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Jehovah Raphah


Heal me, Lord , and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
Jeremiah 17:14

One of God's name is Jehovah Rapha which means God heals. Sickness and illness is a consequence of sin and sin is something which our Holy God abhors. So it's natural that sickness or disease is not something which God would entertain. So when His children fall sick, He feels the pain too. Be it physical, mental or emotional or spiritual. And He is Jehovah Rapha who wants to heal. 
But many a times we see God not healing. And man asks the question why?
Just like Job, God allows such things in our life so that our inner man would be healed. Job had a self righteousness to deal with. Paul had to learn that His grace is sufficient. And that's why he allows sicknesses.
My mother was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis, we believed God would heal. But she succumbed to the sickness after 15years of toil. But through it all she learnt to trust and grow more in faith. We all did.
Where as my wife was diagnosed with cancer 8 years back. Here too we believed she would be healed. And heal did He. 
God has His own ways of doing things. Trust in His ways. He will not let anything happen to us, beyond what we can tolerate. All things God works for good for those who live Him and are called according to His purpose.

God is able to heal. That's what we need to believe. Not that God will heal.

"Even if He doesn't" 
Will we able to echo with Sadrach, Mesech and Abednego?

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  1. Yes 😰
    Even when the fig tree gets withered I'll still praise Him for His mercy and goodness šŸ™

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    1. Yes. Absolutely. The fig tree withers or not. I will trust in Him

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