On a Sabbath in Capernaum, Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon Peter’s house.  He entered a house in which Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever.  Jesus was asked to help her.  As He stood over her He rebuked the fever burning in her body.  (See Luke 4:38-39)

  Using my imagination, as Jesus stood over this woman; His look may have been one of compassion and Tender Loving Care.  Then He spoke with quiet authority for He was beside a sick woman’s bed.  I don’t believe He raised His voice to thunderous proportions in order to rebuke the fever.  His authority and power is just as effective with a quiet voice.

How are some ways this Scripture can impact our lives today?
1-    We can ask Him to help ourselves and others.

2-    We can know that He will come into the situation with His power and authority to bring wholeness to all who are involved.

3-    Even those in the room where Jesus healed a woman of a fever would have been impacted by what they had seen and what they had heard Jesus say.  (Open our eyes Lord; we want to ‘see’ Jesus!)

4-    The quiet authority of Jesus is just as powerful as His loud and thunderous authority.

5-    Jesus did not need to raise His voice to yell, rant and rave, in order to be heard by God or to rebuke a fever.

Did Jesus always use the quiet voice of authority?  I don’t believe so.  Consider the time He entered the temple precincts and drove out those buying and selling.  Doesn’t it seem reasonable that His voice was raised to a loud and commanding level?                                                     (See Luke 19:45-46)

Always, always…Jesus was in control of His voice and His words.

Jesus is reliable, He is reasonable, He is responsible in His actions and words and He is ready to respond to your asking Him into your situation.

The quiet authority of Jesus is filled with His power.