(From Blue Letter Bible-Study Tools)
But the one that has been with me in the last days is Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals) .
Last Friday, my back started hurting again. It was the same kind of pain I experienced in September when I had to go to the chiropractor for an extended time because of a disk that was out of place.
The pain got continuously worse over the weekend, and by yesterday (Monday) I was miserable. The thoughts that kept running through my head were..."I don't have time for this! I have got the busiest three weeks of my life coming up!" and "I won't be able to exercise! and I still have 13 lbs. to lose!" and "how are we going to be able to afford more chiropractor visits?" I was in tears.
I got on Facebook one more time before I went to bed and asked anyone who would to pray for me. I didn't really think a whole lot about it. It was just a post. How many people actually READ my posts anyway? And for the ones that DO read it, how many would actually be willing to PRAY for me??
Well...I'm not sure I will ever know exactly how many people said a prayer for me. What I DO know is that Jehovah Rapha heard SOMEBODY'S prayer and healed my back!!I woke up this morning with NO pain. NONE. I have been pain free ALL DAY!
Some may roll their eyes and say I just "had a catch in my back" or make any number of excuses. That's fine. See, I know how I felt on Monday, and I know how I felt on Tuesday. The ONLY explanation that works for me is that God heard the prayers of a righteous man (or woman) and healed me!!
Thank you Jehovah Rapha!
Amen to that sister! :)
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