“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NLT)
Luke 7:7-10
I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.
The Roman officer came to Jesus with faith. Faith is having full trust and confidence in someone. Jesus was amazed by his trust and healed the Roman officer’s servant. This shows us that Jesus loves us and wants us to trust Him with what we need. Just like the Roman officer had faith that Jesus would heal his servant, we can come to Jesus with faith that He will help us. Jesus loves us and we can trust Him with our needs. There is nothing too big or too hard for Jesus to handle. Jesus didn’t just come to do miracles, like healing sick people, He came to save us from our sin. Sin is doing anything that goes against how God tells us we should live, and it separates us from God. Because God loves us, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross and come back to life so that we could have a relationship with God again. Whatever you are going through, have faith and ask for Jesus’ help, trusting that He will help you because He loves you!
The Roman officer had full trust and confidence in Jesus. How can we show our faith in Jesus?
Why is it important for us to trust Jesus and come to Him with our needs?
Thank you, Jesus, for loving us. I pray that even when we are confused and fearful in our lives we will look to you. Trusting that you always keep your promises. We thank you for coming to earth to live a perfect life for us. Dying on the cross and rising again. We love you so much, and it’s in your name we pray, amen.
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NLT)
Matthew 20:29-34
As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.
30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31 “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them. But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” 32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!”
34 Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.
Two blind men heard that Jesus was coming through the crowd. For their whole lives, they had not been able to see anything. The two men had faith and cried out to Jesus for His help. When the crowd heard the men, they told them to be quiet. But the blind men didn’t listen to the angry crowd because they knew that Jesus is powerful and able to heal them. They began to cry out louder, and Jesus heard them and stopped. He asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” The men told Jesus that they wanted to be able to see.
Because of His love, Jesus healed them. Jesus loves us, and He wants to help us. Jesus came to die for our sin. Sin is doing anything that goes against how God tells us we should live, and it separates us from God. Because God loves us, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross and come back to life so that we could have a relationship with God again. Because of this, we can trust Him with anything.
Whatever we are going through, we can always bring our problems to Jesus. When we need to be forgiven for our sin and want to have a relationship with God, we can go to Jesus. Jesus knew what the blind men needed even before He asked, but He asked to show that He cared for them. Jesus knows what we need, but He still wants us to call out to Him — to pray and ask. Jesus loves us.
What does it mean to you that Jesus knows what we need before we even ask?
How can you show your faith in Jesus this week?
Thank You, God, for loving us and always providing what we need. We know that no problem we have is too big for You. Help us to grow in our faith and trust You with full confidence, even when we cannot see how things will work out. We love You and want to trust You more each day. It’s in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NLT)
Mark 1:40-42
A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.
41 Moved with compassion,[a] Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” 42 Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.
This man with leprosy — a very painful and contagious disease — was treated unkindly and could only be near other lepers. When he heard that Jesus was coming, he called out to Him. Just like the Roman officer and the two blind men we learned about, this leper had faith — he trusted that Jesus would help him. Jesus cared for this man so much. He reached out and touched him and said, “Be healed!” Then the leprosy disappeared and the man was healed. The leper told Jesus that he knew Jesus could help, so Jesus instantly healed him of his sickness!
Jesus healing the leper shows us that Jesus loves us, but it also shows us something else. We may not have leprosy, but we still need Jesus to cleanse us of our sin. Sin is doing anything that goes against how God tells us we should live, and it separates us from God. Because God loves us, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross and come back to life so that we could have a relationship with God again.
We have all sinned and need Jesus to cleanse and forgive us of our sin like He cleansed the leper of his disease. We can allow Jesus to do this by coming to Him when we’ve disobeyed and asking for His forgiveness. We can also come to Him when we’re scared, upset or hurting. No matter what — we can go to Jesus with everything because Jesus loves us.
The leper had faith that Jesus could help him. What are some things that you need Jesus to help you with?
Jesus cared for the leper and loved him so much that He reached out, touched the leper, and healed him. How has Jesus shown His love for you?
Thank You, God, for Your love and always providing what we need. We know that nothing is too big or too hard for You. Help our faith to grow stronger, and help us to trust You with full confidence, even when we cannot see what is ahead. We love You and want to trust You more each day. It’s in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.