Oppressed

It doesn’t surprise me that as I get older I will suffer more pains and health issues. Yet, whenever a new health concern arises I am surprised by the way I feel at the time. Last year I went to the Emergency Room twice with a rapid heartbeat. I didn’t know how that felt until it happened to me. NOTE: It doesn’t feel good and is dangerous. Two years ago I had brain surgery to remove a tumor. Again, until it happened I had never experienced it before. So I begin to wonder what other new experiences are in my future.

No matter what health issues may come, I know that Jesus has power and authority over the disease. Matthew 8:16-17 says, “That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.'”

He may choose not to heal me, but I know that He will give me peace, patience and endurance through the suffering. He will not leave me or forsake me in the trial. In fact, He will bear the burden of my disease and oppression.