Passage: Matthew 4:23-25

In these verses we find Jesus teaching and proclaiming the the good news of the Kingdom. Jesus' ministry of healing the sick shows us the healing nature of God’s kingdom in a broken and sinful world. He cast out demons showing his power over darkness, and himself as the light Isaiah promised to those dwelling in darkness. He who fights against the darkness in and around us will soon go into darkness for us and so conquer it once and for all for. Jesus' reign as God's anointed King is good news though in our sin we can't see it that way. We desire to rule our own lives. The one who calls his disciples friends is seen, in our sinful human nature, as an enemy to be overthrown. (Psalm 2) And so Jesus calls us to repent of our warped view of the goodness of God and his Kingdom. We are called to lay down our kingship and kingdom building and follow him as King. As we look at these three verses which summarize Jesus’ ministry, we see that Jesus’ kingdom is a place of healing and freedom from the dark powers of evil.