Teach Thyself, Heal Thyself
“And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.” Luke 4:23.
“Teacher, teach thyself, doctor, heal thyself, prophet, prophesy to thyself, preacher, preach to thyself, artist, create thyself.”
How many us who teach others, teach ourselves?
How many who preach, preach to themselves?
Much of what we profess, speak, or say to others, we can very easily then not examine those things within us.
Every day is filled with the conversations of many different situations and people in it, and yet I wonder how many times we tend to either say the wrong thing, a hurtful thing, or any myriad of different words and actions.
Do any of us learn from the things that we say, or that we mis-say?
Do those who prophesy to many, also then take those words and apply them to themselves?
The very Words that some profess and speak with even great eloquence, is not always being applied to those who speak it.
Those Words should enter into the deep chambers of our own being. They should be spoken to the one who preaches, prophesies, and teaches, so that those very words can then enter in to our own deep recesses of the heart and mind, because without the application “within,” then how would we ourselves ever change?
It is hypocritical, and it is the worst kind of double-standard.
It is said:
“My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.“ James 3:1.
Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson
Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to The LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?
Thank you Stephan. I am glad I read your post tonight. Blessings.
Repentance with a meek heart ❤️
Good word from the Lord to share with us. I will meditate on it today. Thanks and God bless!
Stephen, you are absolutely right. Thank you for this article. Deep ponderings and truth! God bless you.
I may be going off track, but “famous actors who have been charged with domestic abuse include Mel Gibson, Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Steven Seagal, James Brown, and Sean Penn.” Yes, self-control.
All people who make a living pretending to be someone else!
As a result, is it no wonder that they have been unable to deal with who they really are, and come to terms with that, as they submit, I’d aver, of the god of this world, trying to achieve a better self image?
Dear Jamak, Yes, using a script to accomplish deception in relationship. People can “Teach Thyself, Heal Thyself” by applying it to the interfaith religion! The false prophet promises harmony amongst religions and nations, but at the cost of compromising the blood of Jesus. The Lord showed me TV Batman, but this character had the heart of the Joker. People are teaching themselves how to teach inter-religious dialogue. Interfaith religion is in their imagination. I am not joking.
There is an error sign. “The Lord loves ypu.” Sorry, but it was unintentional. Love was corrupted!!! Domestic violence is a sign of corrupted love.
Love can be corrupted. This is why the Lord gave us a new commandment. That we love each other in the same way that the Lord loves us. John 13:34-35 The Lord loves ypu.
APPLY APPLICATION
Perhaps the message the Holy Spirit wants me to share is this. We should preach what we practice because there can be a lag between when we preach and what we practice. 1 Corinthians 13:5 However, we should never love ourselves more than we love others.
Peter, I’m not sure why you feel that you need to have so many replies. Let’s please stick to the subject at hand, and “apply” the words and teaching here that I believe ALL can learn from.
Selah`