“Looking For God In The News”

Friday, April 26, 2013

      Why does God only "heal" invisible health problems?  I mean, people pray for recovery and healing for underlying, invisible, systemic diseases, but God doesn't make the blind whole, restore lost limbs, cure diseased teeth, or reverse genetic mutations.  Why would we think God is working behind the scenes on "quick recovery" or spontaneous healing of unseen health conditions if we know for a fact He doesn't heal physical ailments for which there is no modern cure?

Sincerely,
Give Me A Doctor

Dear Give Me A Doctor,

What do you mean by “unseen”?  There are plenty of cases when people have had diagnosable forms of cancer that are physically seen through scans, and God has healed the person through prayer.  There have also been many cases when people have been blinded, made lame, paralyzed, etc., and modern science has said that they won’t see, walk, or move again… only to have those people prove them wrong.  The news is constantly sprinkled with human interest stories about people being healed from diseases and unimaginable physical trauma in unseen ways… the news talks about how baffled the doctors are, but it leaves out God.  However, within those stories, you often find very prayerful people who give credit to Him whom deserves it.
It is true that God doesn’t work in miracles (‘miracles’ being defined as ‘visible, supernatural events’) the way He has at other times in history, but that doesn’t mean He isn’t at work.  If you’d like to know why God works in unseen versus visible ways, read our post “Three Cheers For Miracles”.

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