With His Stripes We Are Healed
What Is It You Would You Have Him Do?
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How truly sad it must be for the agnostics, atheists and unbelievers to watch their children have to suffer with sickness and disease and not be able to approach the throne of God with boldness to ask for their healing. Though I have often tried, I just can not imagine that defencelessness one must expericence when danger is present and you are caught unaware and without any armor what-so-ever to help protect your life or best interests that are at stake from harm. It would be far worse than driving your automobile without any insurance.
In reading Isaiah 53:5, I can take great comfort in knowing that Christ was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.
I have often read this passage and always taken it to mean that if I was sick in body that I could ask God to heal me and that He would hear me and answer accordingly. I have only recently come to realize that it holds much deeper meaning. Not just for me and my body or the people that I care about but everyone.
He was with my aunt, my cousin, my friend and myself that day down in Kentucky when we were on a very steep down grade and the breaks on our van went completely out and the light at the foot of the hill was red and traffic was crossing through and we needed to call on Him.
The Lord has also touched my body a number of times when I was ill and needed to be healed. He was with me that day in the emergency room when I had my heart attack. He was there in the operating room when I had to undergo heart surgery. He was right there with me in the recovery room when I woke up and was on a respirator that was breathing for me.
What a horrible feeling it was to wake up and try to breath only to realize that I couldn't. Such a feeling of shock to think that this is my time, I'm just going to lay here now and die.
Thats when I felt my insurance kick in. That sweet peace in knowing that everythings going to be alright because I am armor protected and He is right here with me.
By His stripes we are healed. Its so deep. So beyond just me and my petty sicknesses. What about on 9/11 when so many dear loved ones had their lives snuffed out without a moments notice? He knew when they were beating Him way back then and laying those bloody stripes all over His body that they were being placed there for the healing of so many broken hearts that would be left in agony in the City of New York the year of 2001.
What is it you would have Him to do for you? Are you sick in mind or body or know someone else who may be, that needs a touch? Perhaps you are going through a terrible divorce and your heart is being torn apart like you never knew that it could be. Maybe you have just lost a close loved one and just don't know how to cope with the loss.
Just take it to Him right now, He is there. GCJ
In reading Isaiah 53:5, I can take great comfort in knowing that Christ was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.
I have often read this passage and always taken it to mean that if I was sick in body that I could ask God to heal me and that He would hear me and answer accordingly. I have only recently come to realize that it holds much deeper meaning. Not just for me and my body or the people that I care about but everyone.
He was with my aunt, my cousin, my friend and myself that day down in Kentucky when we were on a very steep down grade and the breaks on our van went completely out and the light at the foot of the hill was red and traffic was crossing through and we needed to call on Him.
The Lord has also touched my body a number of times when I was ill and needed to be healed. He was with me that day in the emergency room when I had my heart attack. He was there in the operating room when I had to undergo heart surgery. He was right there with me in the recovery room when I woke up and was on a respirator that was breathing for me.
What a horrible feeling it was to wake up and try to breath only to realize that I couldn't. Such a feeling of shock to think that this is my time, I'm just going to lay here now and die.
Thats when I felt my insurance kick in. That sweet peace in knowing that everythings going to be alright because I am armor protected and He is right here with me.
By His stripes we are healed. Its so deep. So beyond just me and my petty sicknesses. What about on 9/11 when so many dear loved ones had their lives snuffed out without a moments notice? He knew when they were beating Him way back then and laying those bloody stripes all over His body that they were being placed there for the healing of so many broken hearts that would be left in agony in the City of New York the year of 2001.
What is it you would have Him to do for you? Are you sick in mind or body or know someone else who may be, that needs a touch? Perhaps you are going through a terrible divorce and your heart is being torn apart like you never knew that it could be. Maybe you have just lost a close loved one and just don't know how to cope with the loss.
Just take it to Him right now, He is there. GCJ
