Do you ever wonder what happened to some of the people's lives that Jesus touched? In Luke chapter 22 we read about Jesus' arrest. Here is how Luke describes what followed after Jesus was approached by Judas and the men that came to arrest Him:
When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and healed him.
I wonder what happened to that servant. I wonder what went through his mind. First there must have been a little bit of fear and some anger at being attacked. But then what? Maybe he felt shock that the very man they came to arrest would heal him (and
could heal him for that matter). I'm sure he probably carried out his duties that evening not fully knowing what to think or how to act. But I wonder as the evening progressed how his heart was affected by Jesus' loving action. When all was said and done, did he go home to his family and describe their "victory" and getting rid of Jesus. Or was there a sense of remorse? And if being healed by this Man wasn't enough to push him into belief - what went through his mind when the tomb was found empty. I like to think that maybe, then, this servant believed in a different kind of victory that day.
Just A Thought!
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