Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. Psalm 103:2-3
He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” Exodus 15:26
From the moment a child is born, we instinctively look for “normal”—ten fingers, ten toes, a healthy cry. We are hardwired to recognize wholeness because we were created for it. When we encounter sickness, our default is to seek a solution; in fact, the entire field of medicine is a pursuit of returning the “abnormal” to its rightful “normal.”
Sickness is a byproduct of the brokenness we discussed in Session 1, but it is not God’s final word. In the Old Testament, God revealed Himself as Jehovah Rapha—The Lord Who Heals. In the New Testament, Jesus validated this by spending His ministry reversing the work of the devourer. He didn’t just preach; He restored sight, mended limbs, and raised the dead. He saw lives being “stolen and destroyed” and intervened with abundant life. Today, we call upon that same healing power.
“Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation..” Augustine of Hippo
The Healer’s Presence: Acknowledge God as the Great Physician. Thank Him for every time He has sustained your health and kept your body functioning.
Personal Restoration: Bring your specific physical needs, or those of loved ones, before the Lord. Ask for the “Healing Grace” of Jesus to touch areas of chronic pain, disease, or weakness. Pray for a “reversal” of any “abnormal” condition in your body.
The Medical Gatekeepers: Pray for doctors, nurses, and researchers. Ask God to give them divine wisdom to “put things right” and to recognize that their skill is an extension of God’s common grace to humanity.
Take five minutes to sit in silence and reflect on this:
Psalm 103 tells us “never forget the good things He does.” Often, we focus so much on the one thing that is “wrong” that we forget the thousands of things God is currently keeping “right” in our bodies.
Ask yourself: Can I trust the “Physician” even when the “medicine” of my current situation is bitter? How can I praise Him for the wholeness I have, while still petitioning Him for the healing I need?