Crowds Follow Jesus

Word travels fast. God knew our hearts and how we would respond. Many were wanting to just catch a glimpse of Jesus…

Mark 3:6-12
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of  God.” 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.

No matter where He went, Jesus was now known. News of His miracles was travelling fast and it was becoming necessary to plan for the many that would come to be healed. It’s a good problem to deal with, but a problem none the less.

Jesus was spreading the New Covenent and the mercy and grace that He poured out was perfect and people knew it and felt it. Jesus, while teaching and preparing the way for our salvation, was teaching His disciples to spread the word after He was no longer on this earth. For that reason we can assume it was necessary that he not let them get overwhelmed. Pressed, but not broken down. He was fulfilling prophecy and teaching those that would continue His work after He was gone. Wow!

He asked that those He healed not spread the word of His miracles for the reason that it was not time. The steps Jesus took were metered by God the Father and He knew that direction was needed in this crucial time. The time would come that the Gospel of Christ would be spread by word of mouth. As it is so today.

It is our calling to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all of those that are in the dark and do not know Him. The liberation of souls and the words of salvation will not be televised. It is spread from believer to believer. Start speaking today! #JesusSaves

Amen. Maranatha.
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