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48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a akiss?”  
49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”
50 And aone of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.  
51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
52 aThen Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a brobber, with swords and clubs?  
53 When I was with you daily in the atemple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your bhour, and the power of darkness.”  
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Luke 22:50-51

Jesus worked this miracle of healing in the same moment that He was submitting to His cruel enemies (Mark 14:46). In addition, on the heels of His agonizing prayers (characterized by His bloody perspiration; Luke 22:44), one of His own disciples, Judas, had given Him the kiss of betrayal, a prelude to the coming horrors of His arrest, trial, and crucifixion—the cruelest trial ever suffered by a man.

If ever there was a situation that justified a little self-focus, one would think it would have been this time. Yet, amid all of this, Jesus chose to show mercy to His captors and to glorify His Father by submitting to His will.

He elected to perform a miracle of mercy—of outgoing love and faithfulness—to show the grace of God in action even during the most stressful of times. This shames us all! We find so many excuses for not serving God as we should. For the slightest reason, some skip church services, neglect to come to the aid of others, or refuse to help with the needs of the church.

If any Christian thinks he has problems sufficient to exempt him from serving God, he had better be sure his problems are greater than those that faced our Savior at the time of this miracle.

Martin G. Collins
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Malchus' Ear (Part One)

Related Topics: Betrayal of Christ | Excuses for Not Serving God | Grace of God | Grace of God Demonstrated | Healing of Malchus's Ear | Jesus Christ's Lack of Self-Focus | Judas Iscariot | Outgoing Love and Faithfulness | Showing Mercy to Enemy




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