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• Psalm 147:3—“He (God) heals the brokenhearted<br />
and binds up their wounds.”<br />
3<br />
Focus on Jesus<br />
The New Testament reports many incidents<br />
in which Jesus was involved<br />
in healing the sick. Two examples include<br />
Matthew 8:16—“[Jesus] healed all who were sick”;<br />
and Mark 1:34—“He [Jesus] healed many who<br />
were sick with various diseases.” In his book, The<br />
Bible Cure, Reginald Cherry, M.D., notes: “The<br />
ministry of Jesus has, as a primary focus, the<br />
restoring of health to diseased bodies and tormented<br />
souls. Everywhere Jesus traveled in the<br />
Gospels, He acted like the Great Physician. In the<br />
four Gospels there are forty-one distinct accounts<br />
of physical and mental healing (with a total of<br />
seventy-two accounts in all, counting all duplications).<br />
In many stories, not just one person, but<br />
multitudes were healed.”<br />
Like the people of the New Testament, place<br />
your focus on Jesus and invite Him to bring you<br />
healing. Here is a simple prayer to utilize: “Dear<br />
Jesus, I know you ministered to all who came to<br />
You in earlier times. Today I ask You to look with<br />
compassion upon me. Heal me and restore me<br />
to complete health, according to Your good and