LIGHT FOR DIVINE HEALING (2)

“And the POWER of GOD was present to HEAL them” – Luke 5:17b

The Ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ intensely manifested LIGHT for DIVINE HEALING: “Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the POWER of GOD was present to HEAL them” (Lk.5:17). The Lord constantly manifested the anointing for Healing, flowing from a Heart of Compassion: “And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and HEALED their SICK” (Mt.14:14). It did not matter that the people were gathered for teaching; His Healing Virtue could not be restricted!

Healing was central to the Ministry of Jesus. In today’s scripture text, He touched and cleansed “a man who was full of leprosy,” and the leper was healed immediately (vv.12-13). As a consequence of this miracle of healing, “the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be HEALED by Him of their infirmities” (v.15). Shortly after, the Lord forgave and healed a paralytic man who was carried through the rooftop tiling and let down with his bed (vv.18-25). Given all of these, the multitudes were amazed, “and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying “We have seen strange things today!” (v.26).

Jesus regularly healed the sick: “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and HEALING ALL who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38). Sickness resulted from Satan’s introduction of sin into this world. Healing manifestly depicts Christ as destroying the works of Satan (1Jh.3:8). Jesus also healed to reveal the Father’s glory: “Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed; and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and HE HEALED them” (Mt.15:30-31). Jesus in turn commanded His disciples: “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give” (Mt.10:8). The age of healings has not passed. Healing remains a key part of Christ’s Ministry.

Jesus manifested tangible POWER to HEAL: “And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for POWER went out from Him and HEALED them all” (Lk. 6:19). He still heals today because: it is His nature to heal; and it is His purpose to destroy the works of the devil; so that those who were healed can serve Him better. Healing is God’s marvelous promise, fulfilled through the exercise of our faith. In order to appropriate our healing, we must know God’s scriptural promises to heal; understand that He wants us to be well and that physical healing is a part of salvation – the Saviour is also the Healer (Ps.103:3); repent of unconfessed sins, receive and release forgiveness (1 Jh.1:9; Mt.18:23-25).