OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LET THERE BE LIGHT 2
18TH JANUARY, 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 2-4
READ: Matthew 9:1-7
1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
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MEMORISE:
“ Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. "I Peter 2:24
THE MESSAGE:
One
of the consequences of sin is sickness. When the darkness of sin
disappears, sickness flees with it. The words “Let there be light”
could mean “Let there be healing” because sickness is a form of
darkness. Jesus Christ is the Light, the Remover of sin, as well as
the Healer. Our memory verse today
says that we are dead to sin
and healed by the stripes of Jesus.
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The
story in our Bible text confirms that sin, more often than not,
causes sickness in mankind. Thus, once the
problem of sin is dealt
with, sickness is invariably healed as well. When Jesus saw the man
that was sick of the palsy, He knew straightaway that his problem was
as a result of sin. Instead of engaging in an exercise in futility
like many ministers of God do today, Jesus went straight to the root
cause of the man’s sickness sin.
“Son,
be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee” Jesus declared. The
result is found in the next verse in our text for today after Jesus
had declared him forgiven. Jesus said: But that ye may know that the
Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the
sick of the palsy) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
And he arose, and departed to his house.
Matthew
9:6-7.
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Beloved,
there are a lot of lessons to learn from today’s reading: One, for
ministers of the gospel, we must not waste our time on praying for
the sick who are not ready to let go of their sins. Two, for the
sick, they must be humble enough to admit their sinful living,
confess, forsake and totally repent of the sins. Three, Jesus Christ
the Healer is the Forgiver of sins; every man must come to Him for
salvation from all calamities, including the darkness of sickness.
The assurance is that no matter how hopeless the situation may be,
humanly speaking, by His stripes you will be healed. Just ensure that
you have zero tolerance to any spiritual impurity in your body which
is the temple of the Almighty God, according to 1
Corinthians 6:19.
ACTION POINT
Purge yourself of all sinful habits so that the light of healing may shine upon you as from today.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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