FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
Luke 5:12-13
Matthew 8:1-4

“…Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou clean…”

TRUE HEALING

Jesus is all powerful to heal all kinds of diseases. He is the world’s great Physician. There is no disease that has afflicted or will ever afflict mankind that our Lord has no power to heal. The physical healing of bodily infirmities is a temporal mercy, for it is deliverance from a disease which threatens a temporal life. Christ’s power over bodily diseases and His ability to cure them teaches us that He truly has divine power. It authenticated His supernatural power as the Son of God. Christ’s divine power must be fully assented to and firmly believed by all seeking benefit and healing from Him.

Man’s great concern is to be cleansed not from physical leprosy, but spiritual leprosy. Man must believe in Jesus who can make clean any humble believer who boldly goes to Him. Man must rest upon His power and must have confidence that Christ can make Him clean. There is no guilt so great that He cannot sufficiently and efficiently atone for through His precious blood. His righteousness is without corruption and His grace has all the power to subdue sin. What we must do is to humbly come before Him and say, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean” (Luke 5:12).

Christ’s healing of man’s diseases also shows His compassion. This is revealed in His kind answer (Matt 8:3). Without hesitation, Jesus put forth His hand and touched the sick. Leprosy was a loathsome disease, nobody dared to come near a leper, yet Christ touched him. He was in no danger of being infected by him. Christ is so pure and holy that sicknesses and filthiness are overcome by Him. Nature works gradually, but the God of nature works immediately. He speaks and it is done. The purpose of his work of healing was to authenticate His divinity. He is the Author of life and has power to bring it back to perfect health. Jesus showed His compassion but above all He authenticated His divinity by demonstrating His power over all diseases.

THOUGHT: Do I know the reason for Christ’s healing?
PRAYER: Father, our great God and Physician who heals all diseases, Thou art worthy of honour for Thou art able and all-powerful to make it happen.