Jesus who has done all things well
Grant merciful Lord, to Your faithful people pardon and peace that
they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve You with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen
In this morning’s Gospel Mark assures us that there is absolutely
no reason to doubt any of God’s promises or wonder about the sufficiency of His
plans for us. Why? Because His promises are all based on the One whose
word and work are totally reliable. He has always delivered on what He has
promised.
He has perfectly met all our needs. Mark convinces us to count on
Jesus Christ because He has done all things well.
I. “He
has done all things well” says Mark. This is there definitive conclusion of the men who
brought their deaf and speech-impaired from to Jesus for healing. It might
sound strange the way Mark put it in the original Greek text but he writes it
this way to bring out the emphasis of these friend’s exclamation “Well (Kalos) all
things He has done!” A standard of excellence has been stamped on
everything Jesus has done.
A. Jesus does everything
well. Christ always does what is exactly appropriate, just, right and totally
sufficient for the situation. James uses the same word in our Epistle lesson to
describe how rich men are seated in church in a way that is thought to be
precisely commensurate with their social standing. This is the same word
the Savior will use in the parable to describe the house that stood on the
cross and withstood the flood.
Everything that Jesus does is done in just the
right way, the best way, - the perfectly sufficient and appropriate way.
The friends of the man who was healed praise the Savior’s action which is all
inclusive. Literally everything Jesus has done meets the standard of
perfection.
B. These
men were eyewitnesses of Jesus perfect healing of their friend in a way that
was totally adequate and just for him. They observed Christ’s deep
compassion for their friend and His penetrating understanding of the man’s
need. They watched as Jesus sensitively led their friend away from the
confusion and sensation of the crowds so he could focus his full attention on
the Healer.
They marveled when they saw the personal,
reassuring, intimate touch Jesus gave to their friend’s ears and tongue.
And their exuberant exaltation of Jesus could be contained no longer when
their friend, so long imprisoned by his impediments, was set free for the joys
of hearing and speaking. No wonder they couldn’t contain their testimony about
the Lord, even though He requested their silence. Who wouldn’t want to tell the
world? He has done all things well!
II. These
friends certainty about Jesus’ work can be ours as well. Remember what they said, “He has done all
things well.” This statement is all-inclusive. It means that everything
Christ has also done for us and continues to do is done well – just right,
perfectly appropriate, totally sufficient for you. His Word and work can be
counted on to the fullest. We need have no doubt or suspicion about
anything Christ provides. He does everything well.
A. When He promises that
He and His Father will provide for our every need. It’s guaranteed. We can be
absolutely certain that we shall have food clothing and shelter that are just
fright for us according to the individual plans God has for our lives.
The same compassion, penetrating understanding
and dynamic power, which brought healing to the impaired man, still
characterize the way Jesus meets human needs today.
B. And
what of Christ’s promise of forgiveness for our sin? Nothing could be more
certain. We may cast aside any doubt, fear or anxieties we have about the
Savior not providing for us. The forgiveness of sin won by Christ at Calvary
has the soundest warranty in the world. It never runs out. It’s written in
blood – His blood, shed for all our sins. There are no exceptions to this
warranty. Whoever we are, whatever we have done, however guilty we might feel,
we may be certain that Christ lived, died, and rose –perfectly – for you. His
life and death perfectly met all of God’s strict standards.
The forgiveness He offers is just, right,
perfectly adequate, and totally sufficient for you. You can depend on it.
We may live with a certain amount of doubt and skepticism about the quality and reliability of goods and services provided for us today. But we have absolute confidence and trust in the goods and services God has provided in Christ Jesus. We know we can count on Jesus Christ. He has done all things well.
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