«Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people» (Matthew 9:35).
I DON’T KNOW ANYONE who enjoys interruptions. I also don’t have to go very far to find someone who gets annoyed when they’re interrupted, because I see that person in the mirror every morning. However. . .
I have not found in the Scriptures a single instance in which the Lord Jesus was annoyed by an interruption. An example can be found in Matthew chapter 9. The Lord is speaking to the disciples of John the Baptist when one of the rulers of the synagogue arrives (his name is Jairus, according to Mark 5:22) to tell Him that his daughter was seriously ill. That was the first interruption.
What did Jesus do? «Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples» (Matthew 9:19).
They are on their way to Jairus’s house when a woman sick with a flow of blood approaches Him from behind, touches the edge of His mantle, and regains her health (w. 20—22). This is the second interruption.
At Jairus’s house, the Lord miraculously resurrects the dead girl and, when He leaves the house, two blind men follow Him, as they cry out, » ‘Son of David, have mercy on us!’ » (v. 27). The third interruption. The Lord heals them, and when He leaves the house where He has performed the miracle, they bring Him a demon-possessed man.
Talk about interruptions!
Why did the Lord never complain when He was interrupted? A story Henri Nouwen tells helps us to answer that question. Nouwen says he was visiting the University of Notre Dame, where years earlier he himself had taught, when he encountered a former colleague. As they walked the campus grounds, his friend commented, «Henri, all my life I’ve been complaining because my work was constantly being interrupted, until I discovered that interruptions are my job.»
There is the explanation! The Lord was not disturbed by the constant interruptions of those in need because interruptions are precisely part of His saving mission. One interruption after another was the keynote of a typical day in Jesus’s life, as He «went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people» (Matthew 9:35). And at the end of the day of «interruptions,» «There were whole villages where there was not a moan of sickness in any house, for He had passed through them and healed all their sick.»—Steps to Christ, ch. l, p. ll.
I don’t know what concerns are taking away your peace right now, but this I know: you do not bother the Savior when you come to Him for help. How could you disturb the One who gave His life to save you? On the contrary, He is yearning to remove that burden from your heart, if you allow Him.
I praise Your name, dear Jesus, because
You are a compassionate Savior; and because no matter how many times a day I need You,
You are always willing to listen to me and to help me.
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Taken from: Devotional Readings for Adults 2022
“GREAT IS OUR GOD!”
From: FERNANDO ZABALA
Collaborators: Xiomara Perdomo & Angelica Cuate
