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Ultimately, however, our most desperate need for healing is spiritual: We need God to heal the spiritual sickness of our guilt-ridden and sinful condition before Him. But since this sickness concerns our relationship to God, unless God Himself cures it, we will never be truly healed. Thankfully, the healing for our relationship is provided by the sacrifice of His Son Jesus as our personal Sin Offering before God. As the Tanakh puts it, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed." That is, Jesus took upon Himself our guilt-ridden and sinful condition - the shame of our broken relationship with God - and suffered this for us in order to heal our relationship with God.
When we cry out to God saying, "Heal me O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved," we are calling upon the One who gave up His Only Begotten Son in order to heal our relationship with Him. We can then experience newness of life as we receive the spiritual healing of our hearts. Have you put your trust in God's Healing for your life?
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Hebrew Lesson
Jeremiah 17:14 Hebrew reading (click):
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