They interceded with Him about her

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:00:23 +0000

Gospel Reading: Lk 4:38-44

AFTER Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them.

At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.

At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. 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.” And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

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Teaching and healing are powerful statements that the good news of God’s Kingdom is at work in Jesus. Most often, we believe in God’s entrance into our lives when we experience the Lord’s healing touch that comes within the circle of the family. Simon’s family intercedes with Jesus to do the healing. Likewise, the peop
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