WEEK 2 - REAWAKENING TO THE LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
This week, we will focus on various aspects of Christ’s Incarnation—from birth to death and Resurrection. We will turn our eyes to focus on the person of Jesus in all of His glory and continuously pray for deeper understanding of who He is.
DAY TEN - THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST - SANDY KANG
Luke 4:14-21
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
The Spirit of the Lord activated, appointed, and anointed Jesus for the ministry of the gospel. It is a ministry to proclaim and demonstrate the power of the Good News to the physically and spiritually poor; to the captive, brokenhearted, blind, and oppressed. Jesus, the Great Physician of the body and soul, faithfully teaches about the Kingdom—and with great au- thority, sets people free.
As followers of Christ, the Spirit of the Lord anoints us to proclaim and demonstrate the Good News. We cannot have one without the other, and neither one can precede the other.
Just before the outbreak of COVID-19, a new health center was launched in one of the most impoverished communities in San Jose, California. Its mission was not only to proclaim the Good News, but to demonstrate its power to heal the sick and set people free from the curse of poverty. Believers volunteered countless hours to fill out applications for rental relief funds, administer COVID tests, deliver boxes of food, and provide educational and tech support to families.
Thousands experienced God’s love and mercy in tangible ways. More than 85 people surren- dered their lives to Jesus and were baptized as they heard the message of Christ and experi- enced healing and deliverance for their souls. The Good News of Jesus is all-the-more good and powerful when it is preached both in word and deed.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Pray that your life and ministry will be marked by the fullness, power, and anointing of the Holy Spirit.
2. Ask the Lord for more confidence to faithfully proclaim and demonstrate the gospel.
3. Pray that He will provide liberty, healing, and jubilee to the spiritually poor, captive, brokenhearted, blind, and oppressed.