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August 16, 2008
VERSE:
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to
him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the
sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet
Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."
-- Matthew 8:16-17
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Matthew+8:16-17
THOUGHT:
How does Jesus feel about us when we feel tormented by evil and
unfairness? Does he really long to touch our broken bodies when we
are sick? Look two places and you will know the answer. First, look
at him in the dusk of early evening touching the untouchable and
you'll know. Second, look to the cross and see him in anguish so we
can be confident that he knows and cares. But, there is a third
place to look. Look to the future when we will see him, and every
tear will be dried from our eyes and we will share in his glory.
Here we trust in his grace and know it only in parts and pieces,
but The Day will come when we will know fully the words of Matthew
8:16-17 in our own immortal bodies (1 Cor. 13:9-12; 1 Cor.
15:35-58).
PRAYER:
Holy and Righteous Father, until The Day of ultimate grace is
fully realized, I trust your love and mercy will sustain me through
the servant grace of my Savior and your Son. In his name, Jesus of
Nazareth and of heaven, I pray. Amen.
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