Health Issues

As we all get older and face mortality, we think more and more about whom and what we leave behind. When doctors tell us of warning signs and medical risks, while we would be smart to heed them, I do place a higher emphasis upon the Holy Spirit and His wisdom and judgment than the doctors. It is not that I do not respect the doctors immense knowledge and experience, I simply trust and depend upon the Lord more! That being said, have we thought about our latter years lately? What if we are told that we face impending health issues? What if the doctors warn of past and or present conditions that could lead to an early departure? The closer our relationship with the Lord, the more confidence we have facing any challenge, in particular our health. Exodus 15:26, Psalm 103:3, Jeremiah 30:17, Deuteronomy 7:15 all speak to the "Healer" Who is God. Asa, sought the medical experts rather than God and died! (2 Chronicles 16:12-13) Ahaziah sought out the god of Ekron and died (2Kings 1:2-4) Doctors do a great work but they in no way compare to the Creator and Sustainer not just of this world, but of you and me. In my mind, when I hear a doctor's prognosis and diagnosis, I take this as a second opinion. I then go to the Lord for His opinion and make a decision from there.

Is any among you sick? Let him 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 will save the sick . . . . (James 5:14-15)

He is still JEHOVAH-RAPHA . . . The Lord Who heals!