Sometimes it takes a second touch: Gift of Healing

The gift of healing was a signature gift of Jesus

See scriptures: (Demoniac)Matthew 8:28; 15:21; 17:14; Mark 1:23. (Pool of Bethesda paralyzed Man) John 5:9, (Withered Hand) Matthew 12:10,(Infirmity) Luke 13:11, (Dumb) Matthew 9:32, (Possessed) Matthew 12:22, (Paralytics) Matthew 8:5; 9:2, (Deaf) Mark 7:32, (Dropsy)Luke 14:2, (fever) Matthew 8:14, (issue of blood)Matthew 9:20, (Leprosy) Matthew 8:2; Luke 17:14, (Healing from injury) Luke 22:50

So what set apart these people that allowed them to be healed?

Mark:8:22-24

Mark 8:22–24 NIV84

They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”

When the disciples were empowered with the gift of healing, it runs the full gambit.

Acts 3:7; Acts 9:12; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:9-10

Acts 3:7 NIV84

Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

Acts 9:12 NIV84

In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

Acts 9:40 NIV84

Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up.

Acts 20:9–10 NIV84

Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”

So what is the key to healing ? Back to the Jesus’s second touch

Mark 8:25-26

Mark 8:25–26 NIV84

Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t go into the village.”