How many among us think that we are not worthy to be
healed? "I don't deserve to be healed". "I am no good." "Why would God care for
me?"
The dad of that poor demonic boy also had his doubts:
"But if you can do anything, take pity of us and help us." (Mark 9:22b)
Did you notice the"if"? "If" is always related to
doubt: "If I have time I will help you." Does this make us feel better? I don't
think so!
Jesus reprimanded that dad: "If you can... Anything is
possible for him who believes ." (Mark 9:22b,NIV). It's only then that the dad
realized that he was a doubter: "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief."
(Mark 9:23b, NIV)
I have met people who want to be healed, but they
aren't. Why? If you dig deeper, you usually will learn that they are holding on
to some kind of a lie that has been fed to them, lies such as: "I don't deserve
to be healed"; "I am not important to God"; or "Why would God heal me?"...
How would each of us react if one of our children came
up to us and said, "I am in real trouble, and I know you can help me. However,
I'm not sure you will, because I'm not sure you love me that much. I'm not sure
you care." The truth is, this attitude would serve to render us depressed, for
it would indicate that our child really doesn't trust us!
Our Heavenly Father loves us way more than earthly
parents ever could. This is why Jesus died on a cross, and He would have done
so, even if it had been for only one of us. He loves us. He is nuts about us! "
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If our Heavenly Father is willing to sacrifice His son
to save us, wouldn't He want to move Heaven and Earth to heal us?
The one who jumps in and plants these doubts in our
heads is the evil one. As we listen to him and agree with him, he will give us
even more doubts. In these situations, we unawaringly cross over to his side:
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." (John18:10a, NIV). But
wait, it isn't logical that we would want to side with him! He is the one who is
always ready to jump on us and devour us: "Be self-controlled and allert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around like a rotating lion looking for someone to
devour. Resist him , standing firm in the faith..." (1 Peter 5:8a, NIV).
If we side with our Heavenly Father, however, our
mustard seed-sized faith will produce miracles, not only for ourselves, but for
others as well. Our Father wants us to be healthy!
The quesstion is, do we want to be healed? If so,
let's throw out all of our doubts and begin trusting in our Father who loves us
genuinely. One doubt is all it takes to miss out miracle!
One day as I was walking along the road, I did
something to my foot and it began to hurt. Suddenly I found myself limping
badly, as each step sent excruciating pain through my foot and ankle. My first
thought: "I better turn around and go back home!" It's then that I heard my
Heavenly Father: "Trust Me and walk in faith." I took it to heart and continued
to walk. Every step became easier and easier. I just kept declaring, "My foot is
healed." Within minutes I was walking without any problems.
This was way better than doubting and continuing to
limp, don't you think? And such occasions bring us so much closer to our Father
who loves us.
Rob Chaffart
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