After writing that last post, I was on my way to church, and was still thinking about the topic. So, you guys are getting another post.

The last of those verses that relate the story to us said…

And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.” Luke 5:25-26

I think a lot of people go through life thinking, “Why would God want to help me with my problem?” Some things seem too small to bother Him with…just a thorn in our side. Other things seem so big that we don’t even know how to approach Him to ask for help. It seems too big…too intimidating.

Broken hearts, broken relationships, broken dreams…it sometimes seems like too much work to gather all of the pieces together and ask Him to fix them. The healing is sometimes as painful as the wounds. He’s there waiting for us, though. Just waiting for us to put our faith in Him and ask. Just ask.

Isaiah 61:1-3
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3

It seems to me that God wants to heal us. He wants to heal our wounds and set us free from the chains that bind us. He wants us to live a joyful and productive life. We don’t deserve it, but He offers it to us.

Why? Why would he care to heal us?

It says, both in Luke and Isaiah, that He does this to glorify Himself. In our healing, we are given the opportunity to glorify God. We can share what God has done for us…tell others that they can be healed, too.

What could be better than the reaction that the lame man’s healing brought?

And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”

What could be better than someone witnessing God’s work in our lives, and being filled with awe at God’s power? What could be better than glorifying God in our lives, and inspiring others to glorify Him as well?

Really…what could be better?