General Hospital

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Mark 2:17

As a pastor I spend a lot of time in hospitals and health care facilities.  As I hear the stories from people who have come through surgery I am continually amazed of what hospitals can do with the advancements in technology and medicine.  Although, hospitals can do quite a bit with physical healing, they fall short in the area of spiritual healing.

Sometimes we forget that spiritual healing is just as important as physical healing and that is where the church comes in.  We should think of the church as a hospital for spiritual healing.  As Christians we are all part of this spiritual hospital helping people who have broken hearts, suffering souls and depressed spirits.  We care for them in the emergency room (i.e. Prayer Room).  In worship we bring them into the surgery room (i.e. Sanctuary) so the Great Physician, Jesus Christ, can perform open heart surgery. The church is a place for people to come to become spiritually healthy and whole.

Prayer:  Thank you Lord for the physical, emotional and spiritual healing that you provide.  Help me to have more compassion for those who are in need of spiritual healing.  Help me reach out to them and bring them into your healing hands.  Amen.

Faith Tip:  Do you know someone who is in need of spiritual healing?  Try to contact them today or do something to help them see Jesus in their life.  Then bring them to the Spiritual Hospital, the church.

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson