Participants: John Bradshaw
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001296A
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00:10 >: It has stood the test of time. 00:16 God's book, the Bible; 00:21 still relevant in today's complex world. 00:26 It Is Written, sharing hope around the globe. 00:41 JB: Thanks for joining me today. This is It Is Written, 00:44 and I'm John Bradshaw. You know, 00:46 when you come to the Bible, you come face to face 00:49 with the great God of heaven. The God who does that 00:53 which is miraculous. In the beginning God made the 00:56 heaven and the earth, and He called that which we see out of 00:59 something that we don't see. Through the Bible, 01:02 Jesus changed water to wine. In the Word of God, God caused 01:07 water to come out of a rock; He caused manna to carpet the 01:11 ground in the wilderness. God did again and again and 01:15 again that which was and is miraculous. 01:19 We're going to talk about something miraculous today on 01:21 It Is Written: the healing miracles of Jesus. 01:26 And joining me is Dr. David DeRose, 01:28 an internist, he is a doctor who specializes in 01:31 preventive medicine. Dr. DeRose leads 01:34 Compass Health Consultants in Northern California. 01:37 Dr. David DeRose, thanks for joining me today 01:39 on It Is Written. DD: It's good to be with you, 01:41 John. JB: Isn't it remarkable. 01:42 You come face to face in the Bible with Jesus, 01:45 who isn't bound by the imitations of humanity. 01:48 As a man, He was connected to the power of God in heaven 01:51 and He worked miracles. Now, in a world where there are 01:54 so many people who are unwell, it's at once a little 01:58 frustrating, but also very encouraging to know that 02:02 Jesus while on this earth worked miracles of healing. 02:06 We'll talk about the little frustrating in a few minutes 02:09 from now, but for now let's begin drilling down and talking 02:12 about the miracles Jesus worked when He was here on the earth. 02:15 They really did happen, and they really were miracles. 02:18 Where would you go, as a Christian physician? 02:21 Where would you take us to discuss the healing miracles 02:23 of Jesus? DD: John, one of the miracles 02:26 that really has spoken to me as a physician-- actually 02:28 perplexed me as a physician for many years-- 02:31 is in the Gospel of Mark, the eighth chapter. 02:34 Why don't we turn there, because in Mark 8 we read 02:37 perhaps what is one of the most strange miracles of healing, 02:42 at least through my eyes for many years. 02:44 In Mark 8 verse 23 it says, "So he, Jesus, 02:48 took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. 02:51 And when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands on him, 02:55 he asked him if he saw anything." 02:57 JB: That in itself is pretty interesting. 02:59 DD: It is. Very interesting. 03:00 JB: Yeah, if you as a physician tried to heal my maladies by 03:03 using that method I would probably call you into question. 03:06 DD: Okay. Maybe even call 03:07 the licensing board. JB: I might do just that. 03:09 That was a radical way of going about healing. 03:12 DD: Although in that day, apparently saliva in their minds 03:15 was connected with life-giving properties. 03:18 JB: So it wasn't so strange in the context of the day. 03:20 DD: That's my understanding. I won't say I'm an expert in 03:23 that era of history, but it wasn't as strange 03:26 as it seems to you and me. JB: What's fascinating-- and I 03:28 know where you're going with this-- is the next verse. 03:30 "He looked up and said, 'I see men as trees walking.'" 03:33 This man wasn't instantaneously healed. 03:36 DD: No. And it's amazing, because as 03:38 that story plays out Jesus then again touches the man 03:43 and fully restores his vision. JB: Why do you think it was 03:45 a two-stage healing? DD: Well, we know some things 03:48 about vision physiology today that really have shaped my 03:54 thinking about this story. A fascinating story 03:57 by the likes of something I'd never heard before. 04:03 A fellow by the name of Mike May. 04:05 Mike, back in the '80s, was known as a para-Olympian. 04:09 He was a blind skier. And, my boys more recently 04:13 got me into downhill skiing, but I can't imagine 04:16 being blind and going down those slopes at speeds 04:19 in excess of 60 miles per hour. JB: It's remarkable, isn't it, 04:22 the things that we who are able bodied cannot do 04:25 or would not do, and somebody who cannot see, 04:29 could not see, would ski at 60-plus miles an hour. 04:33 That's a lesson to those of us who will do little with 04:36 what we have. DD: Amazing. 04:38 And so that was Mike May. A brilliant guy, but no vision. 04:43 He lost his vision in a traumatic accident, some kind of 04:45 chemical explosion when he was like three years of age. 04:50 But in 2000, Mike received some stem cell transplants-- another 04:56 high-tech surgery to his eyes-- that actually restored 04:59 his vision. But as you read about 05:02 his account-- and this has been written 05:04 in the medical journals-- Mike doesn't use these words, 05:08 at least not that I've seen. But he in essence saw 05:11 men as trees walking. JB: Why was that? 05:14 DD: It's because his occipital lobe, the back part of his brain 05:20 where visual input is processed, had atrophied. 05:26 So you see, not only did he lose his eyes as a child, 05:30 but his brain atrophied. So, when his vision was 05:33 restored, at least his eyes were restored, he couldn't process 05:37 what he was seeing. It's fascinating, reading his 05:39 account even years later, he said sometimes he had to 05:43 close his eyes to better process things because the visual input 05:48 couldn't be processed by his brain. 05:50 JB: So that could go a long way to explaining what happened with 05:52 this man, the only two-stage healing you find in the Bible. 05:56 The man's eyes are restored but his brain function, perhaps, 06:00 isn't able to process what his eyes are seeing and so he sees 06:04 men as trees walking. DD: Until Jesus heals his brain. 06:09 JB: Yeah. DD: And it's interesting for me, 06:11 as I look at this physiology and I think about our own prayers. 06:16 We're often praying to God for some type of healing and we're 06:19 frustrated because God does not deliver the healing 06:23 in the way that we wanted it. He may be really giving us 06:27 just what we asked. And it begs the question, 06:30 What do we really pray for? JB: This goes back to what I 06:32 said in the beginning. We read in the Bible about 06:34 Jesus' healing, and that can be a little frustrating because we 06:38 pray in faith. People will pray to be healed, 06:40 they're not healed, and they're told: 06:42 you don't have enough faith. Now that's cruel 06:45 to be told that. We have some pretty good 06:48 examples in the Bible of people praying to be healed, 06:52 who were not healed. One of them is a luminary 06:56 no less as bright as the Apostle Paul. 07:00 He talked in 2 Corinthians about his thorn in the flesh. 07:04 He prayed not once, not twice, but three times to be healed-- 07:10 and he wasn't. Now, can we say that the reason 07:13 he was not healed is because he didn't have enough faith? 07:16 Well, maybe there's another reason. 07:18 DD: Well, I think it's interesting. 07:19 Let's turn there to 2 Corinthians 12, 07:21 because this is extremely encouraging to me 07:24 and to my patients. And it's really setting the 07:28 stage for a very unusual testimony meeting, 07:32 or prayer meeting. In verse 9, 07:35 after praying those three times, and God gives him the message: 07:39 My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength 07:43 is made perfect in weakness. Now here's the radical change 07:46 in script for our testimonies. Because Paul then says, 07:50 Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities 07:56 that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 07:57 I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, 08:00 in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake, 08:03 for when I'm weak then am I strong. 08:05 And I've never been in a prayer meeting or a testimony meeting 08:09 where I heard someone get up and say, 08:11 I want to just praise the Lord. I just got a diagnosis 08:13 of cancer. I mean, I've heard ones where 08:16 people were doing better. I've talked with people who, 08:19 after the fact, said God worked through this illness or He 08:22 worked through this difficulty. But this to me 08:24 is an amazing story, and it's speaking of an 08:28 experience that I haven't arrived at yet, John. 08:30 JB: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. I think what a lot of us don't 08:33 realize is whether we are healed or not, that's not the point. 08:38 Paul did say, and I take this out of context, For me to live 08:41 is Christ and to die is gain. Whether we live or die 08:45 isn't really the point. The point is 08:47 whether God is glorified. And God, evidently, 08:52 can be better glorified in our infirmities sometimes than He 08:56 can be in our healing. Now, that's a thought that we 08:59 might want to pursue, and we'll do that in just a moment. 09:01 These are big thoughts. Don't go away, we'll have more 09:04 in just a moment. 09:07 ♪ [Gently thoughfu Melody] ♪ >: Every Word is a one-minute 09:08 Bible-based daily devotional presented by Pastor John 09:12 Bradshaw and designed especially for busy people like you. 09:15 Look for Every Word on selected networks, or watch it online 09:19 every day on our website, ItIsWritten.com. 09:25 ♪ [Rythmic Melody] ♪ 09:31 JB: Have you ever wondered why God doesn't always choose 09:34 to heal? In Matthew 8:2 a leper comes to 09:37 Jesus and says, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." 09:41 And Jesus healed the leper. I pray for people to get well 09:43 and they've recovered, and I've prayed for people to recover, 09:46 who haven't recovered. Why is that? 09:49 We just don't know, but God knows. 09:51 And we can trust Him. In heaven we're not going to 09:54 take issue with God for why He allowed certain things. 09:56 We'll simply praise Him and trust Him and love Him. 09:59 The existence of sin means that we've got to go through some 10:01 stuff in this life. We get sick and we don't always 10:04 heal like we wish. But we can trust God. 10:07 And if you'll allow them to do so, the hard things you are 10:09 called to go through will draw you close to Him. 10:12 Trust God today, even if it seems 10:15 God's not answering your prayers the way you wish 10:17 He would. ♪ [Rythmic Melody] ♪ 10:18 I'm John Bradshaw for It Is Written. 10:20 Let's live today by every word. 10:24 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw. 10:26 Thank you for joining me today. My special guest today is 10:29 Dr. David DeRose, a minister of the gospel, 10:32 a physician. He's a doctor of 10:33 internal medicine, a doctor of preventive health, 10:36 and Dr. DeRose heads up Compass Health Consultants 10:39 in Northern California. I'm really thankful you're 10:42 taking the time to spend with me today. 10:43 This is big deal stuff, as far as I'm concerned. 10:45 DD: It's always wonderful to be with you and share 10:47 in your ministry. JB: And we're talking about 10:49 healing. God is a healer, isn't He? 10:51 DD: No question. JB: And we've been told to come 10:52 to God and pray our prayers, believing that He will answer 10:55 our prayers and give us what we ask for. 10:57 DD: That's right, at least, that he knows best. 11:00 JB: Now that's an important caveat. 11:03 Because there are times that we will pray for healing, 11:08 and we don't get what we want. Now, let's just be honest here. 11:13 To hear some ministers or ministries, no matter what 11:16 you're dealing with or what you're suffering from, 11:18 if you pray, God will heal you. 11:22 But frankly, that's not always the case. 11:26 DD: Well, it's not always the case biblically. 11:28 JB: Right. DD: And perhaps one of the 11:30 strangest stories that speaks about prayer to me, in the 11:32 Gospel of Mark, is in Mark chapter 5. 11:35 Very, very interesting, we speak about the quality 11:39 of our prayers. In Mark 5 we're first introduced 11:43 to a demon-possessed man. It's interesting-- his first 11:49 prayer that's recorded here, in verse 7, 11:52 his first request of Jesus-- he says, "I implore you by God 11:57 that you do not torment me." Now, we would say this does not 12:00 look like a model prayer. JB: Right. 12:03 DD: But Jesus answers, if you will, the unspoken prayer 12:06 and heals this man of his demon possession. 12:10 But the story doesn't end there, because now when the man's in 12:14 his right mind he makes a beautiful prayer. 12:17 JB: It's a lovely request, and you would think that Jesus would 12:19 have granted him this and said, "Oh sure, come on, follow me," 12:22 because in essence he said, "Hey, I want to follow you now; 12:25 go with you wherever you go and be with you wherever you are." 12:28 Jesus didn't say yes. DD: And it's amazing to me, 12:31 in the context of the story, because the prayer that seems to 12:35 not have faith is the prayer that's answered, 12:38 and the prayer of faith is the one that Jesus denies. 12:41 JB: This is where Jesus casts the demons out, they enter into 12:43 the herd of pigs, the pigs go running down the hill 12:45 into the water. The people run Jesus 12:47 out of town. This man, he's now clothed 12:50 and in his right mind. He's good, he's healed, 12:53 the demons are gone. I want to follow you-- 12:55 Jesus said no. Why do think that was? 12:57 DD: Well, it's interesting. If you trace out the story line, 13:01 this healing took place in the region of the Decapolis. 13:05 Sometime later Jesus would come back and it seems that this 13:09 man's testimony-- in fact, in some of the other accounts 13:12 there were two demoniacs-- but that testimony 13:16 was powerful enough that when Jesus came back He was mobbed. 13:21 Instead of being driven from that region, instead of the 13:24 people longing for Him to leave, they were happy to receive Him. 13:28 JB: So, sometimes we don't get what we want, 13:31 but always it will be for the best. 13:34 DD: That's right. JB: Correct? 13:35 It's important to know that you pray that your grandmother would 13:38 be healed of her cancer, and she is not. 13:41 I mean, that could be, that could be faith-shaking. 13:43 You pray that you would be healed of your diabetes 13:46 or whatever it might be and you are not. 13:48 But given to God, diabetes or cancer, 13:52 in His hands, might bring to Him more glory 13:57 than if you were healed of that condition. 14:00 DD: I'll tell you something as a physician: I have been probably 14:03 ministered more to by patients of mine who were dying-- 14:09 dying with a firm hold on Jesus' hand-- 14:12 than anything else. Perhaps more powerfully than 14:15 anyone I've ever met who has experienced a healing miracle. 14:19 Because you see that person trusting in Jesus 14:23 in the midst of adversity. JB: Mm-hmm. 14:25 And that's a powerful testimony. DD: Definitely. 14:27 JB: If we were all healed from everything that plagued us, 14:30 it'd be pretty easy to be a happy Christian. 14:32 But those that give a powerful testimony are those who are 14:35 hanging on to Jesus even when their world has been turned 14:37 upside down. Nothing makes sense anymore, 14:40 but they are able to say, I know whom I have believed 14:43 and I'm convinced that all things work together 14:47 for good, and it's going to be okay. 14:51 What a testimony, right? You lose your job-- 14:53 it's going to be okay. There's a death in the family-- 14:56 it's going to be okay. You lose a limb because of 15:00 diabetes, it meant you had to have your leg taken off 15:02 at the knee-- it's going to be okay. 15:06 This life isn't all we have. We've got a lot 15:08 to look forward to. DD: You know, this is really an 15:10 interesting topic. And this is something that a lot 15:14 of people really haven't looked at, because there's a very 15:17 interesting text in the book of Revelation that I believe has an 15:21 implication that most of us have not thought about. 15:26 As we read about this 1,000-year period called, often referred to 15:31 as the Millennium by Christians, we read about individuals 15:36 who are reigning as priests. Reigning as priests. 15:43 Now, the question is, John: why would we need priests 15:48 after sin and suffering on this earth has ceased. 15:52 Why would there be need for that? 15:53 JB: That's a terrific question. DD: Here's what I think: 15:57 I think when the Bible speaks of all tears being wiped away, 15:59 we're reading about what happens after that 16:02 thousand-year period. There's going to be ministry 16:05 that takes place in heaven. John the Baptist-- one of those 16:09 whose prayers apparently weren't answered-- 16:11 he wasn't delivered from prison. He struggled with that. 16:14 Jesus pointed to John as THE exemplary human Christian. 16:22 I believe that hundreds, thousands, of people are going 16:25 to come to John and say, "You know what? 16:26 When I was going through that difficult time, I was encouraged 16:29 because I knew Jesus spoke about your faith. 16:33 And you languished there in that prison, and you were beheaded. 16:36 When I thought God wasn't answering my prayers, I was 16:40 encouraged by your example. JB: Remarkable. 16:44 Healing, it's so important. We should pray to be healed, 16:46 shouldn't we? DD: No question. 16:48 JB: We should bring the leaders of the church together to anoint 16:51 those who are sick and pray the prayer of faith. 16:54 The Bible says the prayer of faith-- 16:55 it didn't say it necessarily will heal the sick, 16:57 but will save the sick. And there's-- 17:00 that's not simply semantics, that's a very real difference. 17:05 But healing is something we should pray for and we should 17:07 believe for. But that miraculous healing 17:11 doesn't always come. And truth be told-- that's okay, 17:16 if we're willing to trust God. DD: It's interesting, in some of 17:19 the prayer research the most powerful prayers are where a 17:24 person is yielding themselves to the control of God. 17:28 It's not this idea of I'm envisioning my body 17:30 winning this, and I'm trusting in Jesus 17:32 in this way. It's the self-surrender, 17:36 it's the putting all in Jesus' hands. 17:38 It is most powerful it seems for the immune system, even. 17:42 JB: And the truth is, that's the essence of Christianity. 17:44 Surrendering, and placing our lives in the hands of Jesus, 17:49 no matter what. That's really the lesson that 17:52 Job had to learn, right? Job thought he had it all 17:54 figured out. He was a good man, he had been 17:56 described as being perfect. But ultimately what he needed to 18:00 understand was that God was sovereign. 18:03 Come what may, we can trust God even if we are in perplexing 18:06 circumstances. DD: That's right. 18:08 JB: That's really important. Well, there's a couple of things 18:10 I want to ask you about that relate to health. 18:13 I'll do that in just a moment. Today, we're talking about 18:17 health and healing. God is still the Great Healer. 18:22 But there are two things I'm going to ask Dr. David DeRose 18:24 about that have a positive or could have, should have, 18:28 a positive influence on our physical and spiritual health. 18:32 We'll have that in just a moment. 18:34 ♪ [Gentle Melody] ♪ 18:36 JB: Planning for your financial future is a vital aspect of 18:39 Christian stewardship. For this reason, It Is Written 18:42 is pleased to offer free planned giving and estate services. 18:45 For information on how we can help you, please call 18:48 1 (800) 992-2219. Call today, 18:53 or visit our special website, www.HisLegacy.com. 19:03 This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw, joined today 19:06 by Dr. David DeRose. We're speaking about healing. 19:10 What's fasting, from a biblical point of view? 19:12 I think about it as not eating for a while. 19:14 What is it really, biblically? DD: Well, actually one of the 19:17 fasts that Jesus spoke about in the Bible was not 19:21 drinking grape juice, after his ministry here 19:24 was finished. You remember at the Last Supper, 19:26 He committed that He would not again drink of the fruit of the 19:29 vine until He was reunited with His disciples. 19:33 So, that's a form of fast. Fasting actually has many 19:36 shapes, if you will. There can be a total fast where 19:40 you don't eat anything, just drink water. 19:43 But you can also fast from certain foods. 19:46 JB: Daniel did that. DD: Exactly. 19:49 So there's fasts of that nature, and then there's actually fasts 19:54 where you may just leave a meal off. 19:58 Like fasting from the evening meal. 20:00 By the way, one of the things that can help many people with a 20:04 weight problem-- especially when they get in those mid-life years 20:07 and the pounds aren't moving-- is leave off eating 20:10 late in the evening. Now that's a health transition, 20:13 but the point is these are different types of fasting 20:17 that have power. JB: What are the benefits 20:19 of fasting? DD: Well, there's no question 20:21 there's a spiritual dimension to fasting. 20:24 And many people believe it has to do with the mind clearing 20:27 when we're not eating. In fact, many people who've 20:29 fasted for a period of time find that they have a sense of 20:33 well-being, a sense of enhanced just being in touch with God. 20:39 A lot of the physiology behind this relates to what happens 20:42 when we burn fat. So within probably 24 hours of 20:46 going on a fast you deplete all of your carbohydrate stores-- we 20:49 call it glycogen-- and your body is burning fat. 20:53 When you burn fat, you make something called ketones. 20:56 Those ketones actually can suppress appetite, actually 20:59 making it easier to continue the fast. 21:01 But for many people they seem to enhance their sense 21:05 of well-being. I've had patients who, on a 21:08 prolonged fast, said, "Dr. DeRose, 21:09 I don't want to go back to eating. 21:11 I'm feeling so much better." Now, granted, 21:13 they're not the majority. JB: Yeah. 21:14 So, spiritually speaking, fasting is going to help me 21:18 because my mind is going to experience clarity and I'm going 21:22 to connect with God at a deeper level, yes? 21:25 DD: Well, think about it. The Holy Spirit, God, speaks to 21:28 us through our brain. And most of us with our eating 21:32 habits and our lifestyle, we're clogging our brain. 21:36 Even the fat in our food makes the blood more sluggish. 21:40 So, if we can improve that blood supply to the brain, 21:44 the Holy Spirit can communicate with us more clearly. 21:47 JB: One thing I've enjoyed about our discussions together is 21:49 we've kind of spoken about doing things incrementally, 21:53 rather than saying, "Okay, from now on run five 21:55 miles a day and so forth. The information we've been 21:58 sharing has been incremental. These are changes you can make 22:03 a little at a time. And don't just aim for the 22:06 minimum, aim for the maximum. But these are changes that you 22:09 can make and work into your life painlessly and seamlessly. 22:12 there's a fast of altruism-- of doing good for others. 22:17 Why did God through Isaiah tell people, "Hey, go and do good." 22:22 Okay, because good is preferable to bad, 22:23 but there's a health benefit? DD: It's very interesting. 22:26 There are a number of studies both in the psychology 22:29 literature and in the medical literature that talk about the 22:32 healing power of doing good. I mean, someone can search out 22:35 healing and altruism, which is the term that's often used. 22:39 I think of one amazing story, written many years ago in the 22:42 educational literature. Before this was really a very 22:46 popular topic. Young boy, bully, getting into 22:48 trouble, not succeeding in school. 22:51 They decided to do something amazing. 22:54 What they did-- instead of giving him bonus points 22:58 or incentives they gave him responsibility. 23:02 They said, "Billy"-- he was a fourth grader-- "you're going to 23:06 have to take care of this boy in a wheelchair. 23:09 First grader. You're going to have to meet him 23:11 at the bus; you're going to have to be his protector. 23:14 If you get out of line, you're going to lose the 23:17 privilege of taking care of him for a day." 23:21 What happened? Billy responded to that. 23:25 When we come out of ourselves and minister to other people 23:29 it does something for us. And in Isaiah 58, it speaks 23:32 about your health springing forth in that context. 23:36 JB: That's what I'm saying. That's right. 23:37 Your health shall spring forth when you forget about you 23:42 and start doing good for others. I've read 23:46 where spiritual leaders have recommended strongly, 23:48 look away from yourself: look to do good 23:52 for somebody else, minister to somebody else. 23:55 Obviously the good that has done, that's good. 23:59 But the health benefits-- who would have thought that you do 24:03 well physically because you're doing well emotionally, 24:08 you're doing well spiritually. DD: Yeah, 24:10 and there have been studies-- we've talked about this before-- 24:13 looking at volunteerism, and showing the people 24:15 that volunteer more. We're not talking about 24:18 huge amounts-- two to four hours a week-- 24:20 can significantly decrease the risk of cardiovascular 24:23 disease. JB: If we learn to live in 24:25 harmony with each other, with our environment, 24:28 with God, with our food, there are all sorts of benefits 24:32 that kick back into our lives. Make us happier, healthier, 24:36 and best and most important of all, holier. 24:40 'Cause we don't just want to be a happy face in this world; 24:44 we want to be a citizen of God's eternal kingdom, 24:46 which is real and right around the corner. 24:48 DD: That's right. JB: Magnificent. 24:49 Dr. David DeRose, thanks for joining me today. 24:52 DD: It's good to be with you. JB: It's been a blessing. 24:54 ♪ [Musical interlude] ♪ 25:00 JB: Fasting. It's a very biblical concept, 25:04 but it's also very misunderstood. 25:07 Jesus fasted, we know that. But does He want people 25:10 to fast today? And what does God intend that 25:13 fasting should be? And, how can it benefit you? 25:17 I'd like to send you a book from our Healing Insights series, 25:20 called "Fasting and Prayer." This book is absolutely free. 25:25 Just call (800) 253-3000, and ask for "Fasting and Prayer." 25:31 Now, if the line is busy, please do try again. 25:34 You can write to us at It Is Written, Box 6, 25:38 Chattanooga, TN 37401, and we'll mail a free copy to 25:43 your address in North America. You can also download a free 25:47 digital copy at ItIsWritten.com. 25:51 It Is Written exists because of the kindness of people 25:54 just like you. It's only with your help that 25:57 It Is Written can continue to share the hope of the Bible with 26:00 people all around the world. Your tax-deductible gift can be 26:04 sent to the address on your screen, or you can support us 26:07 online at ItIsWritten.com. Thank you for your continued 26:12 prayerful support. Our toll-free number is 26:15 (800) 253-3000, and we're online at 26:18 ItIsWritten.com. 26:22 Before we go we'd like to pray with you and ask that God will 26:24 bless you and cause your health to spring forth speedily, 26:27 as the prophet Isaiah wrote. Now as you take what you've 26:30 learned today and apply it to your life, you're going to see 26:33 the healing benefits of faith in Christ liberated in yourself. 26:38 Let's pray. ♪ [Gentle Melody] ♪ 26:40 Our Father in heaven, we are grateful 26:43 that Jesus is the Great Healer. Certainly we can think about 26:47 times in our lives where we have prayed and seen You do the 26:49 miraculous. And then there are times that we 26:52 pray, and we might either miss it or it's not there to be seen, 26:56 because You choose to answer our prayers in different ways. 27:00 Well, here's what we know: One day Jesus will 27:03 come back to this earth. One day the Bible says the dead 27:05 in Christ shall rise. The Bible says we which are 27:08 alive and remain will be caught up together with him in the 27:10 clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. 27:12 We'll be healed then, and that healing will be total 27:15 and forever. So give us faith in You, Lord, 27:18 even if you don't seem to do that which we wish, when we 27:21 wish, we trust You to do that which is right, 27:25 when it is right. And we will thank You 27:28 and we will praise You. And we will pray in Jesus' name. 27:33 Amen. DD: Amen. 27:36 ♪ [Musical Interlude] ♪ 27:50 ♪ [It Is Written Theme] ♪ JB: Thanks for joining us today. 27:53 I'm so glad you were here. I'm looking forward to seeing 27:55 you again next time. Until then, remember. 27:58 It is written, man shall not live 28:01 by bread alone but by every word 28:03 that proceeds from the mouth of God. 28:06 ♪ [Theme music swells] ♪ |
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