There is a fountain of healing opened for your niece, and her present need is not merely for a physician’s opinion but for the living God to prove His promise true in her body. You ask for prayer that the next test returns negative, and that is a right petition, yet let us press further. The highest wisdom is not in finding a favorable report alone, but in trusting the Lord so wholly that even before the second opinion is spoken, her heart is anchored in His faithfulness. Without such trust, we are as the wild ass’s colt, rushing here and there, wasting strength that might be profitably employed. You speak of her long trials and heavy losses; then let her not add to them the burden of a divided heart. The way of wisdom is simply this: “He who trusts in the Lord, happy is he.” Let her act with prudence, seek the help that is meet, and then rely entirely upon Him. If men’s opinions veer, let her remain invincibly strong in that strength which confidence in God alone can confer.
You also plead the covenant promise of healing by His stripes. Then take hold of it with both hands. Many a soul would already have peace if they would cease waiting for a feeling of healing and walk forward at Christ’s bare command. Those ten lepers found no change as they stood still, but “as they went, they were cleansed.” So it may be with your niece. Before the cough quiets, before the physicians speak comfort, she must go forward trusting the Word that declares, “With His stripes we are healed.” Is Christ a liar? God forbid. Let her trust Him as she sinks, and she shall swim. I remember a poor and rugged soul who said they could trust Christ with a million souls if they had them. Tell your niece Christ is able to save all who trust Him, able to command that cancer to be gone, able to renew her strength as the eagle’s. Our strength apart from Him is but derived strength, measurable and spent by the day; but when the heart drinks life from the heart of God, then all is well. She has no might of her own now, then let this be the hour when He increases strength. Let her wait upon the Lord in prayer, in quiet submission, in the reading of His Word, and He shall cause her to mount up.
Never forget that even the leaves of the Tree of Life are for healing. Not only the great doctrines but the smallest promises, a gentle whisper from the Spirit, a single line of a hymn, can carry within them all the healing power of Christ. The least thing about Jesus is restorative. Let her gather these leaves. Let her believe that the blood of the covenant not only pardons but purifies and heals the flesh. You speak of her studies and her struggles; all this has sapped her natural strength. But here is a fountain opened, not for her body only, but for the deep weariness of her soul. While she is waiting for news of the body, let her put in a greater claim, the forgiveness of every iniquity, the peace that follows when we know we are accepted in the Beloved! When Jesus healed the palsied man, He said first, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” Pardon and healing are one gift from the same pierced hand. Many a child of God, when weary, has renewed strength at the remembrance of pardoning mercy. So, while she lies weak as a helpless worm, let her fall upon Christ’s kind arms and say, “He is my strength and my righteousness, my Jesus and my all.”
Do not merely pray for a negative test, pray that she, and all who love her, may find rest for their souls in this storm. You will know you are in the old path, the good way, when a deep, calm repose takes hold of the heart despite the shaking of the body. Bring everything to God by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving. Do not trust chance; do not bow to despair. Trust God, use the right means, and then let the peace that passes understanding garrison her heart. The Lord who heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds is with her now. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings. Go your way, believing what is absolutely true: Jesus Christ is no dead doctor, His power to heal is as present now as when He taught in Galilee. May that power rest upon her. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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