(Matthew 8:14-17)
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him. 16 Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “He Himself took our illnesses and carried away our diseases.”TODAY'S TAKEAWAY
This is love! There are times Jesus answers prayers that have not yet been prayed! And there are so many times Jesus heals us, without us giving it a second thought or a thank You! And even when we don't receive the healing that we think we should have, Jesus is always there to help us get through that, in His will, comfort, peace, joy and strength. These are typically the times when and where we draw especially closer to the Lord in our personal relationship with Him, because we don't have anyone or anything else to trust in and rely on. The Lord is faithful and cares!
This is love reciprocated. Peter's mother-in-law could have continued languishing in bed thinking, "I was just very sick, I need to take it easy, pace myself, and get a little bit of 'me-time'." But no! She immediately got up and started serving the Lord.
The Lord is able to heal us physically, but the most important healing that He does is spiritual. When anyone goes to Him with humble hearts to repent, He forgives us of all our sins and chooses to remember them no more! In this spiritual healing we are changed from the inside out, and we receive His indwelling Holy Spirit who continues to convict, guide, equip, strengthen and help us. And once we are in heaven, we will be completely healed, receiving glorified bodies, which will never again struggle with diseases or temptations! And in our love and thankfulness, we will all be serving the Lord and those around us, for all eternity, to His glory! This is love!!!
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