THE LORD; MY HEALER – Friday October 7th 2016
Memorise: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,
that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes
ye were healed. 1st Peter 2:24
Read: Isaiah 53:1-5, (KJV)
1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the
arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as
a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire
him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces
from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 40:41,
Psalms 75
MESSAGE
The title of today’s devotional requires deep thought.
The Lord is asking us to personalise this truth today? The reason is not far-fetched;
the healing virtue of Jesus Christ is very potent and available for YOU. Open
Heavens 7 October 2016:-The Lord; My Healer
In today’s
Bible readings, we are reassured that Jesus Christ is the Ultimate Healer
because He paid for our healing with His Blood. Apart from reassuring us, the
Bible passage also draws our attention to some other truths; not believing that
God heals His ailing people is an ancient unbelief that is meant to subject
humans to perpetual suffering. In the book of Numbers 21:6-9, the
serpents sent to the Israelites as a result of their sins had bitten them, God
then directed Moses to make and lift up a serpent for whoever was bitten to
look upon for healing; as many as looked lived. This is type of healing God
provides through our Lord Jesus Christ. In John 3:14-15, Jesus Christ
said:
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have eternal life.”
The power and secret of sickness
and diseases which ultimately leads to death is hidden in sin. This is the
reason why Jesus Christ often first of all attacked sin in the lives of the people
He thereafter healed (Matthew 9:2-6). Healing is easily procured when
the sick’s sins are forgiven him. 7 October 2016 open heaven. This is why
the Psalmist says:
“Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered.”
Psalms 32:1
He is our
unfailing Healer because He paid the dues for our healing, in that He atoned
for the cause of sicknesses and diseases (Matthew 26:28).
To access
divine healing, therefore, we must have a covenant relationship with the
Healer, because by His stripes only, can we be healed. In other words, by the
atonement of Jesus Christ, our healing is forever settled. To have a covenant
relationship with the Healer, therefore, we must respond to His call to
repentance, and surrender the totality of our lives for Him to control. The
body that has been dedicated to Jesus Christ shall be spared the sicknesses
that make people miserable. When we give our lives to Christ, the next thing to
do is to graduate to the level of belief that, henceforth, Jesus Christ will be
our Healer. We now become candidates for divine healing and we can graduate to
the level of enjoying divine health.
Action Point
Make sure your salvation is genuine by
re-examining yourself to ensure that you have faith in the healing power of
Christ.
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