Mark 6:53-56
Have you ever
thought how amazing it would be to have one day with Jesus while He walked on
planet earth? One day might have worked but a week would require you to
go into both emotional and physical training. Mark’s account of getting
out of the boat at Gennesaret was a typical day in the life of Jesus and the
twelve disciples.
“When
they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him and
ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to
wherever they heard he was. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or
countryside, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they
might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made
well.”
I’m a big believer
in the faith that heals, and praying as instructed in James 5:13-16, “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone
happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call
the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name
of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you
may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and
effective.”
We no longer have Jesus nor the twelve
disciples walking around on planet earth in physical bodies, but Jesus who is
very much alive in all who have by grace through faith invited Him into their
life. So why are their not more healers, and the answer is found in James
1:5-8, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask
God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a
wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person
must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a
double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”
It’s simple our lack of faith and unbelief
will keep Jesus from healing, for if you recall a few weeks back we addressed
this in the healing of Jairus daughter, and how Jesus put the unbeliever
outside so He could heal the little girl. Unbelief must be put outside
for the faith of healing to do its job.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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