He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
KJV From Gills Exposition of the Entire Bible - He sent his word, and healed them,.... It was his will and pleasure they
should be healed, and accordingly they were; he issued his orders for the
removal of the affliction, and it was done; diseases are his servants, which
come and go at his command; so Christ, in the days of his flesh, healed by
speaking a word, Matthew 8:3. This is true of
Christ the essential Word, who was sent in the fulness of time, and was made
flesh and dwelt among men, and went about healing all manner of diseases among
the people; and who is also the physician of souls who came with healing in his
wings; that is, with pardon of sin, for which his blood was shed: he is the only
physician, the skilful, universal, and infallible one, and does all freely, and
in a most marvellous manner, by his stripes, blood and wounds, and by an
application of these to diseased persons sensible of their case. It may also be
applied to the word of the Gospel; the law is the means of wounding, it is the
killing letter; the Gospel is the means of healing, the doctrines of it are the
leaves of the tree of life, which are for the healing of the nations; it is the
doctrine of remission of sins by the blood of Christ, and by it Christ speaks
peace and pardon to wounded consciences.
And delivered them from their destructions; from the destruction of the body,
of the beauty and strength of it by diseases; restoring to health is a redeeming
of the life from destruction; from the grave, the pit of corruption and
destruction, so called because in it bodies corrupt, putrefy, and are destroyed
by worms; and such who are savingly convinced of sin, and blessed with pardoning
grace and mercy, are delivered from the everlasting destruction of body and soul
in hell.
He Illuminates My Path
Monday, May 27, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
One
I am only one,
but I am one.
I can't do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not allow the everything that I can't do to stop me
from doing the something that I can do
I'm only one but I am one.
The quote above is from a recently published book I've just finished reading called Church Zero by Peyton Jones.
This quote awakened something inside me because I tend to see all that I am incapable of doing or I feel I'm not equipped to do even though I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I can focus on what God has placed in me instead of what I lack. There are so many examples in the Bible of God using one person to make a huge difference in many lives. I want to get myself out of the way and focus on what I have through God as one person impacting another person.
Colossians 2:7
I have the roots of my being firmly and deeply planted in Him.
I am fixed and founded on Him.
I am being continually built up in Him
I am becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith just as I was taught.
I will abound and overflow in it with thanksgiving.
I can't do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not allow the everything that I can't do to stop me
from doing the something that I can do
I'm only one but I am one.
The quote above is from a recently published book I've just finished reading called Church Zero by Peyton Jones.
This quote awakened something inside me because I tend to see all that I am incapable of doing or I feel I'm not equipped to do even though I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I can focus on what God has placed in me instead of what I lack. There are so many examples in the Bible of God using one person to make a huge difference in many lives. I want to get myself out of the way and focus on what I have through God as one person impacting another person.
Colossians 2:7
I have the roots of my being firmly and deeply planted in Him.
I am fixed and founded on Him.
I am being continually built up in Him
I am becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith just as I was taught.
I will abound and overflow in it with thanksgiving.
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