Psalm 107: 21-22,
Let them thank the Lord for his
steadfast love, for his wonderful works to
humankind. And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices, and tell of his
deeds with songs of joy.
When the phone rang
and they heard the first doctor's report, it didn't
sound too promising.
Possible cancer was the last thing anyone expects
to hear.
God prepared the
family ahead of time with his Word, his precious
promises. They drew on the
promises daily. They prayed, believed that he
heard them when they prayed,
and confessed his word in faith, looking
beyond the natural to a
supernatural God.
The second doctor's
appointment meant more x-rays and tests, and
each came back negative. The
spot they had seen was completely gone!
The doctors were amazed. They knew
the spot was there. They had seen
it on the x-rays, now it had vanished.
We will declare his
wondrous deeds. God is good all the time; we need
to praise him all the
time. Praise before the trials, during the trials and
after the trials.
In Luke, chapter 9, we
find a woman with an issue of blood. The
woman knew that if she could reach
Jesus, she would be healed. She didn't
quit. She pressed on until she
finally made her way to him. I believe the
crowd was very large, because the
Bible says she pressed through the
crowd, yet she continued to follow after
him and then…. She reached out
and touched him, he responded. She touched
him in faith and with
determination.
Luke 9: 47, 48
When
the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came
trembling; and
falling down before him, she declared in the presence of
all the people why
she had touched him, and how she had been immediately
healed. He said to her
"Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in
peace.
NRSV
I wonder how often we simply give
up too soon? WHAT IF, we press in
as the woman with the
issue of blood did? WHAT IF, he is moved with
compassion?
Declare his wondrous deeds. Dare to
believe.
Marie Williams
© 2004
