PUBLISHED

 June 11,2024- Morning Bible Reading and Meditation- Luke 8KJV

For Mithcah Bible Baptist Church- Bahrain Mission 

Online Daily Devotional Bible Study from Luke 8 KJV – June 12, 2024

 

“38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.”

 

Words to ponder: PUBLISHED

“Return to Thine Own House, and shew how Great Things GOD Has Done unto thee.

And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.”

 

In preparation to the Mission Conference we are about to hold in the coming days, we will see how The LORD JESUS CHRIST, in His earthly ministry, highly regarded the sharing of good tidings and the great things GOD Performed through His works; implying His Preeminence in every mighty deed He has done. 

From these chapter, we saw how The LORD love the poor, the peasant, and the needy, the sick and the sinners; whom are the subject of His love and why He prioritized mission work: 

 

1. He preached and shew GOD’s mighty works. v. 1-3

In every villages, together with the men and women who ministered unto His needs, The LORD is preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God. 

2. He parabolically spoken to people how the word of God enters into the heart of four different kind of people with different type of mind-setting. V.4-8

3. He particularly explained and gave the meaning of the parables to His disciples. V.9-18 

For the LORD knew the people’s heart and mind, and took care of them whose desire is to hear His words, know Him even more,wholly trust Him and wholeheartedlybelieve that He is the Pardon- Giver. 

4. He possessively owned those who listen to Him and do as what He said, more likely than His biological family. V. 19-21

5. His Protection for His disciples is without limitation that He commanded the wind and the waves to cease, while they are on thesail. V. 22-25, these things He allowed for the disciples to asked themselves what manner of man He is, that even the wind and the waves obeyed. Giving them all the chances to fully trust Him.

6. His Powerful words scared the devils who possessed the man of Gadarenes. V.26-33 That while He is about to cast him away, He plead from Him, calling His Name Jesus, then loudly proclaimed Him that He is the Son of the most High GOD.

7. He Personally ordained the healed previously possessed-man to proclaimed and published the great things that GOD has done to Him for a testimony of His powerful words to his people. V34,39 despite his pleading to come with The LORD, which The LORD instead said, “go and tell to your household what great things GOD has done to you.” Because those who witnessed what The LORD did, that the legion of devils that came out from that man, entered into the flocks of pigs and run wildly, drowning them all to the sea, they were all taken with great fear and bid the LORD to leave. 

8. His Powerful works draw people close to Him.v.40-56 that Jairus; the ruler of the synagogue, who came to The LORD and fell down at His feet begging for Him to come and heal his dying only child a daughter; and that while on their way, while the people thronging Him, the woman who has been suffering from blood issue for twelve years,with her faith, and in her thought that by touching the boarder of The LORD’sgarment she will be healed. She theninstantly received healing with words of comfort and of peace from the LORD.v. 48 and that while The LORD is yet speaking to the trembling woman who has been healed, the other rulers of the synagogue came to Jairus, telling him not to trouble The Master LORD Jesus, for his daughter is already dead. But the LORD said: “fear not, believe only.” And though the people laugh at Him to scorn when The LORD said: weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth, still the LORD’s powerful words wake up the dead, when she called her “ Maid, arise.”

 

These are the testimony of The LORD that we should continue to preach and teach the word and works of The LORD. For many are living in fear and hopelessness. Many are going through vain sufferings that if they only hear the powerful works of The LORD, they may not be healed like those who personally have encountered Him, but they will find comfort and joy from His words knowing that The LORD is with them throughout their sufferings.

And yes, we have to be always reminded which The LORD has spoken in this parable of the kind of ‘grounds’ which mean heart of people, that some may refuse or reject or even reviled our preaching, but in spite and despite we should keep on sharing the gift of salvation and speak about the things The LORD has done to our lives. For in the LORD’s words is life and it is life indeed; whether it be here on earth or in the life after death. This is the mission that each one of us believers should take heed. 

 

Let The words and works of the LORD be to the whole world published.  Let us keep on strengthening our faith in JESUS, for the gospel sake. 

 

Good morning.

 

Luke 8

King James Version

8 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And his disciples asked him, saying, Whatmight this parable be?

10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

21 And he answered and said unto them, Mymother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for hecommandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.

37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.