When asked if He were truly the Messiah, Jesus said “tell them what you have seen and heard.” Jesus demonstrated the gospel with power, with signs and wonders. He taught in such a way, the poor were empowered to be poor no more. He gave mother’s back their children, sisters back their brother. He touched the untouchable, accepted the rejected. Healed the sick in body and the sick in heart....
Healed Hearts
Jesus came to heal the broken-hearted. I know He came to save us from our sins, heal or bodies, give us new life but He also came to heal the broken hearted. (Luke 4) We all know the story of the woman with an issue of blood. After 12 years of suffering, loosing all she had, she found courage to touch Jesus’ garment and find healing. Have you ever ask,...
Come
Years of isolation. Years void of human contact. Years of being shunned, disdained, ostracized. He heard the stories of Jesus and there was a glimmer of hope. This sounds to good to be true. I can be healed, no strings attached. So he makes his way to the Healer. Humbling himself, begging, falling on his knees, he pleads, “If you are willing”. He had no concept of grace. No idea...
Do You Need a Touch?
Untouchable. Can you imagine not being able to experience human touch? No warm embrace of a loved one, no welcoming kiss, not even an accidental brush from a stranger. Can you imagine the isolation one must feel? So desperately he went to Jesus. He begs Jesus to heal him. I wonder if Jesus smiled at him and thought, “Oh my son, this is why I have come. No need to...
He Restores
Life is not always easy. Some of us have experienced disappointment, rejection, emotional abuse, physical abuse, true heartache. Often, this has left our hearts raw, untrusting, not able to forgive. Sometimes our pain has taken us captive – not free to experience life abundantly. But I believe God wants to restore those areas in our lives. He wants to rebuild upon the areas that have been damaged, destroyed by the...
Not a One Trick Pony
When it comes to healing, Jesus is not a one trick pony. As I read the New Testament it amazes me the many ways Jesus healed people. Sometimes with a touch, sometimes with a word, a couple times with spit. There were times when He healed with crowds present others times He requested seclusion. One time before healing, he forgave the person. With Jesus there was no formula for healing,...
A Day in the Life of Christ
Over the last couple of weeks I have been asking, WWJD? Today I’m asking how did Jesus do what He did. In Matthew 9, four specific miracles of Jesus are recorded. Jesus ministered to each person differently. The hemorrhaging woman determined her own condition for healing. She put a demand on Christ without his knowledge but He turned, looked her in the eye, and called her daughter. She came to...