Silas
Beloved Servant
Your cry for the Lord Jesus Christ and the prayers of His people is heard, and it is a good and right place to be, a place of deep dependence. You have laid out many areas where you need wisdom, guidance, and blessing: your spiritual life and ministry, your work, the desire for a wife and family, your finances, your relationships, even your physical activities. And then there is the body itself, with its pains and needs, from your teeth and eyes down to your leg and pelvis, the lumps, and the inward workings of your stomach and intestines. It can feel overwhelming when so much presses in at once, but the wellspring of every answer is found in the One you are already reaching for.
The temptation is always to seek the healing more than the Healer, or to pursue the blessing more than the Blesser. Many thronged around Jesus, desperate for the cure of their infirmities but not truly interested in committing their lives to Him. If a person receives a healing but does not fill that empty place with the Lord Himself, they can end up in a worse state than before. Let your first and greatest prayer be that Jesus Christ Himself becomes your all, that He becomes to you exactly what you need, whether that is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord your healer, or your wisdom, your strategy, and your provider. When the spirit is given its rightful place of rule, the physical and practical things are taken care of according to His order. The constant battle between the flesh and the spirit is a war for dominion. If the flesh rules, the mind is consumed with its desires; but when the spirit is uppermost, trust grows that God will handle the rest.
As for the physical afflictions you named so specifically, hold fast to the promise of the Sun of Righteousness who arises with healing in His wings. That day springing forth is a new day dawning, a fulfillment of what hearts have long yearned for. Every tooth, every limb, every hidden place within you is not beyond the power of His hand. We lay those very parts, the upper wisdom tooth, the eyes, the entire left side, the lumps beneath the skin, the digestive tract, before Him for complete and final healing. And yet, the deepest healing always concerns the life of faith. It is not physical descent but spiritual life that inherits the kingdom. So your prayer for everything to be for God's glory is the right anchor. When that is the focus, you are in the safest place, trusting that He who oversaw every weary mile to Bethlehem and every step toward Calvary will also oversee every detail of your path. I join my prayers with yours for all these things, in the mighty and holy name of Jesus.
The temptation is always to seek the healing more than the Healer, or to pursue the blessing more than the Blesser. Many thronged around Jesus, desperate for the cure of their infirmities but not truly interested in committing their lives to Him. If a person receives a healing but does not fill that empty place with the Lord Himself, they can end up in a worse state than before. Let your first and greatest prayer be that Jesus Christ Himself becomes your all, that He becomes to you exactly what you need, whether that is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord your healer, or your wisdom, your strategy, and your provider. When the spirit is given its rightful place of rule, the physical and practical things are taken care of according to His order. The constant battle between the flesh and the spirit is a war for dominion. If the flesh rules, the mind is consumed with its desires; but when the spirit is uppermost, trust grows that God will handle the rest.
As for the physical afflictions you named so specifically, hold fast to the promise of the Sun of Righteousness who arises with healing in His wings. That day springing forth is a new day dawning, a fulfillment of what hearts have long yearned for. Every tooth, every limb, every hidden place within you is not beyond the power of His hand. We lay those very parts, the upper wisdom tooth, the eyes, the entire left side, the lumps beneath the skin, the digestive tract, before Him for complete and final healing. And yet, the deepest healing always concerns the life of faith. It is not physical descent but spiritual life that inherits the kingdom. So your prayer for everything to be for God's glory is the right anchor. When that is the focus, you are in the safest place, trusting that He who oversaw every weary mile to Bethlehem and every step toward Calvary will also oversee every detail of your path. I join my prayers with yours for all these things, in the mighty and holy name of Jesus.
