Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:34 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.6.34.KJV

I chose to write about these Scriptures and share them because I felt like we all needed to have these Scriptures to turn to when we are facing things, and we need God’s healing words of wisdom. So, I hope these verses of Scripture will be of help to you.

Heal:

Exodus 15:26-“And said, If thou wilt diligently harken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee”.

The 16 Names of God and Their Meaning:

1. Who is God to you? El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)
2. El Elyon (The Highest God)
3. Adonai (Lord, Master)
4. Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
5. Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
6. Jehovah Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
7. Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
8. Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
9. Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
10. Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
11. El Olam (The Everlasting God)
12. Elohim (God)
13. Qanna (Jealous)
14. Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
15. Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
16. Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

Deuteronomy 32:39-“See now that I, even I, am he and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”

2 Kings 2:22-“So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake”.

2 Kings 20: 5, 8-V.5- “Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD”. V.8-“And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?”

Psalm 6:2-“Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.”

Psalm 103:3-“Who forgives all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;”

Psalm 41:4- ” said, LORD, be merciful unto my soul; for I have sinned against thee”.

Psalm 107:20- “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”

Lamentations 2:13- “What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?”

Isaiah 6:10- “Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be healed.”

Isaiah 53:5- “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

Jeremiah 6:14-“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, peace, peace; when there is no peace.”

Jeremiah 8:11-“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, peace, peace; when there is no peace.”

Jeremiah 5:18- “Neverhtheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.”

Jeremiah 17:14- “Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.”

Hosea 5:13- “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not cure you of your wound.”

Hosea 6:1- “Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.”

Hosea 14:4- “I will heal their backsliding; I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.”

Now, I want to look at the following Scriptures on healing. Let us see what our father has to say to us on this important subject.

Healing:

Jeremiah 14:19- “Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”

Jeremiah 30:13- “There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.”

Nahum 3:19- “There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?”

Malachi 4:2- “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”

Matthew 4:23- “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.”

Luke 9:11- “And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.”

Luke 9:6- “And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.”

1 Corinthians 12:9- “To another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit;”

1Corinthians 28:30- “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and redemption:”

Revelation 22:2- “In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the tree of life, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”

Acts 4:22- “for the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.”

Acts 10:38- “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”

In all of these Scriptures, God is being straight forward and direct. He is not beating around the bush with His words. I know that sometimes when people are straight forward and direct, we sometimes are offended by it, it’s not that they are being rude or disrespectful, it is that they are telling it like it is without any filters to cover anything up. We are either going to accept what’s said, or we are going to ignore it. When God is telling us something it is for our own good, not to harm or hurt us. It may not always be what we want to hear, but it is what it is. This next set of Scriptures is on health. Let’s see what God has to tell us about this very important subject.

Health:

2 Samuel 20:9- “And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.”

Psalm 42:11- “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”

Psalm 43:5- “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”

Psalm 67:2- “That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.“

Proverbs 3:8- “It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”

Proverbs 4:22- “For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

Proverbs 16:24- “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

Isaiah 58:8- “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward,”

Jeremiah 8:15- “We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!”

Jeremiah 8:22- “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?”

Jeremiah 30:17- “For I will restore health unto thee, and will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”

3 John 2-” Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

Genesis 43:28- “And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed their heads, and made obeisance.“

Acts 27:34- “Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.”

Now, this is the end of these Scriptures for now on these topics that are important in God’s Word for us. There are many more verses that can be looked up and explored. It has taken me some time to look up every Scripture and verse for each one. Normally I just write, but I wanted to do something that I haven’t did in a very long time. There will be more Scripture like this, but on many different topics that God put on my heart to share. I hope and pray that He will continue to give me the strength in my hands and fingers to be able to write, because my hands swell sometimes. I hope you enjoy the Scriptures, and look back at them from time to time.

If you haven’t talked to Jesus today, He is waiting to hear from you. He is waiting to hear everything that you have on your heart that is weighing you down. He is ready to change your life for the better, and give you a new life in Him. He is ready to show you just how much He loves you. He is ready to bless you like you have never been blessed before. Just trust Him. It will be the best decision you will ever make in your whole life. With that being said, God bless you and keep you, and may He give you peace. Thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul. ©2022

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open unto their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1 Peter 3:12 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/1pe.3.12.KJV

I chose this topic because I was thinking about Jonah and how he was trying to run from God because he did not want to do what God told him to do. He bought a ticket and tried to go to Tarshish but his plan didn’t work. A storm arose on the sea all of a sudden. The crew and the captain of the ship was wondering why everything was going the way it was, all the while Jonah knew why the storm arose, and when they began to talk to Jonah, he told them why the storm arose, he told them what to do for the storm to stop and they did it.

We all know about that story. We all want to do what we want to do except that what God has told us to do. When we do that, storms arise in our life and we don’t understand why at the moment, but when we think about it we realize that it is our own fault. When that happens, God has His own way to make us do what He has told us to do. Just like Jonah, he still ended up doing what God told him to do at first, even though God used a big fish to get him where he needed to be.

TOSSED AROUND

Because we are human beings, we live our life how we see fit, and we do what makes us happy. We experience all sorts of trials in life that we never thought we would. We make decisions we never thought we would make, but through it all we seem to make it through the circumstances being tossed around by life.

I have always heard that life is what you make it, but how do we know what everyday is going to be like, how do we know what tomorrow is going to bring? We wake up to a new day everyday not knowing what’s going to happen, but whatever does happen we learn to make the best of it. There’s so much going on in tbe world today to always be negative. There’s still some positivity to smile about.

We cannot continue to be tossed around by negativity. We have to put it under our feet where it belongs. So, the next time something negative happens, think about something positive and the negativity will melt away.

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For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8‭-‬9 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.55.8-9.KJV

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8‭-‬9 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.55.8-9.KJV

Sometimes I feel like I waste my time sharing the truth when there are those who do not care about their eternal soul. Because I am the person that I am, I care about the souls of people who are not saved because this is just who I am. Whenever I hear of someone passing, and it does not matter who they are, I always wonder if they were saved or not. I guess I feel this way because God loves us so much and He doesn’t want any of His children to perish in the end and be away from Him for all eternity.

Our soul is what lives on after we leave this side of heaven because it belongs to God; every human soul belongs to God. This is something that has been on my mind for a very long time. I never knew I had a heart for souls until I got saved.

I always think about what eternity is going to be like when we all get to heaven. I guess we all have thoughts of eternity in our hearts, and the thought of spending it with Jesus forever. We cannot waste the time that we have been given on this side of heaven, we must use it wisely, live, love, and enjoy every minute as if it were our last. Don’t waste time, because time is all we have. Time is another thing we take for granted. When we do not use time wisely, it can easily slip away from us, and before we know it, it is the next day and we still have not gotten anything accomplished. Time management is something I need to work on myself, I start doing something, and before I know it, I am doing something else except that I was doing at first. The point is this, don’t waste time doing nothing, but find the time to do something constructive that you know you will be proud of doing, just like myself, I enjoy sharing my faith and the Word of God even though sometimes I feel like I am wasting my time. Ministry is hard. You have to share even when things get tough, when things are turning up side down, when we lose those, we love, and when hades’ is breaking lose. Nothing is easy. It does not matter how many years come and go, it is never easy, but we have to keep on doing what we were called to do whether people listen or not. We that there is someone who will hear the message of the gospel and grab hold to it and do what it says. All we can do is pray for a better tomorrow even though things are the way they are right this very minute.

How do you manage your time? What do you do to make sure you are using your time wisely? I have started using reminders to help me remember to do the things I need to do, and I make myself little notes on my calendars that I use on a daily basis. I have come to an understanding that I am not always going to remember everything just right off of the top of my head, but believe me when I tell you, I try my hardest to remember everything I need to do. There is nothing wrong with making yourself reminders to do things.

The most important thing we should always remember to do is put God first in all things. He is the first person we are to speak to before we do anything to start our day off right. When we do that, our day will go just fine. We will be able to face anything, because we know He is right there with us every step of the way. Well, as always, I have so enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you all. Feel free to comment, like and share, because no one knows who they may encounter who will need to be lifted up. Thank you all for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul.

I want to share these Scripture Verses with you all. Feel free to look them up in your Bible to see what God has to tell you.

Acts 3:26

1 Peter 1:3

Romans 5:10

Titus 2:13,14

1 Peter 1:15

Ephesians 1:3

Colossians 2:9, 10

John 1:16

Romans 8:32

Devotional:

” God having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/psa.46.1.KJV

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I came across this while searching up prayers on healing which will be one of my next posts.

I thought you all would like to check it out. We all need God to heal us in one way or another. I hope you find this useful. Have a wonderful day. I hope the sun is shining where you are, because the Son is always shining His radiance throughout the whole world. Stay safe. ©2022

“Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” — 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 (NIV) Extraordinary religious experiences often come at personal cost. When Jacob wrestled with God, he hobbled away lame. When Paul entered paradise, he came away with a thorn in his flesh. Few remarks in Scripture have generated as much scholarly discussion as this one. Whatever the thorn was, the net effect for Paul was torment (v. 7). The present tense suggests frequent bouts. Paul’s stake was not an isolated episode. It repeatedly came back to plague him—like the school bully who waits each day for his victim to round the corner. THERE IS SUFFICIENT GRACE FOR OUR THORNS The request Paul makes is for the thorn to be taken away (v. 8). Paul wanted nothing more to do with it. He does not make his request for selfish reasons. Verses 9-10 make it clear that whatever this painful disability was, it hampered Paul’s ministry and, to his way of thinking, the spread of the gospel. The reply Paul received was undoubtedly not the one he was hoping for: He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you” (v. 9). The tense is perfect, denoting finality (eireken). What God said to Paul was not subject to change or revision. The first thing to observe is that Paul’s request was not granted. The stake was not taken away. Instead he was provided the grace to bear it. This grace, Paul is told, is sufficient for him. The promise is that whenever the messenger of Satan afflicts him, he will be given sufficient strength to bear up. In certain circles within evangelicalism today, there is a belief that it is God’s will that everyone should be healthy and happy and that if healing does not occur in answer to prayer it is because a person lacks faith. This thinking clearly runs contrary to Paul’s experience. Without a doubt Paul had great faith, but his request for the removal of the stake was not answered. This is not to say that he didn’t receive an answer. He most assuredly did—My grace is sufficient for you. But it is not the answer the mindset focused on self and what God can do for me wants to hear. Yet hear we must, lest our witness to the world lack credibility and theological soundness. God’s grace is sufficient because his power is made perfect in weakness (v. 9). This aphoristic phrase is commonly taken as the theme of this letter—and not without cause. The fact that suffering is the typical lot of the gospel minister is a point that Paul tries repeatedly to drive home to the Corinthians (see the introduction). Those who preach the gospel “carry around . . . the [dying] of Jesus” and are “always being given over to death” (2 Corinthians 4:10-11). PERFECTING POWER IN WEAKNESS Paul’s statement is a rather startling one: God’s power neither displaces weakness nor overcomes it. On the contrary, it comes to its full strength in it (en + astheneia). At issue is how God manifests his power. Paul’s opponents claimed that it is best seen in visions, ecstasies and the working of signs and wonders (2 Corinthians 12:1, 2 Corinthians 12:12). Paul, on the other hand, maintained that God’s power is most effectively made known in and through weakness. Indeed, God’s power is made perfect in weakness (teleitai = “to find consummation” or “be accomplished”; v. 9). As one commentator notes, “There is a certain finishing and perfecting power in weakness” (Carpus 1876:178). Not that we are to cherish our infirmities. Weakness of itself will perfect nothing. But when the human vessel is weak, the divine power is especially evident, and the weakness proves to be a fine discipline (B. Hanson 1981:44). So far from hindering the gospel, Paul’s stake actually served to advance it. This is why he aims to boast only in his weaknesses (2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 12:5)—and he does it all the more gladly (v. 9). Paul not only has accepted his weaknesses and learned to live with them, but he also takes pleasure in them. Why? Because these very weaknesses afford the opportunity for the power of Christ to rest on him (v. 9). This is why Paul can go on to say, “I am content with my weaknesses”. WHEN WE ARE WEAK, WE ARE STRONG Paul concludes with for when I am weak, then I am strong (v. 10). His statement has the character of a settled conviction rather than a rote repetition of God’s answer. But what does it mean? How can one be weak and strong at the same time? The paradox is noted by all. But the point throughout has been that Christ’s power is perfected in, not in spite of, weakness. How so? We often think that without human strength we are destined to fail and without personal courage we are bound to falter. Yet good as these are, such qualities tend to push us to self-sufficiency and away from God-dependency. Samson was superlatively endowed with strength, but in the end this very strength brought about his destruction. Human strength is like the flower of the field that has its day in the sun but then shrivels up and dies. Enduring strength lies in God alone. Keep Learning! IVP New Testament Commentary Series (20 Vols.).

This is a passage that I was reading on the Olive Tree App, which can be downloaded for free should you would like to try it out. I thought I would share this. I thought it would be something interesting to read. Have a blessed day. Stay safe.©2022