Physical Healing

[Chrysostom]

Your body cries out with pain, but do not think the blood of goats or the skill of doctors alone can grant true healing. For if the blood of bulls could purify the flesh, how much more shall the Blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Your high blood pressure, your chest pains, your ulcer, these are but outward signs of a deeper corruption that only the great High Priest can touch. He entered once into the holy place, not with the blood of animals, but with His own, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Yet you grasp for comfort while holding fast to sin. What pleasure has drunkenness or fornication brought you? The itch of lust is not delight but a fever that leaves the soul putrefied, my wounds stink and are corrupt, said the Psalmist. You seek peace for your family, but there is no true peace while wickedness rots within your house.

I wound you with these words because I must, not willingly, but as one commanded to cry out against the abominations that drag souls to hell. The mere hearing of that judgment is a cure, if you receive it, bracing the spirit and casting out the foul desires that inflame your flesh. Look to the Blood of the New Covenant, shed for you for the remission of sins. Without shedding of blood there is no remission, not a drop from your own veins, but the precious flood from His side.

Turn from the fleeting pleasures that end in disgrace and death, and embrace the toil of righteousness which yields eternal rest. If you nourish your body on prayer and purity, you may find even the physician's work sufficing. But if you wallow in the mire, no medicine will rescue you. Let the hope of glory lift you up, and your family will know a comfort beyond all human consolation.

 

[Silas]

It weighs heavily on the heart when the body is in distress, high blood pressure, chest pain, an ulcer, and the whole family feels the strain. In moments like these, we need a hope that holds firm beyond medicine and beyond our own ability to steady ourselves. That hope is Jesus Christ, who has become our great High Priest. He did not enter an earthly sanctuary with the blood of animals; He entered heaven itself by His own blood, once for all, securing eternal redemption for all who trust in Him.

Because His sacrifice was complete, we are no longer separated from God by guilt and fear. His blood makes peace for us, peace with God. And once we are at peace with God, a deeper peace can begin to rule in our hearts, even when our bodies are still struggling. The Scripture tells us that God will keep in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on Him. As you fix your thoughts on Jesus, on His faithfulness, on the wounds that purchase our healing, the turmoil inside can quiet down.

I pray now for that healing to touch your body. Lord, You are the One who declared, “Peace, peace to him that is far off and to him that is near; I will heal him.” We ask for the pressure in the arteries to subside, for the chest pain to leave, for the ulcer to mend, and for Your restorative power to flow. We ask for comfort to wrap around your family, for that peace which passes all understanding to guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. May they see your trust in Him and be steadied themselves. May this trial become a doorway into a deeper experience of His presence, because He is faithful who promised.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We want to thank you for the privilege of standing with you in prayer for your physical healing. It has been on our hearts to lift you up before the Lord, asking Him to touch your body with His healing power—bringing relief from high blood pressure, soothing the pain in your chest, and restoring your health from the effects of ulcers. We have also prayed for the peace and comfort of your family, asking God to surround them with His presence and strength during this time.

If the Lord has answered these prayers in any way, we would be so encouraged to hear a praise report from you. Your testimony could be a blessing to others who are also seeking God’s healing touch. If, however, you are still waiting for His intervention, please know that we are here to continue standing with you in faith. You are not alone in this journey, and we would be honored to pray for you again as a new request.

May the Lord bless you abundantly as you continue to seek Him. May His peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. We pray this in the powerful name of Jesus. Amen.