Particular verses -- Mark 5:21-29, Mark 6:5-6
It seems that God often fulfills the expectation of our faith, small and big. One man wants Jesus to come heal his child, another woman just wants to touch his garment and be healed. Both expectations are fulfilled. What kind of box have I put God into? Is there a particular way I believe He won't work or a particular person I think is beyond His reach?
Another example is in Matthew 8:5-13. It is one of my favorite stories. A centurion comes to Jesus asking healing for his servant.
'Jesus responds, "I will come and heal him." But the centurion said, "Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed (...). Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel" (...). And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment.' (Emphasis added).
What a wonderful thought, Jesus being surprised! How delightful would it be to know that I could trust Jesus so completely as to actually surprise Him.
I should probably wrap this up but there is one more verse I would like to share. It happens to be my current memory verse. John 15:7-8 (Jesus is speaking).
"If you abide in Me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples."
I'm sure we'll be coming back to this theme of expectations and how God fulfills them. It's one of my enduring fascinations with Scripture. What do you think? What experiences have you had that would seem to bear this concept out in reality?
Thanks for reading everyone.
AS:)
