Matthew 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
[The Desire of Ages pp 823] Christ came to heal the sick, to proclaim deliverance to the captives of Satan. He knew that those who petitioned Him for help had brought disease upon themselves; yet He did not refuse to heal them. And when virtue from Christ entered into these poor souls, they were convicted of sin, and many were healed of their spiritual disease, as well as of their physical maladies. The gospel still possesses the same power, and why should we not witness the same results today?
This leads us to our fourth and final takeaway from the narrative of the man with the infirmity, who was healed by Jesus: [4] The warning against a relapse. The man in the story had brought adversities upon himself, as the natural result of wrong-doing, and it would be critically important for him not to fall into a relapse, by again indulging in the very same things that did him in originally.
Whatever it was, that had caused the infirmity, the Bible does not say, but what it does say is that Christ found it necessary to go looking for the man to issue a personal caution, against relapsing into his former errors. And it came with a specific warning, that the second time around will be very much worse than at the first. Persons who desire healing, whether it be physical, or spiritual, will really need to understand the grave import of what Christ is saying to the man. Relapse, in and of itself, is never good, ask your doctors, and they will tell you.
2nd Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!