The Alpha of Healing

UV 3058/10000 The Alpha of Healing
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Exodus 15 v 26
The only way to know what is right in the sight of the Lord is to study His word diligently. His word is the voice of the Lord. We need to incline our ear always to hear the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit reminding us of what the Lord has spoken to us in the past. This injunction to listen diligently to the voice of the Lord, to hear and obey His commands is followed by an amazing promise – that He will not allow any of the diseases to come upon us. He will preserve us from all such afflictions, the ten plagues released by Moses on Egypt. Not only does He promise us health, He also promises us healing in the event of any of us being so afflicted or affected by any sickness.
God has revealed Himself as Jehovah Rapha- the One who has authority and power to heal all types of diseases. While diseases came into this world due to the fall of man from the moral and spiritual order ordained by the Creator, the Lord redeems us from all types of sickness when we repent and cry out to Him. Jesus is the new covenant’s equivalent of the Balm of Gilead. He is the Physician who can heal broken hearts and mend broken minds and lives. Healing then is not just physical. It is spiritual, psychological, mental, personal, social and national. He can cure nations of their afflictions if the people humble themselves, repent and turn to Him for healing of the land.
When Job was afflicted with severe skin disease, the Lord restored his skin to resemble that of new born babies. No disease, no sickness, no affliction is beyond the healing power of the Lord. Jesus proved this beyond doubt when He healed incurable diseases like leprosy, healed people born blind or deaf or mute. When we study the Word of God diligently day after day, our faith expands and we are ready to believe and receive our healing. It is not the Lord’s will that any man suffers but it is also His sovereign will how and when He heals those who are afflicted. There are many instances of people being healed when doctors had given up hope. There are also instances where the Lord chose not to interfere with the progression of the ailment. But we should seek comfort and find strength in the fact that one of the identities that come from a specific expansion of “ I am who I Am” is “ I am the Lord who heals you.” Healing is a promise that flows from our covenant relationship with the Lord.