ICEJ TEACHING
I Am the God Who Heals B Y S U S A N M I C H A EL , I C E J U S A D I RE C T O R
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hen the Israelites escaped Pharaoh’s armies and began their journey through the wilderness, God began to reveal to them who He was—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who had delivered them from slavery. The very first revelation found in Exodus 15:26 is that He was JehovahRapha, the “God who heals.” The next wilderness lesson was that He was also their provider. We serve a mighty God who cares about His people and their needs, but often the trials and tribulations of life distract us and cause us to
forget who He is and all that He has done for us. He knows this and understands—and His remedy is remembrance. As we review our lives and the ways God has blessed, provided for, and guided us through difficulties or healed sicknesses, we are encouraged, and our faith is increased to trust Him yet again. Because of the importance of remembering, God designed many of the feasts and observances in such a way that required the Israelites to recall what He had done for them and their forefathers. The Feast of Tabernacles, 6 | AUGUST 2020
for example, required the Israelites to dwell in temporary booths for one week to remember how God had provided for their forefathers in the wilderness. As we prepare for the Feast of Tabernacles, I wanted to take the opportunity to remember what God has done for us at the ICEJ over the last few years. We have experienced miraculous healings, and we have seen the power of prayer at work. As I share these testimonies, I hope that you, too, will be encouraged to turn to the Lord. He is the God who heals and provides.
