October 7, 2015 (Wednesday)
We continue our study of the Gospel of Mark at Bethel Baptist Church, Ingleside, this evening. We will be observing the healing ministry of Jesus in Mark 1:40-2:12. Mark tells us of two miracles performed by Jesus as acts of compassion. One person was suffering from Leprosy and the other was paralyzed. Jesus healed each of them.
Most of the miracles of Jesus were manifestations of his great compassion for people. He healed people.
In today’s world, we still see miracles of healing. Sometimes we are amazed by reports from those who have experienced miracles. The cancer was there. It was real. It was deadly. Then it was gone. The doctors say they are amazed. It was definitely an unusual happening.
If you give it some thought, you will be amazed by every “normal” healing that takes place in your body. You cut yourself. Weeks later the cut has healed. We don’t call that a miracle, but it is, isn’t it? Someone vandalizes your car and puts a slash across its side. Does it heal? Definitely not spontaneously.
Hospitals and medical centers abound in this country. Most of us have been blessed by what can be done in the modern medical world. Isn’t this the work of God? We may not think of modern medicine as a miracle, but much of what goes on in the average surgical suite of a hospital these days would have been considered a miracle in, say, 1850. We should “stop and smell the roses.” In the midst of all the hoopla over insurance, medicare, medicaid, etc. let’s not forget to be thankful for modern medicine. Can this be the handiwork of God?
Healing takes place today in many ways. Are we thankful?