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Today's Scripture

How blessed is God! And what a blessing He is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in Him. Long before He laid down earth's foundation, He had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love. Long, long ago He decided to adopt us into His family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure He took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of His lavish gift-giving by the hand of His beloved Son.

-Ephesians 1:3-6 (MSG)

Additional Scripture

-Psalm 23

-Psalm 103:1-5

-Psalm 147-1-6

 

Reflect on the Word

All of us are in need of healing. We were made by a good God for a perfect world. Because of the presence of sin in this world, we instead find ourselves in a broken and warped world that is constantly trying to break and warp us. We all bear the scars of sin, brokenness, decay and death in our bodies, minds and souls.

But God loves us too much to leave us in this broken state. Ephesians 1:3-6 tells us that because of God's love, He is working to make us "whole and holy by His love." He was willing to give His own son for our healing and restoration. Because of this great love, we have faith that when we are in the presence of God, He is working for our healing and restoration.

Everything we ache for finds fulfillment in Jesus. He is our healer-the one who sees our pain and cares for us. There is no place we can find healing and hope apart from Him.

God's healing is comprehensive: body, mind and spirit. We're given a glimpse of this reality on Earth and anticipate the full experience when we see Him face to face.

There is no malady of body or soul that He will not tend to, though some healing will not happen this side of heaven. In faith, we believe that simply being in His presence restores us. Whatever healing that we need, we can rest that now partially, and one day fully, God will "satisfy our desires with good things" when we are in His presence.

 

Prayer + Contemplation

  1. Re-read today's Scripture passages. Reflect on where in your life you currently need physical or spiritual healing. Bring these places to God and rest in His presence, believing in faith that He will heal them, either on this side of heaven or when we stand in His presence.
  2. Humbly and faithfully ask the Holy Spirit to heal the broken places in your body, mind and spirit. Use any words or phrases that stood out to you from today's Scripture passages to pray God's promises back to Him.
  3. Who in your life needs physical, mental or spiritual healing? Take a moment to pray for the needs that the Holy Spirit brings to you. Pray the promises of God on behalf of those individuals.