Healer

Monday, June 19, 2017

Healer

Scripture:

Mark 6:53-56

⁵³ When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. ⁵⁴ And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, ⁵⁵ ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. ⁵⁶ Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.

Psalm 103:1-3

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
² Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
³ Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases

Psalms 34:19

O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me

Jeremiah 17:14

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise 

James 5:14-15

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much

Psalms 118:17

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD

Psalms 107:20

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily. And your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.

Mark 9:23-25

²³ Jesus said to him, “If you can believe,^[a] all things are possible to him who believes.”

²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!”

Devotional:

Healing. The Lord as my healer. This theme has run throughout my journey of faith for years. We serve a miracle working God. I have seen His hand in my own life. My crooked front teeth were miraculously straightened when I was 6-8 years old because my mom and I prayed when we could not afford braces. Illnesses have been shortened. My son’s epilepsy was eradicated.

There are things, of course, that He has not chosen to heal me from by miracle. I suffer from PCOS, as well as complex migraine disorder, which I believe is related to my childhood epilepsy.  Over time, they get better through wisdom, lifestyle change, and other routes. Even these things are from the Lord, but at times I confess it can be hard to feel He is healing me in these situations.

Not only do I see God choosing not to heal me instantly of some things, I see He is not choosing to heal and deliver my children instantly. My son lives with autism, and the progress is very slow. I trust that God is in it, but there are many times when I cry out to God in the pain of this process. My daughter still lives with epilepsy, and I strongly suspect her emotional and sleep problems stem from this brain disorder. Her most recent EEG shows that she continues to have “brain storms” requiring continuing medications.

As I soak in the words of the Word that relate the life of Jesus, I am being softened and reminded yet again that though my circumstances might seem impossible, He is indeed my Healer. Our healer. He is working in our home and in our bodies. Again, I repent of unbelief. Again, I choose to renew my mind to the truth of God’s Word about our healing.

This week,  I will begin to verse by verse write out these healing scriptures. We will be posting them around our house. I will keep them in front of my eyes that God might heal my heart and unbelief and replace it with faith and trust in Him and His process.

Will you join me?

Prayer:

Lord, I believe. You are my healer. You are all I need. I repent of unbelief that You are not intervening in the physical, emotional, and other challenges of my children, (my spouse), and me. I ask that You will renew my mind to Your truth as I place it before me. You are my God, and I give my family and myself to You.

Intercession:

(Spend time naming afflictions and heart problems with each child. Pray over them. Choose a scripture above or another that ministers to you to write out. Pray that scripture over your child(ren) each day.)

Lord, I give my family to You and thank You that You are working in our home.

In Jesus’ Name I pray, amen.