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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