Seed for April 18

There was a woman that came to Jesus who was bowed over for 18 years. She sought remedy from many physicians but was unable to be healed. That woman is an example of the Church, who is bowed over from the heavy burden of law and legalism place upon her by "religion." She sought out many physicians (Pharisees/teachers) who were not able to lift her up, the more she went to church the more she was put under bondage, but then she heard about Jesus. Every one of us has tried to live up to the "standards" place upon us by the religious. Well-meaning standards, rules, holiness, but all miss placed. Being taught to keep our eyes on ourselves and our actions, and being given the 10 commandments to obey, we have constantly found ourselves under the heavy burden of religion, bowed over. But if we, like that woman, come to Jesus we find Him the great healer, the burden barer, the lifter up of our head. We will not find remedy in religion, or well meaning religious teachers, but only in Jesus. When we find ourselves in Him and put our eyes upon Him, we find out we are complete in Him, and He becomes our health and healing. Be blessed.