When it comes to healing, God is always more interested in healing your soul.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and occasionally someone will say, “Joni, I know God wants to heal you and get you out of your wheelchair.” Well, does he? The Gospel of Mark describes disabled and sick people coming to Jesus for healing. The next morning, the crowds returned, but Jesus wasn’t there. Simon and his companions finally found Jesus, and when they told him about all the disabled people looking for healing, Jesus replied, ‘Let us go somewhere else – to the nearby villages – so I can preach there also. For this is why I have come.’” Do you see? The Savior’s focus was always the message that sin kills, hell is real, but God is merciful, and I am your deliverer. Whenever people missed this powerful message and only came to Jesus to get their problems fixed, the Savior would back away. The lesson here? Well, when it comes to healing, God is always more interested in healing your soul.
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