"...behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals... Into whatever house you enter, first say,'Peace to this household... Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them,'The kingdom of God is at hand for you.'..." Luke 10.I love how Jesus sneaks that one line in there, "cure the sick". And He says it like it's a simple expectation. He didn't say, "Go and try to help the sick get better". He said, CURE THEM, heal them. He said, you, go, cure them, now. Do it, get it done, and do it in my name...
It reminded me of 1 Corinthians chapter 12 where we are told of the gifts that the Spirit has for each of us. God has entrusted us with the ability to HEAL (cure) the sick (should we be open to that gift and our soul is in a state able to receive it). I believe that same Spirit from 2000 years ago (who is also the same Spirit today, and will be tomorrow) is offering us those same gifts now. It's about a choice. It's about making ourselves ready to recieve whatever the Spirit has for us and being open to it.
Imagine if we had enough faith to believe that we could in fact cure the sick. We do already, you say? Great! Now imagine what would happen if we did it... Pharmaceutical companies would go bankrupt, we would have no shortage of doctors, no more paying for health benefits and no more prescriptions.
With faith the size of a mustard seed...
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