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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13, Psalm 115:3-10, Matthew 9:32-38
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SPIRITUAL LARYNGITIS
"Beg the harvest Master to send out laborers to gather His harvest." -Matthew 9:37-38
In this part of Matthew's gospel, Jesus has been on a healing-deliverance tour. He has lifted up the paralyzed, healed the hemorrhaging woman, raised up the dead, and cured the blind (Mt 9:1ff). Finally, Jesus expelled a demon from the mute man, and the man began to speak (Mt 9:33). Matthew recounts this miracle last to emphasize it. "The harvest is good but laborers are scarce" (Mt 9:37). There are few to proclaim the good news of the kingdom (Mt 9:35). The devil's got our tongues; so the sheep continue to lie prostrate from exhaustion (Mt 9:36).
We must be delivered; we must speak up for Jesus. We must yield our tongues to the Holy Spirit rather than to the evil spirit. We are stricken with selective muteness. We can talk about everything under the sun, but when it comes to Jesus we become mute. We have rationalized this condition, saying we are being careful not to impose our religious beliefs on others. However, we're not talking about religious beliefs; we're talking about Jesus. When we love someone, especially Jesus, Who is Love (1 Jn 4:7, 16), we should be free to tell the world.
Jesus commands: "Do not let them intimidate you. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not become known. What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. What you hear in private, proclaim from the housetops" (Mt 10:26-27).
Prayer: Jesus, be Lord of my voice. May I never be ashamed of You. May I not give in to fear.
Promise: "Jesus continued His tour of all the towns and villages. He taught in their synagogues, He proclaimed the good news of God's reign, and He cured every sickness and disease." -Mt 9:35
Praise: Jack, suffering from cancer, called it a blessing to be able to place his sufferings on the cross with Jesus.
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