The Will of God, The Power of God, God given Faith

1 Pastor's Point of View

Luke 5:17-26; Mark 9:21-25; Mark adds in 2:1-2 ; See also Luke 8:43-48;
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1. In Luke 5:17-26 clearly all three were present: verse 17, “The power of the Lord was with Him to heal” (Sounds like a divinely imparted approval of power, a gift of healing for the crippled man who surprises Jesus and the crowd. Seems to imply that sometimes the gift of healing or power would not be there or at least Jesus refuses to heal, when rejected in Nazareth, Mark 6:4-6.

Mark 6:5-6 “And He could do no mighty miracles there, except that He laid HIs hands upon a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief” See even Jesus could be limited (note “Could not do”)

Also implied back in Luke 5, God was on board with the healing but not only a physical healing but more importantly the forgiveness of sins. And this caused a stir with certain religious leaders.

It seems in this episode all three present: The will of God(The Spirit prepared Jesus, for He saw them coming) The power of God(verse 17) God-given gift of faith(v20). And when He saw He acted comprehensively. (The host's roof was destroyed and the loss of pigs at the Gadarenes, Luke 8:26-38: Note the difference in attitude of the people whose home was just broken into! Jesus had the complete package of healing for the paralytic: sins forgiven, paralysis healed. Luke 8:36-40; The deceased, unclean woman who presses through the crowd that was following Jesus, touches him all around yet only she seems to be healed (Matthew 9:18-26 & Mark 5:21-42, describes what she thought.)

She was healed and Jesus seems puzzled and uninvolved in the healing (Note especially Mark 5:30-33 & Luke 8:45-46) “who touched me?”

Note, The woman’s reaction demonstrates humility, honesty, and hunger

Here it seems to be the will of God enacted and which Jesus seemed to not be privy to. But, faith was given and healing and forgiveness occurred but how does Jesus presence fit into the experience?

Note - John 5:19 & 30; Whatever the Father does OK with Jesus! This is what total surrender in ministry looks like. See also 6:38(read)

Conclusion - The Power of God works best in league with the will of God, and the gift of faith. Even in Gethsemane where the Father told Jesus no, and then received encouragement by the angel of the Lord (Luke 22:39-43). The no was only temporary for the will of God included the promise of Resurrection power: Romans 8:11