Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise ~ Jeremiah 17:14

 

This is a cry for help, for healing, and for saving grace. It is one who is expressing a deep concern about salvation, and a sincere desire to receive that which they are asking for. It is the cry of one whom it seems is at the bottom of the barrel and has no where to turn but to the Lord for help. Most often, that is the place we have to reach before we do cry out for God’s aid. For some of us, we cannot reach back to God unless everything has been stripped away from us that is temporal. Then we stretch our soul toward God for him to Heal and Save, two words our world is crying out right now. We are living in a very sick world in these days with this pandemic, but not only with the pandemic, but our moral compass is way off base as well. We must cry out for God’s forgiveness! God’s healing, which goes deeper than the healing of a physical sickness, deeper than bodily wounds, will heal our land if we repent. Spiritual healing is what God is concerned about, as well as our physical. The saving of our soul is an enduring treasure. Our body is temporal. Christ lived, and was raised from death to bring us everlasting healing. Here, the prophet is aware of his need, aware of his sins, aware of the decline of his surrounding culture, and so he cries out. If we do not start with repentance before God, our pride will block His work within us. If you feel you are at wits end today, call out to the one who will save you, heal you, redeem you. Then, lift your voice in praise to the one who alone is worthy. He will bless, heal, and save your soul.

Pastor Julia

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