Making You Famous or Making Jesus Famous?
I have picked up the phrase “making Jesus famous” from other church leaders. I use it like, “Lord, we want to make Jesus famous in Delray Beach!” To be honest, I don’t even know what that means but it sounded different so I used it. I now realize that God has a way of putting words in your mouth so He can have you prophesy His will.
I did a little study on fame in the New Testament. The word fame or famous is used 5 times in the ESV. Watch the pattern:
Matthew 4:24 – So His (Jesus’) fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and He healed them.
Matthew 9:31 – The fame of Jesus was spread by the people after He healed two blind men.
Matthew 14:1 Herod heard about the fame of Jesus because of “these miraculous powers are at work in him.” v.2
Mark 1:28 – The fame of Jesus spreads after He healed a man with convulsions.
Every one of these Scriptures says that Jesus was made more famous after He healed people and did miraculous signs.
There is one place in the New Testament that uses the word famous.
In 2 Cor 8:18 there is a man who is was famous for preaching. Now to be sure, this is spoken in a positive light but the fact remains that the man was famous for preaching, Jesus gained fame for healing.
I made an announcement recently that we are going to pray for the sick at The Mission at every single event we have until the Lord returns. He has given us a mandate to seek to see the sick healed. I don’t have a complete theology for it. I don’t have the methodology worked out. I do know how to pray, and I have read James 5. Until the Holy Ghost reveals another method that is what we are going to do.
And in the process, we hope to make Jesus famous in Delray Beach.
