A Cortisone Shot Could Not Fix It

A flipped table in the temple might feel far from your day to day pain, but I believe it points to something practical: when Jesus restores prayer to the centre, healing follows. I’m Pastor Linda Budd, and I share a moment from preaching on the scripture where Jesus calls out a “den of robbers” and then turns to mercy, healing the blind and the lame right away. That order matters, and it shapes how we pray in church and what we expect God to do.We move from the Bible story to real bodies in a real service, praying for eye disease, blindness, and all kinds of lameness, from hips and knees to ankles, feet, and toes. One woman’s story stands out: she’s in so much foot pain she can barely work, she’s seen a doctor, she’s endured a painful cortisone shot, and she still hurts. She comes with a simple goal, to be healed, and we pray with specific faith as she stands, walks, and moves her foot until the pain is gone.Then we go further, addressing sciatica and hip pain as she tests her movement and does what she could not do before. I close with a reminder I want you to sit with: symptoms are not God. If you’re searching for Christian healing, prayer for healing, faith healing testimonies, or encouragement that Jesus still heals today, this is for you. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review telling me what stood out to you most.Have a prayer request? Send us a text! Support the showIf this podcast has been a blessing to you and you’d like to support the mission's ministry of RiverGate Church, we invite you to make a donation. Your generosity helps extend the impact of this work and allows us to reach more people with hope and healing. You can give electronically using CashApp ($RGCTULSA) or Paypal ([email protected]). Please enter MISSIONS for reason. Thank you for being a part!