Prayerful Pondering
by Pat Luffman Rowland
Month: July 2013
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I once heard a missionary tell of watching an arm grow back due to a new believer’s faith. It happened in a country where faith was new and pure. When they came to believe in God, they believed every word of the Bible along with it. Faith like this provides a means for miracles that…
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Some of those healed by Jesus had afflictions of long duration: a woman with a 12 year hemorrhage, another bent over for 18 years, and a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. Healed from 12-year hemorrhage (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, and Luke 8:43-48) Mark 5:26 says “She had suffered a great deal…
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(Matthew 9:27-31; Mark 8:22-25; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43; John 9) We depend on our senses to help us through life. Only through loss can we understand the extent of their importance. The blind depend greatly on touch as a means of getting around and understanding what something is or looks like. Because they are void…
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The gospels tell of two accounts where Jesus healed men who were paralyzed. In both stories, it is the faith of others, those aiding the ones needing to be healed, that is seen. Centurion’s Servant (Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10) A centurion was a Roman officer who commanded one hundred men; he was in a position…