Jesus Speaks and It is Done - Recap of Luke 6:46-8:39

Disease, death, and demons know Jesus. We follow Jesus around as he faces the great threats to human existence and to human flourishing. None of these are a match for Jesus. People in these stories call him a prophet, they call him "Master." His words and work cause us wonder and amazement. We know that it is beyond what we see in others. We even look at him facing the boiling cauldron of sea with the whispering rumors of evil that abides there and he simply speaks and the wind and waves become calm. The disciples in the boat are wondering "who then is this that the wind and waves obey him?" Yes, creation has always obeyed God's spoken word. We look around at the incredible life change that Jesus brings to ourselves and to those around us, it is clear that it must be the work of God.

Photo by Erin Cook taken of "bonus" sunflowers planted by God
 with the cooperation of the birds, August 2015.

 By words, God’s power goes out to accomplish His purposes:

Creation: 

Genesis 1:2-26 “God said…and it was so. God saw that it was good”

Hebrews 11:3 “By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.”

2 Peter 3:5 “They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water”

Creation is sustained and ordered:

Colossian 1:16-17 “for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers – all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things and in him all things hold together.”

Re-Creation which is healing:

Galatians 1:4, the Lord Jesus Christ, “who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age”

1 Peter 1:23 “You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.”

John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth”

Jesus speaks into our hearts and we have a choice. Will we listen to His word, will we accept His word, and will we see that the purposes of God are truly good news to us? Will we become responsive and obedient people? Will we invite this kind of re-creating compassion into our lives and open our lives as lights on a stand so that the whole world might see the great offer of abundant life in God's kingdom?