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Sickness

 

Sickness

Sent by God - De 28:59-61; 32:39; 2Sa 12:15; Ac 12:23

The devil sometimes permitted to inflict - Job 2:6,7; Lu 9:39; 13:16

Often brought on by intemperance - Ho 7:5

Often sent as a punishment of sin - Le 26:14-16; 2Ch 21:12-15; 1Co 11:30

One of God's four sore judgments on a guilty land - Eze 14:19-21

GOD

• Promises to heal
- Ex 23:25; 2Ki 20:5
• Heals
- De 32:39; Ps 103:3; Isa 38:5,9
• Exhibits his mercy in healing
- Php 2:27
• Exhibits his power in healing
- Lu 5:17
• Exhibits his love in healing
- Isa 38:17
• Often manifests saving grace to sinners during
- Job 33:19-24; Ps 107:17-21
• Permits saints to be tried by
- Job 2:5,6
• Strengthens saints in
- Ps 41:3
• Comforts saints in
- Ps 41:3
• Hears the prayers of those in
- Ps 30:2; 107:18-20
• Preserves saints in time of
- Ps 91:3-7
• Abandons the wicked to
- Jer 34:17
• Persecutes the wicked by
- Jer 29:18

Healing of, lawful on the Sabbath - Lu 13:14-16

Christ compassionate those in - Isa 53:4; Mt 8:16,17

CHRIST HEALED

• Being present
- Mr 1:31; Mt 4:23
• Not being present
- Mt 8:13
• By imposition of hands
- Mr 6:5; Lu 13:13
• With a touch
- Mt 8:3
• Through the touch of his garment
- Mt 14:35,36; Mr 5:27-34
• With a word
- Mt 8:8,13

Faith required in those healed of, by Christ - Mt 9:28,29; Mr 5:34; 10:52

Often incurable by human means - De 28:27; 2Ch 21:18

The Apostles were endued with power to heal - Mt 10:1; Mr 16:18,20

THE POWER OF HEALING

• One of the miraculous gifts bestowed on the early Church
- 1Co 12:9,30; Jas 5:14,15

SAINTS

• Acknowledge that, comes from God
- Ps 31:1-8; Isa 38:12,15
• Are resigned under
- Job 2:10
• Mourn under, with prayer
- Isa 38:14
• Pray for recovery from
- Isa 38:2,3
• Ascribe recovery from, to God
- Isa 38:20
• Praise God for recovery from
- Ps 103:1-3; Isa 38:19; Lu 17:15
• Thank God publicly for recovery form
- Isa 38:20; Ac 3:8
• Feel for others in
- Ps 35:13
• Visit those in
- Mt 25:36

Visiting those in, an evidence of belonging to Christ - Mt 25:34,36,40

Pray for those afflicted with - Ac 28:8; Jas 5:14,15

God's aid should be sought in - 2Ch 16:12

THE WICKED

• Have much sorrow, with
- Ec 5:17
• Forsake those in
- 1Sa 30:13
• Visit not those in
- Mt 25:43

Not visiting those in, an evidence of not belonging to Christ - Mt 25:43,45

Illustrative of sin - Le 13:45,46; Isa 1:5; Jer 8:22; Mt 9:12

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