September 6, 1998, Sunday

Have you been ever been hurt in an accident and needed a

physician? Have you ever been wounded in battle or from

attack? Have you ever suffered the loss of a loved one and

experienced the pain and void that it brought? How can a

a person recover, be restored, and remedied of the pain?

Certainly if you have lived on this planet, some of the

above painful events have happened in your life. Many people

ask, "Why?, How could God do that, or let that happen?".

That's a good question and you're in good company with

some of the wisest people that ever lived that asked the

same question. Isaiah tells us that God does inflict, or

allow the pain in our lives: "The LORD binds up the bruises

of His people and heals the wounds He inflicted (Isa 30:26).

God takes responsibility for the fact that He made us,

and that we are His responsibility. A parent with a child

that has an accident feels the same responsibility, and

hurts for the child. But the parent understands later

that the child made its own decision to take that chance

that resulted in the painful accident, and it was not

the fault of the parent. Even though God made us, He

has given us individual minds and wills to make good

or even bad choices that could result in very painful

situations. However He still helps us when we fall.

The Psalmist tells us: "He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds (Psa 147:3).

Many of our hurts are self inflicted from our own

mistakes, but we have a Heavenly Father that continues

to help and to heal. The Psalmist tells us: "He does

forgive all your sins and heals all your diseases, He

redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with

love and compassion, He satisfies your desires with

good things so that your youth is renewed like the

eagle's (Psa 103:3-5).

Let us remember who is the God that is our Healer. God's

name is Jehová Rophe. He is the God that is our Healer.

He binds up our wounds and heals all of our infirmities. To

the brokenhearted, He comforts the soul. To the bruised

person, He applies His tender care and affection to ease

the pain. Lift your hands to Him and Praise Him today for

the fact that He is the God that heals us of the spiritual

infirmities that trouble us!