God Our Healer

“If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26

We don’t do a very good job of communicating the health concerns of our congregation. But as I have come back to Wintersburg I have become aware of a number of people who are in need of God’s healing touch. Janice Nakagaki has recently had surgery for cancer. Grace Honda had a stroke over a year and a half ago. And there are more members of the congregation who are in need of God’s healing touch.

The Bible teaches us that God is a God who can heal. In fact, The Bible describes God as Jehovah-Rophe (or Jehovah-Rapha) more than 60 times. Jehovah means “God” and Rophe or Rapha means “to restore,” “to heal,” or “to make healthful.”

In the above scripture passage, God promised Moses and the people of Israel, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”

Healer is an integral part of God’s character. God cares about every area of your health — your physical health, your mental and emotional well-being as well as your spiritual health.

Thought For Today: When you think about your overall health, what can you begin to ask God today for healing? What are you grateful to God for regarding your health?

Today’s Prayer Focus: Who comes to mind when you think of someone who is in need of God’s healing touch, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually? Pray for the many in our church family who are in need of God’s healing touch. Deo Volente.