Sickness. Illness. Fever. Disease. These are realities. Even the fittest will one day have an appointment with the inevitable. We all die. Most by sickness. Illness. Fever. Disease.
Why did Jesus heal? Desperate throngs hurried to the places Jesus was to be cured. Can you imagine no ER or Urgent Care facility to hurry to when you are doubled over in pain? Even in Jesus’ day diseased people were isolated to curb both the reality and the fear of contagion.
The sick can be exploited. Infected people and those who live and care for them have always been desperate for remedy. If your baby has ever run a high fever, parental anxiousness can go off the charts. Imagine the pain and grief of paralysis, blindness, or terminal illness. All of us would do whatever it took to get relief with the guarantee of perfect wellness to follow.
Jesus healed for a reason. Discover why Jesus healed as we unpack the Gospel of Mark chapter 1 a bit more.
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