Recently, I was asked a question that went like this: "If God is all powerful and heals people of cancer, stroke, heart attack, etc. . .why hasn't he ever healed an amputee by restoring his or her amputated limb?" Hmm. Good question! Here is how I answered this difficult question (difficult because of the deep emotional pain behind it):
We live in a fallen broken world .. a world marked by pain and sorrow. This is due to humanity's rebellion against God. Because the world in which we live is "temporarily out of order" (it will be one day be made right again - see Revelation 21-22 for the details), physical illness, disease and injury occur. In the midst of all this brokenness, God has graciously given to man the medical knowledge to bring healing to many (though not all). In the case of an amputee - the cost of his or her healing is quite high compared to the cost of other "healings" (for example surgery to repair a hernia or a cataract of the eye). Could God restore an amputated limb? Certainly! But He has chosen to work through medical science to bring about healing for the sick - and I as I mentioned earlier, the cost of healing for the amputee is quite high indeed. Yet, many amputees do move on to live full lives as they learn to adjust to their disability.
In addition, we can never forget that the only thing we deserve from God is death and judgment. Any physical healing we experience is a gift of his grace!
Finally, as important as physical healing is ... spiritual healing is even more crucial. For physical healing is all about this life --- spiritual healing is about FOREVER. If YOU are not certain about your own spiritual healing, I invite you to visit the following web site: http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl.
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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