Colossians 1:1-8 / Luke 4:38-44
Whenever we buy a gadget, or a device or an electrical apparatus, we would be more interested in getting it working immediately.
But enclosed in the packaging is something else which is important and useful.
And that is the operating instructions or the operating manual.
It may be just a piece of folded paper or a little booklet, and it provides instructions for safely and efficiently using, operating, and maintaining a product.
But often we just glance through it or don’t even look at it.
We just want to use the product immediately and we are not too interested about the product’s details.
When Jesus healed the people’s diseases and cast out devils, He did not allow the evil spirits to announce who He is.
Jesus wanted the people to discover His true identity and not just think of Him as a miracle healer and deliverer.
So when Jesus went off early in the morning to a lonely place to pray, the crowds came looking for Him.
They even wanted to prevent Him from leaving them, because they wanted more from Him.
But Jesus knew who He is and what He was sent to do.
Jesus wants to answer our prayers and give us what we need.
But He also wants us to know who He is and that He came to proclaim the Good News to us so that He can make His home in our hearts.
Let us take time to go off to a lonely place and enter into the Heart of Jesus.