Deeper Healing 深层医治
Dexu Xia
By his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
On Easter Sunday 2020, the famous Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was illuminated in a way that appeared to clothe Jesus in the attire of a physician. The poignant portrayal of Christ as a doctor was in tribute to the many frontline health-care workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. The imagery brings to life the common description of Jesus as our Great Physician (Mark 2:17).
Jesus healed many people of their physical afflictions during His earthly ministry: blind Bartimaeus (10:46–52), a leper (Luke 5:12–16), and a paralytic (Matthew 9:1–8), to name a few. His care for the health of those following Him was also demonstrated in providing for their hunger by multiplying a simple meal to feed the masses (John 6:1–13). Each of these miracles reveal both Jesus’ mighty power and His genuine love for people.
His greatest act of healing, however, came through His death and resurrection, as foretold by the prophet Isaiah. It is “by [Jesus’] wounds we are healed” of our worst affliction: our separation from God as a result of our sins (Isaiah 53:5). Though Jesus doesn’t heal all our health challenges, we can trust the cure for our deepest need: the healing He brings to our relationship with God. By: Kirsten Holmberg
How have you experienced the miraculous spiritual healing of God? How does your healed relationship through Jesus’ sacrifice help you bear up under your physical ailments?
Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice that brings healing to my spiritual sickness. Help me to trust You in my physical challenges.
因祂受的鞭伤，我们得医治。—以赛亚书53章5节
在2020年的复活节主日，那俯瞰里约热内卢的著名巴西地标救世基督像，被人们用投影的方式穿上医师袍，以基督为医治者的鲜明形象，向对抗新冠肺炎疫情的第一线医护人员致敬。这个医生的形象让人联想到，耶稣常被描绘为我们最伟大的医生（马可福音2章17节）。
耶稣在世上传道期间，医治了许多人身体上的疾病，这样的例子不胜枚举，其中有瞎眼的巴底买（10章46-52节）、麻风病人（路加福音5章12-16节），以及瘫痪的人（马太福音9章1-8节）。耶稣关心祂的跟随者的健康，除了医治，祂也填饱他们的肚子，行神迹使用一份简单的食物，让五千人都吃得饱足（约翰福音6章1-13节）。这些神迹都显明了耶稣的大能，以及祂对人们真实的爱。
然而，正如先知以赛亚的预言所说，这位基督最大的医治行动体现在祂的受死与复活。我们最大的痛苦就是因犯罪而与上帝分离，但“因[耶稣]受的鞭伤，我们得医治”（以赛亚书53章5节）。或许，耶稣没有治愈我们所有身体的疾病，但我们可以确信，祂会治愈我们最深切的需要：恢复我们与上帝之间的关系。
作者： 洪可婷
你曾如何经历上帝奇妙的属灵医治？
耶稣的牺牲使你与上帝的关系得到医治，
这如何帮助你承受身体的病痛？
耶稣，谢谢祢的牺牲，为我的属灵疾病带来医治。
求祢帮助我，在病痛缠身时，依然信靠祢