God's Promise to Us - When We Are sick

Thought For Today - May 18
God's Promise To Us -  When We Are Sick
By: Robert A. Searles

     Once there was a place called Eden, according to the Holy word of God, wherein was planted the tree of life.  God created a man, made in God's own image, whose name was Adam, and from Adam's rib he made woman whose name was Eve, and God gave them Eden for their paradise home, wherein life, health, and happiness did prevail – no death, no sickness, no hard times. No evil was present there while God walked among them.

     “And the Lord God formed man of  the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.  And out of the ground made the Lord to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, .  The tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” Genesis 2: 7,  8, 9.

     “And the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it, and the Lord commanded the man, saying – of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Gen 2: 15, 16. 17.

     “And the  Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof, and the rib which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.” Genesis 2: 21,22.

There was not known to Adam and Eve in Eden, death, sickness, sorrow, or hard times, and lack of fellowship with God until, the fall of man, when Eve chose to follow the advice of  the serpent, who beguiled her, and she ate of the tree which God had forbidden, resulting in  the penalty of death for disobedience.

     “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made, and he said unto the woman, yea, hath God said, ye shalt not eat of every tree of the garden?” Genesis 3: 1.

 “And the serpent said unto the woman, ye shall not surely die, for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.  And when the woman saw that the tree was  good for food,  and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a  tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit  thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.” Genesis 3: 4,5,6.

     “And the Lord God said unto the serpent, because  thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field.  Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all  the days of thy life, and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and  her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, and thy desire shalt be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.  And unto Adam he said, because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, thou shalt not eat of it, cursed is the ground for thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shalt it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.  In the  sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return.” Genesis 3: 14-19.

Thus entered into the world of men and women, that  which they had never known before -  sickness, followed eventually by death, and condemnation, and separation from fellowship with God who is the very source of life and health.  Henceforth we are all subject to sickness, and eventually death, of our body while on earth, and eternal separation of our soul from God unless we are born again by receiving The Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior.

What are God's promises to us when we are sick? As a result of Adam's and Eve's disobedience, the whole human race, past, present, and future became infected with a terrible disease known as sin. The outcome of sin is sickness and death, and eternal seperation  from God in Hell, unless a cure is found and applied

The great physcian, the lord Jesus Christ has the cure for the disease of sin, his own blood shed on the cross, and freely offers it to all, who by faith will receive it.  “Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you”.

“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.  Bless the Lord , O my soul,  and forget not all his benefits   Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.” Psalm 103 1-5. 

     Whatever the nature of our sickness, whether it be a physical problem or a spiritual one, we can call upon the great physcian for help, and  he has promised to help us.

     “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils, and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: himself took our infirmities, and bare our sickness. “ Matthew 8: 16, 17. 

     “Is any sick among you?  :Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him.  Anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” James 5: 14, 15. 

It is always God's will to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we call upon him in faith, claiming his mercy, and confess our sins, and ask his forgiveness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and give us the assurance of eternal life, and a home in heaven. 

God is able to heal all our physical aliments as well, if it be his perfect will to do so in each individual's situation.  However, sometimes God has his reasons for not granting healing to a paticular individual, his reasons being known only to himself.  In that case we have an even more precious promise from God.

     “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou  art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23: 4.

    Let each of us today, when we are beset with sin, or sick with  a physical disease, seek out the great physician, the Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that his will be  accomplished in our lives.    

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