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Jesus came to make all things new by making people new from the inside out. He called people to leave behind the old ways of empty tradition and follow Him into new life.

Jesus is willing to meet people where they are at, but He calls them to leave everything behind and follow Him.

Many approached Jesus as one who could meet their felt needs. They took what they wanted and went their way. But some humbled themselves and submitted to Him. These were made whole. How we come to Jesus makes all the difference.

The Word who became flesh, Jesus Christ, as the perfect man, lived in the full authority that the first Adam lost in sin. He came to destroy the works of the evil one. The demons cringed before Him, but though He healed many people, only the few chose to submit, follow and be free.

Jesus confronted the legalism in the synagogue and then the demonic presence hiding there. We must put away legalism and embrace the freedom Christ gives. Only then can we live and act under His authority.

The Jewish people had heard the religious leaders of their day teaching under the old covenant, often with a motivation of self-interest. They even added to the law, but their teaching was religious and lifeless. Jesus came teaching with authority, explaining the real meaning of the old covenant and establishing the new. The people were…

When Jesus called the first disciples, who would become the first apostles, they did not hesitate, but said YES and followed. Jesus calls us now to follow. We must not delay. There is no “trying Jesus”. We must choose to say YES, and do it.

People came to John to be baptized, responding to his message about repentance and the forgiveness which followed. But he pointed to Christ as the way to God. Jesus came to make the way to bring both forgiveness and the grace to live a new life: forgiveness from sin and the power to overcome it.

When we are together, established in grace and truth, we can safely share our needs. Then, we can pray, not from presumption but in real faith, seeking God’s working for the health of the body of Christ.