Ten lepers cried out to Jesus, but they
used an interesting word for “master.”
Rather than use the typical Greek word kurie, they used epistata,
a word that meant one who stands over, like a commander. Indeed, Jesus does stand over all of
creation. He is the Word through Whom
creation itself was spoken into existence.
Yet if we go back another level in the etymology,
we see that the word means, at its root, one who stands near. Jesus is the Lord and Master Who stands near
us, Who is by our side even in moments of greatest suffering and need.
I don’t know about you, but for me, that is
someone to cry out to. I want to cry out
to someone who is above me, someone who can actually do something to help. I also want to cry out to someone who is with
me, someone who understands because he is in the thick of it at my side.
Jesus, I need You. I need You in so many ways I cannot list them
all. I need You in ways I do not even
know, ways known only to You. Have mercy
on me, Epistata.Copyright © 2013 by Steven R. Perkins
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