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NASB | 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts and encourages us in every trouble so that we will be able to comfort and encourage those who are in any kind of trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. |
Subject: No healing? why? |
Bible Note: inmyheart Well written, and for the most part correct. Again I do not believe many would argue that God heals. The problems becomes who decides when, where and how? God or man Today much of the teaching on healing attempts to place man in charge and God the one that responds. God is in control and He and He alone will decide when, where and how each of us will receive what He desires for us. The choice other than having faith in God is not man’s, but rather God’s. I have seen God heal miraculously. I have seen him heal through others. And I have seen Him heal through the hands of doctors and surgeons. To limit God and say he has to heal miraculously, right now as I pray for healing, and in this place is where we have a difference between fact and fiction. The other fallacy is to say God always has to heal as we desire. Some time it evidently serves God purpose not to heal. Why? Most of the time we have no idea why. Sometimes it seems glorify God better, examples; David Ring Joni Eareckson Tada and even Billy Graham. I once saw and heard a man sing of God’s love and His healing power from a wheel chair. I can attest I will care that picture of love into eternity it made such an impression. Lastly I would ask what is most important, healing or salvation? If it is salvation, then I ask, why do we have all this talk about healing? Some will say because miracles proves God’s existence. If you need miracles to prove God exists then where is the faith? Besides look at the children of Israel, they saw more miracles at the hand of God in the Exodus than any group of people before or since. Yet in most cases, in as little as three days, they were in doubt. I have often said to myself if I walked through the Red Sea on ‘dry ground’ with water stacked up on either side that would be convincing proof. However it wasn’t the Children of Israel were doubting God three days later. Look at how many saw Jesus perform one miracle after another yet when the time came they cried, “let His blood be on us and our children.” Yes God is still in the healing business, He just does it His way to His pleasure not at our command. EdB |