SCRIPTURE: Psalm (NIV) 41:1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in time of trouble.
2 The LORD protects and preserves them—they are counted among the blessed in the land—he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3 The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
OBSERVATION: The weak are important to God and those who care for the weak are important to God. God considers those who help the weak as His helpers.
Of course, He protects and preserves them; they are doing His work. Of course, He restores them to health so they can continue doing His work. (This would be like Dorcas in Acts 9:36-41 who was “always doing good and helping the poor.”)
APPLICATION: I know that God is a gracious God and treats me FAR better than I could ever deserve. But still, I want to live my life is such a way that God would want to restore my health. It would be to His benefit, and the benefit of others, to have me continue doing what I had been doing.
When people are sick and praying for healing, I wonder if God ever wants to ask, “Why should I heal you?” “Do you want me to heal you so that you can continue complaining, or hating, or hurting others, etc.?” How much better it would be if God could say, “Of course, I will heal you. It gives me joy to enable you to continue bringing me honor and glory on earth by the way you serve others. They can easily see that I am living in you!”
PRAYER: Lord, help me to be like Dorcas. I want to please you in the way I live my daily life. May you smile and may others be blest. When I am sick, may it be your joy to heal me so I can continue to honor you with the way I live. Amen.
And, Lord, there are SOAP readers who have used up their strength in serving others. Help them to know that you take their service personal—they have been serving you; and they can personally take the above verses as your promise to them. Amen
Pastor Leon
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