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A PRAYER FOR HEALING (3 OF 9)

by Scott Maze

Scripture: Psalm 6
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A Prayer for Healing (3 of 9)
Series: God Talks: A Conversation in the Psalms
Scott Maze
Psalm 6


We continue our series entitled God Talk: A Conversation through the Psalms. This is the third part of our series as we have been examining selected Psalms that have been recorded and persevered for us by God. Today, we investigate a prayer of Israel's famous King David. It is a prayer for healing. As we have noted in our study in both Psalm 1 and Psalm 73, the Psalms are poetry often set to music in ancient times. These poems are written for your happiness. They are written for your joy. If you are in Christ, God is for you. If you are outside of Christ, God is against you. Two small prepositions, in and outside, yet the difference is eternity. Yet, even when God is for us and even though the believer's future is brilliant as God has filled our futures with mind-blowing activities of joy and delight throughout eternity... Nevertheless, followers of Jesus Christ have struggled with depression throughout all of time. Christians are not alone in their bouts with depressions. Whether in ancient times or in our day, our desire for healing, both physical and mental, has always been high priority for us. And the medical community has taken notice. Whether you are discussing pharmaceutical care, nursing home, physicians, or hospitals, American people are putting their money where their mouth is by demonstrating a desire to be healed.

Just how important is our health care today? This industry has spent nearly forty million in television advertising by the end of July alone. The money you paid last year to pharmacies, for medical devices, diagnostic laboratories, nursing homes, doctors, and hospitals represent around $2.15 trillion or around fifteen percent of America's Gross Domestic Product (GNP). We really care about our health. Yet in Psalm six, David's frustrations are not simply to keep fit as he gets older and wider! David's pain is as much medical as it is men ...

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