The Healing of the Nations

UV 532/10,000 Malachi 4 v 2 The Healing of the Nations. “ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.” When we fear the name of God, believe His Word and accept His Son Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, we will receive enlightenment as well as empowerment. We will be healed in our hearts, minds and bodies. Healing of our hearts implies being forgiven and being relieved of the burden of guilt and sin. The joy of salvation will make us gambol and run like calves that have been just released from the imprisonment of dark and dingy stalls of their pen into the joyous sun-lit pastures of freedom and abundance. While tied in the stalls they could only feed on what was given to them, but in the pastures of the Lord, they can choose what to feed on. Indeed, no good thing will be denied to those who fear His name. The initial word , “but” indicates that the destiny of those who do not fear His name will be in sharp contrast. The sun rises and sets every day leaving a portion of mankind in darkness. But, once we move from darkness into the light of the Sun of righteousness, Jesus Christ the Sun will never set in our lives again. Our paths will get brighter and brighter as we mature in our faith, as we feed on His Word, as we claim His promises and as we experience the abundance of His love, mercy, truth and grace. Our self-inflicted wounds as well as those inflicted on us by others will be healed. We will rise from strength to strength and victory to victory on the two healing wings of prayer and the Word. We are grounded in reality like four-legged calves but at the same time, our faith will enable us to fly over the mountains or the challenges of our diverse real-life situations like eagles. We will “go forth” or in other words, we will go places for God. We will not remain where we were when we first trusted Him. Supernatural growth or increase in wisdom, knowledge, understanding and in fruits of the Spirit become our “born again birth right”. We can no longer be bound and held in the stalls of man. We will break all preconceived moulds, prejudices and restrictions. We ourselves will grow up to be like the Sun of righteousness reflecting His image in our lives, our testimony,our communication, our deeds, our impact and our legacy in taking His healing to the nations. Prateep V Philip