Years ago I read a great book that I have never forgotten. It was so good I recommended it to my friends and family.
The book was Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Dr. Paul Brand. It is a fascinating look at all the human body systems and how they related to the Body of Christ. Dr. Brand worked with lepers most of his life and had amazing insights. One of the chapters was on blood, and it will help you understand the profound way blood cleanses us physically, which will help you understand the way the Blood of Jesus cleanses us spiritually. He writes about Jesus being the head, the purpose of pain and interconnectivity.
One pastor read the book and made this comment, "When I had rotator cuff surgery the rest of my body felt so bad for my shoulder, it stayed up to keep it company!" I can say from experience, I know what he was talking about. Pain is like a bad renter or a squatter that we read about who moves into a house and lives there only to be forcibly evicted by authorities.
Dr. Brands book is primarily about (CIP), a term that describes people who have a CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN. This disease describes a group of very rare conditions in which a person is unable to feel pain from the time they are born. Individuals with CIP do not have pain from burns, or infections, which can lead to serious health problems. People with CIP cannot detect harmful levels of heat, cold, or pressure and they may have repeated injuries and experience difficulty in healing.
I have dealt with people who have had to deal with real wounds all my life. My cousin Bobby was in a car wreck with his father, my Uncle Alec died in the accident. As a result of the accident Bobby was burned over 80% of his body. It was and ordeal for the family as he had to make routine trips while being treated for his condition at the Shriners Hospital in Dallas, Texas. I watched them as a child, change the bandages on his severely burned body. He lost toes, ligaments in his leg, and walked with a limp as a result of this life changing experience.
Many in our family served in the military and they had wounds, but not the kind you can see. They were wounds just the same.
The Psalmist David spoke of wounds:
I have learned many things from my wounds and more than likely so have you.
The ageless story of the Good Samaritan should be a lesson for all of us. Do you have a FIRST AID KIT FOR THOSE THAT YOU ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD OF LIFE WHO NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION?
Our society is in great need of Emergency Service Agents who have been equipped to assist those who have fallen among the thieves that strip you of more than just your coverings.
It is healed people who can heal people; people like you who God is depending on to be his extended hand to the one life who has been side lined. Go get them. They are closer than you think.
I believe in you,
Pastor Cleddie Keith
The book was Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Dr. Paul Brand. It is a fascinating look at all the human body systems and how they related to the Body of Christ. Dr. Brand worked with lepers most of his life and had amazing insights. One of the chapters was on blood, and it will help you understand the profound way blood cleanses us physically, which will help you understand the way the Blood of Jesus cleanses us spiritually. He writes about Jesus being the head, the purpose of pain and interconnectivity.
One pastor read the book and made this comment, "When I had rotator cuff surgery the rest of my body felt so bad for my shoulder, it stayed up to keep it company!" I can say from experience, I know what he was talking about. Pain is like a bad renter or a squatter that we read about who moves into a house and lives there only to be forcibly evicted by authorities.
Dr. Brands book is primarily about (CIP), a term that describes people who have a CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN. This disease describes a group of very rare conditions in which a person is unable to feel pain from the time they are born. Individuals with CIP do not have pain from burns, or infections, which can lead to serious health problems. People with CIP cannot detect harmful levels of heat, cold, or pressure and they may have repeated injuries and experience difficulty in healing.
I have dealt with people who have had to deal with real wounds all my life. My cousin Bobby was in a car wreck with his father, my Uncle Alec died in the accident. As a result of the accident Bobby was burned over 80% of his body. It was and ordeal for the family as he had to make routine trips while being treated for his condition at the Shriners Hospital in Dallas, Texas. I watched them as a child, change the bandages on his severely burned body. He lost toes, ligaments in his leg, and walked with a limp as a result of this life changing experience.
Many in our family served in the military and they had wounds, but not the kind you can see. They were wounds just the same.
The Psalmist David spoke of wounds:
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Psalms 38:5
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
Psalms 147:3
I have learned many things from my wounds and more than likely so have you.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:6
The ageless story of the Good Samaritan should be a lesson for all of us. Do you have a FIRST AID KIT FOR THOSE THAT YOU ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD OF LIFE WHO NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION?
He went to him (THE GOOD SAMARITAN), and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. Luke 10:34
Our society is in great need of Emergency Service Agents who have been equipped to assist those who have fallen among the thieves that strip you of more than just your coverings.
It is healed people who can heal people; people like you who God is depending on to be his extended hand to the one life who has been side lined. Go get them. They are closer than you think.
I believe in you,
Pastor Cleddie Keith