The LORD Saw

 June 5, 2024-Morning Bible Reading and Meditation-Luke 7 KJV

For Mithcah Bible Baptist Church- Bahrain Mission 

Online Morning Devotional Bible Study – Thursday, June 6, 2024

 

“13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.”

 

 

Thoughts to ponder: The LORD saw

 

The LORD saw the faith of the centurion whose servant is sick and ready to die; that He grant the faith of the centurion, who proclaimed that just by saying a word from The LORD, his servant will be healed. And his servant that very hour the centurion spoke with Jesus was healed. V. 1-10

 

The LORD saw the grieving widow who only son died and about to be buried and He was compassionate on her that He brought back to life the dead son by just saying “Arise!”v11-16

 

The LORD saw John the Baptist current situation while in prison during His ministering and gave him tribute and spoke words about him in front of His disciples; because that after baptizing Him, the Messenger or frontrunner The Lord addressed John the Baptist of Him, was put to prison by King Herod, for the very reason he rebuked the king of taking his brother Phillip’s wife Herodias to be his. This might be what John the Baptist meaning when he said: “He must increase, I must decrease.” John 3:23-30KJV, v. 18-34

 

The LORD saw what’s in the mind of the Phariseename Simon, when he thought to himself about the weeping sinful woman who came to the LORD while He is in his house to dine with him. And TheLORD spoke and gave him a meaningful parable of whom among the two of them love Him the most: and it is the sinful woman who offered and gave her all to The LORD. V.36-47

 

The LORD saw as well the grieving soul of the sinful woman with an Alabaster box of precious ointment, anointing Him, while weeping, and wash His feet with her tears; wiping them with her hair.He saw how contrite her spirit wanting to make it right with her LORD, before He made that ultimate sacrifice, of giving His precious blood for the redemption of her sin and the whole worlds’. And The LORD said to the sinful woman while everybody in the house are listening: 

“48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgivethsins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”

v.37-50

 

Like the centurion from this chapter, the LORD saw our faith in Him. And He will do according as what we believe to prove He really is the Omnipotent Son of GOD, who is able to heal our sicknesses. 

 

Like the widow woman whose son died, The LORD saw our frailty; and though He may not do the same thing he did to her son, to whom He bring him back to life again, yet He will give us strength in time we are sinking in sadness of losing our love ones.

Like how He gave tribute to John the Baptist, who was born to be His frontrunner, He saw our faithfulness in the service to the field where we are called. And He will surely bless the works of our hands, our steadfastness and wholehearted diligence. 

 

Like Simon the Pharisee, The LORD saw us if we are faking our belief in Him, it is fallowingeven idleness, or contented to their own understanding: a halfhearted obedience. For it is obvious here that The LORD knows who loves Him the most; that those who think they dideverything right, trying to obey the law of GOD for people to see, are the one who are judgmental and look down on others’ weaknesses and sinfulness. That they tend to separate themselves from others whom they considered us unfit to their high standard way of living. Faking faith isFallowing that is the major cause to choke the seed of faith to grow in its fullness. 

 

And Like the sinful woman with an alabaster box with precious ointment, The LORD saw our frequencies; that our depravity as commoners frequent us to sinning. And that as He saw our sinful condition, when we desire to get closer to Him, giving our all to Him in prayers with tears, He will change and renew our nature and then His Spirit resides within; which gives us daily reminder we are GOD’s and not anymore enslave by sin. Because we received forgiveness from Him. 

 

The LORD saw our faith, our frailty, our faithfulness, if we are faking faith that leads to fallowing even our frequencies while we are still living in this earth. And that is the very reason why He exemplified to us His unwavering faith in obeying His Father’s will. 

 

Let His faith be our faith in Him, so that it will be bigger than our fear in the inevitable circumstances we face each day. And that all of us will be worthy of the forgiveness He already has given. 

And for all who have not received His forgiveness, turn away from faking faith; let God’s words break the fallow ground in your hearts, and be changed and renewed by the words of The LORD JESUS CHRIST. 

 

The LORD saw, and He knows what to do. 

Be this our constant reminder. 

Good morning. 

 

Luke 7KJV

1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.

18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Goyour way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.

36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgivethsins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.