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A Word

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

Matthew 8:16–17BSB
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What it means

Matthew shows Isaiah 53 being fulfilled in bodies made well and spirits driven out. The Servant who carries our diseases is Jesus, and His word is enough.

An evening in Capernaum, after Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law. The whole town brought its sick and oppressed to the door.

Where it addresses you

  • You need to see that Jesus’ healing was promised beforehand.

  • Sickness and oppression seem tangled together.

Found in Healing.