Only three days had passed after God rescued His children from the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Moses was leading them through the wilderness, and they had only found a brackish pond of water to drink from. The people already forgot about the miracles that their Creator had wrought and began whining, telling Moses that they wanted to return to Egypt.
Through Moses, God miraculously transforms the pond to fresh water, and then He speaks through him, to remind the people of the ways that they can thrive by keeping a right relationship with their Maker:
“If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.” Ex. 15:26 CSB
Take note of the last sentence. Jehovah is our healer. It takes the spark of life to heal. Drugs will not heal without life, and even the care from doctors must work with that life; and their skill in doing so is exponentially improved if you pray for God to assist them in their intervention.
Only God heals. He is the author and maintainer of all life:
…the LORD God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. Gn. 2:7 AMP
He (Jesus) is the exact living image [the essential manifestation of the unseen God]…For by Him all things were created…and exist through Him [that is, by His activity] and for Him. Col. 1:15, 16. AMP
Going back to the first scripture, Jehovah is also telling us that healing will only take place if we do our best to keep being related to Him in His way.
God knows what is best for us. When we take our focus off of Him, we lose that bond with Jehovah. Jesus describes people in His time on earth, who did that very thing:
“For this people’s heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back – and I would heal them.” Mt. 13:15 CSB
Lest we think it’s too late to get a healing, due to our behavior, we must never forget the loving, forgiving grace of our God:
“…if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chr. 7:14 NKJV
“I have heard your prayers; I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you.” 2 Kin. 20:5 NASB
God loves you so much that even when you stray from Him, He will attempt to nudge you (without violating your free will), back in His direction. Sometimes that nudging is painful, but in the end, you will be healed if you return to your Father:
“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.” Job 5:18 NASB
Moreover, God heals you on a variety of fronts:
‘Behold, [in the restored Jerusalem] I will bring to it health and healing, and will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.’ Jer. 33:6 AMP
Sounds like a scripture to pray for the entire earth at this time, when the adversary is running wild.
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Ps. 147:3 NASB
“My wayward children,” says the LORD, “come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts.” Jer. 3:22 NLT
So, God heals your flesh, your spiritual heart, and your lapses in faith – healing you in body, in relationship, and within your divine connection. Only God heals, even when you’re not aware of it:
“I taught Ephraim (Israel) to walk, taking them by their arms; but they did not know that I healed them. I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love, and I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.” Hos. 11:3, 4. NKJV
What God does for His children in the past, He will do for you.
Jehovah heals you through His Son:
And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. Mt. 12:15 NKJV
(However, I’m sure that you have been in a situation where it doesn’t seem that God healed you or someone else. It begs the question ‘Why?’ I believe that each and every member of humankind is here for an allotted time, to complete God’s purpose in them. If you are a child of God, and there is a point in time where you can’t see the healing, rest assured that God will bring you to an eternal healing with Him. See my last post: Tuesdays Food for Thought 15
Why does God heal? Because He cherishes you. Just look at the depth of His love:
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. Ps. 103:2-5. ESV
God’s love for you is boundless. He created you whole, and that’s the way He wants to keep you. When something chips away at your health, heart, peace, joy or faith, turn to your Father in heaven and He will shower you with His healing love…
Goodnight and God bless.