A Daily Devotional with Pastor Doug Crouse April 2, 2018 The Healing Power of the Word Scripture Reading – Matthew 8:8 (NLT)“But the officer said, 'Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed." 

As our Lord Jesus Christ walked, taught, preached and healed - people were amazed, because they had never before seen anyone minister with such an anointing and authority. Wherever Jesus Christ went, He was doing good, bringing life to all who were oppressed and in need of healing.

'The Healing Power of The Word', is no less effective today as it was in the story we see in our text. It was not even a child of the promise, but rather a Roman officer who had a servant who was sick at home and paralyzed in need of the healing touch of Jesus. It was not the request for healing alone, but this response that moved our Lord to say that this man demonstrated greater faith than anyone in all of Israel, the children of the promise - for taking at face value the authority of Jesus and His spoken word.

Jesus has provided for our complete healing, spirit, soul, bodies and emotions by His sacrificial death of the cross and resurrection from the dead. Is there someone you know and love who is paralyzed and in need of His healing touch today? Bring this person right now in faith to Jesus and receive the promise for healing and deliverance into their lives. Jesus is the living and loving Word, Who has been sent to heal them.And so we in prayer can speak healing, health, wholeness and life over them in the all-powerful name of Jesus our Lord, and expect the Holy Spirit to work according to His wonderful will. 

Prayer Heavenly Father, I thank-You for healing me spirit, soul and body. Bringing life and strength to me for this day. I bring before you this situation and in Jesus precious name I speak Your healing, help, deliverance over this person. Thank-You for the life and love that flows from Your grace right now. 

Memory Verse:  Acts 3:15 NLT “You _______ the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!”