Healing

Holy Fire

Aug 1 2012

Holy Fire

Luke 8:26-39

Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire (Lk 3.16). The Holy Spirit comes on people as tongues of fire (Ac 2.3). Jesus’ eyes blaze like fire (Rev 1.14). Ministering angels are described as flames of fire (Heb 1.7). God is described as a consuming fire (Heb 12.29). When we pray for healing we experience fire-like heat in the hands. People that are demonized sometimes shrink back when we extend our hands to heal. I wonder what demons see when believers lay hands! I wouldn’t be surprised if it was something similar to the picture above. In Scripture fire represents God’s glory on the good and God’s judgement on the bad. The fire of the Holy Spirit is a problem for evil spirits. More

Pool of Siloam: a Divine Moment

Jul 26 2012

Pool of Siloam: a Divine Moment

John 9:1-7  Photo: Recently discovered steps around the genuine Pool of Siloam

“Why are some people born blind?” This is the way most people would ask the question today. But the disciples asked it differently; “Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Associating sin with medical disorders was common in Bible days. Jesus’ reply is informative; “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” Like the disciples, many Christians today are quick to generalize saying ‘all sickness is due to sin’ or ‘sickness has nothing to do with sin,’ but Jesus evaluated each case separately claiming sin was the cause in some situations (Jn 5.14) but not others. He relied on his Father to inform him case by case. More

Pool of Bethesda: Lost and Found

Jul 18 2012

Pool of Bethesda: Lost and Found

John 5:1-19  Photo: Recently discovered Pool of Bethesda

The Pool of Bethesda is where Jesus healed a man that had been a cripple for 38 years. The Gospel of John describes the pool as being in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five colonnades. Because the pool could not be found many modern scholars doubted the authenticity of John’s Gospel saying it was written by someone other than John who didn’t know Jerusalem. But recently the pool was discovered and excavated, and now most consider John’s descriptions to be both authentic and accurate. But the Pool of Bethesda doesn’t just represent a place that was lost and found; it also represents a teaching that was lost and found. Here I am referring to divinely determined healing. It is something Jesus modelled that the church needs to be reminded of. More

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