Last week, at vacation bible school we learned about God mending the world and one of the areas on which we focused was how God and Jesus healed Their people. I decided to share this important lesson from our bible school with you.

The Bible is full of stories of Jesus healing people. We can read about Him healing the man with leprosy, the little girl who lay dead in her bed, two blind men, the woman who was bent over for 18 years, His friend Lazarus, the paralyzed man, a Gentile woman’s demon-possessed daughter and a man with a withered hand to name a few.  The one thing all of these healings had in common was they were all based on faith. Sometimes the faith was in the person being healed and sometimes it was in Jesus Himself.  Every single person who came to Jesus seeking healing received it.

All of these people were broken physically and Jesus healed and changed their current existence. When He provided the Israelites water in the desert He said, “I am the Lord, who heals you” (Exodus 15:26). Because of words and His actions, we know we can trust His mending powers to bring us newness, health and wholeness.

Because we know of His goodness and power, we can bring our aching bodies, grieving and broken hearts and anxious minds to Him for His restoring touch. He can renew  what we fear might be hopeless, wrong and beyond repair. But, we are not damaged goods and broken beyond repair. He will heal us and give us a glimpse of heaven where we will all be healed and fully alive forever.  Let yourself ask for healing and know through your faith, there is hope with God who loves you unconditionally. Our hope is in You, the Great Life Giver and Healer. Thanks be to God!

Patty