Hebrews 2:14-18 / Mark 1:29-13
Many people like to talk about the
power of God because power seems to be the in thing. I prefer to talk about the
love of God. After all, love is a stronger attribute than power! If someone
loves you, though he or she may not have much resource or power, he will do all in his power to express that
love, to make you happy. But we know of those who have much power and little
love, and how they have used their power to trample down on others rather than
help. Let me suggest to you that it is not so much of the power of God that
saves us as it His love.
The first reading from the letter
to the Hebrews reveals how God manifested His deep love for us in Jesus. Jesus
became man in flesh and blood; He took on Himself a human nature like ours to
feel firsthand everything we feel, to understand personally how we think and
why we do what we do. As Scriptures put it, He was like us in every way but
sin. All of these proofs of His love for us.
So when his disciples spoke to
Him about Peter’s mother in-law who was dying of a deadly fever, He went to her
immediately, moved by compassion, and healed her. Here we see both the
manifestation of his love and the display of His power. That’s how lucky we are: we have a God who has both
love and power. He loves us so much that He is ready to go to any length to see
that we are saved and ultimately happy; and fortunately He also has the power
to accomplish whatever His love for us prompts Him to do for us. We can
therefore confidently turn to Him in prayer and trust.
Lord, increase our faith!
Have a nice day and God loves
you!
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