Luke 9:42 While he was coming, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
We are made for one another. We are made for relationships. In this vignette, Jesus heals a young boy of a demon at the request of the boy's father. After healing him, Luke tells us that Jesus "gave him back to his father." It's not like the son belongs to the father, in the sense of a possession. But the son belongs to the father in the sense of relationship and ties. Demons and illness and revenge and hatred tear those relationships and ties apart. Demons and illness and revenge and hatred tear us apart from one another; they make us less than we were made to be.
Jesus restores us to wholeness. As individuals, we are restored to wholeness with healing and hope. As families and as communities, we are restored to wholeness when relationships are restored. We like to focus on the "miracles" of demons cast out or the dead brought back to life. Personally, I think restored relationships are much more of a miracle. Praise God for restored relationships.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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