My friend Adam often mentions that he has a curse of clarity upon him. I’m not sure if I share his blessing or have another entirely. Either the world is fuzzy when viewed with sufficient clarity, or I have the curse of ambiguity.
Luke 4:38-39 relates that Simon’s mother in law was ill, so they asked Jesus to heal her. He did so, and she immediately got up and served them. The first time I noticed this it seemed strange that the sick woman was immediately serving. Upon reflection, however, it makes perfect sense.
The more we become like Jesus, the more similar the tactics that our enemy uses will become to those he used against our Lord. Fortunately, Jesus has already overcome our enemy, and provides both the wisdom of His tactics and the strength of the Holy Spirit to ensure that we also will be victorious. Consider the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness fasting and then being tempted by the Devil (Luke 4).
Daddy: Why did Jesus have to die? Why couldn’t it be someone else? Sammy: Because He is the only one who is holy and has blood. Dude. . . ummm.…
Of all the questions we can ask, “What does God want from me” is perhaps the most important. Jesus tells us that God wants two things from us; He wants us to believe, and He wants us to love.
