Today is Thursday, October 21st, 2004; Karen's Korner #399

I am someone who sticks notes, bookmarks, and who knows what else into my Bible. This morning I came across this scribbled note, "Jesus' life was filled with interruptions", and it lists about ten verses from Matthew chapter 8, all things that happened in the course of one day in Jesus life:

Large crowds followed Him down the hillside (vs. 1) and here comes a leper, who Jesus healed (vs. 2). Next a Roman army captain wanted his paralyzed servant boy healed (vs. 5), and he moved on to Peter's house where Peter's mother-in-law was in bed with a high fever. Jesus took care of that (vs.15). Then several demon-possessed people were brought to Him and they were delivered from their problems with a single word from Jesus (vs. 16). By now the crowds were getting large and He told the disciples to get ready to cross the lake (vs.18). Next, a religious teacher said he wanted to follow Jesus wherever He went (vs.19). And another disciple told Jesus, "When my father is dead, then I will follow you." And Jesus told him to follow Him now (vs. 21,22). He got onto the boat with his disciples and fell asleep, but here comes a terrible storm. The disciples are scared to death; wake up Jesus, shouting, "Lord, save us. We are sinking!" And Jesus calmed the storm and the seas (vs. 24-27). They get to the other side of the lake and Jesus is met by two men with demons in them and Jesus sends their demons into a herd of pigs that rush over a cliff and drowned (vs. 28-33). Now the entire population rushes to Jesus, begging Him to go away and leave them alone (vs. 34). They didn't like His supernatural power and the fact their pigs had been lost.

Two things I think about as I read this story:  first, so we sometimes think are are busy or are having a bad day! Second, it doesn't look like Jesus is ever too busy. So we don't need to hesitate to tell Him what it is we need and want today!!


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