All in a Day's Work

Have you ever conisdered a day in the life of Jesus? We often think of Him in terms of the gospels as a whole, or perhaps in terms of the birth, death and resurrection, or perhaps even in his present place at the right hand of God. But I love looking at details. Take Mark 1 for instance.

By verse 21, Jesus has been baptized by his cousin John. The voice of God His Father approved Him from heaven. The Holy Spirit descended and rested upon Him in the physical form of a dove, then drove Him into the wilderness to be tempted and tested by the devil. Angels came to minister to Him there, and when he shows back up preaching the gospel given to Him by His Father, he starts calling fisherman away from their nets to follow and learn from Him. Then we get a glimpse of a day in the life of Jesus Christ.

On a certain Sabbath morning, He went to church where he was the speaker. And as He was teaching, a demonized man began to make a scene becuase the demons inside him recognized who Jesus was and were afriad He had already come to send them to their doom. Through their possession, they began to cry out, but Jesus silenced them with a word and delivered the poor man from their control, which flabbergasted the onlookers.

As people hurried out of church that morning to tell far and wide what they had witnessed, Jesus and his disciples went to the house of Simon Peter for lunch. Unfortunately, Peter's mother-in-law was sick with a fever and had not prepared anything for them to eat. So Jesus took her by the hand and healed her, after which she arose from her sick bed and started fixing them lunch.

The Sabbath was over at sunset, and suddenly people began to arrive at Peter's doorstep from all over town, bringing with them all who were sick, diseased and demonized. And Jesus began to heal and deliver them by His power. He ministered long into the night, caught a little sleep, and then early in the morning, long before daylight, he was up again for prayer. His disciples found him there and said, "Here you are! Everyone is looking for you."

To which Jesus replied, "Let's get out of here, because people in other towns need this ministry too, and that's why I came."

On any given day, Jesus could be found teaching people, healing the sick, casting out demons, doing all kinds of miracles in the lives of people. That was just all in a day's work for Him, and He has commissioned us to do the same. So what have we done for the Lord lately?