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)
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.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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