© 19 Colin Melbourne. Edited from a message preached in 1923 at Springfield Assembly USA
Looking Unto Jesus
See this poor, helpless man at the pool, “Wilt thou be made whole?”
But there is a difficulty in the way. The man has one eye on the pool, and one on Jesus.
There are many people getting cross-eyed this way these days; they have one eye on the doctor, and one on Jesus.
If you will only look to Christ, and put both your eyes on Him, you can be made every whit whole, spirit, soul, and body.
It is the word of the Living God that; they that believe, should be justified, made free from all things. And whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
You say, “Oh, if only I could believe!”
He understands.
He thoroughly understands.
Jesus knew he had been a long time in that case. He is full of compassion.
He knows that kidney trouble, He knows those corns. He knows that neuralgia. There is nothing He does not know.
He only wants a chance to show Himself merciful and gracious to you. But He wants to encourage you to believe Him.
If thou canst only believe, thou canst be saved and healed.
Dare to believe that Jesus was wounded for your transgressions, was bruised for your iniquities, was chastised that you might have peace, and that by His stripes there is healing for you right here and now.
You have failed because you have not believed Him.
Cry out to Him even now, “Lord, I believe, help Thou mine unbelief.”
Sick Doctor Beyond Human Help
I was in Long Beach, California, one day, and was passing a hotel with a friend. He told me of a doctor there who had a diseased leg, that had been suffering from it for six years, and could not get out. We went up to his room, and found four doctors there.
I said, “Well Doctor, I see you have plenty on, I’ll call again another day.
I was passing at another time, and the Spirit said, “Go join thyself to him.”
Poor Doctor! He surely was in a bad condition. He said, “I have been like this for six years, and nothing human can help me.”
I said, “You need God Almighty.”
People are trying to patch up their lives, but you cannot do anything without God.
I talked to him for a while about the Lord, and then prayed for him. I cried, “Come out of him, in the Name of Jesus!”
The Doctor cried, “It’s all gone!”
One Touch
Oh, if we only knew Jesus!
One touch of His mightiness meets the need of every crooked thing.
The trouble is to get people to believe Him.
The simplicity of this salvation is so wonderful. One touch of living faith in Him is all that is required and wholeness is your portion.
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© 19 Colin Melbourne. Edited from a message preached in 1923 at Springfield Assembly USA
