THE HEALING TOUCH – Sunday July 9th 2017
Memorise: And Jesus put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was
cleansed. Matthew 8:3
Read: Matthew 8:1-3 (King James Version)
8:1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed
him.
8:2 And, behold, there
came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean.
8:3 And Jesus put
forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately
his leprosy was cleansed.
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel
22-23, Ezekiel 4, Hymn: Sing hymn 5
MESSAGE:
There are many
methods the God of all flesh uses in healing people. A leper once came to Jesus
saying, “Lord, I know You can heal me, but I don’t know if it is Your will.”
Jesus touched him and said, “It is My will to heal you; be clean”, and
immediately, he received his healing. Through this encounter, we understand
that the God of all flesh can heal you by His touch. Some people find it easy
to believe that God can touch them spiritually, but they cannot believe that He
can touch them physically. Yes, God still touches people physically today. Many
year ago, we went to church on a Sunday morning, and after the service, we
returned home to rest before going back to church for workers’ meeting in the
afternoon. In those days, if you were late for the workers’ meeting, you would
be in serious trouble with my father-in-the-Lord. Open Heavens 9 July 2017:
Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- The Healing Touch. On this
particular day, after the morning service, we came back home to rest. We
decided that nobody would lie down lest we slept. Afterwards, I went to pray in
my room and fell asleep in the process. Then all of a sudden, I felt a strong
hand pressing my leg down and I awoke. I glanced at my wristwatch and screamed
because we were almost running late! I thought my wife woke me up, so I went to
find her to thank her. However, when I got downstairs, expecting to meet her
ready and waiting, I met her and the children fast asleep! I then realised I
had received a divine touch. Today, the Lord will touch you physically and
deliver your healing to you in Jesus’ Name.
On the other
hand, the God of all flesh can just speak a word, and you will receive your
healing. Hence, Psalm
107:20 says,
“He sent his word, and healed them, and
delivered them from their destructions.”
When the Lord
Jesus Christ was going to heal Bartimaeus, He did not touch him but only spoke
a word, and the blind man received his sight (Mark 10:52). He still does this
today. During a Holy Ghost Service we had, the Lord announced that a woman with
cervical cancer was in the congregation, and that the cancer was gone, adding
that she should go and confirm with her doctor. Indeed, such a woman was there,
and she received the word. She went to her doctor for a check-up, and she
discovered that the cancer was indeed gone. Are you sick? Receive your healing
now in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point
Thank God for the success of pass Holy
Ghost Conventions. Pray that this year’s Convention will be the greatest ever
experienced.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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