{"id":1616,"date":"2022-02-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2019-06-06T05:13:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:13:43","slug":"fb-healed-to-serve-luke-4-38-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/fb-healed-to-serve-luke-4-38-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback Episode &#8212; Healed to Serve: Luke 4:38-39"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2207\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1616-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?powerpress_pinw=1616-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/reflectivebiblestudy\/rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"rbs-ga-miracles-07-fb_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/256-reflective-bible-study-gos-31078545\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><hr class=\"powerpress-player-divider\"><div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Read the Transcript<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p>After Jesus finished healing at the synagogue, Luke\u2019s gospel then tells us about someone else who needs healing. We also discover something we don\u2019t often think of when we think of Jesus\u2019 disciples, and we see the best response we can have when God has healed us. And this is all shared in just two short verses.<\/p>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s read this short, two-verse passage and discover some amazing truths about God\u2019s character, Jesus\u2019 love for us, and our response. Our passage is found in Luke\u2019s gospel, chapter 4, and we will be reading it from the New International  Version of the Bible. Starting in verse 38, Luke tells us that::<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><sup>38\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon\u2019s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.\u00a0<sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In these two verses, we discover many things. In the first verse, we read that Jesus headed home with Simon after the synagogue service was finished, and when we compare this passage to Matthew and Mark, this Simon is Simon Peter, the disciple of Jesus. While Jesus and the disciples are at Simon\u2019s home, we learn that Simon has a mother-in-law who has a fever.<\/p>\r\n<p>It isn\u2019t common to think of the disciples as being married and\/or having families, but it is possible that some of them did. In this case, Simon Peter has a mother-in-law and the only way you have a mother-in-law is if you have a wife. Since this was Simon Peter\u2019s home, it is likely that Simon\u2019s wife was taking care of her mother even though she isn\u2019t mentioned in this event.<\/p>\r\n<p>When Jesus arrived, He is asked to help, and while help could mean a lot of things in this context, I believe Simon is asking for a miracle. Up to this point, Jesus has turned water into wine, He has cast out a demon, and He has promised a father that his son would be healed. While the gospels were written after the events had happened, it is unclear if word had returned to Jesus and the disciples that the long-distant miraculous healing had worked. All this is to say that Simon\u2019s request for help might refer to a miracle, but it\u2019s possible that he hasn\u2019t seen any healing miracles at this point to base his faith on.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>In the context of where this miracle is placed in the gospels, Peter simply places His faith in Jesus, specifically in who Jesus is, and not on a track record of seeing Jesus heal others. Having faith in Jesus because of who Jesus is and not what He can do is the way God wants us to have faith in Jesus. <em>Faith in Jesus shouldn\u2019t be self-serving even if we occasionally ask for help in a personal way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In the second verse of our passage, Jesus heals Peter\u2019s mother-in-law, and she \u201c<strong>got up at once and began to wait on them<\/strong>\u201d. (v. 39)<\/p>\r\n<p>This event ends with one of the most appropriate responses we can see when God has touched someone\u2019s life. Immediately following being healed, Peter\u2019s mother-in-law gets up and says \u201cthank you\u201d by serving Jesus and the group of disciples. <strong>One of the most appropriate ways of saying \u201cthank you\u201d to Jesus and to God for everything He has done for you and I is through serving Him.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>While the other primary way we can give God thanks is by praising Him and giving Him the credit for this miracle, those things are immediate responses, and responses of a temporary nature. Serving lasts longer and actions speak louder than words. <strong><em>In the case of us living over 2,000 years later, we serve God through serving others, and when we serve those who cannot repay us with more than a \u201cthank you\u201d, we are serving as God has called us to serve.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>It is also interesting that this miracle would have happened on a Sabbath afternoon. That morning, Jesus and the early disciples were worshiping at the synagogue, and this happened immediately following this. This detail is interesting for two reasons. First, this detail is interesting because this was still the day set apart for rest, and on this day, Jesus should be resting. Healing people didn\u2019t exert the same level of sweat as plowing a field or lifting a hammer, but it was one thing Jesus was known for, and while Jesus had been a carpenter before starting His public ministry, healing people became what He was known for leading up to His death.<\/p>\r\n<p>This first detail teaches us that: <strong>Jesus helps others because He can and because they need help. Jesus wasn\u2019t interested in making people wait because He needed rest and Jesus was more than willing to use the time set aside for resting to help those who needed help. <\/strong>We don\u2019t have any indication that Peter\u2019s mother-in-law would have died if Jesus had waited, but waiting to heal someone isn\u2019t the impression Jesus wants us to have about God\u2019s love for us. God wants us to know that He is ready and willing to help us when we need help, and He never waits when there isn\u2019t a good reason.<\/p>\r\n<p>The second detail is that <strong>when Peter\u2019s mother-in-law is healed, she gets up and serves Jesus and the disciples. This serving is also not resting, but we don\u2019t see any hint of judgment or correction given from Jesus regarding this response.<\/strong> Perhaps this service didn\u2019t draw negative light because it was a normal level of service for someone who was a host or hostess, and perhaps because there were no Pharisees around to look down on this healing miracle and the response it prompted.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>In these two short verses, we discover how God is more than willing to help us when we need help, and that serving God is an appropriate way to say \u201cthank you\u201d for what He has done for us. And all of this help, service, and response is more than acceptable on the day God set aside for worship and rest.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>As we come to the end of another podcast episode, here are the challenges I will leave you with:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Always continue to seek God first and place Him first in your life. Don\u2019t be afraid of asking God for help and don\u2019t be afraid of saying \u201cthank you\u201d to God through serving Him and helping others.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Also, be sure to pray and study the Bible for yourself to personally grow closer to God each and every day. While other people can give you things to think about, always filter what you learn through the lens of the Bible \u2013 especially for the subject matters the Bible speaks most clearly about.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>And as I end every set of challenges by saying in one way or another, never stop short of, back away from, or chicken out of where God wants to lead you to in your life with Him!<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong>Flashback Episode:<\/strong> \r\nYear of Miracles &#8211; Episode 7: When Jesus is invited home after worshiping in the synagogue, He learns that someone close to Simon Peter needs help. But it is still the Sabbath, which is the day set apart for resting. 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