Have you ever dome something for someone and they appreciated your act so much they did something in return for you? It is nice when your acts of service are noticed and reciprocated. However, that does not always happen. There's one person who does not always recieve the thanks he is due. God does so much for us. What should our response be toward someone who gives us so much.
There's a event in Jesus' life that gives us the answer. One day Jesus was traveling. He went to the disciple Peter's home. There he found Peter's mother in law in bed with a fever. Jesus touched her hand and the fever left her. She was healed. Then she got up and began to serve Jesus.
Okay so first of all, this woman had a fever. We don't know how old she was or how serious the sickness was. But we have all been sick and had a fever before. How many of you would say you like having a fever? I am sure no one likes being sick. Now, how would you feel if you were sick and someone healed you immediately. You didn't have to continue to eat chicken soup, have to take rest breaks during the day, or have to continue taking icky medicine. How would you feel toward the person who healed you?
You probably would be grateful. Sometimes though we are grateful but we don't do anything about it. We may not evenly thank you. Peter's mother in law had the correct response. We don't know if she said thank you. But we do know she immediately got up and served him. Jesus healed her and she served him. That's what our response should be toward God. He saved us and healed us from our sins. So we should serve him.
How do we serve God when we cannot see him? We serve him by following his Word. We follow the 10 commandments. We follow Jesus' example. We follow the greatest commandments and the great commission. We serve his people. We serve without expecting anything in return.
So, what is your response to God's healing? Are you following Jesus? Are you serving others as we are called to do?
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