Jesus Heals

 

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

JESUS HEALS

Mark 1:32-34

32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33 The whole town gathered at the door, 34 and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

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Mark does not give us too many details, but he does give us enough to know that Jesus healed many, or as the Greek word means, a multitude of people that evening after supper. Mark tells us what we need to know, Jesus heals and has authority over all the demons. Looking at the Greek word translated as a demon, it is interesting that it means a deity, a divine power, a spirit being inferior to God, superior to men. This would make us think these are indeed the fallen angels that Lucifer influenced to rebel against God at some moment in time, perhaps even before the creation of man, but after the creation of the world, as they were cast down along with Lucifer, who now is called the devil or Satan. The record of his previous post in heaven and his fall is given to us through Isiah and Ezekiel, so we have to think these demons, these divine powers knew full well who Jesus is. But why did Jesus not want them to reveal His true identity, as the divine Son of God, the one whom without, nothing would have been created? It is just interesting to ponder, but the truth we can live by here is that Jesus has absolute authority over all things, sickness, various diseases, and all demonic powers. His authority covers it all. What we do not know from this account is how Jesus healed and cast out these demons. Did he touch people, or simply say a few words, such as “Your faith has made you whole” or “Go, you are healed”. Perhaps he just put his hand on their head, saying nothing at all, and as he passed by them touching them there illness, or ailment, of disease just left them, disappeared miraculously. We do know he had to speak to the demons, telling them to keep quiet and go away. What is also interesting is that Jesus did not do away with them, as they are divine beings, which means eternal beings, unable to actually die, but He told them to leave the person they were possessing at that time. Where they went is unknown, only they were told to shut up and go away. Again, we go back to the fact that Jesus healed many people, and today Jesus is also in the healing business. We can expect to be healed if we go to Jesus, or if we are brought to Jesus. It seems we would have to conclude the reason we have an ailment or disease or we are not being healed, is that we really have not been brought to Jesus, or we have not gone to Jesus ourselves. That sounds really harsh to even say or think that, but is it not true? We have to believe the truth that Jesus heals.