THE WOUNDED HAND...
“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities, the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him, we are healed and made whole” Isaiah 53: 5.
He was a man accustomed to discomfort. He took our pains upon Himself – He knows no sin but He came into the world to cleanse our faults and to rid us of all ailments. He identified with us in our pains, taking them upon Himself, He bore them unto death, so that by this, the agreement we had with the consequences resulting to death, might be annulled. No doubt, He had sorrows from the time His sensitive and untainted life began to contact the sins, corruptions, sicknesses and pains of others!
Jesus Christ, not only acquainted with diseases in the sense of His ability to diagnose and heal them, He actually bore them in His faultless body while hanging on the cross and being made the substitute for others!
My finite mind cannot comprehend the love of my maker to bear deep pains in my place! He left His everlasting throne of glory and came down in a physical body, for an agenda of grief for my sake! “Now my soul is troubled and distressed and what shall I say? Should I say ‘Father, save me from this time [of trial and agony]?’ But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour [that I might undergo it” John 12: 27.
What an incomparable love! The degradation of being tried by mere mortals, the rejection by the people He had come to save, the agony of falling under the weight of the cross and yet being scoffed at, the excruciating gore of being nailed to the cross, the torments of hanging on that Calvarian wood of death! More sore, was the feeling of denial by the Father, who would not stand the repulsive stench of the multitude of sins that He carried! He shed every drop of blood in His body as a ransom for our sins. “But God shows and clearly proves His own love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ [The Messiah, The Anointed One] died for us” Romans 5: 8.
Neither the agony nor the stigma that accompanied His manner of death could deter Him; Anyone who died by crucifixion was labelled accursed ...“becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the scriptures], cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree [is crucified]” Galatians 3: 13.
He paid a guilt offering paid once and for all ages. Friend, there will never be another! Jesus Christ, The Great High Priest has offered Himself as a permanent sin offering for us – He suffered, bled, cried and died, so that our freedom might be eternal. There is an endless line that is drawn by rejecting this love scripted out by our Lord. Have you counted the cost, should your soul be eternally lost???
Therefore, let us ALL not ignore the most important aspects of ...“right and justice and mercy and fidelity. These you ought [particularly] to have done without neglecting the others” Matthew 23: 23.
After all said, it is that the healing for which Christ had been brutally beaten will remain the children’s bread ...“for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs” Mark 7: 27.
Beloved, The Wounded Hand of Jesus had written with the permanent ink of His own precious blood, the most beautiful love story!
For NOW, The Wounded Hand of Jesus is stretched out to you. Will you be willing and be made whole? The algebraic law establishes a positive result when two negatives are multiplied; so is The Wounded Hand of Jesus stretched at your wounded life of sin and diseases! “Jesus reached out His (Wounded) hand and touched the man (This Beloved) saying, ‘I am willing’; be cleansed by being cured”... Matthew 8: 3.
The Wounded Hand of Jesus transcends EVERY season, barrier and people!
HAPPY EASTER!
ayanfeLAMPROS.
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MY HEALING TESTIMONY! - A MUST READ
MY HEALING TESTIMONY!
The reason for testifying to God’s faithfulness compared to men is not farfetched. It re-establishes Revelations 12: 11-“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”…
Below exposition of the futility of the devil’s efforts is just about 30% of the ground details of a whole lot. You would agree with me that the witnesses of an onslaught are equipped with more impressive volume of details than the victim! So, below is the bit I was told and that I remember:
First I concluded that my system was as usual reacting to the excessively heated weather, suddenly, I developed a kind of headache I had never experienced in all my life – NO drug was abating it, then that fever from hell came over me, I wasn’t breathing well and I consciously struggled to exhale; my temperature started to be between 45 - 47o C, My PCV was said to have dropped below 30% level so I had to be dressed and helped to the hospital- At this point I had lost consciousness..
I spent exactly one week at the hospital and remember that I wasn’t conscious for more than 72hours all together. When I went back to see the doctor, first as I walked into his office, he said “I see you must be a beloved (Ayanfe) of God and those people (brethren in Christ) were so concerned about you” I affirmed that for I know! He explained that the illness I had was extreme and near death, so common medications (drips, injections, medicines) were not working for me so he had to administer more intense ones. I was given four pints of blood yet my PCV dropped dangerously lower. Medical people hardly confess their fears (apologies to them); yet he admitted that at some point he was terrified at the thought of losing his patient, he confessed to a threat of helplessness and said He also had to conduct series of tests including HIV because I wasn’t responding to any of the treatments still; test results proved that the only part of my body that was still alive was the brain so he got curious about my daily activities and was told that I read, wrote, taught and spoke, etc so he pointed that was what saved me! He said even in the unconscious state my body, my brain was hyper-active and independently running. He stated that God gave him the wisdom to administer those alternative treatments because the brain translates responses to all other organs of the body. Though he mentioned that the thought of that option really bothered him because the implication was a risk of memory loss at that attempt to save a patient.
So, he agreed that for me to remember ANYTHING, let alone visit the hospital by myself (after being discharged) and within the same month was a miracle – I quote him “Those medications were 50-50 consequential! It is either you opt to save the patient’s life by administering them at the risk of those extreme side effects or he/she might most likely die!” The effects include hallucinations, risk of total loss of memory, brain tussle, depression, non-sense talk, etc.
For few weeks, I WAS TOLD that I manifested those effects and that when I became conscious of them, that was an indication of God’s deliverance! Loved ones must’ve been so petrified because I just spoke &acted weird. One day, a sibling thought I was very well and required that I write something for her, when I read that sentence later (after the illness), it made no sense to me; the writer, let alone her- I just arranged vocabulary– she had not realized that I was reacting to those medications, so my actions got her so worried.
I was not very conscious! I only knew that I was feeling too sad than I had ever experienced ALL MY LIFE – I later understood that one of the after-effects of the medications was acute depression for no particular reason. I knew that both my brain and I were struggling for supremacy. In my little idea of sanity, I was in the least conscious to a little degree -Throughout these times; it was only about five scripture verses ESPECIALLY (2Timothy 1: 7- For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND.) I knew God deliberately plastered on my mind; I mixed up other scriptures, I mixed up sentences that did not fit, over-talking, smiling, laughing and crying AT WILL then next, I began to talk nonsense. I could laugh so hard for nothing funny at all and break down in uncontrollable tears the next second! I was only like 10% (or less) conscious. Many times I said balderdash (insults too) to anyone even my Pastors, all they did was just hold me close to themselves because they understood- They shared that burden with me because “that was never Ayanfe (Ayo)”. I remember times they held me and spoke God’s counsel into me especially when I jam-spoke around them– if you have a description of a patient sick in the brain, I was told that I manifested all they do, yet those were what I was meant to go through to stay alive. I was told that I only meant to EVER recover my COMPLETE sanity and memory by God’s intervention! Those times, it was reported that I either did not recognize people or greeted them abnormally! BUT these beloved brethren in Christ so understood and were always there for me – they also spoke scriptures and encouraging words into my ears because they knew I wasn’t myself at all- THE STRONGEST BLOOD OF ALL BINDS US!
Beloved reader, I learnt that when God goes all out to reiterate that He loves you and still wants you alive, He has a glorious destiny all planned out for you! When at His discretion, He insists that you live; there is nothing impossible with Him! All He requires is “Cast your cares on The Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall” Psalms 55: 22.
Among these are lessons on more tips on further efforts at deliberate sustenance of God-given well being like feeding healthy and being more precautious. More so, the prayers individually and corporately offered in interceding for the sick cannot be displaced. When the Church prays, God responds – it is then at His discretion and mercy on how He responds ...“the prayer (that is) of faith will save him who is sick, and The LORD will restore him”... James 5: 15. May we ALWAYS be candidates of God’s mercy!
In all, “who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion”. I interpret that to be a question, so I AGREE IT’S NEVER BY YOUR HUMAN EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE SUSTAINED BUT GOD’S DECISION!
AyotundeAyanfe
The reason for testifying to God’s faithfulness compared to men is not farfetched. It re-establishes Revelations 12: 11-“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”…
Below exposition of the futility of the devil’s efforts is just about 30% of the ground details of a whole lot. You would agree with me that the witnesses of an onslaught are equipped with more impressive volume of details than the victim! So, below is the bit I was told and that I remember:
First I concluded that my system was as usual reacting to the excessively heated weather, suddenly, I developed a kind of headache I had never experienced in all my life – NO drug was abating it, then that fever from hell came over me, I wasn’t breathing well and I consciously struggled to exhale; my temperature started to be between 45 - 47o C, My PCV was said to have dropped below 30% level so I had to be dressed and helped to the hospital- At this point I had lost consciousness..
I spent exactly one week at the hospital and remember that I wasn’t conscious for more than 72hours all together. When I went back to see the doctor, first as I walked into his office, he said “I see you must be a beloved (Ayanfe) of God and those people (brethren in Christ) were so concerned about you” I affirmed that for I know! He explained that the illness I had was extreme and near death, so common medications (drips, injections, medicines) were not working for me so he had to administer more intense ones. I was given four pints of blood yet my PCV dropped dangerously lower. Medical people hardly confess their fears (apologies to them); yet he admitted that at some point he was terrified at the thought of losing his patient, he confessed to a threat of helplessness and said He also had to conduct series of tests including HIV because I wasn’t responding to any of the treatments still; test results proved that the only part of my body that was still alive was the brain so he got curious about my daily activities and was told that I read, wrote, taught and spoke, etc so he pointed that was what saved me! He said even in the unconscious state my body, my brain was hyper-active and independently running. He stated that God gave him the wisdom to administer those alternative treatments because the brain translates responses to all other organs of the body. Though he mentioned that the thought of that option really bothered him because the implication was a risk of memory loss at that attempt to save a patient.
So, he agreed that for me to remember ANYTHING, let alone visit the hospital by myself (after being discharged) and within the same month was a miracle – I quote him “Those medications were 50-50 consequential! It is either you opt to save the patient’s life by administering them at the risk of those extreme side effects or he/she might most likely die!” The effects include hallucinations, risk of total loss of memory, brain tussle, depression, non-sense talk, etc.
For few weeks, I WAS TOLD that I manifested those effects and that when I became conscious of them, that was an indication of God’s deliverance! Loved ones must’ve been so petrified because I just spoke &acted weird. One day, a sibling thought I was very well and required that I write something for her, when I read that sentence later (after the illness), it made no sense to me; the writer, let alone her- I just arranged vocabulary– she had not realized that I was reacting to those medications, so my actions got her so worried.
I was not very conscious! I only knew that I was feeling too sad than I had ever experienced ALL MY LIFE – I later understood that one of the after-effects of the medications was acute depression for no particular reason. I knew that both my brain and I were struggling for supremacy. In my little idea of sanity, I was in the least conscious to a little degree -Throughout these times; it was only about five scripture verses ESPECIALLY (2Timothy 1: 7- For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND.) I knew God deliberately plastered on my mind; I mixed up other scriptures, I mixed up sentences that did not fit, over-talking, smiling, laughing and crying AT WILL then next, I began to talk nonsense. I could laugh so hard for nothing funny at all and break down in uncontrollable tears the next second! I was only like 10% (or less) conscious. Many times I said balderdash (insults too) to anyone even my Pastors, all they did was just hold me close to themselves because they understood- They shared that burden with me because “that was never Ayanfe (Ayo)”. I remember times they held me and spoke God’s counsel into me especially when I jam-spoke around them– if you have a description of a patient sick in the brain, I was told that I manifested all they do, yet those were what I was meant to go through to stay alive. I was told that I only meant to EVER recover my COMPLETE sanity and memory by God’s intervention! Those times, it was reported that I either did not recognize people or greeted them abnormally! BUT these beloved brethren in Christ so understood and were always there for me – they also spoke scriptures and encouraging words into my ears because they knew I wasn’t myself at all- THE STRONGEST BLOOD OF ALL BINDS US!
Beloved reader, I learnt that when God goes all out to reiterate that He loves you and still wants you alive, He has a glorious destiny all planned out for you! When at His discretion, He insists that you live; there is nothing impossible with Him! All He requires is “Cast your cares on The Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall” Psalms 55: 22.
Among these are lessons on more tips on further efforts at deliberate sustenance of God-given well being like feeding healthy and being more precautious. More so, the prayers individually and corporately offered in interceding for the sick cannot be displaced. When the Church prays, God responds – it is then at His discretion and mercy on how He responds ...“the prayer (that is) of faith will save him who is sick, and The LORD will restore him”... James 5: 15. May we ALWAYS be candidates of God’s mercy!
In all, “who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion”. I interpret that to be a question, so I AGREE IT’S NEVER BY YOUR HUMAN EFFORTS THAT YOU ARE SUSTAINED BUT GOD’S DECISION!
AyotundeAyanfe
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