Luke 13:12
But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”
I KNOW MOST OF US ALMOST ALWAYS GET HUNG UP ON THE LAST PART OF THIS PASSAGE;
WE ARE QUICK TO RESPOND TO THE LAST PART, BECAUSE IT SPEAKS OF THE DELIVERANCE WE NEED, THE HEALING WE CRY OUT FOR, THE PROVISION WE DESPERATELY SEEK, THE MEETING OF OUR NEED...AND THE LIKE.
I WANT US TODAY TO CONSIDER JESUS' REQUEST BEFORE HE SPEAKS LIFE INTO THIS WOMAN'S SITUATION... THE PART OF THE TEXT WE ALWAYS CRUISE OVER WITH VERY LITTLE REGARD... "... He called her to Him..."
GOD IS SAYING,
THE INFIRMITY, THE STRUGGLE, THE BATTLE, THE SITUATION, THAT'S BEEN HOLDING YOU BACK FROM GETTING YOURSELF BACK UP, AS WAS THE CASE WITH THIS WOMAN (v11 - "...and could in no way raise herself up..."); THE STUFF THAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT, AND AT TIMES WITH TEARS FLOODING YOUR EYES; THE THING THAT YOU'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FOR SO LONG...
GOD SAYS ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS YOUR RESPONSE TO HIS CALL
HE NEEDS YOUR YES; HE AWAITS YOUR 'I AM WILLING'; THIS IS THE STEP YOU NEED TO GET TO THE LAST PART, WHICH IS THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS GOODNESS; THE HEALING; THE DELIVERANCE; THE RESTORATION...
HE CALLED HER TO HIM... BEFORE HE SPOKE A WORD OF RESTORATION
WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE?
REMEMBER, YOUR STRAIGHTENING, YOUR RESTORATION DEPENDS ON IT.
STAY BLESSED,
PASTOR G
