There is much darkness in this world. In Jesus we have the power to rebuke it, just as he does. There is power in the name of Jesus. When we pray in his name he manifests that same power that triumphs over sin and death truly is in us as well.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
Because there is much darkness and much need for the kingdom we must not confine or pigeonhole our mission. The kingdom is meant to bear fruit in the whole world, not just in our little areas of focus.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing,
so also among you
We often get overly involved in one project, one ministry, at the expense of all others. Our vision narrows. Our laser focus obscures other places we may be called to spread the love of God and neighbor and the hope of heaven.
But he said to them, "To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent."
There is more to the story than just who clamors for our help the most vehemently. It is about the calling. Everyone has a right to hear the good news. Simon's mother in law has a right to hear it. Those in the village sick with various diseases and possessed with demons have a right to hear it. The problems there seem sufficient to keep Jesus occupied for his entirely earthly ministry. And they might be if he let them. But it is necessary to keep moving if that is what God is telling us to do. The secret is to trust in God rather than ourselves. On our own a single problem can be insurmountable. With God we do not need to fear when our own strength comes up short.
I, like a green olive tree
in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
forever and ever.
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