the Atonement. We are cleansed by His blood and
healed by His stripes.
From the story of the woman of Canaan, we
learn that healing is the “children's bread” (Mt
15:22-28). God is willing to heal His people because
He is good. When God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Ghost and with power, “He went about
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of
the devil” (Acts 10:38). And Jesus Christ the Healer
has never changed (Heb 13:8).
John the beloved disciple of Jesus writes in his
Epistle, “Beloved I wish above all things that thou
mayest Prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth” (3 Jn 2). This disciple John was often
leaning on the bosom of Jesus, and here he interprets
the compassionate impulse of the heart of Jesus
towards the sick and the suffering. Let's faithfully
proclaim Christ as the Healer, and He shall confirm
the Word (Mk 16:20).
3. Jesus Christ is the Baptizer!
In all the four Gospels, we find John the Baptist
presenting Christ as the One who baptizes His people
with the Holy Spirit. He said, “I indeed baptize you
with water unto repentance; but He that cometh after
me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire” (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:33). Jesus
would not have His disciples leave Jerusalem to take
the Gospel everywhere UNTIL they were endued
with power from on high (Lk 24:49). When the
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disciples asked the Lord about the times or seasons of
the restoration, He told them that they needed
POWER more than KNOWLEDGE! He said unto
them, “It is not for you to KNOW the times or the
seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power;
BUT ye shall receive POWER after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witn