God uses many methods to bring healing to the hurting world. He is Jehovah Rapha- the God who heals. Usually, He chooses to use people in the medical field to heal people. However, He also does supernatural healings without human help or with the help of a praying saint. We typically call these “supernatural healings.” However He sees fit to bring healing, all the Glory of it belongs to Him! He is the God of Miracles!
From the Journal . . . January 1994
Lord, I stopped to visit Laura yesterday. Her friend Harry was miraculously healed from cancer. Lord, I confess a skepticism. I wonder if the first diagnosis was accurate. I’m sorry, Lord. Without faith it is impossible to please You. Lord, I need something from You in this area. Deep inside I have faith that You are working but there is skepticism concerning the “supernatural,” the things that happen outside of Your usual methods. Lord, You know that I believe all healings come from You, apart from You, a doctor or medicine can do nothing. Apart from You, all the atoms in my body would disperse into oblivion. But You’ve given man knowledge and You so often allow him to use it for the good of the people. Well, I guess for Harry this “Divine Healing” is for the eyes of the unbeliever, so my lack of belief isn’t too bad? Maybe?
And I Believe God Said:
This isn’t close to your heart. You don’t know Harry, but you know he loves Me. You don’t have a sense of urgency and you didn’t see a need for a miracle. That is your main stumbling block in this case. Diane, this isn’t at all about you, so don’t try to understand. You have admitted your lack of faith and that is necessary. I’ve heard you, and I want you to trust Me to work. This isn’t a new thing, but I want to show you who I am. Your desire to please Me, pleases Me. Receive My love and rest in Me. Peace be with you.
Hebrews 11:6And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
Faith is a lifelong process. I tend to be skeptical in many areas but I hope through the years I am less so. I’m believing Him to increase my faith. There is nothing we have that we have not received from Him and that includes the gift of faith.
1 Cor 4:6-7 6 Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. 7 For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?
Mark 9:23-25 23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
However, we must exercise those gifts He gives us to bring Glory to Him!
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I love that if we need more faith, God will give it to us! If it is a gift our part is to receive it. Also it grows, sometimes it feels like it’s nonexistent but at those times it is being tested and hopefully has grown to be larger than it was before, God does the work, we just have to submit, I’m so glad He knows what He is doing!