Jesus Heals by Danielle Hitchen

Jesus Heals by Danielle Hitchen is a board book about the healing ministry of Jesus for children. In the book, Hitchen retells the stories of healing found in the Gospels. There is a story for all the major parts of the body, head, ears, mouth, eyes, back, skin, legs, and body. She ends the book with the scripture found in 1 Peter 2:24. 

This is a very unique book. I don’t think I have ever seen a book about healing for children. And this one was very thorough. There are stories from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, including the raising of Lazarus from the dead. 

Mary fell at Jesus's feet and said, "Lord if you had been here, my brother would not have died." Jesus went to the tomb and said, "Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?...Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out."

-John 11:32, 40, 43-44

The illustrations that go with each story are soft and beautiful.  Each illustration also demonstrates the healing of the individuals found in the stories.

I really liked this book.  I love hearing the stories about Jesus healing people.  It demonstrates the goodness of God and who he is.  He is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals us.

I recommend this book for parents of children of any age. Hearing about Jesus is what produces faith, and it is wonderful to teach them these truths when they are small, so they will know who he is and what he has done and is still doing.

Many blessings as you grow in the knowledge of him.
~Beth

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31 Days of Healing: The Lord's Supper, Part 2

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;  and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.-1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NKJV)

In 1 Corinthians 11, the Apostle Paul is writing to the Church at Corinth.  He is explaining to them the Lord's Supper and addressing some different issues they were having when coming together to participate in the Lord's Supper together. I want to just focus on verses 23-26.

Paul tells the Church in this city that "he received from the Lord."  That means that Jesus told Paul what He said to the disciples that night he shared the Lord's supper with them.   Jesus told Him.  I find that really cool that the Lord would illuminate Paul on His exact words.

So, Jesus tells Him that He prays, takes bread and breaks and gives it to them.  He tells them that this is His body which is broken for them.  Why would His body be broken for them?  I go into detail about that in Part 1 of the Lord's Supper.  You can read that here.  But, to be brief, it was for the physical healing of our bodies.

Next, Jesus takes the cup, and tells them, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood."  The new covenant means they are no longer under the old. His death and the shedding of His blood would move them into the new. His blood was shed much from the time the rulers and authorities took Him, until His death on that cross.  Blood rolled out of His hands and feet. He was the lamb of God, put to death for our forgiveness.

Then He tells them and later relays to Paul that they are to do eat the same kind of meal "in remembrance of Him."  They are to eat the bread and drink the cup.  They are to eat the bread and drink the cup to remember Him, to remember the broken body for their healing, and the shed blood for the forgiveness of their sins.

Nowhere in this passage of scripture does Jesus or Paul tell us to confess our sins. Nowhere in this passage of scripture does Jesus or Paul tell us to ask for forgiveness for our sins.  It has already been given.

The Lord's Supper is a reminder of what He did.  

He finishes the explanation with,

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

These words give us insight into the Lord and what this is all about.  For as often...He wants us to do this regularly.  Eat the bread and drink the cup.  You remember the broken body and the blood.  In doing this, you are proclaiming His death, His broken body, and His shed blood for you. 

You are not proclaiming your sin.  You are proclaiming your freedom from it!  You are proclaiming your forgiveness!  You are proclaiming your healing!

I pray that the next time you go to this you will experience more freedom and healing than you ever have before. 

Many blessings in Him,

Beth

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31 Days of Healing: Healing Scriptures

For I am the Lord that healeth thee.-Exodus 15:26

And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.”-Exodus 23:25

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;-Psalm 103:3

He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.-Psalm 105:37

He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.-Psalm 107:20

But [in fact] He has borne our griefs,

And He has carried our sorrows and pains;
Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken,
Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him].
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing];
The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him,
And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.-Isaiah 53:4-5

Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.-Matthew 15:28

Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.-Matthew 27:26

He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. –Mark 3:5

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”  And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.-Mark 5:36-37

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”-Acts 10:38

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?-Romans 8:32

So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.-Romans 10:17 (HCSB)

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.-1 Corinthians 11:24

So then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? -Galatians 3:5(HCSB)

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.-James 5:16

who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.-1 Peter 2:24

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.-3 John 2

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