Be Loosed from Your Infirmity                 

Text: Luke 13:11-22

         Key verse:      “ And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity” (Luke 13:11,12).

     Many Christians live substandard and unfulfilled lives simply because they believe that righteousness of life must necessarily be accompanied by suffering and pain. When afflicted therefore, such people see no need to pray fervently, but learn to cope with their situation. They even seek to justify their condition, by saying that perhaps, it is the will of God or it is their destiny to go through such an experience.

     But our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ had a different idea. He came to give life in abundance. When therefore He encountered this infirmed woman, He loosed her from an eighteen-year infirmity. Not even the hypocritical upbraiding of the ruler of the synagogue, who took offence that the woman was healed on the Sabbath day, could dampen Christ’s compassion for her. If men could feed their animals on the Sabbath day, why wouldn’t this long-suffering woman be healed on the same day, He queried.                 Much to the joy of the crowd, Christ illustrated the benefits inherent in the kingdom of God with the grain of mustard seed which soon grows into a great tree, with branches spread far and wide, and providing succor for needy birds. Similarly, He spoke about leaven, which when used for baking bread, permeates a bowl of flour and turns it into a big meal. Such is the influence of the grace of God in the lives of men.

          Jesus cares for you. He is as much interested in your physical and material well-being as He is in the righteousness of your soul. He saves from sin, but He also heals from sicknesses and diseases and delivers from all infirmities. Whatever affliction you may be suffering today, whatever infirmity, sickness or disease you may have been coping with all these years, Jesus is here to take it away. Trust Him and pray fervently, you will be free today.

                      THOUGHT FOR THE DAY :      “Come unto me… and I will give you rest.”