“Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” [Psalm 103 NLT]
That was the desire of David as he wrote this song, to remember the benefits of the Lord. The first benefit David remembered was that the Lord forgives all our sins. The second is that the Lord heals all our diseases.
Centuries before Jesus walked this earth, the prophet Isaiah painted a picture of the work of the Messiah in Isaiah 52 and 53, the passage of the suffering servant. He wrote, “by His stripes [wounds] we are healed.” [53:5]
One of the first things about Jesus that is noted in the Gospels is that “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” [Matt 4:23 NIV]
He was concerned with the healing of the people he encountered. Today, as He sits at the right hand of God, He is the source of all healing. He heals physically. He heals emotionally. He heals spiritually. I remember my former pastor always said, disease cannot win, even if it kills us, it will not win. We have an eternal healing in Christ.
I have seen physical healing that was only accomplished through His divine touch. I have seen emotional healing that could only have been fulfilled by His power. I have experienced spiritual healing that will last eternally in Him.
I remember. Praise the Lord O my soul … forget not all his benefits … [He] heals all my diseases. Amen
