The Holy Spirit teaches us all things

The first time I gave my younger son a banana to eat by himself, he tried to eat it with the skin intact. I showed him how to peel off the inedible skin and get to the real food within. What does this have to do with anything? 

The original language of the Old Testament is mainly Biblical Hebrew. The New Testament, Greek. Today, the bible has several translations. The English Language translation has several versions: KJV, NKJV, MSG, AMP, NASB, NIV, RSV, YLT, NLT and so on. Some people won't read any other version but KJV. Me, I was a New King James Version girl for a long, long time and wouldn't read any other😊

But different versions feature same verses that have different words that mean different things! For instance, Isaiah's prophecy about the suffering of Christ for our sake in Isaiah 53 (KJV.) Verse 4 says of our Lord Jesus Christ:

"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:.."

Anyone that reads this without the Holy Spirit taking off the "banana skins" might think it has got nothing to do with our physical healing and has all to do with healing for our souls and spirits. Not so. The word "griefs" in the verse does not correspond with "kholee," the Hebrew word it was translated from. "Kholee" means "sicknesses." Christ bore our sicknesses so that we can have His perfect health.

Likewise the word "sorrows;" the Hebrew word it was translated from is "makob" and it means "pain." So the verse should read "Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them,..."  YLT version has it right.

The Holy Spirit shows us that the verse is about physical healing in Matthew 8 too. Matthew quoted the same Isaiah 53:4 in Matt. 8:17. See the context:

14 "When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him. 16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

Also the popular Psalms 23. Verse 6 says-

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;....

The word "follow" does not do justice to "radaph," the Hebrew word that it was translated from. Radaph means “to pursue, to set off after someone in order to catch him.” The word is frequently used to describe the action of chasing down one's enemies or being chased down by them. Like an enemy in hot pursuit! Relentlessly. This is how our Lord Jesus Christ’s goodness and mercy chase after us, actively hunting us down, pursuing us relentlessly through every facet of life, even as we like sheep, unwittingly and actively try to flee or dodge away! The Lord our Shepherd catches us and when He does, He blesses us; everyday!

Whatever version of the bible rocks your boat, ask our Lord God to open your eyes of understanding to see the truth about how much we are loved and blessed in Christ. It's comforting to know that in Christ, goodness and mercy are always hunting us down.

So expect your healing. Look forward to it. Christ paid for it! It's in your account already. And the key to its withdrawal is your believing; even this we cannot do without Him. Ask and He will help you.

The Holy Spirit will teach you all things.

Believe Right and you will Live Right.

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