Follow and Glorify Him
When strangers I have never met come to the door and feign friendliness, I immediately sense these people are not at my door for the sake of visiting me but want something from me. It is not a good feeling. As I read the Gospels, I observe this was a regular experience for Jesus when people came to Him with their needs. Some brought diseased family or friends for Him to heal, and others requested Jesus to accompany them home to heal a sick daughter or to share a meal--so they could try to find fault with Him. Even as Jesus walked along random people among them hoped only to touch Him! After Jesus fed 5,000 men and their families one day, they crossed over the lake in pursuit because they were hungry again. People always wanted something from Jesus. In Luke 18 , Jesus was walking near Jericho and a blind beggar asked about the commotion. After he was told Jesus of Nazareth was passing by he began to loudly cry out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mer...