Chapter 3 - Section 1
[Exodus 15:26]
He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lordyour God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
[Isaiah 38:16]
Lord, by such things people live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live.
[Psalm 119:15-16]
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. / I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Chapter 3 - Section 2
[Isaiah 53:5]
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
[Isaiah 58:8]
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
[Psalm 119:97]
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Chapter 3 - Section 3
[Jeremiah 30:17]
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’
[Malachi 4:2]
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 3 - Section 4
[Matthew 4:23-24]
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
[Matthew 8:16-17]
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, 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 up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
[Psalms 19:14]
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Chapter 3 - Section 5
[Psalms 23]
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. / He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, / he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake. / Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. / You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. / Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
[Deuteronomy 7:15]
The Lord will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you.
[Psalms 119:148]
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
Chapter 3 - Section 6
[1 Corinthians 13]
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. / Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. / Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. / It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. / Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. / For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. / When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. / For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. / And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
[James 4:7]
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
[Psalms 1:2]
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Chapter 3 - Section 7
[Proverbs 4:22]
for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
[Joshua 1:8]
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Chapter 3 - Section 8
[Hosea 4:6]
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
[1 Peter 2:9-10]
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
[Psalms 107:5-7]
They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. / Then they cried out to the Lordin their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. / He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
[Psalms 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 3 - Section 9
[Acts 3:16]
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
[Psalms 63:6-7]
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. / Because you are my help,I sing in the shadow of your wings.
Chapter 3 - Section 10
[Acts 4:10]
then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
[Psalms 77:12]
I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
Chapter 3 - Section 11
[Luke 5:24~26]
But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” / Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. / Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 3 - Section 12
[1 Peter 2:24]
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
[Psalms 143:5~6]
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. / I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
Chapter 3 - Section 13
[Psalms 40:11]
Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty — and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 3 - Section 14
[Revelations 21:4]
‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
[Psalm 119:48]
I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
Chapter 3 - Section 15
[Mark 5:25~34]
And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. / She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. / When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, / because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” / Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. / At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” / “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’” / But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. / Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. / He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
[Psalms 119:99~100]
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. / I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Chapter 3 - Section 16
[James 5:14]
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
[Proverbs 4:20~22]
My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. / Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; / for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
Chapter 3 - Section 17
[Psalms 121]
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? / My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. / He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; / indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
/ the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. / The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; / the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
[Psalms 41:3]
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 3 - Section 18
[Psalms 50:15]
and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 3 - Section 19
[Job 5:18]
For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
[Psalms 92:5~6]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts! / Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
Chapter 3 - Section 20
[Psalms 103:1~5]
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. / Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— / who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, / who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
[Psalms 119:8]
I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
Chapter 3 - Section 21
[Mark 16:17~18]
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; / they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.
[Psalms 139:17~18]
How precious to me are your thoughts, How vast is the sum of them! / Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you.
Chapter 3 - Section 22
[Matthew 9:35]
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
[Psalms 143:8]
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
Chapter 3 - Section 23
[John 9:1~3]
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. / His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,”said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 3 - Section 24
[Matthew 9:2~8]
Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” / At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” / Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? / Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? / But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” / Then the man got up and went home. / When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
[Proverbs 24:9~10]
The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker. / If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
Chapter 3 - Section 25
[Matthew 9:12~13]
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. / But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 3 - Section 26
[Luke 4:38~41]
Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. / So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. / At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. / Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
[Jeremiah 29:11]
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Chapter 3 - Section 27
[Mark 10:46~52]
Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” / Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. / “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” / “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
[Psalms 143:1]
Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
Chapter 3 - Section 28
[Matthew 8:2~3]
A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
[Psalms 143:1]
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Chapter 3 - Section 29
[Job 8:7]
Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
[Mark 9:23~29]
“ ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” / Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” / When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” / The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” / But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. / After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” / He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”
[1 Kings 8:28]
Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.
Chapter 3 - Section 30
[Matthew 15:29~31]
Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. / Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. / The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
[2 Chronicles 6:20]
May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put your Name there. May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
Chapter 3 - Section 31
[Matthew 14:35~36]
And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him / and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
[2 Chronicles 6:29~30]
and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of their afflictions and pains, and spreading out their hands toward this temple— / then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),
Chapter 3 - Section 32
[Matthew 12:22]
Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 3 - Section 33
[Matthew 8:2~4]
A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,”he said. “Be clean!”Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. / Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
[Psalms 91:15]
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
Chapter 3 - Section 34
[Matthew 21:14]
The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 3 - Section 35
[Mark 1:30~31]
Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. / So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
[Psalms 119:170]
May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
Chapter 3 - Section 36
[Mark 1:23~27]
Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, / “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” / “Be quiet!”said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”26The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek. / The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 3 - Section 37
[Mark 7:32~37]
There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. / After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. / He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!”(which means “Be opened!”). / At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. / Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. / People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 3 - Section 38
[Luke 7:21~23]
At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. / So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor./ Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
[Psalms 138:2~3]
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. / When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
Chapter 3 - Section 39
[John 5:2~9]
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. / Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. / From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had. / One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. / When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” / “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” / Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” / At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,
[Psalms 142:1]
I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
Chapter 3 - Section 40
[Acts 4:30]
Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
[Daniel 9:17]
Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
Chapter 3 - Section 41
[Philippians 4:13]
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
[Acts 10:38]
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
[2 Chronicles 6:19]
Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.
Chapter 3 - Section 42
[Acts 9:33~35]
There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. / “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. / All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
[Daniel 9:19]
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.
Chapter 3 - Section 43
[Acts 3:2~8]
Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. / When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. / Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” / So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. / Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” / Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. / He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
[Daniel 9:19]
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.
Chapter 3 - Section 44
[Acts 5:14~16]
Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. / As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. / Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 3 - Section 45
[James 5:15~16]
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. / Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
[Deuteronomy 32:29]
If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
Chapter 3 - Section 46
[James 2:19]
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
[Deuteronomy 32:30]
How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
Chapter 3 - Section 47
[1 Peter 4:1~2]
Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. / As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 3 - Section 48
[Isaiah 35:3~6]
Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; / say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” / Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
[Job 7:7]
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
Chapter 3 - Section 49
[2 Chronicles 16:12~13]
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians. / Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors.
[Psalms 40:5]
Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
Chapter 3 - Section 50
[Deuteronomy 32:39]
“See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand.
[Psalms 40:17]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
Chapter 3 - Section 51
[Hebrews 10:22]
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 3 - Section 52
[John 4:46~53]
Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death. / “Unless you people see signs and wonders,”Jesus told him, “you will never believe.” / The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” / “Go,”Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed. / While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. / When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.” / Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.”So he and his whole household believed.
[Psalms 50:21]
When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
Chapter 3 - Section 53
[Isaiah 40:31]
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
[Matthew 4:23~24]
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
[Psalms 50:22]
“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Chapter 3 - Section 54
[Hebrews 12:13]
“Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 3 - Section 55
[1 Timothy 5:22~23]
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. / Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
[Psalms 73:16~17]
When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply / till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
Chapter 3 - Section 56
[Mark 5:22~24]
Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. / He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” / So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
[Psalms 119:78]
May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
Chapter 3 - Section 57
[Mark 5:35~43]
While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” / Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” / He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. / When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. / He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” / But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. / He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!”(which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). / Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. / He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
[Psalms 92:5]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
Chapter 3 - Section 58
[Luke 8:1~3]
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, / and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; / Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
[Psalms 94:11]
The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
Chapter 3 - Section 59
[John 4:46~53]
Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
/ “Unless you people see signs and wonders,”Jesus told him, “you will never believe.” / The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” / “Go,”Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed. / While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. / When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”
/ Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.”So he and his whole household believed.
[Psalms 94:19]
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Chapter 3 - Section 60
[Job 29:15]
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
[Psalms 119:57]
You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
Chapter 3 - Section 61
[Matthew 11:28~30]
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
[Psalms 119:58]
I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Chapter 3 - Section 62
[Numbers 12:10~16]
When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, / and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. / Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.” / So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!” / The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.” / So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back. / After that, the people left Hazeroth and encamped in the Desert of Paran.
[Psalms 119:59]
I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Chapter 3 - Section 63
[Isaiah 30:26]
The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted.
[Psalms 119:60]
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
Chapter 3 - Section 64
[Deuteronomy 30:19~20]
This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live / and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
[Psalms 119:95]
The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
Chapter 3 - Section 65
[Isaiah 58:11]
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
[1 Kings 17:17~24]
Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. / She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?” / “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. / Then he cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?” / Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!” / The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived. / Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive!” / Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.”
[Psalms 139:17]
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
Chapter 3 - Section 66
[Ecclesiastes 6:2]
God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
[Psalms 139:23]
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Chapter 3 - Section 67
[Luke 13:32]
He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
[Psalms 139:24]
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Chapter 3 - Section 68
[Mark 8:22~26]
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.” / 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 even go into the village.”
[Psalms 142:7]
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
Chapter 3 - Section 69
[2 Kings 5:1~14]
Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. / Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” / Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. / “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. / The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” / As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!” / When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: “Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.” / So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house. / Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” / But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. / Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?” So he turned and went off in a rage. / Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” / So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 3 - Section 70
[Matthew 17:14~20]
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. / “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. / I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” / “You unbelieving and perverse generation,”Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” / Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. / Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” / He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
[Proverbs 15:28]
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
Capítulo 3 - Sección 71
[Marcos 2:3~12]
Entonces llegaron cuatro hombres que le llevaban un paralítico. / Como no podían acercarlo a Jesús por causa de la multitud, quitaron parte del techo encima de donde estaba Jesús y, después de hacer una abertura, bajaron la camilla en la que estaba acostado el paralítico. / Al ver Jesús la fe de ellos, le dijo al paralítico: ―Hijo, tus pecados quedan perdonados. / Estaban sentados allí algunos maestros de la ley, que pensaban: / «¿Por qué habla este así? ¡Está blasfemando! ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino solo Dios?» / En ese mismo instante supo Jesús en su espíritu que esto era lo que estaban pensando. ―¿Por qué razonáis así? —les dijo—. / ¿Qué es más fácil, decirle al paralítico: “Tus pecados son perdonados”, o decirle: “Levántate, toma tu camilla y anda”? / Pues para que sepáis que el Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados —se dirigió entonces al paralítico—: / A ti te digo, levántate, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa. / Él se levantó, tomó su camilla en seguida y salió caminando a la vista de todos. Ellos se quedaron asombrados y comenzaron a alabar a Dios. ―Jamás habíamos visto cosa igual —decían.
[Proverbios 24:9]
Las intrigas del necio son pecado, y todos aborrecen a los insolentes.
Capítulo 3 - Sección 72
[Lucas 9:1~2]
Habiendo reunido a los doce, Jesús les dio poder y autoridad para expulsar a todos los demonios y para sanar enfermedades. / Entonces los envió a predicar el reino de Dios y a sanar a los enfermos.
[Proverbios 24:32]
Guardé en mi corazón lo observado, y de lo visto saqué una lección:
Capítulo 3 - Sección 73
[2 Reyes 20:1~7]
Por aquellos días Ezequías enfermó gravemente y estuvo a punto de morir. El profeta Isaías hijo de Amoz fue a verlo y le dijo: «Así dice el Señor: “Pon tu casa en orden, porque vas a morir; no te recuperarás”». / Ezequías volvió el rostro hacia la pared y le rogó al Señor: / «Recuerda, Señor, que yo me he conducido delante de ti con lealtad y con un corazón íntegro, y que he hecho lo que te agrada». Y Ezequías lloró amargamente. / No había salido Isaías del patio central, cuando le llegó la palabra del Señor: / «Regresa y dile a Ezequías, gobernante de mi pueblo, que así dice el Señor, Dios de su antepasado David: “He escuchado tu oración y he visto tus lágrimas. Voy a sanarte, y en tres días podrás subir al templo del Señor. / Voy a darte quince años más de vida. Y a ti y a esta ciudad os libraré de caer en manos del rey de Asiria. Yo defenderé esta ciudad por mi causa y por consideración a David mi siervo”». / Entonces Isaías dijo: «Preparad una pasta de higos». Así lo hicieron; luego se la aplicaron al rey en la llaga, y se recuperó.
[Eclesiastés 7:12]
Puedes ponerte a la sombra de la sabiduría o a la sombra del dinero, pero la sabiduría tiene la ventaja de dar vida a quien la posee.
Chapter 3 - Section 74
[Matthew 8:28~33]
When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. / “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?” / Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. / The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” / He said to them, “Go!”So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. / Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
[Ecclesiastes 7:14]
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
Chapter 3 - Section 75
[Philippians 2:26~27]
For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill. / Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
[Ecclesiastes 11:7~8]
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. / However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
Chapter 3 - Section 76
[Luke 17:11~19]
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. / As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance / and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” / When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”And as they went, they were cleansed. / One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. / He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. / Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? / Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” / Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
[Ecclesiastes 12:13~14]
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. / For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
Chapter 3 - Section 77
[1 Timothy 4:4~5]
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, / because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
[Matthew 9:27~31]
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied. / Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; / and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” / But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
[Daniel 9:17]
“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
Chapter 3 - Section 78
[Acts 9:32~35]
As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. / There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. / “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. / All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 3 - Section 79
[Matthew 9:32~33]
While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. / And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
[Proverbs 28:9]
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
Chapter 3 - Section 80
[Psalms 146:8~9]
the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. / The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 3 - Section 81
[Luke 7:21~22]
At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. / So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
[2 Chronicles 6:19]
Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.
Chapter 3 - Section 82
[Matthew 20:30~34]
Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?”he asked. / “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” / Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 3 - Section 83
[Acts 3:2~10]
Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. / When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. / Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” / So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. / Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” / Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. / He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. / When all the people saw him walking and praising God, / they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 3 - Section 84
[Mark 3:3~5]
Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.” / Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”But they remained silent. / He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 3 - Section 85
[Acts 14:8~10]
In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. / He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed / and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 3 - Section 86
[Matthew 9:5~7]
Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? / But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” / Then the man got up and went home.
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 3 - Section 87
[Acts 16:16~18]
Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. / She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” / She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
[Psalms 9:1]
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 3 - Section 88
[Matthew 9:18~19]
While he was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” / Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
[Matthew 9:23~26]
When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, / he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.”But they laughed at him. / After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. / News of this spread through all that region.
[Psalms 40:17]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
Chapter 3 - Section 89
[Ephesians 4:24]
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
[Matthew 8:5~10]
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. / “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” / Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” / The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. / For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” / When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
[Psalms 143:5~6]
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. / I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
Chapter 3 - Section 90
[Acts 5:14~16]
Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. / As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. / Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.
[Psalms 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 3 - Section 91
[Mark 9:17~27]
A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. / Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.” / “You unbelieving generation,”Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” / So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. / Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. / “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” / “ ‘If you can’?”said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” / Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” / When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,”he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” / The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” / But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 3 - Section 92
[Matthew 12:9~13]
Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, / and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” / He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? / How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” / Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.
[Psalms 119:99~100]
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. / I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Chapter 3 - Section 93
[Acts 28:2~6]
The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. / Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. / When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.” / But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. / The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 3 - Section 94
[Acts 28:7~10]
There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. / His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. / When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. / They honored us in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.
[Psalms 5:11]
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Chapter 3 - Section 95
[Mark 10:46~52]
Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” / Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. / “What do you want me to do for you?”Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” / “Go,”said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 3 - Section 96
[Luke 14:1~6]
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. / There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. / Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” / But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. / Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” / And they had nothing to say.
[Psalms 145:18]
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Chapter 3 - Section 97
[Exodus 23:25~26]
Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, / and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 3 - Section 98
[Jeremiah 30:17]
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’
[Psalms 119:27]
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 3 - Section 99
[Deuteronomy 28:27~29]
The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. / The Lord will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind. / At midday you will grope about like a blind person in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.
[Psalms 19:14]
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Chapter 3 - Section 100
[Luke 13:10~13]
On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, / and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. / When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” / Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
[Joshua 1:8]
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed by your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
(For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.)