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Is Present to Heal
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Lk. 5:16-17 KJV
Genuine Bible Faith
We are thrilled by the faith of the bed-ridden man with palsy. He heard Jesus was in Capernaum working wonders, so got four mates to stretcher him to Christ’s feet.
Notice he was a believer: Not a hope-so-dithering-doubter.
Just Get Me to Jesus!
We know, because, when he saw the house packed out with religious dead-wood (scribes and Pharisees), he wasn’t fazed but instead; encouraged his helpers to carry him onto the roof, break open the tiles, and lower him right in front of The LORD.
Jewish homes had tiered steps outside leading to a flat roof where they could eat, rest, and hang washing.
When real faith is on display, you won’t find Jesus missing an opportunity to give believers exactly what they believe.
What do you believe?
Believe The Word of God
Sick one, realise you receive according to your faith: So what are you believing?
You believe something all the time.
- Doubters believe their doubts, and therefore get nothing.
- Wavering hopers believe their wavering hope, and also get nothing.
- Those who believe God’s word, get what that word says, every time.
How could Almighty God fail His own Word when you really believe Him?
Impossible!
Scribes & Doctors of Law
Let’s focus on those grumpy Pharisees, who came from Galilee, Judaea, and Jerusalem.
The outcome reveals their motive was fault-finding curiosity: Not bible faith. In their hearts they were critical of God in the Flesh, and so were publicly humiliated by Christ’s reproof.
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Lk. 5:22-25 KJV
We delight to imagine being there to witness the miracle, but notice this;
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Them certainly included those fault-finding Doctors of Law and Pharisees.
The anointing of God was present upon Christ to heal any listener who was sick, deformed, crippled, demonised, or plain barmy.
Jesus would have forgiven and healed each of those muttering scribes and Pharisees, just as He did the man with palsy, because the power of the Lord was present to heal them, but they didn’t meet the only condition of wholehearted faith in The LORD Jesus Christ.
Their unbelief prevented them from being forgiven and healed.
Consider how profound that is.
No Faith: No Miracles
They were in the same room, in the very Presence of Almighty God made Flesh, and they forfeited Heaven, health, and eternal life, simply because of their hard, unbelieving hearts.
Hear and Be Healed
Learn from their error, and don’t forsake your opportunity to be saved and healed.
Embrace this Revelation, and Live
Understand that Christ operated under the Old Covenant, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit was not available to anybody until Pentecost.
Before this blessed dispensation we live in, the Holy Ghost would only come upon prophets, and kings, to minister in a specific way, and for a very limited time. He didn’t abide in the over-flowing fullness that is now available to New Covenant believers.
That is why the Holy Ghost writes of this occasion; and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Christ limited Himself to ministering in this way. His entire ministry was as the Son of Man, in order to validate God’s original plan that Adam wrecked.
If He’d used His authority, and status, as the Son of God, it would have invalidated His primary purpose in coming in the Flesh: To redeem sinful mankind.
Unlimited Power to Heal
Now, under the glorious New Covenant, ever since Pentecost, the power of the Holy Ghost is present to heal everywhere, all the time.
Our joy is to proclaim the Good News that eternal life, and healing, are freely available to everybody who is willing to repent and believe on The LORD Jesus Christ.
As we teach the simple message of Jesus, we are preaching the power out because: The Gospel is the power of God, Rom. 1:16 KJV;
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The key to receiving salvation, forgiveness, and healing is to know how to “plug in” to the power.
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