~ Regarding Trouble, 4 ~
Introduction
~ This series is about questions
involving Jesus. Some were asked by
individuals involved with Jesus Christ while He walked on earth. Others are questions that Jesus Christ asked
others. We will look at questions on over
160 topics (some may split into two or more posts). Even so, it is far from an exhaustive
list.
Scripture
~ “Now as they said these things,
Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, ‘Peace to you.’ But they were terrified and frightened, and
supposed they had seen a spirit. And He
said to them, "Why are you troubled?
And why do doubts arise in your
hearts? Behold My hands and My feet,
that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
bones as you see I have’” (Luke 24:36-39).
Other
Scripture ~ “But
Jesus said, ‘Let her alone. Why do you
trouble her? She has done a good
work for Me. For you have the poor with
you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have
always. She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for
burial. Assuredly, I say to you,
wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done
will also be told as a memorial to her” (Mark 14:6-9).
“And Jesus,
immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in
the crowd and said, ‘Who touched My clothes?’ But His disciples said to Him, ‘You see the
multitude thronging You, and You say, “Who touched Me?”’ And He looked around to see her who had done
this thing. But the woman, fearing and
trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and
told Him the whole truth. And He said to
her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.’
While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house
who said, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?’ As soon as Jesus heard the word that was
spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, ‘Do not be afraid; only believe.’ And He permitted no one to follow Him except
Peter, James, and John the brother of James. Then He came to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. When He came in, He said to them, ‘Why make
this commotion and weep? The child is
not dead, but sleeping’” (Mark 5:30-39).
“But when
Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, ‘Why
do you trouble the woman? For she
has done a good work for Me. For you
have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body,
she did it for My burial. Assuredly, I
say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this
woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her’” (Matthew 26:10-13).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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