Title
The Purpose of Health
Scripture
So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
(Matthew 8:15)
Devotional
The purpose of health and well being for the believer is the service of the Lord. Jesus did not heal Peter’s mother-in-law for not. He healed her that she may serve Him, and that He be glorified. We most often pray to be healed for our own well-being, and that after we have exhausted every other remedy. When the aspirin and doctors fail, then we attempt go to the Lord. All we truly need is a touch from the Master’s hand. I do not understand all the ramifications of healing, but I do know that all healing comes from the Lord. Furthermore, I can trust Him no matter what the result of my request. If He heals me, may He be praised. I just want to make sure that my request is to glorify God and that I might serve Him. As in a marriage, I am to serve Him in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, till death we are united.