Early in the Morning – Amber McEwen

Read Luke 4:31-44. Here we see parts of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Just verses before He had been run out of His hometown, as they became angry at His declared ministry. Now we see Him healing a man who had been taken over by an unclean demon, and then heading straight to Simon Peter’s home, where he healed the disciple’s mother of a fierce fever. If you work in ministry, you know how exhausting these days can be! And yet, in verse 42 we see that Jesus rose early the next morning and went to pray. He must have been weary after the demanding day He had had. And yet, after only a few hours of rest, He woke up and sought time with His Father. There’s a lesson there for those of us who find ourselves weary with Kingdom work…