I learned about Jehovah Rophe and the message couldn’t have been more clearer. The name means “The Lord who Heals” and is brought up in Exodus 15:26. The Lord tells the children of Israel that He is their healer after they complained to Moses about having no water. Moses just led them from the Red Sea and they went three days in the wilderness with no water. They arrived in a city called Marah and they were bitter because they could not drink the waters there. So Moses cried out unto the Lord and the Lord showed him a tree which the Lord threw into the waters and the scripture says in Exodus 15:25, the waters became sweet. It says there, He tested them and made for them a statue and ordinance saying “If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statues, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.” Soon after, they arrived to a city called Elim where there was an abundance of water that they could drink!
Throughout our lives, God will test us for a couple of reasons. One is to see what we have learned and the other is to teach us something new about Him. That saying, “A lesson unlearned is a lesson repeated” is very true. How can we expect our Heavenly Father to move us along to the next step if we can’t even past the test He has for us now? You will never get the specific of what you need to do if you don’t listen to the Lord. This message is very important to me because I feel God is testing me with a couple different situations in my life right now. While I’m learning that I need God’s healing and that my healing method doesn’t work, God is showing me what He can do in my life. Situations are making me more and more humble and the pride that I once had is leaving so very quickly. I find myself relying on God with everything because my humbleness has shown me that I am not in control but He is.
We as Christians often reject God and adopt the values of society and then wonder why their problems become ours. But if we follow God, what happens to the sinners won’t happen to the saints. God can take your messed up situation and turn it around. When you truly follow God and the values of society don’t influence you and your life, God will take you places you never imagined yourself being. I find comfort in learning that because I have hope that where I am in my life won‘t be for forever. He is going to take me from deliverance to my destiny as He will do the same for you. Him testing you will be apart of the journey. Just like the children of Israel, we have to go through the wilderness first. We can’t skip Marah to get to Elim. How would we ever grow, learn and appreciate God if we make it to our destiny without going through the wilderness. I know life is hard but I speak from my heart when I say, look to God in everything. Learn to past the test so the He can show you an abundance of what He has and can give you!
Remember, turn down the noise and turn up His voice!
God Bless You!
*Crystal M. Cherry
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