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Monday, July 23: "Matthew 9-The Healer"

Again, here's another snapshot of my writings from last summer when I began the New Testament Challenge.


Today as I read Matthew 9, there was no specific verse or verses I wanted to focus on. Rather I noticed a theme in the middle section. From verses 1-8 and 18-34, there is a theme of healing. Jesus performed miracles that healed people around him (healing the paralytic, raising a girl to life, casting out demons, etc.). Now I'm not taking way from the amazing power of God in these verses, it's just not what I want to focus on today. I want to focus on the fact that Jesus heals and restores life. These stories in and of themselves are pretty cool! I mean come on! When's the last time you saw someone raised from the dead? But did you know that God still does that. It isn't a physical resurrection, but a spiritual one. Think about it: before we knew Christ, the Bible says we were dead in our sins and trespasses. But God raised us to life and opened our eyes so that we could know Him and have everlasting life! Why did He do this? Because He is merciful and loving and compassionate. There's no way we could reach Him on our own, nothing we could do to reach Him. He had to heal our hears and bring us to life.

This reminds me of a Kari Jobe song. The chorus says: "I believe You're my Healer, I believe You are all I need. I believe You're my portion, I believe You're more than enough for me, Jesus You're all I need!"  Jesus heals; He's the only One you need! Is this true in your life?

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