Radiant Living

oy Slaybaugh was healed by a
R miracle The first thing he remembered
after his dreadful automobile
accident was seeing an angel beside his
hospital bed as he regained consciousness.
The angel placed his hand on Roy’s
head and told him that he would be all
right now. Roy later learned that he had
sustained some terrible injuries in the
accident including, among other things,
a compound fracture of the skull, with
cerebral fluid draining from his left eye
and ear. He had been in a coma for several
days and the doctor had said there
was no hope, he was dying.
Unaware of what had happened, Mrs.
H, a nurse on the case, came to work the
morning after the healing. Roy asked her
for a piece of candy. She knew he had
a fractured jaw and couldn’t eat it, but
thought that he could at least suck on it,
so she gave him one. When he chewed it
right down, she was amazed.
Roy was discharged later that morning
completely healed.
The hand of the Creator still works in
the healing and restoration of our bodies.
Is it unrealistic then, for human beings to
turn to their Creator when overwhelmed
by sickness and disease?
When human strength fails, men feel
their need of divine help. And never does
our merciful God turn from the soul that
sincerely seeks Him for help. Christ is just
as willing to heal the sick now as when
He was personally on earth.
However, there are certain conditions
that must be met before the Lord can
bless us.
1) We must comply with the laws of
health to the best of our knowledge
and ability.
“If thou wilt diligently hearken 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.” (Exodus 15:26. See also the
story of Naaman. 2 Kings 5:1-14).
Many look for miraculous healing
without having any intention or desire to
give up habits and pursuits that undermine
their health. They expect Christ to heal
their diseases while they cling to injurious
practices that cause sickness. Should
these persons gain the blessing of health,
many of them would continue to pursue
the same course of heedless transgression
of God’s natural and spiritual laws, reasoning
that if God heals them in answer
to prayer, He approves of their lifestyle,
and they are at liberty to continue their
unhealthful practices and to indulge perverted
appetite without restraint.
When we ask for a miracle, the Lord
may lead us to see that some habit we are
indulging is causing the problem, show
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