It is imperative that we who profess to be believers in Jesus Christ
demonstrate our faith with positive action for example:
If we claim to believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior who came to love, heal and forgive us and we are willing to proclaim His death until He comes, I think that we should imitate the example of King David who wrote;
; “Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's” (Psalms 103: 1-5).
And
so, I beg to ask the question, why are we so assured and positive that the Lord
loves and forgives us but do not express and demonstrate that same level of
faith, trust and confidence in the healing power of God?
Especially
since we have the ultimatum which states; “that our faith should not be in the
wisdom of men but in the power of God” (1Corinthians 2:5).
One
common mistake which the majority of believers fall victim to is that of
associating the wisdom of men with the power of God. For this is what the Lord
in no uncertain terms said; “I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I
will not give to another, nor My praise to carved images...For My own sake, for
My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not
give My glory to another” (Isaiah 42:8; 48:11).
The
Lord does not share His glory with machines, robots, vaccines and medicinal
drugs, healing in real perspective comes as a result of, intercession,
repentance, prayer, faith and in God’s word.
A
typical example was that of a noble man whose son was sick. When he heard that
Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to
come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said
to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means
believe." The nobleman said to Him, "Sir, come down before my child
dies!" Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your son lives." So the
man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
And
as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, "Your
son lives!" Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they
said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." So
the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him,
"Your son lives." And he himself believed, and his whole household”
(John 4: 46-53).
Now
the same power and authority which Jesus Christ used to heal the sick son of
the noble man has been administered to the disciples of Jesus Christ because,
in in dispatching His disciples Jesus Christ commanded them saying; “Do not go
into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying,
'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise
the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give” (Mathew
10:5-8).
There
is no shadow of doubt that Jesus Christ has empowered His disciples with the
power to heal the sick for it is clearly stated that; “He called His twelve
disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure
diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick” (Luke
9:1-2).
The
reasons why Jesus Christ the Beloved Son of God took on flesh, experienced life
like any other human being, suffered and paid for the wages of sin which is
death in man’s stead, left us His flesh to eat and His blood to drink thus
commemorating His death until He comes is three-folds.
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To be continued
Lucius Joseph
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