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"That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick." Matthew 8:16 New Living Translation
So what does Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame have to do with healing? Those of us who grew up on the cartoon might be scratching our heads trying to find a connection, maybe an episode that would connect with healing. There might be an episode, but that's not why I included this picture.
This is an ice sculpture of Shaggy. As an ice sculpture, its life is short. It wouldn't be long and Shaggy would become a puddle of water flowing down the streets of Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Our story is much like this ice sculpture. Our life is short. It doesn't matter whether we die young or old, life is fleeting. This is our story.
Jesus' story was short. He was thirty when he began his ministry. He died at thirty-three. The man who turned this world upside down like no other figure in history only lived thirty-three years.
This world is filled with disease. All those whom Jesus healed eventually died. It happens to us all, yet we've received a promise. It is the promise that even though this life is short we possess eternal life. It is ours today.
Even though the fullness of our story is yet to be written, through Jesus' story we have eternal life. Death will not destroy us. We are healed. This is it! This is life!
This is an ice sculpture of Shaggy. As an ice sculpture, its life is short. It wouldn't be long and Shaggy would become a puddle of water flowing down the streets of Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Our story is much like this ice sculpture. Our life is short. It doesn't matter whether we die young or old, life is fleeting. This is our story.
Jesus' story was short. He was thirty when he began his ministry. He died at thirty-three. The man who turned this world upside down like no other figure in history only lived thirty-three years.
This world is filled with disease. All those whom Jesus healed eventually died. It happens to us all, yet we've received a promise. It is the promise that even though this life is short we possess eternal life. It is ours today.
Even though the fullness of our story is yet to be written, through Jesus' story we have eternal life. Death will not destroy us. We are healed. This is it! This is life!
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