Hey, I love the thoughts you told us Tuesday morning about tapping into the love of God and believing that Jesus WANTS to heal us! I immediately thought about your translation of the story in Matthew 8:
- And behold, a leper came and bowed before him, saying, “Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
- And Jesus stretched forth his hand and touched him, saying, “I do want to. Be clean!” And his leprosy was immediately cleansed.
I’ve always loved that story, especially the way you translated here because it relays the love of Jesus so well.
The feelings were so good, that afterwards, I was praying and talking to the Lord. I started off by saying “Lord, help us get to where you are.” And then, he started talking to me. He said, “Don’t get accustomed to ‘bad things’ in your house. Get accustomed to good things in your house.” And then….he paused, and sweetly said, “Like me. :). If you have your mind on Me, there are no ‘bad things’ because I am good.” That immediately turned my thoughts to “all things” and the message that “all things work together for good to those who love God.” If we are living our everyday life with Jesus in the forefront, the good things override the “bad things” we deal with in this life. It doesn’t mean we don’t go through things or have concerns, but his goodness carries us through. There was a lot of love in that. I spoke right back to him and said “That is good” 🙂 It was a sweet conversation….well, actually, he was talking, I was just listening.
Reminds me of this scripture: “It is our Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom.” Because He WANTS to!
Sweet!
Amy B