| Let me say first of all that, I appreciate the full | | | | countries have never seen a professional doctor or |
| spectrum of medical professionals that are available in | | | | nurse and no one knows exactly what is wrong. The |
| most societies in todays world. These professionals | | | | closest doctor is usually the witch doctor who may |
| have specialized skills that deliver a high degree of | | | | end up cursing them if they can't pay for the |
| health services to countless patients. These men and | | | | consultation service. |
| women deserve every commendation for their | | | | In contrast, God is merciful and full of compassion. |
| contributions in providing a better quality of life. | | | | When people come to him in prayer and faith then |
| This article however, is about "the God" source that | | | | He attends to their needs. Jesus is often called the |
| is often not part of the health care equation in many | | | | great physician. What is recorded in the Gospel |
| people's lives. For example, in undeveloped countries | | | | writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John attest to |
| there is either a lack of available and /or affordable | | | | His ability to heal. I had the privilege of being in |
| medical treatment. In this case people turn to what is | | | | meetings in Africa where supernatural healing |
| available. This might include a long list of home | | | | occurred. Our western minds have been trained after |
| remedies, dietary plans, consultations with dubious | | | | the "Age of Reasoning" principles which take a |
| persons, superstitious beliefs and practices just to | | | | rational approach of cause and effect. This approach |
| mention a few of the options that may bring relief | | | | rarely gives room for unexplained phenomena that |
| from ailments. | | | | doesn't fit into a rationale formula. What do you do |
| However, there is another source that people are | | | | when a totally blind person comes for prayer and |
| turning to for restoration of health. It is Divine | | | | two minutes later is totally healed from blindness? |
| supernatural healing. What I have experienced and | | | | Well, I intend to be one of those that go on record |
| observed in recent years in Africa is that God is still | | | | as saying that God never changes and He can do the |
| healing blind eyes, lame people, deaf people and | | | | impossible again. My advice is to give Him the |
| many other physical ailments. I use "other physical | | | | opportunity and then hold on to Him in faith until the |
| ailments" because most sick people in third world | | | | answer comes. |