Jesus: Capable and Willing - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Matthew 8:2,

"A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, 'Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.'"

Following Jesus' sermon on the mount, many needy people came to him to seek relief. The above verse documents the plea of a leper. Also in this chapter a Roman centurion came to him for help because he had a servant paralyzed and suffering. Peter's mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever and Jesus healed her. His disciples sought his deliverance of them from a furious storm as they crossed the lake in a boat. The chapter ends with Jesus healing two horribly demon possessed men.

If nothing else, what we learn from this chapter is that Jesus Christ is who to flee to when in need. He is capable, willing and able to help any one of us regardless of our need.

The greatest need we all have is that we all face the horrific judgment of God for our sins. We have all sinned and we all face God's eternal judgment of us for those sins. However, just as the folks experienced Jesus' deliverance of those we meet in Matthew 8, he can and will deliver us.

There are a lot of remedies out there that are promoted to meet whatever need we may have. There exists no greater need than that which Jesus can provide us relief for. He has the power to deliver us and he has within himself the willingness to deliver us. 

He has the love within him that promises us he is willing to help us in our need.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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