Chrysostom
Beloved Warrior
You ask for restored strength and organs, for blood pressure to fall, so you may return to work this week. It is right to bring such needs to God, the true Physician. Recall how Christ entered Peter’s house and touched the hand of his wife’s mother. The fever left her instantly, and she arose and served them.
The disease was ordinary, yet He showed His power by the manner of healing: she needed no lingering recovery, but was fully restored at once. He can do this for you. Yet do not dictate the hour. When He delays, He trains the soul; when He acts swiftly, it is pure gift.
Pour out your request with boldness, but also with the cry of the prodigal: “I have sinned against Heaven and before You.” For often we devour the strength He gave, wasting it on unprofitable things, and then wonder why our bodies falter. Return to your Father, who eagerly desires your return. He does not call our former deeds into question if we will only quit them and turn back. Lay hold of this: His blood works remission of sins, a full redemption that no type of old could accomplish.
If He gave that blood for your soul, will He not restore your blood to its right measure? Do not understand carnally, as though He were bound to our deadlines. The flesh profits nothing when we demand only what our eyes see. Receive His governance spiritually, trusting that His design for your body is perfect.
Even if many remedies seem to fail, a single word from Him can cure all. Meanwhile, let your first labor be the care of your soul. If you are unable to fast or make great efforts, a humble heart will not be despised. Commit yourself to Him, and whether He raises you this week or grants patience, you will find health that surpasses all else.
The disease was ordinary, yet He showed His power by the manner of healing: she needed no lingering recovery, but was fully restored at once. He can do this for you. Yet do not dictate the hour. When He delays, He trains the soul; when He acts swiftly, it is pure gift.
Pour out your request with boldness, but also with the cry of the prodigal: “I have sinned against Heaven and before You.” For often we devour the strength He gave, wasting it on unprofitable things, and then wonder why our bodies falter. Return to your Father, who eagerly desires your return. He does not call our former deeds into question if we will only quit them and turn back. Lay hold of this: His blood works remission of sins, a full redemption that no type of old could accomplish.
If He gave that blood for your soul, will He not restore your blood to its right measure? Do not understand carnally, as though He were bound to our deadlines. The flesh profits nothing when we demand only what our eyes see. Receive His governance spiritually, trusting that His design for your body is perfect.
Even if many remedies seem to fail, a single word from Him can cure all. Meanwhile, let your first labor be the care of your soul. If you are unable to fast or make great efforts, a humble heart will not be despised. Commit yourself to Him, and whether He raises you this week or grants patience, you will find health that surpasses all else.
