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Rophe


Isa:38:20
The Lord is ready to heal me

He is my healer. He is able. He is ready. 
That is the hope that we have in our God. That His name is Jehovah Rophe. His name reflects His character. His very nature is to touch and heal. There is not a single character in the Bible who came genuinely to God and did not receive healing. There is no sickness that He cannot heal. There is no person whom He does not will to heal. 
Then why doesn't healing happen always? The reasons are probably four pronged (there might be more. You can add on in the comment section) 

💠 Sickness is a consequence of sin. Diseases which were not in God's plan for mankind, creeped into this world along with sin. And sickness and death will be there as long as sin exists. Not in a way, because you sinned, you will be punished. But as a general consequence. Yet the hope that all these were dealt on the cross sustains us. He was whipped so we could be healed. The ultimate consequence of death He has dealt on the cross. Therefore we look forward to a life after death, without any sickness. 

💠 Sickness is a pointer. Pointer that man is designed to live a life of dependance. The moment he deviates from this purpose as he sins, that is declararion of independence, that is rebellion. God uses many difficulties as pointers. Have I forgotten my God? Have I grabbed from Him the throne? Remember as Hezekiah humbled himself before God and wept bitterly, the Lord provided healing. 

💠 As we go through sicknesses, we are identifying ourselves with the suffering of Christ. It is a privilege to suffer. Job's friends got it all wrong. They never knew of a Saviour who would suffer without any sin in Him. So they could not understand why Job should suffer without any sin in him as well. 

💠 As we go through diseases, like Hezekiah do we praise Him? Do we ascertain our faith? Do we proclaim faith despite evidence to the contrary? Even if we doubt do we firmly believe He is the healer God? Even when we are not able to see the silver line beyond the dark clouds, will we yet praise Him? Will we yet thank Him for He is a good God? 
Will we be able to say, even if He doesn't.......? 
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