Faith Building Thoughts on Healing

Mark 1:40-42 -  And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If you will, you can make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and said unto him, I will; be   clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.    This account of the leper seems to be strategically high-lighted near the beginning of Jesus ministry as if to set a precedent concerning the will of God for all those who are seeking healing. The leper, no doubt, had heard of His ministry and a glimmer of hope must have sprung up in his heart. ‘I have heard of a man who is healing people. He obviously has power from God, and sickness seems to disappear at His very presence, but, I wonder if He would heal a leper, an outcast, a forsaken one like me?’ This leper had long since forgotten the warmth of human contact and the simple pleasure of friendships. He had resig...

Matt 4:23  - And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.      Jesus was a man anointed and sent on a mission by God. That mission was all about people and those people were what He referred to as, the lost sheep of the house of Israel. So, He went where the people were; He went to their gathering place and took advantage of every opportunity to teach. If we take note of how many times, in the Gospels, it is recorded that Jesus taught, we would come to the conclusion that He taught more than any other one thing. He was anointed to bring healing, to be sure, but He did not put the healing ministry ahead of His teaching ministry. People can be healed but then not necessarily have a change in their thinking and mindset and consequently, they will not have any lasting change and they may also lose what they may have gained. I...

Pro 4:20 -23   - My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.      One of the primary things we see in this opening verse is that God is always, first and foremost, concerned about our relationship. ‘My son’. Just think about the fact that God affirms us as His sons; He acknowledges that He is our Father. Any parent immediately understands that their son, particularly, a young son, is entirely their responsibility. As a parent we are constantly thinking of our children; we are constantly planning for their future; we are constantly aware of where they are at and what influences are coming into their young minds. We are vigilant and diligent about their safety, their education, and their well-being....