BLESSED TO BE WHOLE

My Dear Precious Child, You can only imagine how thrilling it was to hear that My Son had come to earth and was healing people. There were few doctors and most were witch doctors or chemists, and My reputation as being the Healer was not well established in religious circles even though I had revealed Myself as Rapha, the Healer, to the Israelites earlier. In many temples leprosy was said to be My punishment for sinning. Lepers were completely ostracized from civilization. When word began to circulate that My Son Jesus Christ, the Messiah, was in the world healing the sick, diseased and injured, people traveled from near and far to be ministered by Him. After the military officer's servant was healed from a distance by Jesus Christ speaking healing to him, Jesus went to Peter's house where He found Peter's mother-in-law in bed with a fever. Jesus merely touched her hand and the fever left her and she got up and began to wait on Jesus. (Matthew 8:14-15) Jesus Christ ministered many different ways. That evening many people were brought to Him who were possessed by demons. Jesus cast out those demonic spirits with and word and healed all who were sick. The prophesy that said, "He took away our sicknesses and carried our diseases for us," was fulfilled. (Matthew 8:16-17; Isaiah 53:4) When Jesus observed the huge crowds, He gave orders for them to leave for the other side of the lake. One of the scribes of the temple came to Him and told him that he would follow Jesus wherever He went. Jesus told that man that foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head. One of the men in the crowd told Jesus not to go anywhere because the man needed to go bury his father first. Jesus told the man, "Follow Me. Leave the dead to buy the dead." In the short time that He ministered in the earth, Jesus Christ performed many miracles in order to identify Himself as My Son. Jesus went toward a boat and got in it. Immediately a storm broke out over the sea. The waves were so violent that the waves of the sea were breaking right on top of the boat. Jesus was asleep so the disciples went to Him and woke Him up, being fearful that the boat was going down. Jesus asked them why they were being so fearful, they were supposed to be men of faith. Jesus stood up and rebuked the winds. The sea calmed completely. The followers of Jesus wondered what kind of man that Jesus was because they had observed the wind and the sea obey Him. My power was being manifested through My Son and people were astounded. Jesus Christ did not fit the description that the Jews wanted in a king, even though He was said to be My Son. (Matthew 8:23-27) The demons didn't like for Jesus to be doing miracles in their area so when Jesus was in Gadarenes two of the men who were demoniacs came out of their tombs. They were so fierce that no one could pass by them. The men who were possessed by the demons yelled to Jesus asking why He was bothering them, was He there to torture them before their time of judgment? There was a large herd of pigs close by and the demons asked Jesus to cast them into the pigs. Jesus merely told them to, "Go, then." The demons came out of the men and went for the pigs. The whole herd ran over the cliff and all of the pigs died. The caretakers of the pigs went to town where they told the entire story about what happened to the demoniacs. The entire town went to meet Jesus and when they did they asked Him to leave their neighborhood because they feared a man with such power. (Matthew 8:28-34) There were many different reactions to Jesus' performing miracles. In many towns He was welcomed and people took advantage of His power to heal and cast out demons. Some towns didn't want Jesus to do miracles in their towns. He knew not to stay where there was a lack of faith because no one would be healed. Not only did Jesus Christ prove His authority over diseases and sicknesses but He also proved that He had authority over the seas, over demons and over winds. He proved Himself to be My Son which angered the Pharisees in the temples who were waiting for the Messiah to set up a kingdom in their temple in Jerusalem. Jesus did not fit the description that the Jews wanted in a king, even though He was said to be My Son. Your Father of Great Miracles