Getting to Know Jesus by Name #32: Healer

 Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.

Because of so many incidents like above, Jesus came to be known as "The Healer."  He healed many of both physical and spiritual ailments - far above any other physicians or religious leaders had or have ever done.  A healer is "one who makes sound or whole; to restore to health; to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome."*  As we can see yet in the world today, even with all of our healthcare and civilization, the need is almost endless.  Jesus got up every day knowing they crowds would be pressing Him, waiting and wanting to be healed.  He does still heal today, and will someday do away with everything that needs to be healed. 

*(Diann Cotton: 100 Days with Jesus)