Courageous Humility Pt. 1预览

Perhaps we are familiar with the story of Job. The enemy asked if he could take all of Job’s possessions. God allowed it, yet Job did not speak against God. The enemy then asked if he could take his health, convinced if a person’s physical health was taken, they would surely curse God {see Job 1:4, 5}. Forty-one chapters later, one can read of Job’s struggle and some advice from his friends. One will also read the Lord’s response and ultimately Job repenting of where his thoughts had gone, praying for his friends as the Lord instructed and finally being restored with twice as much as before, which is a portion of today’s Scripture. 

In Mark, we read of people who encountered the Lord. One man could see another could both hear and speak. Both men had to free-willingly take themselves to Jesus and be willing to allow Him to not only touch them but allow Him to do so in what may seem unconventional ways (Jesus utilized spit both times!). John prayed for us to be healthy in body as we are strong in spirit. The Lord cares about our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being and healing.

Are there areas in the body, where you feel all attempts and options have been exhausted and you sense it is time to courageously move towards healing that is found in Jesus? Spiritually? Mentally? Emotionally? Physically? 

Prayer: Lord, as we courageously ponder healing and read through the Scripture for today, speak to our hearts on where You desire to heal us. Help us to enter into Your presence, where we may with courage pray and cry out to You, with an expectant heart to enter Your presence and have an encounter with You. In this place, cause our eyes to see again and bring healing, health, and wholeness into our physical bodies. Show us what we can do to facilitate healing, like the men in today’s verses. In this place, help us to hear You and receive what it is we can do to cooperate with You to bring healing in our minds and emotions. Heal our minds and align our thoughts with Your word. Heal our hearts and align our emotions with what YOU say about us. Thank You, Lord for being a God Who heals! In the Name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen!