Impact

In an effort to get caught up we will briefly look at Matthew 8, Mark 5 and Luke 6 & 7.

I wonder: Did the centurion and Jesus eventually meet? Did the servant who was healed ever get to introduce himself to Jesus? How many people are part of the Kingdom because of the centurion?

The story of the demonic is one of my favorites. I also wonder how many people are in the Kingdom because of the impact the former tomb dweller made. Some of the saddest words of Scripture to me are found in this story, too - "They began to plead with Jesus to depart." On a side note, I also wonder, how noisy must it have been when the legion of demons possessed that herd of pigs? It gives new meaning to "screaming like a pig under a gate!" (To those in the city, just remember, this is Prairie Parson.)

I guess I am full of wonderment today. I wonder, how did the woman who touched Jesus come up with that faith idea? She said and then she felt. Jesus wondered too, "Who touched Me?" What an impact her testimony must have had as well as the impact of Jairus' daughter's testimony: "I was dead, but Jesus brought me back to life." I'm sure many Jews in that synagogue believed.

Speaking of impact. The funeral procession was stopped. Jesus put his hand on the coffin and the young man comes out of the coffin! I bet the casket bearers dropped it! I would have!

Jesus impacted the former prostitute. May the young lady in the news this week be impacted, as well, with the life-giving, life-transforming good news of Jesus Christ. And may she hear Jesus say to her, "Your sins, which are many, are forgiven. Go and impact your world for Me."

Desiring to impact the prairie and the nations,

PrairieParson
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