Christ As Healer- The Overflow of Your Heart

CHRIST AS HEALER 

The Overflow of Your Heart 

Matthew 12:22-37

Opening Prayer: Father, You know me inside and out.  Search my heart, know my wicked ways, purge me with hyssop, and cleanse me of all of my iniquities, that I may be whiter than snow before You.  Give me a broken and contrite heart and make me more like Jesus.  In His Name I pray.  Amen.  

NO HEALING WITHOUT JESUS

Although there is no record of how this demon possessed man was healed, the fact remains that Jesus alone was his Healer.  Once he was blind and mute, but now He could see and speak because of Jesus.  No other one was needed and God was greatly glorified.  

The healing that we all seek is only found in Christ.  It is He Who gives light to our darkness and voice to our heart’s desire to know Him intimately.  It is He Who gives health and healing to all of our wounds, for He is our All in all and meets our every need according to His riches in glory.   

Ask Jesus to be your All in all. 

Consider these scriptures about our dependence on Jesus, our All in all:

John 15:5 

Acts 10:36 

Romans 10:12 

Colossians 1:17, 20

Ephesians 2:14-16

Isaiah 53:5 

Psalm 147:3 

Jeremiah 33:6 

Jeremiah 17:14 

Isaiah 57:18-19

THE OVERFLOW OF YOUR HEART 

Out of our mouths comes the truth of the condition of our heart.  As we speak God’s Truth, His hope and light shine in and through our lives.  When we speak the Enemy’s lies and deception, his hopelessness, despair and depression shine through.  

Listen carefully to your words and seek to speak His Truth, hope, and light at all times.   

Keep your eyes on things above, not on your circumstances and trust God to walk you through the most difficult times by His grace.  You are an overcomer through Him.  

Write Philippians 4:8 and begin to memorize it.  Repeat it when you are tempted to think on other things.  

Consider these scriptures for the good of our heart:

Psalm 150

Romans 14:19 

I Peter 4:11 

Psalm 149:6

Ephesians 4:29

Revelation 14:5 

Matthew 4:4 

Romans 10:8

Romans 15:5-6

I Peter 2:21-22

SELF-DESTRUCTION

The Enemy longs to steal, kill, and destroy the lives and testimonies of God’s children.  Only through the power of Jesus Christ Who overcame the world by shedding His blood on the cross at Calvary on our behalf has our victory been won.  Attempting to overcome apart from Him and His victory leads to continual defeat and eventual destruction.  In our weakness we are strong in Him, for we can do all things through Christ Who gives us HIS strength. 

Where in your life is the Enemy seeking to steal, kill, and destroy you or your witness to others?  Ask the Lord to bring His victory there and thank Him for His love and protection.  

Consider these scriptures about our dependence on Him:

Revelation 12:11

Revelation 17:14 

I John 4:4 

I Corinthians 15:57

John 10:10

Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26 

Revelation 3:5, 12, 21 

Revelation 21:7 

I John 5:4-5

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD- What does each scripture say to you? 

Philippians 4:13 

II Corinthians 12:9-10 

Hebrews 13:5 

Habakkuk 1:5 

Colossians 3:1 

John 3:30 

Romans 8:37 

Psalm 57:7 

Closing Prayer: Lord God, I praise You for the victory already won through Jesus, Your Son.  I praise You for Your all-sufficient grace that enables me to be more than a conqueror through Him.  I praise You for Your mercy, grace, and love that abundantly flows from Your heart of perfect love.  May I always honor You and become more like Jesus each day.  In Christ’s holy Name I pray.  Amen.