EVENING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
7/12/2026 7:43 PM
My
Worship Time Focus:
PT-2 “The
Power of Jesus”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke
6:18-19
Message of the verses: “who had come to hear Him and to be
healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were
being cured. And all the people were
trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.”
In this morning’s SD we looked at the first of three
sections that have to do with these verses from above. MacArthur wrote “The popularity of Jesus was
largely the result of His power, displayed in three dimensions.” This evening I desire to look at the second dimension,
and then Lord willing look at the third in my morning SD for tomorrow.
Now Jesus also demonstrated power
over the physical realm; as He did not only have power over the mind, but also
over the body. Now to verify that He
spoke the truth, and to show His compassion, the Lord healed those who
were sick of their diseases (cf. 4:38-39; 5:17-25; 6:6-10. Something that
we will do now.
(cf. 4:38-39; 5:17-25; 6:6-10.
“38 And he arose and left the synagogue and
entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and
they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And
he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she
rose and began to serve them.”
“17 ¶ On one of those days, as he was teaching,
Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every
village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was
with him to heal. 18 And behold, some men
were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring
him in and lay him before Jesus, 19 but
finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof
and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said,
“Man, your sins are forgiven you.” 21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is
this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he
answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to forgive sins"—he said to the man who was
paralyzed—" I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home."
25 And immediately he rose up before
them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God.”
“6 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue
and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him,
to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason
to accuse him. 8 But he knew their
thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.”
And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus
said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm,
to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And
after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And
he did so, and his hand was restored.”
MacArthur
then writes “Unlike modern perverse and selective phony faith healers, He cured
all the people who were trying to touch Him, for power was coming
from Him and healing them all. Further,
His healings were miracles that required creative power; He created functioning
eyes and ears in giving sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and the
ability to speak to the mute, full function to crippled limbs, healing to
incurable illnesses, such as leprosy, and raising the dead required creative
power (Luke 7:22).”
(Luke 7:22)
“22 And he answered them, "Go and tell John
what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk,
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have
good news preached to them.”
MacArthur goes on to write “Finally Luke
is saying that those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being
cured, shows Jesus’ power over the world of spiritual beings. By casting out demons, Jesus demonstrated His
absolute authority over the domain of Satan (cf. 4:33-35, 41). The Lord answered those who strangely and
blasphemously accused Him of casting out demons by the power of Satan by
pointing out His obvious supremacy over him:
“If I cast
out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon
you. When a strong man, fully armed,
guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. But when someone stronger than he attacks him
and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied
and distributes his plunder.” (11:20-22)
“Jesus’ power was
comprehensive. He was able to minister
to the mind by teaching the truth, the body by healing diseases, and the soul
by casting out demons.
“Several significant truths emerge
from this brief, but important passage.
First and foremost, Jesus’ unparalleled teaching, miraculous power to
heal, and absolute control of the realm of Satan and his demon hosts prove
conclusively that He is God.”
This is where I will end my evening
SD.
7/12/2026
9:08 PM
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