And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out of many, crying, You are the Son of God! But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. (Luke 4:38-41 ESV)
Jesus went to Peter’s house and his mother-in-law was I’ll, Jesus healed her and she got up and started to serve them. She was restored to her right place. She was not able to do what she needed to do. Now upon first reading in our day this is sexist. She was healed only to get up and serve. But when you realize that that was her place in her society, the you see she was restored to society. She was restored to do what she was created to do.
You see that is what God does through Jesus, He restores us to the place we belong in society. He frees us to not worry about anything. He frees us to serve others and not worry about ourselves, because in being where we belong our life is richly blessed.
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