November 2, 1998, Monday

Have you ever been down, physically, emotionally, mentally,

or spiritually? Have you ever considered or asked why the

suffering continued for so long? Who can understand those

types of needs and provide a remedy?

Luke the physician tells us that a woman was suffering from

an ailment and came to Jesus for help---"There was a woman

who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent

over and could in no way raise herself up" (Luk 13:11). This

woman came to Christ to learn and to find hope for her soul,

and then Jesus relieved her bodily infirmity.

John tells of another man that was down and could not get

up. He had seen others healed and he believed, but did not

understand why he had not been healed---"Now a certain

man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years"

(John 5:5). Those that have suffered long in affliction,

may comfort themselves with the fact that God keeps

account and knows how long you have suffered. That

man was raised to walk again.

Paul wrote to the Galatians to remind them of their needs

that God supplied when Paul first met them. God met them

at their place of need--"You know that because of physical

infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first" (Gal 4:13).

The Gospel is always a good place to start to meet your needs.

The Galatians remembered the remedy.

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 person who

is down, the Sun of Rightousness Rises with healing in His

wings. 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!