Daily Devotion

When Jesus spoke, people listened.

“And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.” (4:32)

Apparently, those listening had never heard the kind of preaching that Jesus did. He backed up the things He was saying with demonstrations of God’s power. An example of this is immediately given when Jesus casts an unclean demon out of a man. And the people’s reaction?

“Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” (4:36)

Signs accompanied the preaching of the disciples before and after the crucifixion of Jesus (Luke 10:20, Mark 16:20). Signs, wonders, healings and deliverances should be following the preaching of God’s word today. Jesus didn’t just have miracles following His preaching, He had crowds. Maybe if we spoke with more authority, we’d have both too.

Pastor Roger Dean

The Gospel of Luke 3-4