Jesus went into Peter’s house and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
Matthew 8:14 (CSB)
Peter was one of Jesus’ first followers, and he lived in the town of Capernaum with his family. When Jesus came into the house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law in bed with a fever, sick enough that she could not get up.
In the stories just before this one, people came to Jesus and asked for help. Here Matthew simply tells us that Jesus came in and saw her. Mark and Luke tell us others spoke to Him about her (Mark 1:30; Luke 4:38), but Matthew wants us to notice that Jesus saw her need.
Some days we may be too sick, too tired, or too discouraged to pray more than a few words. We ought to pray those few words anyway, because God already sees us and knows what we need (Matthew 6:32).
Jesus understands our weakness, because He became human like us, yet without sin. The Bible says, “Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness” (Hebrews 4:16), which means coming to God, who rules over all and is kind to us. We can come to God that boldly because Jesus died for our sins and rose again, and everyone who trusts Him is welcome.