Dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ Who loved us, gave Himself for us, and washed us from our sins in His own Blood; and to the Church, which is His body.

Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44
Jesus' ministry was only a few months old and the crowds of people were already looking  for him.
This is amazing when we realize that Jesus had not used any of our methods of publicity. In fact, Jesus had already rejected publicity during His first ministry in Jerusalem (John 2:24-25). There was no natural explanation for Jesus' success.
God is the one who promoted Jesus. And He used supernatural means to do it. It was not the slick techniques  that brought the crowds--it was the awesome manifestation of God's power.
Only the day before, Jesus had cast the demon out of a man at the synagogue in Capernaum (Mark 1:21-28). This caused the whole city to gather at Peter's house and Jesus healed every one of them (Luke 4:40).
Jesus' display of the miraculous power of God was the spark that the Holy Spirit used to light a fire in the hearts of these people. Jesus had this power because of His close relationship with His father. It is no accident that He was praying while all men were looking for Him.
As we seek to touch others with the life that we've found in Christ, we must let God confirm His Word with the miraculous manifestations of His power through us.
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