Archive | March 2015

Matthew 9 – Jesus : the Man of Compassion

Mar12

Good evening Y’all. Today we are looking at Matthew 9

In this chapter we see the Authority and compassion of Jesus displayed.

Be Blessed 🙂

Jesus not only has authority to Heal, cast out demons, still storms but He also his authority to forgive and to raise the dead.

Jesus seeing their faith, was able to perform miracles for them. This tells me that FAITH is key to us receiving our miracles

Hebrews 11: 1 defines faith as:
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” ( NLT)

“What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.” (TLB)

The paralysed man was healed because of his faith

The woman with the issue of blood had faith that if only she touched the hem of his garment she would be healed

“for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed”. (Matthew 9: 21 NLT)

The synagogue leader had faith in Jesus to resurrect his daughter even though she had died.  Let’s look at his words to Jesus.

“As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.” (Matthew 9: 18 TLB)

This is great faith from the synagogue leader. He could have given up on the situation but the man must have heard about the miracles Jesus had been performing and was encouraged because he knew Jesus carried authority. It was a dead situation that others might have given up on but this man refused to give up and believed Jesus could raise his daughter back to life.

Jesus was willing to go over to his house and lay hands on his daughter. When He got there, He was met by many doubters and nay sayers proclaiming the death of the daughter. He couldn’t deal with doubters and naysayers . He had to get rid of them, then He went in to the girl and took her by the hand and she stood up.

“When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music. “Get out!” he told them. “The girl isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.” But the crowd laughed at him. After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up!” (Matthew 9: 23-25 NLT)

Sometimes we too need to get away from the doubters and naysayers around us. We only keep those who are going to encourage our faith in God.

“When He saw the throngs, He was moved with pity and sympathy for them, because they were bewildered (harassed and distressed and dejected and helpless), like sheep without a shepherd”.(Matthew 9:36 AMP)

Jesus was filled with compassion when He saw the people. Why? Because the people were distressed, helpless, weary….

Do you find yourself in this category today, be encouraged Jesus is compassionate and will meet you where you are right now. He will turn things around for your good. He cares for you. Let’s keep trusting and holding onto His word and promises.

He is too faithful to fail. Even when we are unfaithful, He remains faithful ( 2 Tim 2:13)

He said heaven and earth will fade away but His word will never fade away ( Matt 24: 35). That means His word can be trusted

He said He will never leave you nor forsake you. Therefore you can confidently say The Lord is my helper, I will not fear (Heb 13: 5b – 6)

He promises to hold you by the hand and help you (Isa 41: 10)

He watches over His word to fulfill it. (Jer 1: 12)

Everything on heaven and earth is subject to His authority ( 1 Chronicles 29: 11, Matt 28: 18)

He is the same yesterday today and forever (Heb 13: 8). If  HE has done it before, He can do it again.

Whatever situation you are going through  today has no choice but to bow to the authority of Jesus. He is sovereign over all.  Be encouraged today 🙂

God is in control …. Hallelujah !!!

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Have a great evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Matthew 8 – Meeting Jesus : The man of Authority

Mar11

Good evening y’all. We are looking at Matthew chapter 8.

Today’s blog has been written by someone dear to my heart 🙂 . I pray you are blessed as you read. Amen

Just reading through the chapter gives various aspects of Jesus’ personality.  From healing the Centurion’s servant without having to be there in person; to rebuking infirmities and demons and the elements; and even inspiring a following of people in those who allow Him lead them.  All these topics were really though-provoking, however, I would like to talk about one aspect of Jesus’ personality: Jesus: The Man of authority.

First, in order to get us all on the same chain of thoughts, I’d like us to think about what authority means to each of us.  People of authority (in our lives) tend to order us around; provide protection for us; instruct us on what to do; and even delegate authority to us so that we may do something in their stead.

Some time ago I got into pondering upon the Centurion’s encounter with Jesus (Matt 8: 5-13).  From their conversation, it is easy to see that the Centurion had settled (in his heart) the questions of, ‘who is Jesus?’ and ‘is He capable of granting my request?’.  He called Jesus, ‘Lord’ (verse 8); and didn’t just say it, but expressed his acceptance of Jesus’ lordship by humbling himself before Him. This was a man who had understood, by reason of his training as a soldier, the meaning of authority, and the respect for authority.

Now I want us to ask ourselves these questions: Do I respect Jesus’ authority? Whenever I approach Him, do I make demands or humbly make requests that also speak of His boundless abilities so that He is glorified before all?  This was what the Centurion succeeded in doing.  He exalted and believed in Jesus’ supernatural abilities so much that He saw what others could not see: that the manifestation of Jesus’ power and authority in our lives was limited by our faith.  In other words, we prevent Jesus from doing all the things He wishes to do for us because of our limited faith.  This was later exemplified in the disciples’ actions on the boat in verses 26 and 27.

In verse 3, Jesus made it clear that He can not be forced into doing what He doesn’t want to do.  He has authority to show compassion.
In verse 13, Jesus made it clear that He can effect His authority without being physically present, by healing a person far away.
In verse 15, Jesus made it clear that He can effect His authority over sickness by just a touch.
In verse 16, Jesus made it clear that He can effect His authority over a variety of illnesses and spiritual problems.
In verse 26, Jesus made it clear that He has authority over the elements.
In verse 32, Jesus made it clear that he has authority to cast our and determine the destination of demons.

In all these examples, the authority of Jesus was recognised by the sickness, demons, wind, and even the Centurion.  And so I ask again, ‘Do you recognise His authority, and what does that cause inside of you?’  Does your recognition of Jesus’ authority cause your faith to rise like that of the Centurion?

Romans 1: 20 says, ‘For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.‘ (NIV)

Jesus showed a nature the Centurion could recognise and relate with: established authority is wielded effortlessly by whoever possesses it.  The teacher in verse 19 recognised that Jesus is a Teacher for teachers to follow.  Today, Jesus still expresses His nature to us in various ways, even according to our experiences in life:  He is the Leader for leaders to acknowledge and follow; the Physician for physicians to acknowledge and follow; the Son for the sons of God to acknowledge and follow; the Priest for priests to acknowledge and follow; and so on.

Why don’t you acknowledge, exalt and desire Him for the boundless things He can do?  Do not limit what He can do in your life.  Let your faith rise to meet Him, giving glory to Him who can do exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think, according to the power that works in us.  (Eph 3:20-21)

Hallelujah!!!!!

—Blog by Kenoye Muzan.

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Have a wonderful evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***