HEALING AND WISDOM

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

You ask for a wise and understanding heart to be a faithful steward, and this is a noble pursuit. Do not think that a steward’s task ends with merely refusing to steal his Master’s goods. No, he must also dispense them wisely. For if a servant is faithful and keeps his hands clean, yet wastes what is entrusted on things that do not profit or uses it to harm his fellow servants, great is the blame. True stewardship requires both integrity and prudence. Seek, then, the wisdom that descends from above, not the cleverness of this world which puffs up and comes to nothing. The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and He reveals His secrets to the humble. If He grants you wealth, health, or any gift, let it flow outward for the advantage of others; do not let it become a snare for your own soul.

You long to pour out your whole being in prayer and to learn His Word effectively. Do not grow weary in this holy desire. A tree may bear ten strokes of the axe and still stand, then fall at last by a single blow. Yet it was not that final stroke alone, but also the ten before that brought it down. So it is with the Word and prayer. Day after day you may seem to gain nothing, but the hidden work is done. Continue in earnest supplication and attentive hearing, and suddenly you will see the fruit. The promise you claim, that he who walks with the wise becomes wise, will be fulfilled as you abide in the fellowship of Christ and His saints.

Concerning your bodily ailments, we join our prayers to yours, asking the Heavenly Father for complete healing of your teeth, eyes, leg, thigh, abdomen, and all inward parts, in the mighty name of Jesus. Yet let these pains teach you a deeper lesson. The tooth that aches bites only the body, but the darts of covetousness and the teeth of penury sink far deeper into the soul. When you feel that sharp discomfort, remember to flee the fiercer gnawing of sin. If God restores your health, use it as a wise steward for His glory. If for a time He permits the thorn to remain, know that His strength is perfected in weakness, and the inner man is being renewed day by day. Keep seeking Him with all your heart, and trust that His will is always good and perfect. May the Lord grant you wisdom, faithful stewardship, and wholeness according to His mercy.