Daily Devotional

GOD’S DEEP HEALING TOUCH

February 23

hild-beloved, divine healing is the "bread of my children." (Matthew 15:26) Do you know what that means? It means that I love to heal my children. It is like a parent giving nutrient-rich honey flavored, dark delicious bread to you when you receive any healing from your Father. However, healing of the body is not aimed at just turning "bad flesh" into "good flesh." Remember the 10 lepers? (Luke 17:11-19) All ten were healed, but only one was made whole. That one and only that one returned to thank and praise the Lord for his gift of delicious "bread" in healing. What happened to the other nine? They were blessed, but it went no deeper than beneath the surface of their skin. This is not the object for which the healing blessing was intended. You too Child must not be satisfied to play bartering games with your Father. Which is better to enter heaven missing an eye or to enter with your heart in the right place with your Father in Heaven? I think you have the answer. If you want to be healed, be careful that your attitude is not negative or critical of your Father about the healing if it does not come exactly when and where you expect it. The woman with the issue of blood was not healed for twelve years. Did your Father just begin to love her in the twelfth year? Indeed not! She was not ready for the deeper touch from heaven until the twelfth year. She had spent all, and grew worse. At the end of her efforts, her Father was sought with all her heart. Then, she found Him in His healing and life-saving and life-changing power. Your illness may not go away at present no matter what you do or who prays for you. This is not punishment from your Father. It is for you to decide with Job "though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” (Job 13:15) Job released himself to the Father in such a way that he could say and believe that he was not bargaining with God, whether he was healed or not, it did not change his love, affection, honor, praise, worship or opinion of His Father. He also said, "Does not God have the right to allow adversity (difficult and sometimes unexplainable things) to come my way as well as blessing?" (Job 2:10 NKJV) Job's answer was, "yes." He lovingly and with deep trust in the motives of His Heavenly Father abandoned his life into the hands and will of God. This is a blessing waiting for you child. Show maturity, your Father has never played games with you or any of His children. Heaven's timing is not usually lined up with yours. You are greatly loved!

Prayer

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Father, in the name of Jesus, I am glad that you created me in your image. Give me praise and love for you amid my difficulties. Forgive me for making demands on you of healing or any other blessing which I need. I worship and praise you and know that you have my best interest in mind always. This I believe Father in Jesus’ name, amen!