Subject: why go to a doctor for healing |
Bible Note: When I first read your request I took out my notes on health and healing and came up with over 50 scriptures that I believe would prove that God is the only healer we need. In His word from Ex 15:26 to Rev healing is available to all. Since that day I have come to the realization that you most likely would not look up 50 plus scriptures and if I typed them out my fingers would hurt so I chose a couple that I believe support my point. Prov 4 20-22 incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them and health to all their flesh. Ex 23 25-26 I will take sickness away from thee Ps 103 2-3 Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all His benefits Who forgives all thine iniquities who heals all thine diseases Deut 28 where every disease is called a curse and Is53 5-6 1Pet 2 24 where it says Jesus became the curse for us. Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. It is my belief that not getting sick and not needing medical help is preferential to sickness and disease. Jesus was never sick so our hope should be to follow His example and not be sick. I also live in the same world you do and that is why I know faith in Gods ability and desire to heal the sick is extremely important. When you have a headache you may reach for tylenol and one of the possible side effects is coma. When you have cancer the doctor may prescribe prednisone and one of the side effects is vomiting blood or he may give you cytoxin a chemical used in adgent orange. It is well know that depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain but one of the side efffects of prozac is suicide. So you may not see the same thing in the scriptures that I do but I have no doubt that Gods Word is a far better medicine than doctors supply the survival rate is greater and the side effects are easier to handle. If medical help is required it is my opinion you better pray because the alternatives can be scary. |