Does God Heal Miraculously?
Most assuredly He does spiritually, every time a soul is born into the kingdom. He also heals physically, in response to faith; but not always. Many good souls doubt and become discouraged here. They may have been told that they have no faith; that they are not children of God if He does not heal them. Do not listen to such suggestions. There may be a reason. We commend the following from an article by the Rev. Henry W. Frost, in the Sunday School Times of April 26: “First, thank God for those who have been faithful and kind enough to bring the subject of divine healing to your attention, and for thus recalling to your remembrance the great fact that God is the author and sustainer of life, that all healing comes from Him, and that He is able and at times willing to heal miraculously. “Second, make going to God for health, strength, and healing, and living in harmony with His physical laws, a first and instinctive principle of your life. “Third, if health fails, trust God, and prayerfully seek His will as to what course you should take in seeking for healing. “Fourth, if God heals you miraculously, apart from means, accept the blessing humbly and gratefully, but do not generalize from the experience either for yourself or others, since the sovereign Lord deals differently with different saints, and even differently at different times with the same saints. “Fifth, if God does not heal you miraculously, seek His will in another direction, for instance, as to whether rest and change may not bring to you what seems needful for you. “Sixth, if God does not heal you through such means, take the advice of a Christian physician, and do not hesitate to use prayerfully appropriate remedies, remembering that Satan is not the author of medical science, nor the creator of the healing properties contained in medicines, but that it is a fact that every good and perfect gift comes from above, and from the Father of lights, and that God's gifts of medical skill and of medicine are to be received with thanksgiving. “And lastly, if God finally does not heal you, still trust Him and still give Him thanks, believing that His will and way are perfect. In such a case, be assured that He has lessons to teach you which you could not learn except through sickness, and which it would be a calamity to miss, and also that He can use you in weakness as well as in strength, and that, if you will let Him, He will certainly glorify His name in and through you.” Seek to learn His lessons in affliction, and do not be afraid to seek Him again for the boon of health.