Luke 1 & 2
Jesus' Ministry Begins

Previews of the Coming Event

“Jesus cured many people of their diseases and illnesses, and he cast out evil spirits and restored sight to many who were blind. Then he told John’s disciples, 'Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.' And tell him, ‘God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.'"Luke 7:21-23(NLT)

Miracles as Movie Trailers

I love going to the movies early enough to watch the trailers. I love previewing the upcoming attractions.    They make me anticipate the full show. They whet my appetite. They cause me even to live in the future a little bit, in the anticipation of what is coming.

Jesus’ miracles were his restoring in individual lives and among pockets of people in the Near East what the world was meant to be in the first place. He healed the sick, drove out demons, the blind could see and the deaf could hear and the lame could walk. The hungry were fed, the thirsty given drink and the life of God came alive in people. These actions of Jesus were his setting the world to rights.

When you see, experience or read of a miracle, that’s the trailer. Let the anticipation of the final coming event, the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21), fill you with anticipation and confidence that today can be lived in the full confidence of God’s tomorrow.

Prayer
 
“Father, thank you for the confidence we can have that although we are living in a broken world, previews of the coming event abound. I will rest my heart in that. Amen”