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But so much the more the news spread abroad concerning Him, and great crowds kept coming together to hear [Him] and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. But He Himself withdrew [in retirement] to the wilderness (desert) and prayed. One of those days, as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come from every village and town of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was [present] with Him to heal them.

Luke 5:15-17 AMP

Today I feel that God is challenging me to share this scripture about the healing power of the Lord. For me to write about God's grace and mercy is so much easier. I know in my heart, and can see all around me that we tangibly experience His grace every day. 

For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favour upon favour and gift [heaped] upon gift. John 1:16 AMP

However, healing is another matter. For me, some days I have plenty of faith to believe for complete healing for our daughter, and on other days that faith appears to be nowhere to be seen. Those 'other days' are normally the days when our daughter is in physical pain, or the anxiety is overwhelming her. Those are the days when the physical and emotional healing seems a world away from what in staring us in the face. Those are the days when I need to read scriptures that testify of Jesus' power to heal. 

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energising, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 AMP

The scriptures and testimonies of Jesus' power to heal speak to my spirit. They expose the fear that can start to overtake my mind. They expose the need for me to take my eyes of the circumstance and re-align myself with God's truth. As I read God's word and allow the Holy Spirit to minister to me I am able to come to a place where I can fully believe and act on Hebrews 4:16.

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favour to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. Hebrews 4:16 AMP

And here we are, back at the throne of grace! A place I have come very familiar with over the past 4.5 years. I am back looking at Jesus, remembering Who He is and what He has done, giving us access to our Heavenly Father, the peace of reconciliation.

Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the face that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God's favour) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God.  Hebrews 5:1-2 AMP

So I will continue to pray for healing for our daughter, knowing that Jesus has the power to heal. But my number one prayer for her, as for all our children, is that they will know they are children of God. That they will know they that through Jesus they can have the peace of reconciliation with their Heavenly Father, their creator. That they will know that God's favour is on their lives, no matter what circumstance they face.

Question for today, are you struggling to believe for something to change in your life because the circumstances aren't as you want them to be? Maybe, just maybe, there needs to be shift in the 'what' you are wanting. A shift to wanting more of the 'Who' in your life. 

Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patience and unswerving endurance. And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5 AMP