Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law is one of those fascinating miracles of Christ, and it is only given a very few verses in Scripture (Matt. 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39). The text says that she was sick with a high fever and had been laying in the bed for a while. Jesus came, rebuked the fever, took her by the hand, and the fever left her.
The text uses the word “immediately” twice. Mark tells us that “immediately the fever left her” (1:31). The power of Jesus was instantaneous—she was made well right then. What would she do? Lay in bed for the rest of the day, recovering and regaining strength, asking family to tend to her needs, until she could get back on her feet?
Luke tells us, “And immediately she arose and served” (4:39). Mark and Luke indicate that she served “them,” but Matthew emphasizes that she served “Him” (i.e., Jesus). Jesus did more than heal you of fever! He healed you of the spiritual disease of sin! Will you…“immediately” arise to…serve…Him? Thank you, Peter’s mother-in-law, for teaching us that lesson!