You don't have because you don't ask." One of my husband's life principles. It is
the foundation for his request for "could you make my fries crispy?"
In Mark 1:29-31 Jesus is at Simon's house for dinner. Mark states that Simon's mother-in-law is sick
with a fever. Jesus comes to her, takes
her hand, helps her up (she's healed by the way) and she serves them.
Long ago a Bible teacher taught me to list the important
verbs. In these verses, in the
translation I read today, the verbs are told, went, took and help. When coupled with the nouns there are one
"they" and three "He".
They told (about the fever);
He went (to her);
He touched (her
hand); and
He helped (her up to serve).
I am reminded today that there is one "me" and
three "He". I must tell Jesus
everything. Mark makes it sound as a matter-of-fact statement. Simon - "Welcome to my home. I'd introduce all my family but you see my
mother-in-law is ill."
Jesus - "Let me see
her." (Jan's imaginative interpretation)
When I read Luke's account (Luke 4:38-39) of the same event,
the disciples told Jesus about her high (Thank you Dr. Luke for the more
accurate diagnosis) fever and asked Him to help her. "Jesus, Simon's mother-in law has high
fever. Could you help her?" Luke tells us he bent over her, rebuked the
fever and it left her.
Regardless of my situation, I need to tell and/or ask Jesus
about everything. Why? Because He is compassionate!
The chain reference numbers in the Bible I read today refers to one of my
favorite stories, Luke 7:11ff. It demonstrates my most comforting
characteristic of Jesus, when Jesus has compassion on a widow whose only son
has died. Jesus touches the dead boy,
restores his life and gives him back to his mother.
Jesus really cares.
He cared about an insignificant widow and her profound loss. He cares about me too.
Jesus cares about all my seemingly insignificant disappointments and losses.
I only need to tell him or ask him and He'll come to me (He's waiting) and He will touch me and
help me.
1 Me
3 He
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