February 4th Mark 1:23-45: Not All Talk

We all know a person who is all talk. He talks junk and smack like he is good at something, rubbing it in every ones face but in the end that person is not good at what they said they were good at. Jesus is not this way. Jesus spoke with authority and then backed it up with action. If he had of stopped at just speaking with authority their is no real reason for people to believe him. Notice in verse 25-26 he cast a demon out of a person, showing how big his authority really is. Reading through the rest of the chapter you realize that he healed many different illnesses, from fevers to skin disorders to more demon possessions. His healings drew people to him because they realized he has the power and authority over both the natural and the supernatural. Let us not forget that the God we serve has the power and authority over these things.