“No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.” – Isaiah 33:24
One day in 1976, Stamatis Moraitis felt short of breath. Climbing stairs was a chore; he had to quit working midday. After X-rays, his doctor concluded that Moraitis had lung cancer. As he recalls, nine other doctors confirmed the diagnosis. They gave him nine months to live. He was in his mid-60s.
He lived in New York City at the time, and he decided to return to Ikaria, Greece, where he was born. As the months passed, Moraitis got healthier. Living with his aged parents, he regained his health.
In the 17th century, Joseph Georgirenes, the bishop of Ikaria, described its residents as proud people who slept on the ground. “The most commendable thing on this island,” he wrote, “is their air and water, both so healthful that people are very long-lived, it being an ordinary thing to see persons in it of 100 years of age.”
In heaven, there will be no more illnesses, no more death. Today in prayer, praise Jesus that He will put an end to illness and death.
“He that blotteth out our transgressions will heal our souls.” – Matthew Henry
God’s Word: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” – Revelation 21:4
Fair, 59°
