The meaning of Jehovah Rapha is “The Lord Who Heals.” and is found throughout the Bible, namely, Exodus 15:26, “I am the Lord who heals you.”; Jeremiah 33:6, ” Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.”; Psalm 103:3, “who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases”; Psalm 147:3, ” He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”; and Isaiah 53:5,
“But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed.”
This reference to a healing God is that He is the One who can and will and does give us that internal healing that heals the soul. When God came to Earth in the form of Jesus, His Son, we know that Jesus didn’t just heal physical ailments that people were suffering through at that time, He healed their souls from the sin that was, and is still, keeping us from being with God fully.
So many other religions require that the people make a sacrifice to their god in order to gain favor with them. However, in Christianity, we have a God who loves us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, to be sacrificed for OUR sins! You see, our Christian God saw that we needed something more that would heal us not only physically, but mentally as well as emotionally. None of us deserve this level of love, but He gives it freely.
What does He want in return? He wants our hearts. He wants us to step away from the great tempter who only seeks to keep us from being whole and well. Our God wants us to know a love and healing that doesn’t count what we’ve done in the past against us. Our God is always seeking to show us where we are going, not where we’ve been. Our God is always seeking to meet us where we are and ask that we trust Him to take us where we never thought that we could go. Our God heals those broken pieces that we didn’t know that we had. Our God renews our spirit and makes it whole, again. (Related posts: “My peace I give you” and The Faith of a Mustard Seed)
What did I learn from this? I need God, every minute of every day. He gets me going when it’s hard to get up and go. He fuels my body with purpose even when I cannot predict the outcome. He gives me hope when the world shows me that there are so many who still need Him. He gives me the words to say when I am stuck. He gives me His love and comfort when I need it the most. He’s like a warm blanket by a crackling fire that wraps me up in His comfort and keeps me safe. That is the God that I worship. That is the God that I love because I know that He loves me just as much. (Related post: Reasonings)
So, what can you learn from this? You are never too far gone that God cannot find you. You are never too lost that He won’t give you a guiding hand. You are never so unlovable that God won’t wrap you up and hold you tight. He walks with you on a daily basis, but he needs you to open the door so that you can fully fill His presence. He loves you and wants you to know that He knows your inmost fears and seeks to comfort you in your pain and suffering.
A Joyful Mission 