God’s Word clearly indicates Jesus healed by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is anointed to do God’s will. 18‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’ (Luke 4:18-19)
Jesus healed the sick by his spoken word, by laying hands on them and casting out demons. He also called and sent out his twelve disciples to heal in His name, in his power and in his authority just like he was there with them. “Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.” (Matthew 10:1)
Jesus sent them out preaching, healing, and casting out demons. 7As you go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” 8Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment.” (Matthew 10:7-8)
Jesus said this sickness which the woman had for 18 years was bound by the devil. Satan’s oppression is evident (Romans 10:38). Demonic oppression is real. Sickness comes as a result of rebellion, sin and demonic influence.
The root cause is spiritual, and therefore has to be dealt with spiritual power through prayer. The commanding prayer of faith in the name of Jesus will have results. “11And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’ 13When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, ‘There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day.’ 15But the Lord answered him and said, ‘You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? 16And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?’” Luke 10:11-17
“4Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5) We have seen those who were healed had their faith in Jesus. He could not heal if there was unbelief. His power is the anointing released by His Name.
Jesus does not only save our souls. He heals our spirit, soul and body. He died to bear a curse for us “for he who is hanged is accursed by God.” (Deut. 21:23), and therefore the curse over our life is broken. Jesus shed his blood so that we can be forgiven for “without shedding of blood there is no remission.” (Hebrew 9:22). He was wounded so that we can be made whole for “by his bruises/stripes we are healed.”
You can be anointed today by the Holy Spirit to have his power to do God’s will. Jesus is waiting for you to exercise your faith in Him and in his Word. Let’s go do as He has commanded today without any more delay.
Pastor Linh
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