Has your body ever been seized with pain? Has your mind ever been tempted with thoughts of unforgiveness and hate? Have you ever been wounded by shame, hurt, even scarred by the things of your past? Today is a time to declare ‘no more’. It’s time to let it all go and turn it all over to our commander and chief, Jehovah Rapha-The Lord Your Healer.
The first time we see Jehovah Rapha, is in Genesis 20:17 where God had healed Abimelech, his wife, his female servants after Abraham prayed for their wombs to be open. Throughout the entire Bible we see where God has healed His people from countless ailments and diseases. His healing power is not just limited to physical issues, but our God is able to heal souls (Psalm 41:4) and minds/hearts (Psalm 147:3) too. He is a holistic God which means that He is a God of completion, a God who is able to do a full work up on our entire being: ‘Body-Soul-Mind’.
In addition, He can heal more than our physical-emotional-spiritual man, our God is able to heal our situations too (Exodus 15:22-27). What a God!! He can heal anything…He is limitless when it comes to applying His healing.
Isaiah 53:5d states that “by His stripes we are healed” however certain stipulations are imposed in order for this to occur. According to 2 Chronicles 7:14, James 5:16 and Proverbs 4:20-22:
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we must humble ourselves
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confess and turn from our wicked ways
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pray for each other
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take heed to the Word of God
Imago Dei 