” Bless the Lord oh my soul and forget not all His benefits, who forgives all my iniquities and heals all my diseases…” ( Psalms 103,2-3)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….. and I don’t just mean Christmas. In a year that has seen humanity grapple with the horror of a global illness that has killed millions, news of the the COVID vaccine launch is bringing hope to many hearts.
This year has taught us how fragile our bodies are and how important good health is. This year made financial might seem fickle and economic stability showed itself to be shaky ground. When our lives are stripped down to “survival minimum”, (as we saw of many COVID patients in critical care), we are no better than the fleeting breath we draw moment by moment. If this then is the basics of our existence what then is the least we can hope for as we look forward to 2021?
That we would have good health, should be at the top of everyone’s list. But we know that good health goes beyond breathing. It even goes beyond our physical wellness into our emotional and mental wellbeing. While the COVID vaccine may fix our physical susceptibility to Corona Virus, we are still fatally prone to the virus of sin, which causes unending suffering and most certainly ends in death.
The only antidote that can save us is God. Through Jesus Christ there is healing from every sickness we bear in our hearts and souls caused by sin’s mortal wound. We live in a fallen world where we cannot escape being touched by sin’s infectious stain. We will all suffer the painful cost of sin which is death. But because God has made a cure through his son Jesus Christ, we can receive complete healing not only in our sick bodies, but in our wounded emotions, tormented minds and dying souls through his Life Giving Spirit…