“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” (Matt. 8:17).
Jesus took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses. Some people have said to me, “Now, Brother, you must realize this verse is talking about a spiritual healing.” But that erroneous way of thinking has put people in early graves. The infirmities and sicknesses God is talking about here aren’t spiritual in nature. Just back up about four verses, and you’ll see what Jesus did to fulfill that Old Testament Scripture.
A centurion had come to Jesus and said, “My servant is home sick of the palsy. Just speak the Word and my servant will be healed” (Matt. 8:8). “And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour” (v. 13). That’s physical healing.
Then Jesus went to Peter’s house, where Peter’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. “And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them” (v. 15). That’s physical healing.
Finally, verse 16 says, “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick.” That’s physical healing.
Then, after all those physical healings, Matthew says, “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” Jesus fulfilled this Scripture by physically healing people. That means Jesus bore our physical infirmities on the Cross, so we could live healthy and whole all the days of our lives!
In His death, burial and resurrection, Jesus paid for
both my sins and sicknesses. I am free from sickness
and pain, because He already bore them for me!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.