And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
Peter in his visiting work among the believers at Lydda found Aeneas, who had been confined to bed with palsy or paralysis for eight years. He declared that Jesus Christ makes him whole and told him to arise and make his bed, and he arose immediately. All who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw the healed man and turned to the Lord, and the fame of the cures reached nearby Joppa so that the believers there sent for Peter. Jesus Christ himself is the one who makes the sick whole, and his power still acts when his words are spoken in faith with prayer and the laying on of hands. The same declaration in his name brought instant healing to a woman gravely ill for weeks, to Father Andrews when he was a great sufferer unable to move without pain, and to Frances, so that each rose up, walked, and praised God with gratitude, peace, and strengthened faith.
Healing of Aeneas at Lydda
Peter was carrying on his visiting work among the saints and believers at Lydda when he met Aeneas, who had been confined to his bed for eight years with palsy, described also as paralysis. In pursuance of that work he came to the saints there and found the long-afflicted sufferer helpless in bed.
He declared to him that Jesus Christ himself made him whole, giving Christ the credit for the cure rather than taking power to himself. With that declaration he commanded him to arise and make his bed, to get up and put his bedding in order. Aeneas obeyed and arose immediately, at once made whole.
All who dwelt at Lydda and Saron, called also Saron or Sharon, saw the healed man. Seeing him whole after so long an affliction, they turned to the Lord. These were marvelous cures performed at Lydda, and when the news became known nearby, believers in Joppa sent messengers asking Peter to come to them.
The chapter in which this healing stands is a lesson to all on the converting power of God. Without that converting power men will be used by Satan as Saul was used to hunt up souls to persecute, doing the work of the satanic agencies who crucified Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God. The self-exalting act of Lucifer in Ezekiel 28 will be repeated by such unconverted men in present and future experience, unless experience perfects the knowledge of the glory of God so as to exalt Jehovah and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.
Christ's Healing Power Continues
Jesus Christ himself is the one who makes the sick whole, and his power acts when his words are spoken in faith with prayer and the laying on of hands. The declaration that Jesus Christ makes whole declares Christ as the source of the healing, and the healing that follows is God's work in answer to prayer. When those words are spoken over the sick, pain leaves and the one prayed for is able to get up and rise immediately.
The same declaration was spoken over a woman gravely ill for weeks, after fervent prayer by others with laying on of hands. Henry Nichols spoke those words over her after weeks of severe illness and prayer. She believed the work was of God, her pain left her, and she was able to get up. She was filled with gratitude and peace, and the healing strengthened faith through the trial of faith.
The declaration also brought instant healing to Father Andrews in Paris, Maine in early December 1850, when he was a great sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism and could not move without intense pain. He got up at once and walked about the room praising God, declaring he had never seen it in this way, showing Jesus as the source of healing with healing followed by immediate rising. The healing was attended by the revealed glory of God, with light shining through the house, the presence of angels of God in the room, and an angel's hand laid upon the speaker's head. From that time the Scriptures became an open book to be understood. In another application, Frances was told in the Lord's name to arise and be well, and new life and faith came to her so that she rose, walked, and praised God.
Peter in his visiting work among the believers at Lydda found Aeneas, who had been confined to bed with palsy or paralysis for eight years. He declared that Jesus Christ makes him whole and told him to arise and make his bed, and he arose immediately. All who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw the healed man and turned to the Lord, and the fame of the cures reached nearby Joppa so that the believers there sent for Peter. Jesus Christ himself is the one who makes the sick whole, and his power still acts when his words are spoken in faith with prayer and the laying on of hands. The same declaration in his name brought instant healing to a woman gravely ill for weeks, to Father Andrews when he was a great sufferer unable to move without pain, and to Frances, so that each rose up, walked, and praised God with gratitude, peace, and strengthened faith.
Healing of Aeneas at Lydda
Peter was carrying on his visiting work among the saints and believers at Lydda when he met Aeneas, who had been confined to his bed for eight years with palsy, described also as paralysis. In pursuance of that work he came to the saints there and found the long-afflicted sufferer helpless in bed.
He declared to him that Jesus Christ himself made him whole, giving Christ the credit for the cure rather than taking power to himself. With that declaration he commanded him to arise and make his bed, to get up and put his bedding in order. Aeneas obeyed and arose immediately, at once made whole.
All who dwelt at Lydda and Saron, called also Saron or Sharon, saw the healed man. Seeing him whole after so long an affliction, they turned to the Lord. These were marvelous cures performed at Lydda, and when the news became known nearby, believers in Joppa sent messengers asking Peter to come to them.
The chapter in which this healing stands is a lesson to all on the converting power of God. Without that converting power men will be used by Satan as Saul was used to hunt up souls to persecute, doing the work of the satanic agencies who crucified Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God. The self-exalting act of Lucifer in Ezekiel 28 will be repeated by such unconverted men in present and future experience, unless experience perfects the knowledge of the glory of God so as to exalt Jehovah and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.
Christ's Healing Power Continues
Jesus Christ himself is the one who makes the sick whole, and his power acts when his words are spoken in faith with prayer and the laying on of hands. The declaration that Jesus Christ makes whole declares Christ as the source of the healing, and the healing that follows is God's work in answer to prayer. When those words are spoken over the sick, pain leaves and the one prayed for is able to get up and rise immediately.
The same declaration was spoken over a woman gravely ill for weeks, after fervent prayer by others with laying on of hands. Henry Nichols spoke those words over her after weeks of severe illness and prayer. She believed the work was of God, her pain left her, and she was able to get up. She was filled with gratitude and peace, and the healing strengthened faith through the trial of faith.
The declaration also brought instant healing to Father Andrews in Paris, Maine in early December 1850, when he was a great sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism and could not move without intense pain. He got up at once and walked about the room praising God, declaring he had never seen it in this way, showing Jesus as the source of healing with healing followed by immediate rising. The healing was attended by the revealed glory of God, with light shining through the house, the presence of angels of God in the room, and an angel's hand laid upon the speaker's head. From that time the Scriptures became an open book to be understood. In another application, Frances was told in the Lord's name to arise and be well, and new life and faith came to her so that she rose, walked, and praised God.