The Lord our Shepherd has prepared a table for us, even in the presence of our enemies.
It is the place where all our needs are met.
It is the place where we are anointed with fresh oil.
It is the place where our cups run over.
It is the place from which the goodness and mercy of God follows us all the days of our lives.
It is the place where we can dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
It is the place of our health.
We can take our place at this table.
For as often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
It is for us that He came.
It is for us that He died.
It is for us that He is coming again.
Communion is the sign of our victory in Jesus Christ over sin, sickness and everything that stand against us.
We proclaim this victory as often as we take the bread and the cup.
For Our Sins and Sicknesses
Jesus bore our sicknesses and pains in His own body in the same way He bore our sins.
"He was numbered with the transgressors and bore the sin of many", Isaiah 53:12.
The Hebrew word for 'bore' in each instance means to lift a burden and carry it far away.
When Jesus bore our sins, He lifted them off of us and carried them far away so we could be forgiven.
Also when He bore our sicknesses, He lifted them off of us and carried them far away so we could be healed.
We receive healing in the same way we receive forgiveness, by faith.
Healing and forgiveness go together, just as the body and the blood go together.
Psalm 103:2-3
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases"
Without the forgiveness of sins, there could be no healing of diseases.
"He was numbered with the transgressors and bore the sin of many", Isaiah 53:12.
The Hebrew word for 'bore' in each instance means to lift a burden and carry it far away.
When Jesus bore our sins, He lifted them off of us and carried them far away so we could be forgiven.
Also when He bore our sicknesses, He lifted them off of us and carried them far away so we could be healed.
We receive healing in the same way we receive forgiveness, by faith.
Healing and forgiveness go together, just as the body and the blood go together.
Psalm 103:2-3
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases"
Without the forgiveness of sins, there could be no healing of diseases.
The New Covenant in His Blood
Luke 22:20 "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you."
Matthew 26:28, "For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
The blood of Jesus was shed for our sins.
It is the sign of a new covenant that has been instituted, a better covenant than the old covenant under Moses.
"But now He [Jesus] has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises"
Hebrews 8:6.
The essence of covenant is exchange: Jesus took our sin that we might have His righteousness.
"For He [God] made Him [Jesus] who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him"
2 Corinthians 5:21.
Jesus took our curse so that we might have His blessing.
"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree). that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:13,14.
Jesus took our sicknesses that we might have His wholeness.
"Surely He has borne our griefs [literally-sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [literally-pains] He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53:4,5.
Matthew 26:28, "For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
The blood of Jesus was shed for our sins.
It is the sign of a new covenant that has been instituted, a better covenant than the old covenant under Moses.
"But now He [Jesus] has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises"
Hebrews 8:6.
The essence of covenant is exchange: Jesus took our sin that we might have His righteousness.
"For He [God] made Him [Jesus] who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him"
2 Corinthians 5:21.
Jesus took our curse so that we might have His blessing.
"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree). that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:13,14.
Jesus took our sicknesses that we might have His wholeness.
"Surely He has borne our griefs [literally-sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [literally-pains] He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed" Isaiah 53:4,5.
Jesus' Body
Luke 22:19 "This is my body which is given for you."
The "breaking" of bread is actually the giving of bread.
The body of Jesus was given on the Cross, but it wasn't broken.
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but He delivers them out of them all. He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken"
Psalms 34:19,20.
This is fulfilled in John's account of the Crucifixion.
"But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. . .
For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, 'Not one of His bones shall be broken'"
John 19:33 and 36
Jesus bore all our afflictions for us, but He was not broken by them, for the Lord delivered Him from them all.
Because He has been delivered, He is able to minister healing and wholeness to us.
Many have experienced this at the Lord's Table.
The "breaking" of bread is actually the giving of bread.
The body of Jesus was given on the Cross, but it wasn't broken.
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but He delivers them out of them all. He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken"
Psalms 34:19,20.
This is fulfilled in John's account of the Crucifixion.
"But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. . .
For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, 'Not one of His bones shall be broken'"
John 19:33 and 36
Jesus bore all our afflictions for us, but He was not broken by them, for the Lord delivered Him from them all.
Because He has been delivered, He is able to minister healing and wholeness to us.
Many have experienced this at the Lord's Table.
The Lord's Supper
In the Lord's Supper, God has given us a wonderful way to lay hold of the healing benefits of the body and blood of Jesus.
The Lord's Supper is an ordinance, commanded and commissioned by Jesus for the Church.
It is a sacrament, and outward sign of an inward reality, signifying His presence.
It is a means of grace by which God strengthens and blesses His people.
It is called Communion, a prayer of fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul gives us his account of it in
1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
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The Lord's Supper is an ordinance, commanded and commissioned by Jesus for the Church.
It is a sacrament, and outward sign of an inward reality, signifying His presence.
It is a means of grace by which God strengthens and blesses His people.
It is called Communion, a prayer of fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul gives us his account of it in
1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
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Touching Jesus
Healing power flowed from the body of Jesus.
When a leper came to Him, Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and his leprosy was cleansed Matthew 8:1-3
When Peter's mother-in-law was sick with a fever, Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her Matthew 8:14,15.
Others with various diseases were brought to Him and He laid His hands on every one of them and they were healed, Luke 4:40.
Blind eyes received their sight when Jesus touched them, Matthew 20:32-34.
Deaf ears opened when Jesus put His fingers in them, Mark 7:32-35.
These were some whom Jesus touched, but there were also those who came to touch Him.
The woman with the issue of blood touched the edge of His garment and received her healing, Mark 5:25-34.
There were many others who were healed when they touched the edge of His garment. "And as many as touched it were made perfectly well", Matthew 14:36.
When a leper came to Him, Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and his leprosy was cleansed Matthew 8:1-3
When Peter's mother-in-law was sick with a fever, Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her Matthew 8:14,15.
Others with various diseases were brought to Him and He laid His hands on every one of them and they were healed, Luke 4:40.
Blind eyes received their sight when Jesus touched them, Matthew 20:32-34.
Deaf ears opened when Jesus put His fingers in them, Mark 7:32-35.
These were some whom Jesus touched, but there were also those who came to touch Him.
The woman with the issue of blood touched the edge of His garment and received her healing, Mark 5:25-34.
There were many others who were healed when they touched the edge of His garment. "And as many as touched it were made perfectly well", Matthew 14:36.
Kingdom and the Power and the Glory Forever
The kingdom of God is the rule and reign of God, and it is good because He is a good God.
Sickness has no place in God's kingdom because sickness is lack and God's rule and reign brings wholeness.
Wherever His kingdom expands, there will be healing.
The power of God is here to fulfill His kingdom purposes.
Paul said that the Gospel is the power of God for salvation.
It is the power to save, heal, deliver, make whole and preserve.
The glory of God is His greatness and goodness being revealed in the world.
God is not glorified by poverty and lack.
He is glorified by meeting the needs of His people.
God is not glorified by sickness but by healing the sick and bringing them to wholeness.
Sickness has no place in God's kingdom because sickness is lack and God's rule and reign brings wholeness.
Wherever His kingdom expands, there will be healing.
The power of God is here to fulfill His kingdom purposes.
Paul said that the Gospel is the power of God for salvation.
It is the power to save, heal, deliver, make whole and preserve.
The glory of God is His greatness and goodness being revealed in the world.
God is not glorified by poverty and lack.
He is glorified by meeting the needs of His people.
God is not glorified by sickness but by healing the sick and bringing them to wholeness.
For Yours is the kingdom
and the power
and the glory forever.
Amen
Deliver Us From Evil
Another way to read this might be 'Do not let us fail the test. Deliver us from the evil one and the plans he has for our lives.'
The evil one is the Devil.
But the Bible says, "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil" 1 John 3:8.
Jesus has come for the purpose of delivering us from the evil one and his works.
Evil is the lack of good.
Prosperity is a good thing, but poverty is and evil thing because it is a lack of resources.
Health is a good thing, but sickness is an evil thing because it is a lack of wholeness.
The devil is the evil one because he comes to take away that which is good.
Jesus said, "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly" John 10:10
The devil comes to steal our health, take our lives and destroy our well-being.
But Jesus has come to destroy the works of the devil and give us life that goes beyond all boundaries.
The evil one is the Devil.
But the Bible says, "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil" 1 John 3:8.
Jesus has come for the purpose of delivering us from the evil one and his works.
Evil is the lack of good.
Prosperity is a good thing, but poverty is and evil thing because it is a lack of resources.
Health is a good thing, but sickness is an evil thing because it is a lack of wholeness.
The devil is the evil one because he comes to take away that which is good.
Jesus said, "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly" John 10:10
The devil comes to steal our health, take our lives and destroy our well-being.
But Jesus has come to destroy the works of the devil and give us life that goes beyond all boundaries.
Forgives Us Our Debts
Forgiveness is always an important issue for us.
No matter where we are in our spiritual life, no matter what the issue is at hand, we must always forgive.
The Lord has given us a great promise regarding prayer, but as great as that is, it can be totally blocked if we do not forgive others.
"Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."
Mark 11:24-25
Anything that can block your prayers from being answered can also block your healing.
But when we forgive, we release the healing power of God to flow into our lives.
There are many testimonies of people who finally received their healing once they obeyed this command to forgive others.
Even deep-seated illnesses disappeared when deeply buried offenses were forgiven.
No matter where we are in our spiritual life, no matter what the issue is at hand, we must always forgive.
The Lord has given us a great promise regarding prayer, but as great as that is, it can be totally blocked if we do not forgive others.
"Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."
Mark 11:24-25
Anything that can block your prayers from being answered can also block your healing.
But when we forgive, we release the healing power of God to flow into our lives.
There are many testimonies of people who finally received their healing once they obeyed this command to forgive others.
Even deep-seated illnesses disappeared when deeply buried offenses were forgiven.
Our Daily Bread
God is committed to meeting our needs every day.
Giving us Each Day Our Daily Bread brings that out, but there is also a greater dynamic at work.
The Greek word for "daily" means according to many Bible commentators, "for the morrow".
This is supported by the use of a related word that's translated in Acts 7:26 and Acts 16:11 as "the next day".
Daily Bread is the bread of tomorrow.
This is a prayer concerning the kingdom of God, which is now breaking into the world.
As God's children, we have access to its blessings and benefits, so in this request we ask God to give us the bread of tomorrow, not of the next 24 hour period, but of that day when God's kingdom fully arrives on the earth.
It is "kingdom' bread. and we ask to receive today.
It is the provision of heaven,and we ask for it so that God's will may be done on the earth as it is in heaven.
It is the substance and power of heaven, and it brings healing to us.
Giving us Each Day Our Daily Bread brings that out, but there is also a greater dynamic at work.
The Greek word for "daily" means according to many Bible commentators, "for the morrow".
This is supported by the use of a related word that's translated in Acts 7:26 and Acts 16:11 as "the next day".
Daily Bread is the bread of tomorrow.
This is a prayer concerning the kingdom of God, which is now breaking into the world.
As God's children, we have access to its blessings and benefits, so in this request we ask God to give us the bread of tomorrow, not of the next 24 hour period, but of that day when God's kingdom fully arrives on the earth.
It is "kingdom' bread. and we ask to receive today.
It is the provision of heaven,and we ask for it so that God's will may be done on the earth as it is in heaven.
It is the substance and power of heaven, and it brings healing to us.
Your Will Be Done
The kingdom of God is His rule and reign, His will being done on earth as it is in Heaven.
The phrase "Your will be done" refers to a continuing action.
We look for God's will to be done more and more on the earth.
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gives us authority to bring heaven on earth.
This same authority is presented differently in another place: "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven." Matthew 18:18,19
The Greek for "will be bound" actually means "will have already been bound."; likewise for "will be loosed."
By our binding and loosing, we are doing what has already been done in heaven.
We are causing the will of God to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The power of agreement brings the things of heaven to earth.
When we agree on earth concerning anything we ask, it will be done for us by our Father in heaven.
When praying this, remember that, as one who has received the Lord Jesus Christ and has been born again, we are citizens of heaven, Philippians 3:20.
The Bible says that we are now seated with the Lord in the heavenlies, Ephesians 2:6.
This means that we do not bring heaven down to earth, we bring it forth!
The kingdom of God doesn't so much come to us as it does through us.
All of this is important in regards to healing because there is no sickness in heaven!
Sickness is not God's will in heaven, nor is it His will on earth.
When we pray, "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven," we can apply that to healing and expect it to happen!
The phrase "Your will be done" refers to a continuing action.
We look for God's will to be done more and more on the earth.
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gives us authority to bring heaven on earth.
This same authority is presented differently in another place: "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven." Matthew 18:18,19
The Greek for "will be bound" actually means "will have already been bound."; likewise for "will be loosed."
By our binding and loosing, we are doing what has already been done in heaven.
We are causing the will of God to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The power of agreement brings the things of heaven to earth.
When we agree on earth concerning anything we ask, it will be done for us by our Father in heaven.
When praying this, remember that, as one who has received the Lord Jesus Christ and has been born again, we are citizens of heaven, Philippians 3:20.
The Bible says that we are now seated with the Lord in the heavenlies, Ephesians 2:6.
This means that we do not bring heaven down to earth, we bring it forth!
The kingdom of God doesn't so much come to us as it does through us.
All of this is important in regards to healing because there is no sickness in heaven!
Sickness is not God's will in heaven, nor is it His will on earth.
When we pray, "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven," we can apply that to healing and expect it to happen!
Your Kingdom Come
The Greek for 'come' refers to a constant or continuing action.
The kingdom of God has already begun, but we look for it to keep coming until it is here in all its fullness.
Healing is a part of God's kingdom.
That is why the Bible says that, when the multitudes came to Jesus, He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and then healed those who needed healing, Luke 9:11.
Later when Jesus sent the Seventy out to minister, He instructed them, "Whatever city you enter, and they receive you. . .heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"
Luke 10:8,9
The kingdom of God has already begun, but we look for it to keep coming until it is here in all its fullness.
Healing is a part of God's kingdom.
That is why the Bible says that, when the multitudes came to Jesus, He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and then healed those who needed healing, Luke 9:11.
Later when Jesus sent the Seventy out to minister, He instructed them, "Whatever city you enter, and they receive you. . .heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"
Luke 10:8,9
Hollowed By Your Name
The word 'hallow' is the verb form of 'holy.'
To hallow something means to sanctify it, to set it apart as holy.
God and His name are already holy, so the prayer here is that His name would be seen and recognized for the uniquely holy thing that it is.
Let God be glorified in heaven and on earth.
Let His name be appreciated.
Let His greatness and goodness be received and honored everywhere.
God has revealed Himself by many names which have a healing benefit.
The Lord Who Heals, He is our healer.
The Lord Will Provide, He has seen our needs and has provided for our health.
The Lord My Banner, He is our victory over sin, sickness and everything that stands against us.
The Lord My Peace, He is our wholeness, in Him we made complete body, soul and spirit.
The Lord My Shepherd, He takes care of us and we do not lack for any good thing.
The Lord My Righteousness, He qualifies us to receive every blessing and promise of God.
These and many other names show the holiness of God.
No one else is like the Lord;
No one else can do the things He can do.
As we pray the Lord's Prayer, let these names become holy in our hearts.
Honor these names and receive them inwardly.
Give glory to Him by these names, affirming all their healing significance.
To hallow something means to sanctify it, to set it apart as holy.
God and His name are already holy, so the prayer here is that His name would be seen and recognized for the uniquely holy thing that it is.
Let God be glorified in heaven and on earth.
Let His name be appreciated.
Let His greatness and goodness be received and honored everywhere.
God has revealed Himself by many names which have a healing benefit.
The Lord Who Heals, He is our healer.
The Lord Will Provide, He has seen our needs and has provided for our health.
The Lord My Banner, He is our victory over sin, sickness and everything that stands against us.
The Lord My Peace, He is our wholeness, in Him we made complete body, soul and spirit.
The Lord My Shepherd, He takes care of us and we do not lack for any good thing.
The Lord My Righteousness, He qualifies us to receive every blessing and promise of God.
These and many other names show the holiness of God.
No one else is like the Lord;
No one else can do the things He can do.
As we pray the Lord's Prayer, let these names become holy in our hearts.
Honor these names and receive them inwardly.
Give glory to Him by these names, affirming all their healing significance.
Our Father in Heaven
God is our faithful Father.
He gives only good things to His children.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."
James 1:17
"Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Matthew 7:9-11
Our Father who is in heaven will give good things to His children, but He gives them to thoses who ask.
That's how we appropriate the good things of God.
When we ask, we are to ask in faith, expecting to receive only good things from God.
He will not give us something that looks good, but is really evil or bad.
Healing is a good thing; sickness is a bad thing.
When praying for healing, expect healing; don't expect sickness to remain.
He gives only good things to His children.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."
James 1:17
"Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Matthew 7:9-11
Our Father who is in heaven will give good things to His children, but He gives them to thoses who ask.
That's how we appropriate the good things of God.
When we ask, we are to ask in faith, expecting to receive only good things from God.
He will not give us something that looks good, but is really evil or bad.
Healing is a good thing; sickness is a bad thing.
When praying for healing, expect healing; don't expect sickness to remain.
The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is a model Jesus gave to His disciples to teach them how to pray.
It is not a list of what to pray, but a manner of how to pray.
It is a pattern of how to present ourselve to the Lord and lay hold of His promises.
It can be used in any circumstance and to meet any need.
Pray the Lord's Prayer, but take an hour to do it.
That may seem difficult, but it really isn't because we have the Holy Spirit to help us.
When beginning, don't be in a hurry.
Take time and pray slowly.
In doing so, we may find that we feel a desire to expand on some particular points.
That is the Holy Spirit prompting us and if we listen carefully, He will give us the words to pray back to the Father.
Go with this as far as the Spirit leads.
When we come to the end, we must quietly contemplate what the Spirit has given.
If we wish, we can pick up the prayer where we left off, and continue until the Spirit gives us more.
When we come to the end of our devotional time, we just simply thank and praise God and welcome His healing power at work in our lives.
It is not a list of what to pray, but a manner of how to pray.
It is a pattern of how to present ourselve to the Lord and lay hold of His promises.
It can be used in any circumstance and to meet any need.
Pray the Lord's Prayer, but take an hour to do it.
That may seem difficult, but it really isn't because we have the Holy Spirit to help us.
When beginning, don't be in a hurry.
Take time and pray slowly.
In doing so, we may find that we feel a desire to expand on some particular points.
That is the Holy Spirit prompting us and if we listen carefully, He will give us the words to pray back to the Father.
Go with this as far as the Spirit leads.
When we come to the end, we must quietly contemplate what the Spirit has given.
If we wish, we can pick up the prayer where we left off, and continue until the Spirit gives us more.
When we come to the end of our devotional time, we just simply thank and praise God and welcome His healing power at work in our lives.
He is the Christ
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing."
Isaiah 10:27
The name Christ in the Greek is the same as the Hebrew Messiah and means Anointed One.
In the Old Testament, there was a special anointing for kings and priests which foreshadowed one especially anointed by God, who would one day arrive on the scene and deliver His people.
Jesus is that Anointed One.
He is our King, exalted to the throne and ruling and reigning at the right hand of the Father.
He is our High Priest, who ever lives to make intercession for us before the Father.
The anointing is a very powerful thing, it lifts the burden off of us and completely destroys the yoke.
The anointing of Jesus is healing for us, it removes the burden of sickness and destroys the yoke of disease in our lives.
"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him"
Acts 10:38
Isaiah 10:27
The name Christ in the Greek is the same as the Hebrew Messiah and means Anointed One.
In the Old Testament, there was a special anointing for kings and priests which foreshadowed one especially anointed by God, who would one day arrive on the scene and deliver His people.
Jesus is that Anointed One.
He is our King, exalted to the throne and ruling and reigning at the right hand of the Father.
He is our High Priest, who ever lives to make intercession for us before the Father.
The anointing is a very powerful thing, it lifts the burden off of us and completely destroys the yoke.
The anointing of Jesus is healing for us, it removes the burden of sickness and destroys the yoke of disease in our lives.
"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him"
Acts 10:38
His Name is Jesus
"And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21
The name Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew word 'yeshus', which means salvation.
In the Old Testament, yeshus is used to refer to deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity, help, welfare, healing and health.
How it is used in any particular instance depends upon what is needed.
Where there is sin, salvation is forgiveness.
Where there is lack or want, salvation is prosperity.
Where there is sickness, salvation is healing.
Salvation is wonderful - it takes care of all our needs.
That is why the name of Jesus is so precious, it literally means salvation.
The son Mary brought forth at Bethlehem was called Jesus, "for He will save His people from their sins."
The Greek word for 'save' is 'sozo', and like the Old Testament word for salvation, it means to save, heal, deliver, make whole.
Jesus saves us from our sins, from the bondage of our sins, from the penalty of our sins.
"Surely He has borne our griefs [literally sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [literally pains]; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."
Isaiah 53:4,5
Matthew 1:21
The name Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew word 'yeshus', which means salvation.
In the Old Testament, yeshus is used to refer to deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity, help, welfare, healing and health.
How it is used in any particular instance depends upon what is needed.
Where there is sin, salvation is forgiveness.
Where there is lack or want, salvation is prosperity.
Where there is sickness, salvation is healing.
Salvation is wonderful - it takes care of all our needs.
That is why the name of Jesus is so precious, it literally means salvation.
The son Mary brought forth at Bethlehem was called Jesus, "for He will save His people from their sins."
The Greek word for 'save' is 'sozo', and like the Old Testament word for salvation, it means to save, heal, deliver, make whole.
Jesus saves us from our sins, from the bondage of our sins, from the penalty of our sins.
"Surely He has borne our griefs [literally sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [literally pains]; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."
Isaiah 53:4,5
Jesus is Lord
"If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9 NASB
"Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:9-11
Jesus is Lord!
God has raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, "far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come"
Ephesians 1:21
The Lordship of Jesus signifies our healing, for He is seated far above every sickness.
He has authority over every disease.
They are under His feet.
When we confess His name in healing prayer, we are using His authority over them and they must line up under His Lordship.
Romans 10:9 NASB
"Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:9-11
Jesus is Lord!
God has raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, "far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come"
Ephesians 1:21
The Lordship of Jesus signifies our healing, for He is seated far above every sickness.
He has authority over every disease.
They are under His feet.
When we confess His name in healing prayer, we are using His authority over them and they must line up under His Lordship.
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