In the original Hebrew,  “choliy” is interpreted “disease” and is used several times in the following potent passage which prophecies about Jesus.

Isaiah Chapter 53

Who would have believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him. He was despised, and forsaken of men, a man of pains, and acquainted with disease, and as one from whom men hide their face: he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; whereas we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded because of our transgressions; he was crushed because of our iniquities: the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his stripes we were healed. All we like sheep did go astray, we turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath made to light on him the iniquity of us all.  He was oppressed, though he humbled himself and opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before her shearers is dumb; yea, he opened not his mouth.  By oppression and judgment he was taken away, and with his generation who did reason for he was cut off out of the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due.  And they made his grave with the wicked and with the rich his tomb; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.’ Yet it pleased the Lord to crush him by disease; to see if his soul would offer itself in restitution, that he might see his seed, prolong his days, and that the purpose of the Lord might prosper by his hand: Of the travail of his soul he shall see to the full, even My servant, who by his knowledge did justify the Righteous One to the many, and their iniquities he did bear.  Therefore will I divide him a portion among the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the mighty; because he bared his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Matthew 8:17 is the account of Jesus healing the sick and refers directly to the passage above, Isaiah 53.

“He took up our infirmities and carried (or bore) our diseases.”

When did Jesus bear our diseases?  The same time and place that He bore our sins …. on the cross!!

Now consider this…

Psalm 103:1-3

Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits —
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

God declares to us …. ”do not forget ALL of His BENEFITS”?

He forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases.

Irene and I were out early this morning running errands, and, of course, making a Starbucks run …. she’s actually converted me to her favorite drink …. a tall, soy, green tea latte, no water, no melon, no foam, with 2 extra scoops of green tea!!  Yum!!!

The weather today was spectacular ….!!!!!!!  We relished the low 80ish degree balmy day with a slight sea breeze and not a cloud in the sky.  While Irene rested I took an extended “beach bike” ride, riding directly on the sand next to the surf for miles… When I returned she insisted that I chill out on the hammock we occasionally suspend between two oak trees …. what a welcome respite ….

Irene’s nausea remained at a low roar and her energy level was somewhat better today.  Because of the lower blood pressure over the last few days her physician has taken her off of all high blood pressure medication for the foreseeable future.  We obviously view this is a very positive development!!

The prophecy about Jesus in Isaiah 53 is very germane.  If we believe that He forgives all our sins, we must also believe that He heals all our diseases.

We pray for relief from the chronic nausea and for the miraculous healing of Irene from the amyloid disease invading her bloodstream.

Thanks for standing in the gap with and for us …. and thanks for caring.

Caminando con Fé

Dave