Day of Fasting & Prayer - May 5, 2021
A healing that only God can give.
Many of you are probably familiar with the story of the Exodus when God delivered the Israelite people from slavery. They fled from Egypt and with the Egyptian army at their back they arrived at the Red Sea and the Lord prompted Moses to raise his staff, and as he did so the waters parted, and the people of Israel passed through on dry land. After the Israelites went safely through, Moses raised his hand and the waters rushed back over the Egyptian army. After that event the people of Israel traveled for three days into the desert. For three days they went without water, until they came to a place called Marah which means bitter because the water found there was bitter, undrinkable. And so the people complained to Moses who then went before God to plead on their behalf. And God told Moses to throw a specific kind of stick in the water. Moses threw the stick in and the water became good to drink. Right after this occurred, God spoke to Moses, and Moses shared this with the people: He said,
“If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
(Exodus 15:26, NLT)
God revealed himself as Yahweh (Jehovah) Rapha which means the “Lord who heals.” God’s very nature is healing and God wants to provide healing and wholeness for his people.
It is through the redemption of Jesus that God brings total healing. The prophetic words of Isaiah predicted the purpose was of the coming Messiah.
But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.
(Isaiah 53:5, NLT)
Later, Jesus’ disciple Peter pointed back to Isaiah, showing that Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of this prophecy.
“He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
(1 Peter 2:24, NLT)
We live in a world which is broken, hurting, in pain, suffering, whether it is physical pain, like cancer, arthritis; or emotional pain, like the loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss; or whether it is the greatest of all brokenness, the spiritual pain of being separated from God because of our sin. Many times this hurt and pain is intermixed together. Whatever the pain and suffering, out of love for us, the Lord wants us to be whole people. He desires to mend our broken bodies, fix our wounded heart, restore our relationships, and forgive our sin.
Let’s reach out to God in prayer and fasting this month and especially for this Day of Fasting and Prayer, for “a healing that only God can give.”
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalm 103:2-3, Exodus 15:26, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24
Confess any known and unknown sins.
Lord, I thank you for giving me life and sustaining me and my household this year.
Father, I thank You that I am able to participate in today’s fasting program.
Lord, let Your goodness and mercy follow me in the month of May.
Psalm 103:2 – Praise the Lord, that healing is part of his nature and character
Psalm 103:2 – Thank the Lord for the good things he does for us, our families, church
Psalm 103:2 – Thank the Lord that He forgives all our sins when we confess them
Exodus 15:26 – Jehovah Rapha, I thank you that you are a healing God.
Exodus 15:26 – Jehovah Rapha, I worship you because you are a healing God.
Psalm 103:3 – Thank the Lord that He heals all our diseases
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah, thank you that you were whipped so we could be healed
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah heal us spiritually – forgive our sin (pray for lost souls)
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah heals our souls – our broken minds, emotions and will (mention specific people by name)
1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus thank you that by your wounds I am healed
1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus heal our broken bodies and those of our family, friends, church
Pray for those afflicted by COVID for a full and complete recovery (mention by name)
Pray for the sick among us for total and complete divine healing. (mention by name)
Pastor Kim will be having surgery on Fri, May 14 to remove a brain tumour
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