The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. Nahum 1:7 NKJV
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17 NLT
James declares God to be the Father of Lights. That is the Father in whom there is no darkness and is always Good. Christians need to know and understand who God really is. He is a Good Father, not a harsh taskmaster.
When we consider the work of Jesus during His earthly ministry, we see Him heal the masses of their sicknesses and diseases. Religious tradition claims Jesus only healed to prove He was the Jewish Messiah. It seems this was a mere wooden, mechanical reaction to the gathering masses.
In the mind of the religious, it had nothing to do with God's Love, kindness, Goodness, and mercy. It was merely a mechanical fulfillment of prophecies given long ago and to establish His identity to people. If healing was more than just proving His identity, religious people would have to give an account and answer as to why they teach God no longer heals or brings restoration and wholeness.
The Scriptures tell a different story. They reveal to us a Father who loves us. They affirm a Savior who was moved with mercy and compassion to restore that which was broken. God is a Good God and He heals because He loves humanity. He created us, surely He loves us as well.
Whenever Jesus healed, we can see the correlation between compassion and the ministry of divine healing. It is the compassion of the Lord that brings wholeness. Faith is trusting in His Love and Goodness. Faith is having a good opinion of God! Faith is being fully persuaded. Persuaded about what though? Fully persuaded that God is a Good Father who loves us unconditionally and is for us and never against us.
Now someone may say they don't feel worthy to receive healing. I want to share a story from the life of Abraham to offer hope and bring greater clarity to the Lord's loving kindness in healing. Look at Genesis 20.
So Abraham prayed to God; and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants. Then they bore children; Genesis 20:17 NKJV
This is the first instance recorded in God's Word of divine healing. The law of first mention really helps us get a blueprint and insight into who God is. The law of first mention is a scholarly way of Bible interpretation. Basically, it simply means the first time an event occurs or a word is used, we typically use that instance or definition to define that word or similar event when we see it again in Scripture.
This passage beautifully illustrates the Love and mercy of God in bringing divine healing. How so? Abraham lied to the people, and the king took a married woman into his palace to be one of his wives. So, both King Abimelech and Abraham were not "worthy" based on their behavior or performance to pray for anything, let alone receive something from a holy God.
Yet we see God answer Abraham's prayer for healing and Abimelech's household receiving healing. This beautiful passage reveals to us healing is never about us and our goodness or behavior. It's all about the Goodness of God.
The Father of Lights brings healing and wholeness because of His Goodness and holiness, not our own. His healing is based on His merciful kindness and compassion and not on something we have done to merit receiving it. Healing is rooted in God's mercy and Love.
In summation, let's put our trust in His Goodness alone and not our achievements or merits. He heals because He loves us. He procured our redemption on the Cross, and that's what brings healing, not anything we can do.
If you’ve ever doubted whether healing is for you, remember: It’s not about your worthiness, but about His goodness. Right now, choose to trust in His love and receive the healing He freely gives!
