Isaiah 53:4-5, “4 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
I have a problem with skin irritation when I was very young. It was very bad because I would keep scratching myself and my skin would turn very raw. However this problem went away when I sort of grew out of it around the age of 18 years old. On and off, I might still have this problem coming back but it is easily cured after applying some medicine. Recently, after many years later, this skin problem came back. This time, I tried to apply medicine and even changed my body foam but it just got worse and worse over a period of a few months.
Initially I refused to see the doctor and kept believing that God could heal me even though my wife kept asking me to seek medical advice. At that point in time, the degree of faith in God that I had in this particular area was not strong. Mainly because I thought this skin problem would soon go away given time and after all I have lived with it for most part of my younger days. I kept telling my wife it is ok and not to worry so much.
However recently, I realized that my body got so itchy that I kept scratching myself. Sometimes the itch was so bad that I would even scratch myself out of sleep. Sleeping under air conditioning also does not really help much. Not only did I disturb my wife’s sleep, my bed sheet was stained with blood here and there due to broken skin. Finally I recognized the seriousness of the condition and decided to see the doctor.
The doctor looked at me, gave me a pack of oral medication told me to monitor my situation. If it got bad, he would refer my to the dermatologists and take my skin sample for analysis. When I asked for medicine to apply on my body, he said there is no point since I would use up the tube in a few short days due to the amount of body area to apply.
I remembered that I saw the doctor on a Saturday and that was when I took the first dose of medication. That night, that itch was one of the worst I have experienced so far, I kept waking up many times in the night from scratching. This was when I told myself, “This is it. It has gone over the limit. I am very sick of scratching all day long and all night long and I want to sleep well at night again. I now truly want this skin problem to be solved and I do not want to spend any more unnecessary money to see a skin specialist or to get my skin samples analyzed.”
The following morning, I knew Pastor Amos would be praying for the sick during the service. That morning, I went church with the full intention of allowing him to pray over me if he calls for the sick to be prayed over as well as with the expectation that my skin will be healed and that I would not scratch anymore at night. Two things I clearly knew were, firstly it was God’s desire for His children to walk in divine health as it was written in the bible. Secondly my pastors’ hearts were pure and their faith in the area of healing was strong. God would surely give them the anointing to pray over the sick.
James 5:14-15, “14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”
With that in mind, I am expecting God to show up.
When the church service started, we sang a new song, “Today is the day!” I sang my heart out as if today will be the day I will receive my healing. I sang my heart out as if today is the day I no longer scratches at night. I desired badly to be healed and I expect healing to take place. Towards the end of the church service, Pastor Amos asked for people who wanted healing to step out. I walked out immediately with my eyes closed and my hands slightly lifted, waiting for Pastor Amos and Pastor Oon to pray over me. They laid hands over me and I fell down naturally. As I lie on the ground, I felt good and I knew that I have received something in me, something spiritual has happened. It was not long before I stood up again and returned to my seat.
Although when I looked at my skin and the problem was still there. I believed my skin will heal rapidly moving forward. That very same night, I went to sleep with the confidence that I would not scratch myself up anymore. True enough it came to pass. I continued my medication and my skin is healing rapidly. Even days after that, I still enjoyed my sleep. When I find myself starting to scratch a little again, I would confess “By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed” and I would thank God for the healing he has done for me. Each time I do that, the itch stopped. Praise God and a big thank you to You, Jesus!
Steve
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