And it came
to pass on a certain day, When
I have good days, frequently the question arises in my mind: why can’t every
day be like today? But that is not the way that the Lord lived His life: He
drew strength and/or poured virtue into the day as it came, moving in the
direction that He wanted to go, recognizing the impermanence of His audience,
but wanting to provide them with the best
as he was
teaching, opportunity
available to be taught.
that there
were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, And although I usually think of this as a story about the
faith of the man who is physically healed and his friends in lowering him
through the roof,
which were
come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: Luke here points to the scribes and
Pharisees as having faith sufficient to be healed. Christ was not so abrasive
in his rebukes that his enemies would not hear, so that when they showed faith,
He could proffer the awaited healing.
and the
power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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