Today we look at Luke's account of Jesus' visit to the house of Peter:
38 And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
We notice that Luke has a few less details than Mark, like that it was also Andrew's house, and that James and John were along. That's because Luke's focus is not so much the impact this was having on the core group of disciples, but on the crowds - that there were all sorts of witnesses to this event: many who had been healed, and many who had loved ones delivered from demons. And they could remember that these demons kept proclaiming Him to be the Christ and the Son of God. Evidence was mounting in Capernaum. If we do our due diligence to investigate the evidence, we will find the same to be true: Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, Who has the power to heal and deliver, to give new life and new hope. There are still all sorts of witnesses to Who He is, what He has done, and what He can and will do. Are you one of them?
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