Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Looking for Answers

Yesterday morning my husband and I went to a friend's funeral.  In all the years we knew him, he battled the disease that eventually took his life.  He was never healed of that disease, although I'm sure he would have been glad to have been free of it.  However, he now has the "ultimate" healing in heaven, free of all sickness and pain.

What do we mean when we talk about healing?  It's a word we seem to throw around a lot.  It's a word we associate with diseases like cancer and diabetes.  We use it in connection with sin in general, or with specific sins.  We talk about healing in reference to addictions.  We even sometimes use the word in reference to inanimate objects, like computers for example.  (This is a fresh example to me as there was no "healing" for my laptop this week and it has now been replaced!)

What do the Scriptures teach us about healing?  That's our topic as we examine the name Jehovah-Rapha, the Lord who heals.  We're continuing to search the Word of God for answers to our questions.

Let's begin today by reviewing last week's lesson.  What did you learn from the Scriptures you examined in our last lesson?  Jehovah-Rapha heals, but what does He heal?  Write a summary statement on what you learned.

Today I'm going to give you another list of Scriptures to examine, to analyze.  Again the assignment is to ask questions of the text, to see what you learn about who or what is healed, when, why, how, etc.  We'll put it all together in the next few days.
  • Exodus 15:26
  • 1 Chronicles 21:10-14
  • Numbers 12:9-13
  • Psalm 38:1-3
  • Isaiah 1:4-6
  • John 9:1-3
  • John 5:5-8, 14
  • 1 Corinthians 11:27-32
  • Philippians 2:25-30
  • 1 Timothy 5:22-25
  • James 5:14-16
Keep in mind that we are on a journey together.  The Holy Spirit is our Teacher.  We may not get all the answers we're looking for in one day, but day by day, little by little, "precept upon precept", it will all come together.  I'm thrilled to be taking this journey with you, and I would love to hear back from you about insights you have gained on our journey!

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