Mark 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he rose.
This is the story of a boy who couldn't speak, who had convulsions and fits which threatened his life. Scripture explains it was caused by an evil spirit that would take hold of him and when Jesus told the spirit to come out of him it threw the boy down and convulsed him to the point the boy looked like he was dead. The people were all murmuring, nudging elbows with each other and saying "He's dead." You can imagine the atmosphere in the place, the tension, the pointing fingers and the held breath as they all waited to see what would happen.
And then we see Jesus. It just has the hallmark of Jesus so much as He leans down, takes the boy by the hand and lifts him up. He helps him to his feet and now the boy is standing totally delivered and well. What a joy! It was another of those 'gasp' moments Jesus caused wherever he went!
Acts 10:38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
1 John3:8 ...For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
These scriptures tell us where sickness comes from. It's an oppression of the devil and not sent from God for any reason. Jesus was anointed to heal anyone oppressed by the devil because God was with Him to destroy what the devil has done to us. So the good news is, if any one of us has been oppressed by sickness and disease in any shape or form, then Jesus has come to heal us and to lift us up again.
The Lord doesn't just heal us and leave us in a heap on the floor! He goes on and lifts us up.
Do you need lifting up for any reason? Have you been oppressed by the devil in any area of your life, whether physically, mentally or any other area? I think we can all say yes at different times.
Well Jesus is here today, still anointed to destroy the works of the devil, still anointed to bring healing into our bodies and still leaning down to take our hand and lift us up.
Grab hold of His hand in faith today and let Him remove the oppression and lift you up again. Let Him give you one of His 'gasp' moments. We know for sure He wants to, it's why He came!
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