Friday, January 3, 2025

Daily Devotions for Friday, January 3, 2025: God's Healing in Every Pill

 

The Daily Devotional

Friday, January 3, 2025

God's Healing in Every Pill

For I am the LORD who heals you. (Exodus 15:26b)

Introduction

In the wilderness, God revealed Himself to the Israelites as their Healer, promising restoration and protection if they followed His ways. Today, God’s healing continues in various forms, including through medical advancements. Medications are one of the tools He has provided to aid in our physical and mental well-being.

Reflection

It’s easy to take modern medicine for granted, seeing it as purely a human invention. Yet, every breakthrough in medical science is rooted in the creativity and knowledge bestowed by God. Just as He used mud to heal a blind man in John 9, He often uses earthly resources—plants, chemicals, and skilled hands—to bring healing.

Consider the story of Clara, a faithful servant of Christ who battled chronic illness. For years, she prayed for healing, believing it would come through a miraculous moment. One day, her doctor prescribed a new medication. Clara hesitated, thinking it lacked the spiritual dimension she had envisioned. Over time, she realized the medicine was part of God’s answer to her prayers. Her healing didn’t negate her faith; it deepened her understanding of God’s provision.

Application

Do you view medications as part of God's healing work? When we face health challenges, it’s important to seek God in prayer and wisdom, trusting that He works through doctors, pharmacists, and treatments. Here are three steps to align your faith with action when using medication:

1. Pray Over Your Treatment: Dedicate your medications to God, asking Him to use them as instruments of His healing.

2. Thank God for Medical Advances: Give thanks for the knowledge and tools He has provided to care for your body.

3. Maintain Perspective: Trust in God as the ultimate Healer while respecting the gifts He has given through science and medicine.

Conclusion

Medications are not a substitute for faith; they are a complement to it. Just as we thank God for food that nourishes our bodies, we can thank Him for medicines that restore our health. By embracing this duality—faith in God and trust in His provision—we honor the Creator who desires our holistic well-being.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for being the God who heals us. We acknowledge that all good gifts, including medicine and medical knowledge, come from You. Help us to see Your hand at work in the tools and treatments that bring relief to our bodies. Guide the doctors and researchers who develop and administer these treatments, and grant us faith to trust in Your provision. May we always remember that You are the ultimate source of all healing. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.


Devotional by: Kenny Sallee, ThM — Deming, NM, USA

The Bible texts are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible (NRSV)© 1989, 1993, the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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