Hearken Unto the Voice of the Lord Thy God
To experience healing, one must trust the Great Physician implicitly and obey His directions.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the necessity of trusting in the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, for healing. He explains that true healing requires implicit faith in God's promises and obedience to His guidance, much like following a doctor's prescriptions. Simpson warns that living in sin is akin to remaining in a harmful environment, which hinders healing. He encourages believers to move from doubt to a place of trust and obedience, assuring them that there is healing available in Christ. Ultimately, he reassures that with faith and adherence to God's word, one can experience true wholeness.
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Sometimes people fall because they lack confidence in the Physician. The very first requirement for your healing is that you trust the Physician, and trust Him implicitly-so implicitly that you go forward on His bare word and act as if you had received His healing the moment you claimed His promise. You must also do what the Great Physician tells you, if you expect Him to make you whole. The pills prescribed by your doctor would do you no good if left on the cupboard shelf. You cannot expect to be healed if you are living in sin, any more than you could expect the best physician to cure you while you lived in a malarial climate or inhaled poison with every breath.
So you must move from doubt into the pure air of trust and obedience before Christ can make you whole.
And then if you will trust Him and respond to His directions, you will find that there is balm in Gilead and a Great Physician there.
Sermon Outline
- Trust the Physician
- Implicit trust in God's healing power
- Act on God's promise without doubt
Key Quotes
“You must move from doubt into the pure air of trust and obedience before Christ can make you whole.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- Trust God's promise of healing without doubt.
- Move from doubt into obedience before Christ can make you whole.
- Do what the Great Physician tells you to expect Him to make you whole.