Many
people may not know him or even though they have read his name in the bible,
they haven´t understood that Malchus has a beautiful story, even if he was not
a main character.
You´ll
find his name in John 18.10; he was a high priest´s servant and Simon Peter cut
off his right ear.
Many
people believe that Simon Peter cut a soldier´s ear, but it was Malchus he had
hurt.
And who
was Malchus?
He was a
man that had a dream: to be a priest. According to historians, Malchus spent
his life studing, obeying the rules, the laws
And he was only one step away of becoming a
priest when, by a superior order, he went to capture Jesus.
According
to the law, a stutterer, a deaf or any person with any other defect in his body
could not become a priest. Something could be wrong with his left ear, but the
right one had to be in perfect conditions.
“Then
Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest´s servant,
cutting off his right ear (the servant´s name was Marchus)” John 18.10
Getting
to a conclusion
How many
times we dedicate ourselves to do something, face difficult things and
sacrifice, and when the moment comes for us to be crowned, something happens
and cuts our dreams by the roots.
Sometimes
the one ready to cut our dreams and goals is someone who follows Jesus or even
someone very close to us.
You can
find a lot of words that refer to this (read Matthew 26:51-52, Mark 14:47, John
18:10-11). But only Luke tells us about the cure. “No more of this! And he
touched the man´s ear and healed him” (Luke 22:51).
Jesus
knew about the dreams Malchus had, so he not only performed a miracle in his
body, but also brought his dream back to life.
To
remember
God sees
everything. He knows our dreams. And when our lives are in His hands, Jesus
comes and fights for us, heals us and rebuilds our dreams no matter who´s
trying to thwart our dreams.
It is
not the end yet. Jesus can rebuild what was broken, heal what was wounded and
give strength when we run out of it.
Just
like it happened to Malchus, remember that when we can stand no more pain or
when we think that is the end Jesus comes and says: “No more of this. You are
not fighting alone. I am with you”. He gives us victory!!!
And just
like Malchus, let Jesus rebuild your dreams and how to stand firm fighting for
them.
God
bless you
Pastor
Robson Cavalcante
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