Thought of the day 27 September 2014

WHEN He had come dwn from the mountain, great multitude followed Him.

2 And behold , a leper came and worshiped Him, saying,"Lord, if You are willing, ou cam make me clean."

3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying,"I am willing ; be cleansed." Immedaiely his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus said to him," See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a tetimony to them."

5 Nw  when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

6 Saying ," Lord , my  servant is lying at home paralysed, dreadfully tormented."

7 And Jesus said to him," I will come and heal him"

8 The centurion answered and said," Lord , I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.

9 "For I also am a man under authority , having soldiers under me. And I say to this one,' Go,' and he goes ;and to anoter ,'Come,' and he comes ; and to my servant ,' Do this,' and he does it ."

10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed," Assurdel, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel !

11 "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in he kingdom o heaven.

12 "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

13 Then Jeus said to the centurion," Go your way ; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.

14 Now when Jesus had come into  Peter's house, He sawhis wife's mother lyinh sick with a fever.

15 So He touched her hand,And she arose and served them.

16 When  evening had come , they brought to Him many who were demon - possessed. And He cast out thespirit with a word, and healed all who are sick,

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaaih the prohet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses."

18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.

19 Then a cerain scribe came and said to Him,"Teacher , I will follow You wherever You go."

20 And Jesus said to him,"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have ness, but the Son of Man has no where to lay His head."

21 Then another of His disciples said to Him,"Lord , let me first go and bury my father."

22 But Jesus sid to him," Follow Me, and let the dead bury  their own dead." 

23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciple followed Him.

24 And sudenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

25 Then His discile came to Him and awoke Him, saying," Lord , save us ! We are perishing ! '

26 But He said to them," Wh are you fearful, O you of little faith." Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

27 So the men marveled, saying," Who can this be , that even the winds and the sea obey Him ?"

28 When He had come to  the other side, to the country to the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon posessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

29 And suddenly they cried out, saying," What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God ? Have You come here to torment us before the time ?"

30 Now a good way off from them there was a herd of man swine fedding.

31 So the demons begged Hi, sayin," If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine."

32 And He said to them," Go." So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And Sudenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.

33 Then those who kept them fled ; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon - possessed men.

34 And behold , the whole city came out to meet Jesus . And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.Matthew 8