The Healing of Wounds

UV 814/10,000 The Healing of Wounds He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds Psalm 147 v 3 Every human being in some aspect or at some level is wounded. The wounds may be psychological, emotional or spiritual. Pain in life is inevitable. But the wounds need to heal and not allowed to fester and get infected. Just as we have a variety of wounds, the Lord has a variety of ways in which He binds the wounds and heals our inner hurt. Jesus healed in a variety of ways. He healed some by merely commanding, “ Be healed” or by saying, “ You are made whole.” In the case of one deaf man, He spat and applied the spit mixed with mud on the deaf man’s ears. He then asked him to wash it off. To the paralysed man, He said, “ pick up your mat and walk.” Some were healed instantly but in many cases, the healing could have been progressive and happened over a period of time. In some cases, He directed the one who needed healing to do a certain act or actions just as Elijah asked Naaman to dip himself in the Jordan seven times to obtain healing. In every case, the one who is broken hearted and needs healing persisted in faith. We need to believe and know that He can and will heal us. No sickness is too small for Him to heal. No disease or wound is too critical or severe for Him to be unable to heal. What He binds is bound, what He heals is healed forever. Some wounds that are caused by our own wilful sin are healed by maintaining a broken and contrite spirit towards the Lord. We throw ourselves at His mercy. Some wounds are healed by our releasing forgiveness upon those who hurt us. The Lord empathises or feels our pain as if it were His own. Many are healed by applying the Word to their inner wounds. Indeed, it is true that “ by His stripes, we are healed.” When Jesus heals, He does not heal partially or temporarily give relief. He heals us in spirit, mind and body as no physician or doctor can. He is a specialist of specialists. Like the Good Samaritan, He will pour in the oil and the wine, the oil symbolizing the anointing of the Holy Spirit and the wine, the spirit of hope and encouragement. Jesus once said in a time of prayer at our home, “ Remember the fountain of blood from my feet, the stream of blood from my knees and hands, the blood from the wounds ploughed on my back and the wounds on my head and face.” He revealed that He is the “Bridegroom of Blood” to His own. He not only redeems us by His blood sacrifice of His own life but heals us spiritually, psychologically and emotionally by His five wounds. He is the metaphoric Balm of Gilead. He is the Balm who keeps us calm even in stormy or choppy waters. Prateep V Philip