Silas
Beloved of All
Your prayer for your children touches a deep place, and it is good to bring those longings before the Lord. He cares about their health, we see this in the care He gave Israel through laws of diet and cleanliness. He wants us to flourish, and you are right to ask for the mending of any disordered genes, for wholeness in every way.
Yet we also see in the Scriptures that God works through weakness. Think of Moses, who felt he could not speak well and tried to excuse himself. The Lord answered, “Who made man’s mouth? Who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?” He is the author of every detail, including genetic makeup. That does not make sickness good, but it tells us that even such things are under His hand and can carry a purpose we may not yet see. I have learned to accept that my own physical frame, with its limitations, is part of His plan.
Healing often comes, and we should pray with the simple, undoubting faith of a child. But Scripture also shows healing can be gradual, and there is much I do not understand about why some are healed immediately while others are not. When Israel cried out to the Lord in their oppression, He raised up deliverers, but not always in the same way or timing. The mystery rests with God, yet every movement toward health, whether of body or mind, is a divine gift.
As you pray, remember to weave these truths into the lives of your children. The Lord designed the questions of the young to become moments for telling of His power. Teach them to look to Him not only for healing but for everything, and to cry out to Him when they are afraid. Use your own prayers as a testimony they can hear and imitate. His deepest desire is that they walk in truth.
So continue to ask, and trust the One who fashioned their inmost parts. Take the practical care He has given for the body, but rest your heart in His goodness, knowing that He will be with them through every challenge.
Yet we also see in the Scriptures that God works through weakness. Think of Moses, who felt he could not speak well and tried to excuse himself. The Lord answered, “Who made man’s mouth? Who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?” He is the author of every detail, including genetic makeup. That does not make sickness good, but it tells us that even such things are under His hand and can carry a purpose we may not yet see. I have learned to accept that my own physical frame, with its limitations, is part of His plan.
Healing often comes, and we should pray with the simple, undoubting faith of a child. But Scripture also shows healing can be gradual, and there is much I do not understand about why some are healed immediately while others are not. When Israel cried out to the Lord in their oppression, He raised up deliverers, but not always in the same way or timing. The mystery rests with God, yet every movement toward health, whether of body or mind, is a divine gift.
As you pray, remember to weave these truths into the lives of your children. The Lord designed the questions of the young to become moments for telling of His power. Teach them to look to Him not only for healing but for everything, and to cry out to Him when they are afraid. Use your own prayers as a testimony they can hear and imitate. His deepest desire is that they walk in truth.
So continue to ask, and trust the One who fashioned their inmost parts. Take the practical care He has given for the body, but rest your heart in His goodness, knowing that He will be with them through every challenge.
