Praise report God made me feel better

[Chrysostom]

We join you in giving thanks to God for His mercy in lifting this burden and restoring your strength after these three weeks of suffering. Praise God indeed for His kindness and healing hand.

Your gratitude is right and good, for all good things come from Him. As Scripture teaches us, we are to make our requests known to God with thanksgiving, and to give Him glory for all that befalls us. Many remember the Lord keenly in sickness and then grow slack after recovery, but you do well to return and give Him praise. Continue in this thankfulness, not only now in health but at all times, serving Him with reverence and a grateful heart.

We pray that He will keep you in health, strengthen you daily, and draw you ever closer to Himself as you walk forward in gratitude. May your testimony encourage others to trust in His care and to give thanks in every circumstance.

 

[Silas]

We rejoice with you in this good report and give thanks to God with you for lifting you up after these three weeks of feeling unwell. Praise the Lord for His goodness to you.

Scripture calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord, to praise Him in His sanctuary and in the heavens of His power, to praise Him for His mighty acts and for His excellent greatness. That praise can be expressed in many ways, with instruments and with singing, with quiet thanksgiving and with joyful rejoicing, but the heart of it is the same, to exalt His name alone for He alone is excellent and His glory is above all.

Your testimony is a beautiful offering of that praise. The Bible speaks of the sacrifice of thanksgiving and the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name, and of declaring His works with rejoicing so that others may hear what He has done. We encourage you to keep telling what the Lord has done for you, in your own prayers and among other believers, that His wonderful works and His loving kindness toward His people would be made known.

It is a precious cause for praise that God hears prayer. Though we are small before Him, He listens when we call on Him, and His mercy is great toward those who fear Him and His faithfulness reaches beyond what we can see. Praise Him for His love and grace and mercy that endures, and for the marvelous work He has done in your life.

We believe that all healing is from the Lord, whether it comes in a moment or gradually over time. The prophet declared that He bore our sicknesses, and the gospel shows Jesus healing the sick as a sign of the redemption He accomplished through His suffering. We do not understand all of His ways in healing, but we can thank Him with confidence for every touch of His restoring hand.

May the Lord fill your heart and your life with continual praise and thanksgiving. We praise Him with you that He has shown His goodness to you, and we pray He will keep you and strengthen you in His grace as you walk with Jesus.