Passage: Mark 1:29-34
Sometimes, it is easy for us to pass over very familiar Bible accounts without considering their significance in the bigger story of God’s rescue of sinners. This morning’s passage is a perfect example. Immediately on the heels of his authoritative teaching and demonic showdown in the synagogue of Capernaum, Mark records the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law from fever and the resulting rush for healing by the people of this community. While these healings were certainly miraculous, is that all there is to the story ― that Jesus was a miracle worker? Let’s consider what these miracles mean for us today.