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And
Jesus went forth...moved with compassion...and he healed their sick….
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were
lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’
feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when
they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk,
and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
– Matthew 14:14; 15:30-31
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Religious tradition says that
God gets glory when we bear up nobly under the agony of sickness and
disease. But that’s not what the Bible says. It says God gets glory when
the blind see and the lame walk and the maimed are made whole!
In
India or Africa where people haven’t been taught those kinds of
religious traditions, when someone stands up and announces, “I come to
you as a messenger from the Most High God,” people believe what he has
to say. When they hear that Jesus, the King of kings, shed His blood for
them; when they hear that He’s sent His messenger to tell them that
He’ll deliver them from sin and sickness and death today, they get
excited. They don’t argue with the Word of God. So you know what
happens?
People begin to get healed. People start throwing away
their crutches and flinging off their bandages! When we learn to hear
the Word of God like that, the same thing will happen to us. God is no
respecter of persons. His Word works for everyone. It’s how we receive
it that makes the difference!
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