19/11/09         HEALING ALL MANNER OF SICKNESSES    

Scripture – Matt 4:23-24 “And Jesus went about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of kingdom and healing all kinds of sicknesses and all kinds of disease among the people…they brought to him all sick people…”

 Observations – Jesus both went about teaching, preaching and healing and His fame grew to the point that multitudes were coming to Him with the sick. Right from the start Jesus includes healing the afflicted, diseased, tormented, demon possessed, epileptics and paralytics. Every type of sickness or problem (physical and mental and emotional) was on His agenda. He preached the gospel of the Kingdom – and healed wherever He went. In fact healing was part of the Good News. The devil’s dark kingdom was being demolished by someone He couldn’t stop. The light had surely come into the darkness.

Application – We are Jesus’ ambassadors and likewise should be preaching the kingdom and healing all manner of sicknesses and afflictions. We should have great confidence to do this. This is repeated time and time again. Satan won’t like it, the religious wont’ like it, but the masses are looking for ‘revelation’ and we have it.

Prayer – Lord, help me to become far more like you – proclaiming liberty to the sick and afflicted. Help us as a church to go out and then people will come to the place of life and health.