Luke 8 - Why Welcome Him?

 

Luke 8 – Why Welcome Him?

 

Jesus was not impressed by the crowds that followed Him, for He knew the spiritual condition of their hearts. The parable of the Sower helps examine our hearts to see how we respond to the Word. But it is not enough to hear the Word; we must also obey it and trust it when the time of testing comes. Many people who heard Jesus, even those who listened to Him gladly, did not give much thought to the meaning of His teaching and made even less effort to live by it.

 

The healing of the Gadarene demoniacs (Matt. 8:28) should have endeared Jesus to the people, but the citizens were concerned more about pigs and money than about people and mercy. The man who begged to go with Jesus was the sanest one of all! This man spread the word, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

 

A multitude welcoming was on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, near Capernaum. They welcomed Him, probably not because of their love for Him, but because they had seen many of His miracles and wanted Him to meet their needs. If Jesus were coming today, would you welcome Him? Why?

 

The people wanted to get next to Jesus so He could help them; but though they thronged Him, they did not have the touch of faith that the poor sick woman had. Being in the crowd is no assurance of receiving the blessing.  Sometimes God must get you away from the crowd before He can meet the need. Jesus forced this woman out into the open, not to ridicule or rebuke her but to set her free completely.

 

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