BEING PERSISTENT IN CALLING OUT FOR HEALING

Our hope for healing is not centered on what we think we may deserve but is founded on the grace of God given to those who believe in Jesus. When we give our will and lives over to the care of God, we become His precious children and are given an inheritance based on His love and favour towards us.  There is no unimportant child in the family of God.

Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Psalm 30:2; Matthew 7:7 NIV)

There is a story in the Bible of a blind man named Bartimaeus who was sitting by the roadside begging when he heard the noise of a great crowd passing by. He must have asked what the noise was all about and was told that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He started to shout, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!” Many told him to be quiet but that did not stop him for he shouted even more. 

When we call out to God for healing, are we persistent? 

Jesus ignored the crowd and stopped and said to them, “Call him.” At this the crowd said, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing his cloak aside – maybe the only security he had – Bartimaeus jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. When Jesus asked Bartimaeus what he wanted him to do for him, he replied, “I want to see.”  Immediately he received his sight. (Mark 10:46-50)

When Bartimaeus received the healing he had requested, it meant leaving behind his former lifestyle, his source of income, and more than likely the friends with whom he begged.  Having his sight meant everything in the future would be new to him.  Are we calling out to God for healing, and if so, are we ready to live the new life that God will give us? 

Prayer:  Loving God, I ask You to fill me with the knowledge of the plan You have for my life and also give me the wisdom and understanding I need to accomplish it.  Amen