The prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up. How sweetly you have come in the name of Jesus, for that is the only name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved, and from that name flows every healing stream. I am reminded that the very leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations, and if the leaves be healing, how much more the fruit! The least thing about Christ has virtue in it, and a touch of the hem of His garment by the hand of faith can make the body whole. Bring your son before the Lord, as the palsied man was let down through the roof, and hear the Master say first, "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee," and then, "Arise, take up thy bed, and walk." Healing and pardon are placed in happy conjunction, and where sin is forgiven, the great root of disease is cured, and the body often shares in the blessing.
Did He not heal Peter's wife's mother by taking her by the hand? There was a contact established, and at once the fever left her, and she arose to minister. So lay hold of Christ by a living faith, and let there be a personal contact between your soul and the Great Physician. He used no other remedy in healing our sin-sickness but that of taking our sicknesses and infirmities upon Himself. He bore our griefs and carried our sorrows; therefore He is both able and willing to heal all manner of diseases. Tell the case to Jesus just as you would tell a physician, for He is ready to hear it all. Spread before Him every symptom, the eroded esophagus, the damaged lining, the struggle for breath, and trust Him who made the lungs and knows every part. The power that was present to heal when He taught in Galilee is present still, for He ever lives to intercede. Not only is His fruit sweet and nourishing, but the very leaves are full of healing virtue; even the little promises, the small comforts of His Word, are charged with life for body and soul.
Wait upon the Lord with expectation. These healing leaves do not wither; they are ever fresh. If the healing tarry, it is only that faith may be strengthened and patience have her perfect work. Yet the Sun of Righteousness can arise with healing in His wings in a moment, and I join my prayer with yours that He would soothe the inflammation, open the airways, and guide the hands of the doctors. Above all, trust that if He heals the soul, the body's healing will be added in His time, either here or in the land where the inhabitant shall no more say, "I am sick." May the Lord grant you to see the salvation of God in this dear child, and may the healing be so evident that all shall know it is the finger of God, to the praise of the glory of His grace.