Jesus = Helpful!

For Friday, March 25, 2022

Matthew 12:38 NLT: “Some teachers of religious law and Pharisees came to Jesus and said, ‘Teacher, we want you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority.’”

Jesus declined their request. He wasn’t on a mission of showing off his heavenly powers. His power wasn’t a side-show; his miracles were used only for compassion. Jesus would heal the sick, cast out demons, and otherwise do what was most helpful. Show-off my powers? You’ve got the wrong guy!

Jesus further explains that just as Jonah was in the belly of a great fish for three days, so would he be in the grave for three days and then rise to join the living once again. As part of that mission, he would take the sin of the world to the place of the dead, and solve mankind’s problems of sin and death through the greatest miracle of all! (By the way, this confirms the story of Jonah!)

Jesus fulfilled his mission, accomplishing what the Father had sent him to do! Jesus completed what was most needed!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406