“He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.” - Matthew 8:17
INSPIRATION
This verse may be familiar, Isaiah 53:4, which says, “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.” but notice how the author of Matthew quoted it from today's Bible verse.
I love the word self because it is so personal and intimate. Because He Himself bore our sicknesses and infirmities. He wasn't an angel. Your health and integrity were so important to him that he Himself bore all your sicknesses and infirmities.
Spend some time thinking about the word "Himself." Take the time to remember the One who suffered and died for you, who took on your infirmities and carried your diseases so that you do not have to bear them. Jesus Himself did this because you are so precious to Him.
Regardless of the condition diagnosed by the doctors, Jesus himself removed it from his own body. Don't focus on finding healing; focus on Jesus himself. Focus on the One “who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we, who died to our sins, might live for righteousness—that you have been healed of whose stripes” (1 Peter 2:24).
Many times your fears and worries simply melt away as you seek Him and spend time in His presence. You will find the peace of Shalom in His presence. There is healing. There is sincerity. And once you find the symptoms, you don't look for them anymore. why? Because you are present with the healer.
When God said to the Israelites, “I am the Lord who heals you” (Exodus 15:26), He introduced himself as Jehovah Rapha . He doesn't say, "I'll give you healing" or "I'll give you health." He said I am your healing and I am your health. When you touch Jesus, you touch healing. He doesn't heal like that's a thing. He gives himself.
You do not need to seek healing, provision and protection. Once you have Jesus, you have all you need. If there is a dead zone in your body, the Lord says to you, "I am the resurrection and the life" (John 11:25). If the doctors tell you that you will die young, God says to you, "I am your life and the length of your days" (Deuteronomy 30:20). If you receive a negative diagnosis and you are afraid, God tells you, “Do not be afraid. I am your shield” (Genesis 15:1). If you are faced with failure after failure and discouragement overwhelms you, God will say, "I am your strength and your song" (Exodus 15:2)!
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