When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.” (Matthew 8:16,17 NET)
Jesus was not only a great teacher and philosopher; He did not travel around only preaching sermons. He drove out demons and healed the sick. The power, authority, love, and truth of Almighty God were demonstrated in everything that Jesus did. Not only that, as He travelled around doing this work of teaching, healing, and deliverance, He selected and trained others to do the same, and when He established the Church, its mission was the same, to proclaim the Good News of salvation, healing, and freedom in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible says, “He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick”—but it also says that this was a fulfillment of a prophecy from Isaiah. This prophecy is a detailed description of the death of Jesus that was written close to 800 years before He came into the world—Isaiah chapter 53. Most people realize that Jesus carried our sins on the cross, but here the Holy Spirit explains that Jesus “took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.” He died to set us free from sin, disease, and all the works of the devil; on the cross Jesus purchased all the blessings of God that we will ever need!
The arms of God are open to us. Whatever we need we can find in Jesus, the Son of God. He cleanses us of sin and transforms our life. If we are sick, He will be our Healer. Since He has all power and all authority, it doesn't matter how long we have been sick or what type of disease we have. If we are victims of witchcraft, have pains or diseases that doctors are unable to diagnose, are depressed, can't sleep, have constant headaches, or suffer from any of a multitude of ailments brought on by demons—Jesus will set us free. This is why Jesus died on the cross—to purchase all this, plus eternal life for us!
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