Morsels 8 A Saviour for All
35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” 39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Thoughts
In this passage we catch a glimpse of the ministry to come; Capernaum the base of operations; the moments alone in the face of relentless pressure from the people, and the urge to always tell more folk about the Gospel
When Jesus told folk to follow Him there only certain places they may go. He is the Son of God and has a specific ministry that He alone can do. But there are other incidents where he is the exemplary model man. We should follow Him in His catching alone time with Father He emerges from His communion with His heavenly Father with a freshly stated aim to preach the Gospel to Heavenly father we will experience an impression on of us of His aims for us. Praying changes us.The challenge remains to spend with Father alone, Who knows wgat new directions and inspirations we will receive !
Following the ministry of our Lord Jesus we discover something about the Gospel and its proclamation. It is a thing of ever widening circles. Jesus starts in the Synagogues to the Jews and moves to the open air to the Samaritans and eventually to a Canaanite woman. The Gospel is for all, regardless of gender or race.
What manner of man was Christ? Crowds followed Him all day. Here, every one is looking for Him. There must have been some thing deeply attractive about Jesus and His teaching. Christian teachers and preachers should aspire to be like this; bur how?
We also note that Jesus ministry was accompanied with the casting out of demons. Our preaching should result in the emancipating of those who receive it, a liberation of a deeply spiritual nature. This is the type of preaching we need in the twenty first century for folk still suffer bondage.
Questions
1. What guidance do we receive from this passage about the conduct of our prayer lives?
2. How can we become more like Jesus?
3. How may we make an impact for the Gospel?
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