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Spiritual Healing r
Restored, Reborn, Healed, Delivered, and Set Free Spiritually
Spiritual healing begins with accepting the At the Pool of Bethesda (house of mercy or of
word of God. The bible says that God is Jehovah pity), there were numerous sick people gathered.
Rophe: the God that heals. It also states why They were waiting and hoping to be healed. Some
He sent His son. He sent His word and healed us were lame, blind, paralyzed and worse. They had
from all our diseases and saved us from destruc- been afflicted with various infirmities and were
tion (Psalms 107:20). in desperate need of help and deliverance. Jesus
stepped into their presence, but no one even no-
If these words are truth, then why in the world ticed him because they were watching and wait-
are we still sick? The bible clearly discloses why ing for the angel to trouble the water. The divine
Christ came to earth and God’s ultimate plan healer was in the midst and they never noticed
concerning mankind. And healing is a part of Him. What a sad state these people were in. And
that ultimate plan. Jesus himself made this clear although this was in fact the norm when receiving
when he said: “The Spirit of the Lord God is healing at the Pool of Bethesda, God was looking
upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to heal in a different mannerism. This is no differ-
to preach good tidings unto the poor; he has ent today. How many times have you been in the
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim presence of God and didn’t even know it? God can
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the heal the traditional way or any other way that He
prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the chooses to heal.
acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of ven-
geance of our God to comfort all that mourn.” The focus of this story is on a man that had been
(Isaiah 61:1-3). waiting to get healed by stepping into the pool
after the angel troubled the water. He had been
In this verse, Jesus announces freedom to all of there for 38 long years. This was longer than Christ
the captives. He also shares the good news of was alive! God sent His Son to this man to heal him
salvation and God’s ultimate plan that is avail- without water. God is Jehovah Rophe. He is our
able to all of mankind. Therefore, if you truly healer. Jesus simply spoke and healed the man. Is
believe these words, accept your salvation and he speaking healing to you today? Do you recog-
healing that has been purchased through the nize His voice? Have you responded to His call or
blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is our healer are you still waiting at the Pool of Bethesda?
and deliverer and he has come to give us life
and it more abundantly. He has broken every Sometimes God requires us to go against tradi-
curse and the power of diseases. It is already tions to find our healing. If this man had not gone
done! Just believe! against “tradition” and follow the simple instruc-
tions of Jesus, he would not have been healed.
Claiming God’s Promises When
We Are Sick Jesus asked the man, “Will thou be made whole?”
Jesus asked this simple but profound question. He
knew that this man had been coming to the Pool
The Pool of Bethesda
of Bethesda desiring to be healed for many years.
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