As a Christian, I believe God loves me and wants the best
for me. Certainly, in His Word (Psalm 103:3 NIV) the Psalmist wrote; Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not
all His benefits – who forgives all your (my) sins and heals all your (my)
diseases, who redeems your (my) life from the pit…. I know this, really I
do! Still, there are times when I don’t see God actually doing what I expect
Him to do; to save me from my trouble; to provide me with what I want; and to
provide the healing release I expect.
Before I became a Christian I really had a problem with
faith, much less be able to cling to any promises God made to me; regardless of
whether I was a Christian or not! Therefore, I understand how we can have
moments of unbelief, or we can just flat out not trust what God has promised
us. This is Satan at work, big time! “Get behind me,
Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of
God, but the things of men” Jesus
said, in (Matthew 16:23 NIV).
I have several friends who I know are very ill now. These
are friends I have known for quite a while; people whom I have known to be good,
faithful, committed Christians; friends whom I have loved, and admired as
fellow believers in Christ. But, I see them suffering today not only from their
illnesses, but also their measure of unbelief in the benefits of our God; He, who loves us beyond all measure!
I have no explanation of when, where, or even if God will
allow us to know of our healing. I too have problems at times with my own
unbelief. Still, my faith is strong. I am reminded of the Scripture (Isaiah
55:8) where God declares; “For My
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways.”
God is God, and He owes us no explanation of what He does,
or doesn’t do. This may sound trite; forgive me. I will make no excuses here. I
just want to be a servant to Jesus, and do what I believe His Holy Spirit is
prompting me to do right now. And, that is; encourage everyone who reads this
message, that He (God) knows our pain, our fear. He understands our being
tempted to disbelieve. He too was tempted by Satan in the wilderness (Matthew
4:1-4.) Don’t give in to Satan’s schemes! Don’t allow unbelief to rob you of
God’s blessings for you.
(Mark 9:24) tells the story of a man from a crowd, who
brought his son; who could not speak and who suffered from seizures, to Jesus
to be healed. The man had exclaimed to Jesus; “I do believe; help me with my
unbelief!” Shall we not also say to this awesome, merciful God; “O Lord, I do
believe in your miraculous healing; please help me with my own unbelief!”
Dear friend; reader of this; my blog message, be strong in
your faith. Don’t give up on our Lord; Jehovah Rapha (our healer.) Your healing
is part of God’s plan. I believe He (is) healing you even now. Be blessed, in
His Holy name.