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Jehovah Rapha!!! Healer!
What God Did
Truly, Jehovah Rapha, answers. What did God do for me while in captivity? Captivity is defined as a place of confinement, imprisonment, or detention, rather than a particular place one chooses for solitude. The opposite of captivity is freedom. If one is held in captivity, one has lost freedom, and someone else has been given charge over you. For the believer, there is a spiritual optimism that this, too, will pass. Thus, I agree with you that we have a future, beyond captivity. Although our faith is tested, we can find freedome beyond captivity. How?
In Captivity – A Right NOW Blessing
Witnessing about your breakthroughs brings glory to the Almighty. One of the most profound things that God did on Sunday morning, Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, was to immediately answer my prayer. In the midst of giving my mother her bath, she began to pass out. Her eyes closed, and her body went limp. Right there in the bathroom, I began to call the name of Jesus. I prayed for God to minister to me and guide my steps as to how I could help her; I asked God not to take her from me, but to allow her to stay with me a little longer. I thought if I called 911, she would be more likely to be in jeopardy because of COVID-19 conditions.
Jehovah Rapha – In Captivity
Additionally, so many thoughts were racing through my head. “Jesus, Jesus, You know every cell of her body,” I prayed. “I need you now right to be the healer, her physician.” Next, I applied cool water on her neck and forehead. A few minutes went by. It seemed longer, but I was able to place her body on the bathroom floor and go outside to get my husband. I asked my husband to help me place her in the recliner (it has a lift) – not the bed. I placed pillows under her feet and reclined her body. All the while, I was asking God for directions. When she began to respond, I gave her a protein drink and later orange juice. I am no nurse; I am a caregiver. Every instruction was from God, Jehovah Rapha (healer). We needed Jesus, the healer, to act on our behalf. For the next hours, Mom comfortably rested in her recliner. All glory belongs to Him.
Your Situation is Not You
Your captive situation will look different than mine; but in a season of imprisonment, detention, incarceration, confinement, or internment, we still need the same Jesus. God is here. In captivity, we must seek Him even the more. I encourage you to seek Him for freedom from a captive mind, body or soul. Believers are not subject to captive situations. Captive situations are subject to His authority, Hebrews 2:8.
Even now, I can witness to you that God can bless you in captivity right NOW. God is Jehovah Rapha, the healer. In times of captivity, He is there. He is everywhere at the same time!
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