The grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day,” were the words from the lips of the king, that rang through the corridors and echoed in the courts of the Temple. Healing To pray unto the Lord for healing as Hezekiah did is not strange to the children of God. The Lord hath promised, “I am the LORD that healeth thee” (Exodus 15:26). In His Word, the afflicted are exhorted to pray, and the sick to “call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing 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” (James 5:14, 15). His power to heal is still made manifest to those who put their trust in Him. A curse is pronounced upon those who look to the arm of flesh and fail to put their trust in God. God was displeased with Asa who “sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians” (II Chronicles 16:12). Asa found no healing, and died; but Hezekiah prayed, and lived. Some would point to the plaster of figs that Isaiah told Hezekiah to lay upon the boil as an example of using earthly remedies. It was not expected that the figs would heal the boil, nor that the waters of Jordan would heal leprosy. The clay that Jesus used to anoint the eyes of the blind man was no more a remedy for blindness than the oil of anointing that is placed upon the forehead by the elders of the church. Obedience to the word of command, and faith in God bring healing to the sick, and no aids or helps are necessary to accomplish His purpose. Let those who serve God put their trust solely in Him “who healeth all thy diseases” (Psalm 103:3).
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:10:00 +0000
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