“The Lord will fight for you. You just keep still” – Exodus 14:14
Such a powerful promise verse the Lord has given us in Exodus 14:14, it talks about God’s promise of help and our reliance and trust in Him. But it ever so happens so often that in our day to life we try to do thing according to our human intellect and not rely on God’s infinite support.
A couple of months ago Mira Aunty fell sick and during the doctor visit was asked to do many tests and informed that recovery would be long drawn and expensive. It was time of great turmoil and pain for the entire family. Being bed ridden made things hard and family members cared for her but after few days they had to go back to their office.
Mira aunty had always tirelessly prayed for healing of others and now it was she who needed it urgently. This can be a time of great anguish and grief, knowing that for God it’s possible to give complete healing in a moment. It can make us vulnerable to the lies of the enemies that we did God’s work and yet He has now forsaken us, but we need to then remember and claim the promise God made to us in Joshua 1:5 “I will never leave you or forsake you “. Though people can abandon us, but God will never leave or forsake us.
Lying on bed the only solace at that time was listening to worship songs and praying. It is very easy to thank the Lord and be grateful when things are good but extremely difficult when situation is tough. But in the book of Job, we are told that as Job’s test intensifies and his life belittles him, he answers “will we receive good from God but not also receive bad?”
Mira Aunty held on to her faith and thanked God for His immense blessings in her life as the Lord directs us in Philippians 4:4, 6-7 and the peace of the Lord which surpasses all human understanding came upon her and guarded her mind and heart in Christ Jesus.
For we know that without faith we cannot please God, when we seek God with all our heart, we find him. Mira aunty received her miraculous healing after couple months of agony and pain for we know that with God everything is possible – Matthew 19:26.
Therefore, God is Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals you – Exodus 15:26
Prayer
Abba Father,
Help us to trust in you Lord even though the situation, feelings, people tell us otherwise because you are Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals us. Amen
Sol. Mira Biswas