Devotion:
Read Matthew 8:28-34.
This is one graveyard nobody went near! Everybody knew about the two demon-possessed men who hung out there. They were violent and they were scary. Everybody knew to stay away; except Jesus. It wasn’t that he didn’t know about them. But he wasn’t going to let their scary reputation prevent him for going to where they were. And he brought healing to them.
Who is it that scares you? Who do you stay away from? What has caused you to be scared of them? Sometimes we have experiences with certain individuals that prompts our fear. Sometimes we hear or read about the experiences of others and accept their fear for ourselves. Sometimes we fear someone or some group just because they are different from us.
Jesus was constantly crossing that separating line of fear. He was so connected to his heavenly Father and completely trusted God to be with him, no matter where he went or who he encountered. He still leads those who will follow him into places and with people who might be scary to us. Again, it is an issue of trust in the power of God to overcome any situation of fear. Pray for wisdom and courage to grow in that trust.
Personal Worship Option:
Louisa Stead wrote these words 138 years ago:
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I’ve proved him o’er and o’er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!
No comments:
Post a Comment