A Promissory Note on Redemption

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.” -Matthew 8:17

Jesus gave people healing before He ever went to the Cross. At the Cross, healing was provided as part of God’s redemption plan, but Jesus proved redemption before-hand by giving people part of it on a promissory note. Every time He forgave people of their sins, in essence He was saying, “I’ll pay for it later.” Every time He healed the multitudes, He was saying, “I’ll pay for it later.”

Jesus knew those sicknesses and diseases would be on His own back in a short period of time, but He still let His compassion flow out. He wanted to prove to the world that redemption, freedom, peace and healing belong to everyone.

Jesus didn’t turn anyone down. Matthew 8:16 says, “When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils; and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick.” The people brought the sick and He healed all who came to Him for help.

Jesus didn’t question who the sick people were or where they came from. If redemption belonged to all mankind, it had to be clearly shown that it was available to every person. So to all who came to Him in faith, Jesus delivered a promissory note on God’s redemption plan—a promise He knew He would pay for later.

CONFESSION:

Jesus showed us by His life what God’s will is. I know God wants me well because Jesus healed all who came to Him and paid the price to make healing available to me.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999