By His Wounds

By His Wounds

What are some things we have in common? What’s something we have all gone through at one time or another? Have you ever had a headache? Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito? Ever gotten cut by something? Ever broken a bone? Ever had a sunburn? Ever been bruised? That list of questions could go on & on but it is leading to one big question. If you have ever had a headache, been bitten by a mosquito, gotten cut, or any of those other things where you HEALED of them? It looks like you were. And Who was the source of that healing? That’s what we are going to talk about today.

Isaiah 53:5 tells us: “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by his wounds we are healed.”

When we want to learn about something or find out the truth about something the best place to go is always the Word of God. In this session, we are going to turn through passages in the Bible to find the truth about the healing powers of Jesus.

Our world is often clouded by uncertainty & despair. Within the pages of the Bible, we have stories of healing that have great promise. The Word of God, the definitive TRUTH, tells us that healing & restoration is possible today!

What are the limits to Jesus’ healing powers? What disease or injury is beyond His power to restore?

From physical ailments to spiritual wounds, these sacred stories are more than just narratives; they serve as powerful testimonies of hope & divine intervention.

One of the most well-known stories of Jesus’ healing is when He gives sight to a man who was blind from birth. In the beginning of John chapter 9, we see Jesus & His disciples passing through a community where they see a beggar who was born blind. John 9:1 reads, “As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

The Bible teaches that one reason for curses, injury, & disease is sin. Deuteronomy 28:15 says, “But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all his commands and statutes, I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you” The curses caused by disobedience were as certain to happen as the blessings of being obedient to the Lord’s commands. When one person saw another with an illness or disease, they believed it was the result of sin.

Jesus' answer was not what they were expecting. He said, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned... This came about so that God's works might be displayed in him.” (John 9:3)

He wasn't saying that this man or his parents were sinless, only that the blindness was not because of sin. He didn't say why the man was born blind, just that it was for God's glory. Once He told this to His disciples, He healed the blind man by spitting on the ground & rubbing the mud on the man's eyes. He then told the blind man to go wash it off in the pool of Siloam. The man did that & came back able to see.

Healed by Jesus!

Imagine having lots of itchy spots all over your skin that never go away, & those spots make people afraid to be around you. That's what leprosy was like back in Jesus' time. Those with leprosy had to declare to the public that they had this disease. Leviticus 13:45 reads, “Now the leper on whom the sore is, his clothes shall be torn and his head bare; and he shall cover his mustache, and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’”. Imagine how humiliating that had to be. A man with leprosy came to Jesus and begged for help. Jesus did something incredible – he wasn't afraid! The first 3 verses in Matthew chapter 8 read, “When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

He touched the man & just like magic, the spots were gone & the man was healthy again! It was like Jesus took the leprosy-eraser & wiped his skin clean.

As He often did Jesus ignored the ways of culture & the world & showed God’s love & mercy to those in need. Imagine how this man felt after all of the spots were erased from his body. He was probably jumping up & down shouting HALLELUJAH!!