Healing!

For Thursday, February 23, 2023:

Matthew 8:16 NLT: “That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.”

When reading your Bible, notice that when Jesus first healed people much was written about it. “He said these exact words… He did these specific things...” But word about Jesus soon spread, and his healing of the sick became somewhat commonplace. Everyone knew. So now the Bible simply says, “He healed all the sick,” or “He healed all who needed healing.”

In this scenario, Jesus and his ministry team arrived at Peter’s house and found his mother-in-law sick with a fever. Jesus healed her, they all had dinner, and then when the sun set ending the Sabbath, people lined up awaiting their turn with the Son of God. As you might expect, Jesus cast out demons and healed the sick well into the night.

Sickness and tragedy are in the world because Satan is in the world. With the fall of mankind, sin and evil were introduced to our world. Don’t underestimate how much illness occurs because the Evil One is at work. While I don’t always know which is simply sickness and which is the work of the Devil, the solution is always the same: “Closer to God.” God and evil cannot co-exist, and there is no sickness or suffering in heaven. So instead of fighting off evil on your own, I advise getting closer to God. Crawl right up onto your Father’s lap. It’s safe there!

The prophet Isaiah wrote, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.”

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship