Day Eleven | March 6 Healer of My Body

Healing is the process of becoming well or being restored. It was one of the hallmarks of Jesus’ ministry, with 37 healing miracles recorded in the Gospel accounts. But, when we dive deep into these, we discover that the healing of our bodies can take many forms.

Instant Cure. Oftentimes, we see Jesus speak and a person is instantly cured. These are, typically, the healings that we pray for: quick, immediate, decisive. Miracles like this still happen; in ways we cannot really comprehend or control, they still occur. These healings have been proven medically and scientifically, but they are extremely rare.

Miracle of God’s Undertaking. God undertakes by nature to heal us. An example of this is if we cut our thumb, and we don’t do anything to it except to keep it clean, and by a miracle of nature – God’s nature – the body heals itself. God undertakes through doctors and nurses and medicine. God undertakes through other people to bring about healing in our life. It’s written into the very nature of things, and that’s one of God’s healing miracles, too.

Miracle of God’s Leading. God sometimes leads us to a cure. He may lead us to a doctor or a healing remedy, or a healing community. When it happens, most of us readily confess: “God guided in this!”

Miracle of God’s Grace. Not every malady or physical condition is going to be healed. We may face a condition that will stay with us forever – a painful circumstance, a su ering disease – in mind, body, or soul. Paul called it his “thorn in the flesh.” Sometimes, though, how we handle our troubles becomes a powerful witness. When people can see us overcoming with the glory of God on our faces, and with a radiant faith on our tongues, people can come to know the miracle of the su ciency of God’s grace.

The Miracle of the Triumphant Crossing. One day, we all will die, yet death can be the passage from life to eternal life – if we know the miracle of a triumphant crossing. The ultimate healing miracle of God comes in the resurrection, because in the resurrection, we are born into a new Kingdom.

Our job is to continue to pray for healing and to comfort those going through the struggles of life –to always remind people that God is the One who heals. We need to stay focused on God’s presence with us – in whatever form our healing may take. The hymn writer Adelaide A. Pollard shows us how to do that:

“Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me I pray! Power, all power, surely is thine! Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!”