Show and Do

Are you sick in spirit, soul, or body? If so, consider how Jehovah-Rapha worked in Moses’ and the Israelites’ lives. They had been in the wilderness for three days after escaping the Egyptians, when they arrived at the undrinkable waters of Marah. What did Moses do? He cried out to Jehovah-Rapha, which means healer. The Lord responded to Moses and told him what to do. Moses obeyed and the bitter, undrinkable water became drinkable.

Exodus 15:26 records God’s encouragement to Moses. “‘If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.’” 

This brings us to a question. Have we cried out to Jehovah-Rapha? Have we done what He has shown or told us? The Lord’s  message was clear. “If you do” means our actions have consequences. 

“If you give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God” emphasizes the importance of paying attention to what God says.

“And do what is right.” Moses had to do what God told him. 

“In His sight” means that God sees if we obey Him. 

“And give ear to His commandments…” In other words, God is our healer. Are we crying out to Him? Are we doing what He tells us? 

JEHOVAH-RAPHA, Lord my Healer, I praise You for the complete healing You’ll give me in heaven. In the meantime, help me increasingly listen to You and do what You tell me.

In addition to today’s key verse, John 5 also depicts Jesus’ healing power and the importance of obedience. Jesus healed a man who had been disabled for 38 years and commanded him to stop sinning, warning that something worse may happen to the man if he continued. To watch all of Debbie’s teaching on John 5, click HERE or listen to it HERE.