He went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath. They were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, ‘Let us alone! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ When the demon had thrown him down before them, he came out of him without having done him any harm. They were all amazed and kept saying to one another, ‘What kind of utterance is this? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and out they come!’ And a report about him began to reach every place in the region. (Luke 4:31-37, NRSV)
In the light of all of the tornadoes recently, some that have caused damage to property and lose of life, and some that have been occurring in places they do not normally occur, like Victoria, TX. I saw a funnel cloud here in Victoria back earlier this week. It was not a normal occurrence here, but what is really normal. We usually here when natural disaster strikes that it is the wrath of God coming down on this group or that group. Why does God never do anything that is good for the people?
Here in our reading Jesus frees a man from an unclean spirit. He releases him from the bondage that is holding him. A few days ago I got to see to picture of a miracle. One of my dearest friends had a baby. Well people have babies all the time, what is the miracle? This friend of mine was told at a very young age that she would not have children. She has lived her life thinking that she will watch those around her have kids, and raise families, and now in her late 30 she has a child, when it was not suppose to be possible! Does God do good things for people? Yes He does! Has He done something miraculous for you?
Well that is an interesting question isn’t it? We all want to see the big things happen in our lives, for us to get that big job we are going for, or to have a big family. We look for the big miracle every day, as if we are not seeing the miracles all around us…
How many of you are able to read this blog?
How many of you were able to get up out of bed this morning?
How many of you were able to walk to get a glass of water?
Just getting a glass of clean water in some-places is a miracle…
How many of you are breathing?
There are so many things that are miracles that happen in our own lives everyday that we miss because we are looking for something big. We forget that God created all of this world and He holds it all in His hands, and controls what happens… He has all of creation under control, allow Him to have control and live in the greatness that He has for you! A freedom from bondage, and a life you can’t possibly fathom on your own!
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