Remembering Who Really Heals

Scripture: Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “How do I know whether this is of God and not just the fig plaster? What confirming sign is there that God is healing me and that in three days I’ll walk into The Temple of God on my own legs?” 2 Kings 20:8

Observation: With Hezekiah on his deathbed, Isaiah hears the word of the Lord, that Hezekiah will in fact live another 15 years. At this, Isaiah has physicians apply a plaster made from figs - basically a balm - and Hezekiah recovers. And this is Hezekiah's response ... questioning whether it was the work of physicians that healed him (aka a natural process), or if it really was the Lord who did it.

Hezekiah is creating a differentiating quality in the miracle of healing that many others do as well. He is believing there is a difference between a healing process that is a "miracle" and one that comes through a process of natural biology and medical insights. He is ignoring the fact that biology, and our understanding of it, are actually created and ordered by God, too.

Application: Here I sit, two weeks away from a great golf trip, and crippled by a sudden injury. I am praying for rapid recovery, asking for a miracle. And as I am feeling a little better today, it is easy to say "oh, my body is healing."

No. The Lord is healing my body. I pray he does so quickly, in time for my trip, but there must be no doubt in my mind that the Lord is in charge of my health and my strength. Even if I saw a doctor, the results would be directed by the Lord's wisdom and plan. And if I am not fully recovered by the trip, that will only mean there is a reason for that.

Prayer: Lord, I do pray for full recovery within the next 10 days. I do not know why this has happened, but I know your hand is in the recovery. Your hand manages my body, which I surrender to you. I will do and take the things needed, but I give my hope over to you entirely. Amen.