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of sin, and many were healed of their spiritual disease, as well as of
their physical maladies. The gospel still possesses the same power,
and why should we not today witness the same results?
Christ feels the woes of every sufferer. When evil spirits rend a
human frame, Christ feels the curse. When fever is burning up the
life current, He feels the agony. And He is just as willing to heal the
sick now as when He was personally on earth. Christ’s servants are
His representatives, the channels for His working. He desires through
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them to exercise His healing power.
In the Saviour’s manner of healing there were lessons for His
disciples. On one occasion He anointed the eyes of a blind man with
clay, and bade him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.... He went his
way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.”
John 9:7
. The cure
could be wrought only by the power of the Great Healer, yet Christ
made use of the simple agencies of nature. While He did not give
countenance to drug medication, He sanctioned the use of simple and
natural remedies.
To many of the afflicted ones who received healing, Christ said,
“Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”
John 5:14
. Thus He
taught that disease is the result of violating God’s laws, both natural
and spiritual. The great misery in the world would not exist did men
but live in harmony with the Creator’s plan.
Christ had been the guide and teacher of ancient Israel, and He
taught them that health is the reward of obedience to the laws of God.
The Great Physician who healed the sick in Palestine had spoken to
His people from the pillar of cloud, telling them what they must do,
and what God would do for them. “If thou wilt diligently hearken to
the voice of the Lord thy God,” He said, “and wilt do that which is
right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep
all His statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I
have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
Exodus 15:26
. Christ gave to Israel definite instruction in regard to
their habits of life, and He assured them, “The Lord will take away
from thee all sickness.”
Deuteronomy 7:15
. When they fulfilled the
conditions, the promise was verified to them. “There was not one
feeble person among their tribes.”
Psalm 105:37
.
These lessons are for us. There are conditions to be observed by
all who would preserve health. All should learn what these conditions