FINAL HOUR HEALING!

FINAL HOUR HEALING!

Matt 21:12-17

12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

          Having cleansed the Temple of its improper use as a merchants market, Jesus now demonstrates its proper use as a place of healing for the spiritually sick. First of all it is to be a house of prayer where the sin-sick may resort to the healer of hearts and minds and then the blind and halt come to him for their cure.

          Imagine being blind or lame and finally reaching Jesus in his final week on earth! Soon He would resort to the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus at Bethany where hospitality would be afforded once again. Later the Passover meal in the upper room, the washing of the disciples’ feet and the agonized prayer in the garden. Finally they would take him to be crucified. Imagine that this was your last chance at a healing!

          We find Jesus unhurried and surrounded by the physically ill, the outcasts, toddlers and babies. All these sing His praises while a perturbed priesthood fret and fume. The group deemed unfit to enter the temple now gains an audience with Jesus while the very priests are shut out. Jesus has turned the whole system upside down and now he invites all who are willing to come to Him. Those who sense their need come eagerly while those who feel themselves perfected remain in their ignorant infirmity. It is still that way today.

Come, Ye Sinners, Poor And Needy

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love and pow'r.

Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all.

Refrain
I will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

Dear Lord, thank you for welcoming me and healing my sin-sick soul. AMEN