Jesus, The Powerful Healer

As promised, I share what had me so very alarmed.

Returning to the broadcast Church Worship, where I was listening to a Minister of Religion, preach on Luke 4: 40 – 41, feeding us the sweet Word of God, I heard this. Jesus is still able to heal you today. All of you who are sick and have prayed for healing, He will heal you. Do not become discouraged, if you are not immediately healed, you will be healed.

The Lord’s servant was most bold and forthright in speech, encouraging us and emphasising the fact of, will. 

We were then given these words of comfort by the servant of God. We were told that our healing might not be today or tomorrow, but keep hoping and praying, for we will eventually be healed, all in God’s timing. We were then asked to remember this Scripture verse. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.  Isaiah 40: 31.  We were encouraged to wait on Jesus’ timing for our healing. 

I tell you, something was not allowing me to settle and I was most restless in my spirit. True, the words and sentiments of the preacher were what I too would say and believe, but somehow this was not letting me have any peace at this time.  Perhaps if this was another sermon or another time, but not when the picture painted before me was that of Luke 4: 40 – 41.

Yes, I decided to ask Jesus about me. Was I being stupid and utterly senseless in my thoughts about Him as the Powerful Physician and Healer? O how I was totally in a quandary!

There was I, a sheep being fed the fact that Jesus was asked to heal someone with a very high fever and He easily did it there and then, and was even served by the healed person. Was I, with my ordinary faith, not being sensible enough, in taking literally the fact that Jesus healed on the spot?  

There was I, and others also, being fed even more, as we were told that later in the day, as people came to be healed, having heard what Jesus had done, He healed them all, regardless of what ailed them. Was I, with my simple faith, living in a fool’s paradise, where the matter of healing was concerned?

There was I, and many other believers listening, who heard that every single sick who came to Jesus, was touched by Him; And laying his hands on each one. All I am seeing is that, whatever our Lord’s timing, He never saw one sick person in His Presence and not deal with that person personally. He personally laid His Hands on every single person who came with one motive and one motive only. It was to be made well by Healer Jesus. Was I being totally unreasonable, unreal and utterly unrealistic to believe that Jesus does not have to put off healings for the sick, and have them wait on His time? Was my faith, not just simple, but too simple, so that I was drastically out of touch with reality?

Has any of this or is any of this resonating with you? What do you do? What do I do? I saw myself as needing healing, healing from anxiety, confusion, and all that would make me feel guilty as a sheep not readily accepting the food from my shepherd, God’s called and ordained servant. Jesus, who knows it all and sees it all, never left me to agonize for another second.

As I ran straight to Him, I distinctly heard this. When you go to your human physician, whom you know and trust, with a terrible headache, does she listen to your request for help for your headache and tell you to come back tomorrow? Does she allow you to leave her presence as you came? Does the fact that you were told to wait and she will see you tomorrow, comfort you? So why are you agonizing about words about Me, which you know are not true? Why will you allow your faith to suffer such an injustice, as for you to try and beat your simple faith into thinking that I, the Powerful and Great Physician, who heals all kinds and manner of diseases and sicknesses, on the spot, including casting out demons, many or few, tell the sick to remain sick until I am ready to heal them?

Then and there, I was totally healed in mind and spirit, as our Lord and Healer Jesus, told me that I must always test the spirits, regardless of who speaks. Many shepherds are among you who are being guided by their scholarship and not by My Holy Spirit. This all took place during the evening hours and I was made free to go to bed and rest well.

However, Our Teacher and Master did not leave it at that, for in the morning, as I sat in His daily classroom, I was brought to even more consciousness about faith, simple faith and what Jesus expects of all of us who are His followers and learners.

We continue with willing feet of faith, tomorrow.