Mark 1:29-34

The Restorer

Devotional 6 of 50 · Mark chapter 1

00:00--:--

Audio coming soon

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will

Mark 1:29-34 · BSB

²⁹As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her. ³¹So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. ³²That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed, ³³and the whole town gathered at the door. ³⁴And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

Jesus

Don't you want everyone you know to come to Jesus? Why would we not? As we read in this chapter, we see Jesus is the Son of God, powerful over the spiritual world, and we see here that He brings healing to the sick. If anyone is worth getting to know and telling others about, it's Jesus. And word starts to get out and crowds gather to be healed and set free.

Similar to demonic possession—physical ailments, blindness, and being mute or crippled have marred God's creation since the fall. And now there is a force stronger than medicine eliminating sickness and bringing healing to those born blind, deaf, and crippled.

We see here Jesus' heart for the one and for the many. He specifically healed Peter's mother-in-law and He also healed the crowd. Those whose wounds were bound and those bound in darkness—all were healed and delivered by Jesus Christ.

Jesus not only heals; He brings about what was lost at the fall. He reverses the curse that came upon the earth through the sins of Adam and his heirs.

His Desires

Our Lord desires to bring restoration to the brokenness by sin. He alone is the path to ultimate restoration and He longs for us to be completely restored in Him—a foretaste now, and fully complete in heaven with Him.

Follow Through

Praise Jesus that He is making all things new and has the power to heal and deliver.
Take a minute to think about hurting or oppressed people in your life. Pray about ways to bring Christ to them.
Pray for healing for those that are broken and sick in Jesus' name.
Pray, in Jesus' name, for freedom from demonic darkness over those who might be afflicted.

Testimonies

This is where people will share how they actually obeyed this passage — and read what happened to everyone else who obeyed the same words.

Coming soon

Devotional 6 of 50

NextThe Early BirdMark 1:35-39

← The Holy One of God

Comments

Coming soon. This is where readers will share how they obeyed this passage.