Matthew Ch 9 vv 14-26

                There are few celebrations more joyful than a wedding, even in our present society, and we are reminded here again of the closeness of the Saviour to us, His beloved people. The new cloth in the old garment and the new strong wine which, as it ferments will burst the old wineskins, speak of the new relationship between God and His people as a result of the saving work of Christ. He came to fulfil the law, not to replace it.

                We are more used to the greater detail of Mark’s and Luke’s accounts of the two miracles which follow, but there is a striking simplicity in Matthew’s version which packs a powerful punch. Note the father’s implicit faith in Jesus and then see the same directness in the woman’s need for healing. Diversions didn’t deflect Jesus and He dealt with them both. Never feel that the Lord is too busy to listen to you.

                The crowd laughed just as the crowds have been laughing ever since, but they were wrong and the news spread like wildfire. What do the papers say these days about the life of the Church? Pray for our witness to be wholesome.

                What has this passage said to you? Have you seen and heard the Saviour who is not willing to leave anyone in distress? Have you learned, from the faith of a father for his child’s healing, to bring your own family before the Lord and have you seen how even long standing hurts, which you were told were impossible to cure, disappear when taken to Jesus?