Good Morning All,
Jeremiah 17:14; “Heal me, O Lord, and
I will be healed. Rescue me, and I will be rescued. You
are the one I praise.”
Have you ever had someone tell you to eat or drink something
because “it’s good for what ails you?”
It is really amazing all the things they tell you to try to fix whatever
is wrong with you. I think what
fascinates me the most is how the advice about what is and what isn’t good for
you changes from year to year. A few
years ago, I had a heart attack. I was
put on fish oil pills, 4 pills a day.
They told me that the omega-3 was good for me. Now I read where omega-3 may cause some types
of cancer. Coffee was good and then bad
but now it is sort of ok again.
Who really knows where
eggs are? They jump from good to bad
like some version of a tennis match. If
you add in all the folk” remedies, it would seem that everything is both good
and bad for you at the same time. No
wonder I get a headache but I am told chamomile tea will fix that.
While some of our
physical ails might be helped by a little herbal tea, the contentment of our
heart and soul cannot. When it comes to
our soul and to our heart the only real healing comes from God. The pain that exists in our heart is not
easily soothed. It takes a lot of care
and a loving touch. This we receive only
through Jesus.
We see and experience so
much pain in this world. Some seem so
chaotic, such as a child that falls off a bike and dies of a brain injury. Some
seem so cruel and random. Some seem so self-destructive we wonder why we even
do them. Yet all these actions cause a
tremendous amount of pain and doubt, both of our own worth and of God’s
love. We wallow in self-pity and in
pain. Yet the biggest effect is that it
erodes our relationships. We are no
longer able to trust our family and friends, our selves or God. We see all these as enemies because of the
pain which we endure.
Despite all of our
efforts, we find no comfort; we find no healing. There is nothing in this world that is “good
for what ails us.” Our only source of
comfort and hope comes from Jesus. It is
only through his redeeming sacrifice that we are truly healed. It is through his grace that we are rescued
from the pain that the devil inflicts upon us.
Through all the pain of this world we must always remember that we are
God’s redeemed children and that the plight of this world will pass but God’s
love will not. Our only hope is in
Christ; hold onto to that everlasting truth as it will cure what ails you.
Dear Father in heaven, you give us healing
in your Word and the soothing balm of your love. Give us that sense of your touch in our
lives. Comfort us and give us the
assurance of your everlasting love. Be
with those who especially are battling health or family struggles. Give them your comfort and move us to be your
arms and loving hands. In Jesus precious
name we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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