From what do we need to be healed?

Mark 1:40A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.

Luke 8:42-43His only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.

We may long for healing from a sickness or disease.

Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, . . . He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted.”

We may need healing and restoration for a broken heart.

Psalm 30:11You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.

We may need healing from sorrow.

Psalm 55:20As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.

We may need healing from the pain of betrayal.

Psalm 103:3-4He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

Romans 6:23The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

We all need to be healed from sin.

Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

At times we need healing from depression and sadness.