Saturday, October 23, 2010

healing, a subtitle of Love

I've been learning about Love lately.

We can all reach a consensus: love is misrepresented as feeble, cheap, irresponsible, and temporary. But despite this, what is true about love remains true.

Yesterday the Lord gave me pain. He set specific parts of my body in physical pain as I was with different individuals to show me exactly what he wanted to physically heal in the person I was encountering. After recognizing pain in specific body parts I was able to ask the persons whether they experienced pain in those appointed areas. They proceeded with a "Yes," then I prayed for their healing in the name of Jesus, declaring heaven on earth, and claiming what Jesus already died for- disease and pain- on the cross to be completely aligned with Him. Three beloved persons received complete healing in one day.

Healing is already done, as the Lord proclaimed on the cross, "It is finished."  It's an expression of His extreme love for us. He heals not for the sake of healing, but for the purpose of love, which endures and lasts. Let's just say that things don't stop at just physical healing. The reality of love is what follows.

If love was only feel good, self-seeking, and manipulative, then there would be no sustainability. And as we see all around us, "love" is not sustainable: there is always a back alley out of responsibility and relationship. I have good news folks: Love is sustainable. Love is everything the world thinks it's not. It is not self-seeking, nor does it hold grudges; it is not exploitative; it is not defined by temporary feel-good emotions; and most of all, it never fails.

We are designed to get a grip on love. All day long, into eternity.