In Matthew 9:18-38, we read about Jesus' healing ministry.
At the end of Matthew 9, there's a reminder to us that the Lord's work
is to be carried on by His followers - "The harvest is large, but the
workers are few. So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers
to harvest His crops" (Matthew 9:37-38). Jesus wasn't saying, 'Look at
what I am doing and see how great I am." He was saying, 'Look at what I
am doing and learn from Me - learn how to see the crowds with
compassion, to see them in their trouble, to see how helpless they are -
"like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew 9:36). We are to be looking at
Jesus and learning from Him. We are to be looking at the world and
seeing how we can serve the world for Jesus' sake (2 Corinthians 4:5).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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