of God. In our culture, people divide themselves into various political or ideological camps with names like progressive, liberal, democrat, republican and libertarian (or, Seminole, Gator, Bulldog and Tarheel). While it is appropriate for Christians to be fully engaged with society as we build for the Kingdom of God, we must always remember we are called to be in the world, but not like the world. (See John 17:11, 16; Romans 12:2; 1 John 2:15-17) As followers of Jesus, we remember “we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior” (Philippians 3:20).

To prove he was the Messiah and that he had the authority to announce the coming of God’s Kingdom, Jesus performed miracles, such as the healing of the nobleman's son in Cana. However, Jesus issued a cautionary word about his miracles, because many people were more interested in his signs than they were in going where the signs were pointing them. When I was in Caesarea and was boarding our tour bus for Jerusalem, I noticed some in our group taking photos of the road sign pointing to Jerusalem. If they would have been satisfied with their photo of the road sign, and never journeyed on to Jerusalem, they would have been like the people in Galilee responding to Jesus’ signs.

Today, in Jesus’ church, signs are given so that people may believe the Good News, repent of their sins and turn to God, “and that by believing in him (you) will have life by the power of his name” John 20:31.

Got life?

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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The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

November 1, 2012   I Was Rejected in My Home Town

Page 71        Luke 4:14b-30