see Jesus as Healer

      Luke 17:12 As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance, 13 crying out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" 14 He looked at them and said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, their leprosy disappeared. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God, I'm healed!" 16 He fell face down on the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. 17Jesus asked, "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Does only this foreigner return to give glory to God?" 19 And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has made you well." 
     
     Jesus tells the ten to "go and show yourselves to the priests."  This is what the Law requires a leper to do before returning to the congregation.  Nine were obedient to Jesus' command.  One was not immediately obedient.  All ten were healed.


     The difference between the one and the nine is perception. The nine perceived that the law was in operation and were anxious to return to the congregation.  The one who returned--an outsider anyway--perceived The Healer---Jesus.  "Your faith has made you well."  The nine went immediately to be reconciled to the congregation by the letter of the Law.


   One of the ten recognized that The Healer had shown up to change things.  He was thankful--but more important than that was his perception of The Healer showing the Grace of God--outside the Law.  This is a picture of Jesus being recognized by outsiders before his own people could see Him as Messiah.


    John 14:6  says Jesus is THE WAY.---be blessed---c 


     

transfiguration is still coming

Sorry! I thought it would be ready to publish by now, but I am still downloading from My Father. But, OUR end of the week is Saturday. It is coming---be blessed---c

Good Friday

Good Friday. Good Friday for all who believe in The Way, The Truth and The Life---Jesus. To continue my thoughts for the week, what was Jesus doing that Friday morning? We can find an account of this in John chapter 18.
Verse one of chapter 18 says that after the last supper and the out-pouring of the Will of God, Jesus and the disciples went for a walk across the Kidron valley. We don't see that Jesus slept at all. He is arrested during the night and goes to trial before the High Priest and that trial ended in the early morning (John 18:28). We don't know how long exactly that Jesus had been awake before going to trial, but he was wholly man and fatigue had to be setting in. We see that He fully realized(Jn. 18:4) all that was going to happen to Him. Maunday Thursday ran into Good Friday. No rest. So as I awake this morning, Jesus had already been awake for probably 24 hours straight.
I wake up rested and while I was asleep, Jesus had poured out The Father's Will, been betrayed, been denied by his main man--3 times, sweat blood, prayed for every believer in the world, lied about, rejected by the officials of the people he came to save, and turned over to the government and put a soldier's ear back on!! Good Friday has just begun. What a Savior we have. I give Him all praise!! Be Blessed---c

Maundy Thursday

We find the events that happened in Jesus life here on earth on this day in John 13-17. Events is probably not the right term. The out-pouring of God's will is really what happened. It started with Jesus washing His disciples feet, showing them what he was here to do and for an example to them as to what they are to do to receive that which he pours out to them in the following chapters. Jesus gives his inner circle the inside scoop on God's plan right here before He takes the sin of the world.
Jesus starts his outpouring with this---Don't be troubled, you believe God now believe Me. The first thing he said was to stop worrying, stop letting fear have its way with you, don't be troubled. That is a key to receiving what he says in the chapters to follow. Chapter 13 says to forgive, and the first verse of 14 says don't fear. The keys to the Kingdom are right here. Chapter 14 verse six gives us the first key, "I am the way, the truth and the life...".
God always announces ahead of time what is going to happen to bear witness of Himself. He does not do things in darkness (Is. 45:19) His Son here tells us that if He goes away He will come back to get us. And if He goes away He will not leave us alone. He will send The Comforter, and it is better for us that the Comforter--Holy Spirit--come than for Him to stay here. For this day I want to meditate on the words that Jesus gave to his inner circle, and I want to think on His prayer for us, John 17:21.... Come Lord Jesus---Be Blessed---c