Saturday, September 16, 2017

My Healer and My Shepherd


God is your Healer and God is your Shepherd, but both require that you are following only Him. Make sure you willingly do not stray.  

September’s Awakening, Day 16

Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 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. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, and said, “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.” Exodus 15:23–26 NKJV  

 

            Yahweh-Rapha (or Jehovah-Rapha), is the name God identifies Himself as the “LORD my Healer.” Soon after parting the Red Sea, God makes the bitter and probably toxic waters at Marah, fresh and clean and healing for the Israelites. Note, however, that in this passage continued healing comes at a contingent price—diligent obedience unto the Lord. Know that God has certain expectations of us too. He is our Healer and Physician, so never remiss in calling out His healing name.

 

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 NKJV  

 

            Yahweh-Raah (or Jehovah-Raah), is the “LORD my Shepherd,” well known from David’s Twenty-Third Psalm, the Shepherd Psalm. This shepherd analogy is frequently used throughout the Bible, and connotes one who leads, cares for every need, protects, and continually watches over the flock. This is precisely how the Lord our God looks after and cares for us, to the point of sacrificing self for the protection of each valued member of His flock. The shepherd knows every sheep and the sheep know and follow only the shepherd. No matter what trouble life may bring, know that your Shepherd is right there with you, willing to sacrifice it all just for you. He will never leave you nor forsake you, for He has already laid down His life for you.

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