DAY FOURTEEN – Thursday, March 17, 2022
Matthew 9:18 -26
This passage indicates that people were aware of the powers Jesus had – the powers of healing and also reviving the dead. They sought him out to take care of them in impossible situations.
First, a man whose daughter had died and then a woman who had a bleeding issue for years, asked Jesus’ help, to restore the girl to life, and to heal the woman’s health problem. The woman said she would be healed if she but touched the hem of Jesus’ garment– a demonstration of her faith – and the man, a ruler, knew if he had faith, Jesus would help his daughter have life again. As Jesus went to tend to these situations, he had the disciples join him.
My impression is that Jesus was preparing the disciples. to carry on his works after he was gone and that he wished that these people did not broadcast these experiences. I believe he did not want to be the centre of attention, but that others with faith, could do as he had done.
Christine Chown
Matthew 9:18 -26
This passage indicates that people were aware of the powers Jesus had – the powers of healing and also reviving the dead. They sought him out to take care of them in impossible situations.
First, a man whose daughter had died and then a woman who had a bleeding issue for years, asked Jesus’ help, to restore the girl to life, and to heal the woman’s health problem. The woman said she would be healed if she but touched the hem of Jesus’ garment– a demonstration of her faith – and the man, a ruler, knew if he had faith, Jesus would help his daughter have life again. As Jesus went to tend to these situations, he had the disciples join him.
My impression is that Jesus was preparing the disciples. to carry on his works after he was gone and that he wished that these people did not broadcast these experiences. I believe he did not want to be the centre of attention, but that others with faith, could do as he had done.
Christine Chown
