Thy mercy, my God, is the theme
of my life. Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of the Morseals for Zions 4. Most religious men believe
that the Lord can heal men of their carnal diseases. They have
no problem believing that the healing miracles which the Lord
Jesus performed did indeed take place. They rejoice as they read
about Him restoring sight to the blind, opening the mouths
of those who could not speak, and the ears of those who could
not hear. They marvel at His work in strengthening the legs
of those who were crippled, and casting out devils from those
who were beset by the powers of darkness. They would confess
that he acted completely without the aid of men in bringing these
miracles to pass. Nor do they surmise that he ever
asked anyone's permission to bring this healing to those who
were without strength. Yet when they come to the matter
of him healing the greatest disease that has ever invaded the houses
of clay in which the sons of Adam dwell, they immediately
affirm that he is unable to do so apart from their cooperation
with him. They picture him who cast out
legions of devils and brought sight to eyes which were blind
from birth as wringing his hands in despair as he awaits the decision
of men to be healed from the plague of sin. How foolish is
such thought! When the man who was sick with
palsy was brought to him, he said, Son, be of good cheer. Thy sins be forgiven thee. The
Pharisees immediately found fault with him, and he replied, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts, for whether it is easier to say,
Thy sins be forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and walk. It is
quite clear that his ability and power to heal are one and
the same with his power to deliver men from sin, forgiving them
of their transgressions and granting them eternal life. If he can
heal the body, he can and does most assuredly by the same power
and in the same fashion heal all of the diseases which beset
the sons of Adam. Few would argue, and none successfully,
that the sickness and death of Lazarus was not ordained by the
Lord to fulfill a greater purpose. Yet many of those who readily
recognize His sovereign prerogative and power to bring this to pass
will cavil and rail against the notion that this same sovereign
God has ordained all things, even the sin of mankind, in order
to demonstrate the glory of His grace in redeeming His people
from it. Just as surely as Lazarus died
a physical death in order that the Lord might demonstrate his
power over that death, so too has death by sin entered into
the race of Adam's generation, that he might manifest his mercy
in the redemption of that people which he gave to Christ before
the foundation of the world, before any had done any good
or evil. This death which has come upon
the sons of God is a real death from which they could never extricate
themselves or triumph over it. The only means whereby they are
delivered from it is in the hands of the Lord. But God, who is
rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even
when we were dead in sins, has quickened us together with Christ.
Thus we see the power of God, not only to raise the dead from
the slumber of natural death, but to grant true life to His
children. How hopeless is the condition
that men find themselves in, dead in trespasses and sins,
and yet having the curse of a broken law hanging over their heads.
We see this illustrated in the raising of Jairus' daughter.
The Lord commanded Jairus to believe and compelled him thusly. This matter was completely out
of the hands of Jairus. Only one was in total control
of the situation from the beginning of the damsel's illness even
to her death as she breathed the last breath that was allotted
to her. The Lord hides the truth from the wise and the prudent
and reveals it unto babes. Thus we see the Lord put out
all of those who do not believe from the room where the young
lady was. He will not cast pearls before swine, but in His tender
mercy He is pleased to demonstrate His power to those He gives faith
to believe. He brought His disciples and
the damsel's mother and father into the room with Him. in order
that they might rejoice in the abundance of His kindness, which
He would display in an unmistakable demonstration of His glory. He
took the hand of the sleeping damsel, shrouded in the death
common to Adam's nature, and said, Talitha kuma, which literally
means, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. He made no request, nor
sought any response, but gave her life in an instant. Even
as he said to Nicodemus, so is everyone that is born of the
Spirit. If you would like a free transcript
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