Day 24 of the 30-Day Praise Challenge

 

Day 24

Becky Harling @ https://beckyharling.com/

“I am the LORD, Who heals you.” – Ex.15:26

The Invitation

“When you are suffering, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually, call on Me for healing. I am the Lord who heals you. Too often, My child, you hesitate to ask Me for healing for fear that you will be disappointed. But this doesn’t protect you; it only prevents you from experiencing all that I desire to give you. Instead, praise Me for My healing power.

Healing may come in this lifetime, or I may call you to Heaven for your final & complete healing. Either way, I want you to trust Me. I am filled with compassion for you, & My presence will always be with you.

Exalt Me as your Messiah who rises with healing in His wings. As you praise Me, I will draw you deeper into My healing power; memories, emotions, & bodies are all healed in My presence. Even though you do not always understand My decisions about healing, will you dare to praise Me anyway?

Within the scope of eternity, weeping only lasts for a short time, & joy comes in the morning. Someday there will be an end to all physical & emotional suffering.” (Ex.15:26; Mk.10:51; Lk.7:22; Mal.4:2; Ps.30:5)

In your worship time today, focus on Jesus’ healing power. Too often we hesitate to ask Him for the very healing He desires to bring us. Praise Him that He longs to heal your memories, emotions, addictions, & body. Praise Him for His healing power in the lives of those you love.

“By His wounds you have been healed.” (1Pet.2:24)

Listen

Listen to “Healing” performed by Ben & Noelle

Here is a post that Noelle made about the song "Healing." 

“Healing”

Last week, my husband and I released a record “Sacred Songs” and the first track is called “Healing.”  Ben wrote this song several years ago but the story behind it most recently, is our personal “healing” story.

As many of you know, we experienced a miscarriage in April.  It was during this time, we were in the middle of recording “Sacred Songs.”  Ben had been in Norman, mixing, when the doctor called me to tell me we lost the baby.  He immediately came home and upon arrival, he put the CD in, and the first track, “Healing” came on.  He started singing the song over me.  I begged him not to play it, not to sing. I didn’t want to hear those words, let alone sing them.  He cried as he sang and we held each other.  God's healing was very present in that moment, even though I didn’t “feel” it.

I tell this story, not get your sympathy, but so that you might have a better understanding of this song.  Many relate this song to a physical healing they are asking God for, but in reality, I believe all of us have healing that needs to take place in our hearts and emotions.  It was in that moment, that song became so real to me.  I didn’t have the strength to ask, but the song did that for me.  That is the power of music.  It’s our prayer that as you listen to that song, or any other song, for that matter, that it will aid in your time of inability.

The lyrics “nothing broken, nothing missing” used to be the prayer, Ben, before he was my husband, would pray over me. He would send me texts, just to remind me of the continuous healing God was doing in me.  Many negative things had been spoken over me and God’s refreshing reminder was healing to me.  He’s doing things in the midst of your pain.  The times you might think He’s not present is the closest He’s been to you.  Embrace this time to allow God to heal those things in you.  Let this song be a help to you.  To quote Bob Goff, “our lives are held together with scotch tape, bailing wire, and grace.”  Thank you God, that our emotional/spiritual health is resting in His ability, not our own.

This really isn’t to promote our song or record, but to give you a better understanding of our music.  These songs are things we’ve walked through.  It’s a soundtrack to the redemptive story He is writing in us.  Sometimes His healing looks different to us than what we are imagining.  He loves to surprise us, to draw us closer.  It doesn’t take much, just a simple “help” is enough for Him.  He longs to rescue you.  Be encouraged. 

“Healer” performed by Kari Jobe.

Pray

Holy Healer, I praise You for Your healing. Thank You that I am made whole in Your presence & that You desire to heal my body, soul, & spirit. I lay before You these needs of healing ______________ [name any physical ailments, emotional pain, painful memories, addictions, or compulsions], & I praise You for the healing You will bring.

Thank You that I can call on the elders in my church & other mentors in my life to pray on my behalf for healing. How thankful I am that I can trust You, even though I don’t always understand Your ways.

I praise You that as I worship You, You promise to turn my valley of weeping into a place of abundant blessing.

Thank You that You are a God who restores health & heals wounds.

As You heal me, You will bring opportunities for me to share the healing work You have accomplished in my life for Your glory. How I praise You! 

(Mal.4:2; Jam.5:16; Ps.84:5-6; Jer.30:17; Ps.107:8, 20)

Journal

In what areas of life have you experienced God’s healing presence? Write a prayer of praise for the healing He has already brought to your life.