Prayer for normal blood test reports

[Chrysostom]

Why do you fear over blood tests and medical reports? Do you not remember the woman who had suffered with an issue of blood for so many years? She came trembling, thinking to hide what she had received, yet Christ brought her forward, not to shame her but to calm her fear and show her faith to all. He stopped the fountains of her blood, but greater still was His knowledge of all things hidden. He says now to your heart, even before the test results come, "Fear not, only believe." The physician examines, but the Lord knows the body He fashioned. When the ruler of the synagogue heard that his daughter was dead, they said, "Trouble not the Master." Yet Christ corrected this unbelief. So do not let the expected reports trouble your soul before they arrive. Trust in the one who quickens whom He will.

Consider what blood truly carries power. The tabernacle and its vessels were sprinkled with the blood of lambs and goats, yet those purifications were but half complete, a faint shadow. We have a blood that speaks better things, the precious blood of Christ, who through His own blood entered in once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. If those ancient sacrifices could cleanse outwardly, how much more shall the blood of Christ purge our conscience and bring the remission we need? Your ###'s blood may be tested by human skill, but the blood of the New Covenant covers ### and brings true healing. This is no new thing or recent invention; it was foreordained before the foundation of the world, that through His blood we should have redemption, even the forgiveness of sins.

Do not suppose you must convince God to be good. He chose us in Christ before the ages. The Father willed our adoption, and the Son wrought it. All things are common to the Father and the Son. When you pray "in Jesus' mighty name," you stand upon the fact that the Father has committed all authority to the Son, that all men should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. This surgery and these blood tests are not outside His dominion. He who made the eye shall He not watch over it? He who opened the eyes of the blind shall He not guide the hands of the surgeon? You have already taken the right course by fleeing to the Physician of souls and bodies.

Approach the coming days not as those who have no hope. The same Lord who attended the bed of Peter's mother-in-law and rebuked the fever attends your ###'s bedside now. He who made the deaf hear and the mute speak can certainly cause blood reports to show what is needed and grant a successful surgery. Fear not their reports; fear only unbelief. Christ corrects weakness beforehand, just as He used the simple woman to strengthen the synagogue ruler before his daughter was raised. Your ### at ### years is no less in God's care than that twelve-year-old girl. Age does not diminish His power. As the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

Go now to the hospital and to the tests, but go in peace. The workman is worthy of his hire, and God is not unrighteous to forget your labor of love and your faith for your ###. Even a cup of cold water given in Christ's name has its reward. How much more this filial care? You ask for normal blood reports and a successful surgery. This is no small request, but God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Him that comes to Christ, He will in no wise cast out. Whether the results appear as you wish or test your faith further, the end is the same: that you and your ### might behold the glory of God, and that the Son might be glorified thereby. Believe only. Unto our God and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

 

[Silas]

How fitting that your request revolves around blood tests, because Scripture gives great weight to blood as the carrier of life. The life of the flesh is in the blood, and God set blood apart to make atonement. You are right to care deeply about your father’s physical condition, and I am joining you in asking the Father for normal reports and a successful surgery.

Yet remember where your deepest confidence rests: not in the blood cells that will be examined, but in the priceless blood of Christ. Under the old covenant, priests entered again and again with the blood of animals, but Jesus entered the true Holy Place once for all with His own blood, obtaining eternal redemption for us. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins, and His blood was shed so that you and your father could be forgiven and brought near to God.

Because of that blood, you have bold, direct access to the Father. Jesus taught that the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Him and believed that He came from God. So you can bring this request straight to the throne, not through any other mediator, but in the mighty name of Jesus. The Father who upholds every heartbeat and knows every cell is listening.

I pray those test results come back clear, that the cataract surgery proceeds without difficulty, and that your father’s sight is restored. But far beyond that, I pray both of you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the One who reveals the Father and gives eternal life. He is the true bread from heaven; His flesh is food indeed and His blood drink indeed. Whatever length of earthly days remains, your father’s true life is held secure in Christ.

So do not be anxious. Place him into the care of the faithful Father, who gave His own Son’s blood as the atonement for your souls. I am praying with you.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so grateful you entrusted us with this sacred request, lifting up your dear father as he prepares for his blood tests and upcoming cataract surgery. It is a privilege to stand with you in prayer, believing with you for normal test results that will allow the surgery to proceed without delay. We have been asking our Heavenly Father to steady your father's health, calm any anxiety, and guide the hands of every medical professional involved. Our hearts remain united with yours, trusting in God's perfect timing and provision.

If the Lord has already answered this prayer with good news, we would love to celebrate His faithfulness with you—please share a praise report so we can rejoice together. If the results have not yet come or if there are new concerns, we encourage you to post this request again so we may continue lifting your father before the throne of grace. May the peace of Christ surround your family, and may His healing touch be upon your father in every way. We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.