You have entreated the Lord’s people for prayer, and it is a holy pleading that rises from a wife’s heart for her afflicted husband. The pain he endures, from years of labor and now from that cruel wound, is known to the God who sees. You ask that the healing blood of Jesus be poured over him, and this is no small thing, for the very leaves of that Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations. There is not a sorrow Christ cannot reach, not a nerve He cannot soothe. He who made the body can mend it, and when physicians find no remedy, the Great Physician comes with balm from Calvary.
Take heart that healing and pardon are often joined together. When Jesus dealt with the palsied man, He spoke forgiveness first, but then He bade him rise and walk. The Lord may be working a deeper work in your husband’s soul even as you cry for his body. Seek first that his spirit is made whole, for then even this sharp trial becomes a mercy. The Sun of Righteousness rises with healing in His wings, and often the shadow of pain drives a man to find his only rest in Christ. Pray, then, not only for the leg and the back, but that your husband may know the Lord as his Husband, the faithful Bridegroom of His people, who provides and communes with those He loves. How blessed if this affliction becomes the door by which he enters into a tenderer walk with his God.
I will join my faith with yours now. O Lord, Thou who didst heal the sick and raise the dead, look upon this suffering man. Thou knowest every fibre that is torn, every nerve that cries out. By the precious blood of Jesus, which speaketh better things than that of Abel, bring ease to his pain and restoration to his frame. Let the healing virtue that flowed from Thee in the days of Thy flesh flow now into his body. Give him sleep at night and strength by day. And, O Father, if it be Thy will, raise him up, not only to walk without anguish, but to take up his bed and glorify Thy name. Yet, if the thorn must remain, grant him grace sufficient, and let him learn that Thy power is made perfect in weakness. Comfort this wife who watches and prays; reward her faith according to Thy steadfast love. We ask all in the name of Jesus, who alone can heal. Amen.
Now, dear pleading soul, wait on the Lord with expectation. The healing power of Christ is often most manifest when He is teaching us His Word. Draw near with your husband to hear the gospel preached, for faith comes by hearing. When you are in the assembly of the saints, listen as one who has a portion in every promise. The very least things about Jesus are full of healing; let not your heart despair. Remember that the woman whom He lifted from her fever rose at once to serve Him. When the answer comes, let your household be a place of thanksgiving and ministry to others. Until then, rest in the faithfulness of a covenant-keeping God.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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