Matthew 8: the king Jesus is powerful and merciful.

It is very difficult to get near a king, and it is much more difficult to be served by a king. In Matthew 8, Jesus is the king who gets near different kinds of people: an unclean leper is cured by Him, a gentile (a roman centurion) has his servant cured, Peter's mother in law is cured, his disciples are saved from a storm and demon-possessed men are released.

It is very easy to understand that Jesus is powerful and loves people, even demon-possessed ones who are very difficult to love.
I know that in my nature, I want to be far from sick and demon-possessed ones because I don't want to get sick nor share the troubles of demon-possessed people. It is a self preserving reaction; however the powerful king is very different. He is powerful enough not only to stay pure but also to purify.

Should a disciple of Jesus behave as Jesus behaved? I, as a disciple, don't operate miracles but even so, it is necessary power from the Spirit to love people, mainly the ones who can not give back anything.