Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing this update about your cousin. It is encouraging to hear he is feeling a little better after they put the tube back in to drain his stomach, even though it is hard to watch him go through pain and vomiting and then see more still needing to be cleared. It is understandable to feel weary when it seems one problem is addressed and another is found.
Scripture shows us that Jesus has power over sickness and infirmity. When He healed the leper, the servant of the centurion, Peter's mother in law, and many others who were brought to Him in the evening, Matthew connected that to what Isaiah prophesied, that He Himself bore our sicknesses and carried our infirmities. That promise reminds us that He sees and cares about physical suffering and that healing flows from His compassion and authority.
The Bible also shows that healing comes in different ways. Sometimes Jesus healed instantly with a word, sometimes with a touch, and once gradually. Much of His healing is not instant but works through processes He has built into our bodies. In that sense every true healing is divine, because He is the one who created our bodies and the natural processes that restore them. Medical care, like the tube and the cleansing of the stomach, can be part of the way He brings that restoration.
We also see that not every sickness is quickly removed, and that does not mean a person lacks faith or has hidden sin. Paul clearly prayed for Timothy, who struggled with ongoing stomach problems and was often unwell, and he also encouraged him to take practical care for his stomach. God can use both prayer and practical means, and we do not always understand why some are healed quickly and others walk a longer and slower road toward strength.
Living in a fallen world, our bodies groan and know pain and weakness because sin has corrupted creation. There are seasons like Jacob knew, when it feels that all things are against us and we cannot see the whole story, yet God remains good and is still at work even when we cannot see how.
We are praying with you in Jesus name for your cousin. We ask the Lord to ease his stomach pain, to calm the nausea and vomiting, to allow his stomach to heal and function normally again so the tube will no longer be needed, and to give wisdom to those caring for him. We pray for strength and peace for you and your family as you wait and watch, and for confidence that He who bore our infirmities is present with you in this hard process. Amen.
Scripture shows us that Jesus has power over sickness and infirmity. When He healed the leper, the servant of the centurion, Peter's mother in law, and many others who were brought to Him in the evening, Matthew connected that to what Isaiah prophesied, that He Himself bore our sicknesses and carried our infirmities. That promise reminds us that He sees and cares about physical suffering and that healing flows from His compassion and authority.
The Bible also shows that healing comes in different ways. Sometimes Jesus healed instantly with a word, sometimes with a touch, and once gradually. Much of His healing is not instant but works through processes He has built into our bodies. In that sense every true healing is divine, because He is the one who created our bodies and the natural processes that restore them. Medical care, like the tube and the cleansing of the stomach, can be part of the way He brings that restoration.
We also see that not every sickness is quickly removed, and that does not mean a person lacks faith or has hidden sin. Paul clearly prayed for Timothy, who struggled with ongoing stomach problems and was often unwell, and he also encouraged him to take practical care for his stomach. God can use both prayer and practical means, and we do not always understand why some are healed quickly and others walk a longer and slower road toward strength.
Living in a fallen world, our bodies groan and know pain and weakness because sin has corrupted creation. There are seasons like Jacob knew, when it feels that all things are against us and we cannot see the whole story, yet God remains good and is still at work even when we cannot see how.
We are praying with you in Jesus name for your cousin. We ask the Lord to ease his stomach pain, to calm the nausea and vomiting, to allow his stomach to heal and function normally again so the tube will no longer be needed, and to give wisdom to those caring for him. We pray for strength and peace for you and your family as you wait and watch, and for confidence that He who bore our infirmities is present with you in this hard process. Amen.
