HEALING TREE IN CHRIST
It was at Marah that God gave His healing covenant. I infer that sickness was due to the infected water of Marah. Bitter water brought bitter sickness! Marah means bitterness and symbolizes sickness. It was here that God revealed Himself as their Hea
So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet... " If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you." (Ex.15:25-26)
...who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed. (1.Pe.2:24)
We saw the first revelation of our God as the Great Healer (Ex.15:26). Let's continue studying the principles of healing.
See sickness as a bitter curse:
It was at Marah that God gave His healing covenant. I infer that sickness was due to the infected water of Marah. Bitter water brought bitter sickness! Marah means bitterness and symbolizes sickness. It was here that God revealed Himself as their Healer!
Sickness is definitely a bitter curse, not a blessing in disguise. As long as you see and tolerate sickness as given by God for a good purpose, you unconsciously invite all kinds of sicknesses and diseases.
Man's body is not made for sickness. As people couldn't drink that bitter water, every cell in your body resists sickness. Any medical person will confirm it to you! Why should God create such a powerful immune-system in your body that fights away all sickness if sickness was His discipline and blessing?
See sickness as a killer of God's blessings:
Sickness kills the joy and peace of God. It makes you murmur and complain against God and man. Just after their great deliverance, all the Israelites started spontaneously singing praises to God, but when they tasted the bitter water, all their sweet songs turned to bitter complaints. Their angry accusations even made God's servant to cry. Is sickness really a blessing?
See the cross as the only remedy:
When Moses cried to the Lord, all God did was to show him a tree which made the bitter water better. Even today, He shows the tree, His cross, as the healing remedy for the world. In this place, God made the “Old Testament Divine Healing Covenant” with His people. As the waters were made sweet by the tree, all your sicknesses were healed by the cross. Atonement includes your physical healing, too. Truly, He bore your sicknesses on the cross, and you are healed by His stripes (Mt.8:17; 1.Pe.2:24)! Instead of crying, just look at the cross and BE HEALED!
See that your salvation includes healing:
Deliverance from Egypt includes deliverance from Egypt's sickness. Deliverance from sin includes deliverance from sickness (Mt.9:5-6). Total health is the clear teaching of God's Word (3.Jn.2). God treats sin and sickness alike. He wants you to hate sickness as you hate sin.
Forgiveness of your sins and healing of your body are one package (Ps.103:3; 1.Pe.2:24). The word salvation, “sozo”, means to save, deliver or protect, heal, preserve, do well, be (or make) whole (Mt.1:21). Salvation includes deliverance and protection from sin and sickness. Only then, you are really made whole. The reason for prevalent sickness in the church is that we don't accept and teach God's total salvation, but tolerate sickness as normal.
Hear Him to be healed:
In order to know your Jehovah Rapha and enjoy total health, see His health instructions:
a) Diligently heed God's voice in your spirit and obey Him.
b) Do what is right in His sight. Live a God-pleasing life.
c) Observe His written Word, not only your inner voice.
d) Keep all His health laws. If you walk in total obedience, He will not allow any of the diseases of Egypt on you. If you are sick, claim His promises. If you are still sick, check whether you have missed any of His instructions.
Beloved, in these end-times, sickness shall be rampant everywhere. New diseases shall cause sudden death of many. Your Jehovah Rapha is living in you. You are His healing-power-house! You are out of the dominion of sickness. No evil germ can touch you as a member of His Body. Don't be passive when the devil tries to make you sick. Keep your spirit healthy and joyful, free from bitterness and sin. A healthy spirit produces a healthy body. Constantly feed on the healing Scriptures. Enjoy perfect health!
Thank You, Lord, You Yourself bore my sins in Your own body on the tree, that I, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By Your stripes I was healed. I am Your temple. Your Spirit dwells in me. If anyone defiles me with sickness, God will destroy him because I am in Christ. 1.Pe.2:24; 1.Co.3:16-17
