Christ As Healer- Standing On The Word

CHRIST AS HEALER 

Standing on the Word 

John 4:46-53

Opening Prayer: Teach me to stand firm in Your Word, Lord.  Grant me grace to believe Your Truth.  Keep it ever before me that I might grow more in You and be set free.  Heal my brokenness and make me strong in You and in the power of Your might.  Lord, You are my Healer and I pray these things in Christ’s holy Name.  Amen. 

HIS OMNIPOTENCE

The unlimited omnipotent power of God is unfathomable.  He can do immeasurably more than all we ask or think.  He can do the impossible, for there is nothing that is too hard for Him.  He has created all things, including you and me, and sustains everything moment by moment.  There is none like God.  He is the one and only True God Who can do ANYTHING.  He is infinite, eternal, and sovereign and nothing is above God.  

As we come to know Him in His omnipotence, we see our weaknesses.  When we see and experience His all-sufficiency, we realize our inadequacies.  In coming to understand His sovereignty, we see our need for Him.  As we bear witness to His holiness, we come face to face with our humanity and, when we see His love for us, we fall on our knees in praise and thanksgiving.  When we truly see Who He is and who we are before Him, we are humbled and praise Him for His love, mercy, and grace toward us.  He is truly worthy of all our praise for Who He is and all He does.

Spend time in prayer, praising God and giving thanks for His omnipotence in all things.  

Consider these scriptures about the omnipotence of God:

Isaiah 41:4b

Job 38-41

Job 42:2

Jeremiah 32:17 

Matthew 19:26

Genesis 18:14

Luke 1:37

Isaiah 40:13-14

FAITH AND HIS WORD 

When all around you is uncertain and confusing, you can believe and hold on to the Word of God, because it is HIS Word and HIS Truth and can always be trusted.  His Word is true despite your circumstances, so set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.  Read, study and believe the Word of God and let it be the lamp to your feet and the light to your path, guiding your every step.

In times of trial and suffering seek the Lord for scriptures to hold on to, for each one is a promise from your loving heavenly Father.  “Remind” the Lord of His promises as you walk through your day and claim them as your own.  Write them down somewhere and refer to them often. When you become discouraged, read them silently or aloud and thank the Lord for His continuing promises to you.  Then STAND ON HIS WORD, believing that, what He has said He will do, He will bring to pass.  

Seek the Lord now for scriptures you can hold on to.  Praise God for His faithfulness to strengthen, help, and uphold you in this way. 

FAITH OR DOUBT?

Are you a Peter or a Thomas?  The one who believes or the one who doubts?  Chances are good that you have been both at one time or another.  You have been Peter who pleases the Lord and announces “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” and you have been Thomas who saddens the Lord by saying “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand in His side, I will not believe it.”.  In faith Peter believed what the Lord had told him, but in doubt Thomas could have said “I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief!” like the father of the demon-possessed son that Jesus healed.  

When you doubt, you don’t have to stay there. By seeking the Lord in prayer and the Word, you can be assured by Him and choose to stand on His Word rather than your feelings, circumstances, or the counsel of others.  Allow God to be your counselor through His Word.  By the power of His Spirit, He will guide and direct your path, leading you to His Truth at all times.  

Consider these scriptures about the declarations of Peter and Thomas concerning Christ:

John 20:24-27

Matthew 16:13-17

What are your desires concerning your faith?  Seek the Lord in prayer about your current level of faith and ask Him to increase it.  Thank Him for His faithfulness to do that.    

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD- What does each scripture say to you?’

Psalm 37:7 

II Timothy 2:13 

Mark 11:22-24

Psalm 119:105, 130, 133

Psalm 119:24

Closing Prayer: Lord God, I choose to stand on Your Word and to believe that it is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path.  Show me Your Truth, plant it deep within my heart, and make me more like Jesus as You direct my steps in Your Word.  I abandon all to You as I seek Your face, O Lord, and pray all these things in Christ’s holy Name.  Amen.