just by His word
And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleaned.
Matthew 8:3
And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Matthew 8:13
That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
Matthew 8:16
And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 8:26
And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
Matthew 8:32
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Just by a simple word, the Lord was able to rebuke the winds and they were calm. By a word he commanded demons to flee and they did without hesitation or a fight. By a simple word, people were healed of disease.
It's funny to think about the fascination that hollywood has with the demonic realm, but almost always there is a formidable fight and opponent in the demon. Not to say that we should take things like that lightly, but it's comforting to see in Scripture that when Jesus simply spoke, demons were overcome with fear.
Our Lord, by a simple Word was able to rebuke all these things and bring restoration.
And it is His words, spoken to us through Scripture, which reminds me that I can place my greatest hopes, fears, and doubts upon Him.
He that did miraculous things just by His word, speaks over me, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
Amen.
Matthew 8:3
And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Matthew 8:13
That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
Matthew 8:16
And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
Matthew 8:26
And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
Matthew 8:32
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Just by a simple word, the Lord was able to rebuke the winds and they were calm. By a word he commanded demons to flee and they did without hesitation or a fight. By a simple word, people were healed of disease.
It's funny to think about the fascination that hollywood has with the demonic realm, but almost always there is a formidable fight and opponent in the demon. Not to say that we should take things like that lightly, but it's comforting to see in Scripture that when Jesus simply spoke, demons were overcome with fear.
Our Lord, by a simple Word was able to rebuke all these things and bring restoration.
And it is His words, spoken to us through Scripture, which reminds me that I can place my greatest hopes, fears, and doubts upon Him.
He that did miraculous things just by His word, speaks over me, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
Amen.
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