"When they found Him, they said to Him, 'Everyone is looking for You." v37
Mark 1:29-49 NKJV
After spending time in the synagogue, Jesus, James and John, made their way to Peter's home. However, when they arrived, Peter's mother in law was laying sick with a fever. Jesus went straight to her, took her hand and lifted her up. Immediately she was healed. Jesus was an important fellow to have around and the mother in law would have been wanting to see Him and cook Him a meal. She would not have missed this opportunity for the world, but here she was sick. But when Jesus took her hand, it was like a lightening bolt hit her and the healing power of God manifested within her. Notice that she didn't just lay there or sit around for a while after Jesus had healed her. No, she got up and served them v31. She believed and received Jesus' healing and so, she was able to get on with serving them all.
By evening time, after finishing a fine meal and fellowship, the door kept knocking and the whole city turned up on the door needing some type of ministry. Imagine that at your place - the whole city, wow! That would have been mind-blowing. Jesus, no doubt resting by this time, got up and healed many and drove out demons, forbidding them to speak because they knew Him.
Jesus was an early riser and much before dawn, He was in a solitary place praying and spending time with His Father. If He needed this, we definitely do. People had been following Him everywhere and he needed to get refreshed and re-energised, like we all need to do. Peter and the others, noticing Jesus wasn't in the house, went out to search for Him. When they found Him, Peter said, 'Everyone is looking for You.' They encouraged Him to go with them and attend to the crowds that were gathering and to the workload that they had planned. But Jesus didn't respond the way they had thought He would. He prioritised v38. Jesus did what His Father wanted Him to do, not what man was wanting. He was about His Father's business. He was focused; He didn't seek popularity, His priority was the Kingdom of God.
Jesus shunned people's attention at times, He was driven to serve His Father and He was committed to this role. Are you getting the point of all this? Jesus didn't have a rigid, man-enforced diary. He was flexible, He created new ways forward going where the Father directed. His time was limited and He was determined to make every second count. He was busy, but not too busy for people who desperately needed Him. As I've said, He had a flexible diary. He wasn't worried about something distracting Him from what He was doing, if it was genuine. Remember the nobleman who had a dying daughter and asked Jesus to come and heal her. As He did remember, a woman with a desperate need touched the hem of His gown and this led to her own healing Mark 5:21-43. The man could have felt that Jesus had been distracted and wouldn't go with him. However, that day, both the woman and the child were healed. He was open to the direction of His Father.
Are you able to prioritise or are you one of those people who have appointments in their diary and they must be done? There are many occasions when we need to be open to the direction of the Holy Spirit. The diary may contain very important appointments but when the Holy Spirit re-directs your day, that is far more important. Stop being so rigid. Be prepared to change things around at the drop of a hat. Jesus is not chained to a diary full of appointments and He doesn't want you being either.
Be flexible. Be like Jesus. Be Holy Spirit-led and you'll be far more successful!
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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