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DISCIPLES OF JESUS
MATTHEW 8:18-27
MARK 3:7-12,
4:35-41
LUKE 9:57-62
We've only scratched the surface in learning about
the miracles that Jesus worked while He was on earth. In healing the
sick, He fulfilled the prophecy that Isaiah spoke of in
Isaiah 53:4,
He took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses.
There was even a time when Jesus instructed His
disciples to have a small ship awaiting Him because the crowds were so
heaven and they might throng Him. He healed so many that those who had
diseases pressed upon Him to touch Him so they could be healed.
Unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried,
You are the Son of God. He seriously ordered them not to make Him
known.
Here is an interesting little story for you. A
scribe came and said to Jesus, Master, I'll follow you wherever you
go. Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air
have nests; but the Son of man has no place to lay His head.
Now wait just a minute here, you may be thinking . .
. Jesus was homeless? Absolutely right. During the time of His
ministry for 3 1/2 years, He had no "home." Think about that the next
time you see a homeless person. The Apostles who followed Jesus, they
also left their homes and families. Yep, the Apostles were homeless
too.
What’s the difference between an Apostle and a
disciple? A disciple is a follower of Christ. An
Apostle was one of the original twelve disciples called by
Jesus to preach the Gospel.
One of Jesus' disciples said to Him, (in reference
to following Him) Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father. But
Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead, but
you go and preach the Kingdom of God.
Why do you suppose He said this? Well, first of all, if the deceased
was righteous, their spirit is back with God, their soul is in
Abraham's Bosom and their body as we learned way back in the book of
Genesis, will turn back into dust. (If you would like to study what
happens after death further, see
Fear of Death.)
The time that is spent in mourning, could be better spent serving the
Lord instead. REJOICE, that the souls are home.
Jesus said to another disciple, Follow me, and the
disciple said, Lord, I'll follow you but first let me go say goodbye
to my family. Jesus answered, No man, having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God. If you have
put your hand to the plough, you have started working on
something, or set your mind to something. Jesus meant that if you have
passion for the Lord, you can't put other things above it or you're
not worthy of His Kingdom. How many times has He asked us to follow
Him, and we've found other things more important? Priorities are very
important. This may be a good time to evaluate the priorities in your
life.
When Jesus saw crowds of people around Him, He went
into a ship with His disciples and told them to go to the other side
of the sea of Galilee. A great tempest came up in the sea and the ship
was tossed about by the waves, but Jesus had fallen asleep. The
disciples came to Him and woke Him up saying, Lord, save us or we'll
die! Jesus said, Why are you afraid, O ye of little faith? He got up
and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. The
disciples were surprised and they asked each other, What kind of man
is He? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!
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