SCRIPTURE: Matt. 1-4
Matthew 4:23-25
From there he went all over Galilee. He used synagogues for meeting places and taught people the truth of God. God’s kingdom was his theme—that beginning right now they were under God’s government, a good government! He also healed people of their diseases and of the bad effects of their bad lives. Word got around the entire Roman province of Syria. People brought anybody with an ailment, whether mental, emotional, or physical. Jesus healed them, one and all. More and more people came, the momentum gathering. Besides those from Galilee, crowds came from the “Ten Towns” across the lake, others up from Jerusalem and Judea, still others from across the Jordan.
OBSERVATIONS: God’s Kingdom is the precedent for government, a good government. Healing, wholeness, and recovery are the hallmarks of our Body. And when this is so, the people come.
APPLICATION: Joey, seek the best for the community by seeking the best for the individuals. My kingdom is the goal, not the backdrop.
PRAYER: Even so, Lord Jesus, quickly come. Let your Body become the means of power for the powerless, strength for the weak, and hope for the hopeless. And let it begin and continue here. By your Word, through your Power, and in your Name, Amen.
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