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

Meditations based on readings from

The Story of My Life As Told by Jesus Christ

August 14, 2019

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. 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 some of the people in Galilee responding to Jesus’ signs.

My Takeaway: Today in our churches, just as in Galilee, 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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