14When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever; 15he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him. 16That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick. 17This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.” 18Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25And they went and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. 27They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:14-27, NRSV)
When we follow Jesus he is able to heal us and calm us, if we will let him.
We see here how Jesus healed Peter’s Mother-in-law without being asked, and then some try to follow, but where does Jesus have to go? Jesus has to go everywhere, and we can not deal with things that are to stay here. And even during the storm, Jesus sleeps on the back of the boat. Having been on a sailboat during a storm, I have great respect for Jesus’ ability to sleep. But that is what it means to be a follower of Christ. That we are always calm even in the biggest storm because we know that Jesus can save us and heal us.
So do you follow Jesus?
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