There are many and various ways God provides for our
wholeness. We never should limit Him to one specific way of healing us by
praying for such. Would we want to pray for a particular healing method when
God may have something more beneficial for us? No, I know this is not what we
want. In (2 Kings 5: 1-14) Elisha told Naaman the Syrian to bath in the River
Jordan, a Jewish river in order to be healed. Had this Syrian military
commander argued out of foolish pride with Elisha and asked for some other
method of healing he would not have been healed. And, in (1 Timothy 5:23); the
apostle Paul told Timothy to; “No longer
drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your
frequent infirmities.” Timothy’s stomach problems were alleviated by
moderate drinking of wine, not by prayer. Jesus varied His healing ministry by
healing people so they focused on Him,
and not a particular method.
We should understand that the healing ministry is better
described as a ministry of wholeness. And, God must be sovereign in our lives if
we are to be whole with Him. We need
to be fully cooperative with God in His
manner of our healing. Our refusal to be so may be symptomatic of our
problematic need for spiritual healing,
as well as our physical healing.
Faith alone in the
love and will of God can cause us to be healed. Let us pray His will,
not ours!
My Prayer For You:
“Lord, You know our
strengths and our weaknesses, You know our infirmities. We trust You now for
our healing. For whatever we call to mind right now, in this prayer, I pray You
hear our petition and cause us to be in wholeness with You Lord. In all faith,
we do pray.” Amen.