They Fell Down Before Him...

Today (and possibly tomorrow) I am putting the finishing touches on a sermon I will be preaching this Sunday at Spring Lake Park Baptist Church. We are working through a series on what might be called the "black" letters about Jesus - you know, the things describing the goings on around Jesus instead of His words. We do this so we have a deeper understanding of who Jesus was in the eyes of those around him. So this week I am focusing in on those who fell down before Jesus. They fell down from a variety of causes and in different circumstances, but all of their falling down had the same meaning. Falling down before Jesus was all they could do, because they could not raise him up they had to lower themselves. In each case, those falling before him would not traditionally be the types to humble themselves before a carpenter. They each saw something deeper, something different about Him.

In our modern world, we so rarely understand the importance of humbling ourselves before Christ. We often try to do it on our own, trying to save face. Of course this goes contrary to the teachings of Scripture, but people do not like to hear that. So it is my prayer that my message will be heard by open hearts, hearts softened to be suplicated to Christ.


MT 9:18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live."

MK 7:25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.

LK 5:12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

JN 11:32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

JN 18:6 When Jesus said, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground.

MT 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

LK 17:16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him--and he was a Samaritan.

LK 5:8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!"

MK 3:11 Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

MK 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.

MK 5:33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.