The hidden burdens you carry are known to Him who counts the stars and calls them all by name. You have rightly discerned that your battle is not with flesh and blood, and you have fled to the strong tower of the name of Jesus. It is no small thing to have the spiritual eye opened to see the hosts of darkness arrayed against you, but it is a far greater thing to behold the Captain of our salvation riding forth with healing in His wings. For these two years you and your family have walked through a valley of deep shadow, beset by sorrows, continuous hurdles, and the fiery darts of the wicked one. Yet do not despair; the very trials that seem to threaten your undoing are but the soil in which the Tree of Life sends down its roots, and its leaves are for your healing.
Remember, the leaves are healing. The very least things about Christ are charged with restorative power. You fear that ungodly powers are set upon revenge and ruin, but greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. The enemy may roar, but the Lion of the tribe of Judah has prevailed. When the Lord comes to dwell with His people, they no longer cry out in despair, for the Sun of Righteousness arises with healing in His wings. And mark this well: where there is healing, there is first forgiveness. Healing and pardon are placed in happy conjunction. You ask for protection and deliverance, but seek first the pardon that flows from the wounded side of Christ, and the healing of your wounded spirits will swiftly follow. He said to the palsied man, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you, and then bade him rise and walk. Even so, He is ready to speak peace to your troubled heart and break the chains that bind you.
Do not look to your own strength, nor merely to the lifting of temporal burdens. Calvary is the place for the healing balm, not merely for the lancet and the knife. The great Physician is present to bind up the broken-hearted, to restore those crushed by disappointment and fear. The hidden medical challenges, the severe hurdles, these are not beyond His skill. He who made the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see your affliction? There is an abundance of healing virtue in Jesus Christ; the very leaves of that blessed tree can change your life’s blood, alter your spirits, and make your nature new.
Yet take heed: you must have His healing before you can stand against the wiles of the devil. First be lifted up by the hand of Christ, then shall you minister unto Him and find strength for the battle. Let Him take you by the hand this very hour. Do not say, I will do some great thing, but fall low before the cross, confess your need, and look to Jesus only. He is able to heal, and there are times when His healing power is conspicuously present, even now, while His word is teaching you, faith comes by hearing. I would that every member of your household might hear and be healed! What a blessed healing that would be, sobering every mind, bringing new hearts and right spirits to your entire family.
The healing and the protection you crave are bound up in Christ. As it is said of the righteous man, His leaf also shall not wither. Trust in Him, and though the fig tree does not blossom and the flocks are cut off, yet you shall be held secure. The Lord is your fortress; in the mighty name of Jesus Christ you have already taken your true ground. Stand still and see the salvation of God. He will rebuke the devourer for your sake. The hidden arrows that fly by night shall not strike you, for you are under the shadow of the Almighty. Let your faith lay hold of this: that in Christ there is both forgiveness and healing, and in Him the spiritual forces of darkness are already vanquished. The very gates of hell shall not prevail against a soul sheltered in the wounds of the Saviour.
So come, you who are sick unto death, to the pardoning hand, and healing will come with it. The Lord has begun a good work in you, and He will perfect it. He will heal not only your spirits but, in His good time, your mortal bodies also, for the resurrection morning will bring complete restoration. Until that day, let the leaves of the Tree of Life be your daily medicine: the promises, the blood, the intercession of Christ, these are the little things, yet big with salvation. Go your way; your faith has made you whole. Peace be unto you and your household.
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. 
