Jehovah Rapha

MONIKER – JEHOVAH RAPHA – THE LORD YOUR HEALER

“Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. ²³ When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).

²⁴ Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded. ²⁵ So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.

It was there at Marah that the Lord set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him. ²⁶ He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”

²⁷ After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water.

Exodus 15:22-27

“Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.”

Psalm 103:2-3

WHY ARE PEOPLE SICK?

Sickness is the result of .

“When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.”

Romans 5:12

IN WHAT WAYS CAN WE EXPECT GOD TO HEAL US?

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“The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.”

Psalm 41:3

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“And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.”

2 Corinthians 1:10

“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.”

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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“He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”

I Peter 2:24

“The Lord says,“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;  my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.”

Hoseah 14:4

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“He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.”

Psalm 147:3

“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”

3 John 1:2

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1. to God.

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.… Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”

James 4:7,10

2.  God’s .

“He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.”

Psalm 107:20

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”

Romans 10:17

3. Pray in FAITH.

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Mark 11:24

“Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”

James 5:14-16

4. firm and .

“I will give you back your health and heal your wounds,” says the Lord.…”

Jeremiah 30:17

“Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.”

Matthew 9:35

“Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.”

I corinthians 16:13

OUR RESPONSE

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“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!”

2 Corinthians 4:16-17