Thursday, May 16, 2013

A Commandment and A Promise

Exodus 15:26 - The Lord said to them, "If you will obey me completely by doing what I consider right and keep my commandments, I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the Lord, the one who heals you."

Here is a commandment that comes with a promise. The Lord gave the Law through Moses but Jesus came to fulfill the promise that came with it. People heard of the miracles he has done and were longing to get an experience of his healing power. That is why many people came to him.

We all are sick people. We all experience suffering in our lives and we long to break free from this suffering. We all want to be healed from our sickness. That is why we should come to Jesus. He is the god who heals us. He is Immanuel - God with us.

Follow is a verb that means to obey, copy or imitate. Following Jesus simply means to imitate his ways, to obey his words. And all of Jesus' life had been lived in obedience to God. So if we follow Jesus, we are obeying God's commands. Then, we can be confident that God's promise will be fulfilled in our lives.
 
MATTHEW 4:24 - The news about him [Jesus] spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons and epileptics, and paralytics - and Jesus healed them all.