The Great Physician
The Great Physician is Jesus Christ.
Part One: A Done Deal
Healing is part of Christ’ Atonement. If He suffered and took stripes on His back for our physical healing, then it is not insignificant. If He thought enough of healing to purchase it for us, then we ought to think enough of it to receive it.
God the Father caused His Son to bear all of our sins and all of our sickness on the cross. Jesus took our disease just as much as He took our sins. The Lord used healing like a bell to get people’s attention and to prove that He did have power on earth to forgive sins.
“ 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. 6 But there was certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?” - Mark 2:5, 6, 7, 8, 9 [1]
Jesus was saying that it is easier to say, “Your sins are forgiven” than to say, “Rise up and walk” because they would immediately be able to tell if He had the power or not by whether this man rose up and walked. If you can do the greater work, then certainly you can do the lesser work. If you can jump 4 meters, then you can certainly jump one meter.
“ 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,). 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.” - Mark 2:10, 11, 12 [2]
Jesus made it very clear that the reason He healed this man was so people would know He also had power on earth to forgive sins. Jesus also said that the miracles He did authenticated who He was and confirmed what He said.
“ 5But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. - John 5:36 [3]