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Joni Eareckson Tada’s A Place of Healing: Ch 3, Pt 1 Healer and Lord
There are times when I have watched the healing service on TV as I’m being exercised, dressed, and lifted into my wheelchair.
It’s a little bit of a surreal experience.
There I am, lying in bed, disabled and unable to care for myself, listening to the fiery message and watching people hobble on stage with crutches… and then walk off without them.
“Jesus doesn’t want you sick and disabled,” the speaker will often thunder. “He wants to do for you what He’s done for those you’ve seen today. You, too, can experience His healing power. Rest your faith on His promises!”
As I watch, I often think about others sick and disabled people all over the country who are viewing the same broadcast. What are they thinking? Are they asking themselves the same questions I asked years ago? Questions like, “Does God still heal people miraculously today? If so, does He want to heal all or just some?” Am I to think if my prayers for healing go unanswered, unlike the prayers of those I see on TV?
As I mentioned in the previous chapter, one of the milestones for me and answering questions like that was running across a book by a man named Henry Frost, a Canadian missionary statesman of an earlier generation. His book Miraculous Healing isn’t a new book by any means. Nor does it read like this morning’s newspaper. In fact, the language sounds rather stilted and out of date to our modern ears. But I doubt whether you’ll ever find a more sensible and balanced treatment on the subject of divine healing. What first drew me to the book was the obvious fact that Henry Frost didn’t seem to have any theological ax to grind. Rather than approaching the subject as a combatant for any particular point of view and armed with well selected prooftexts, Frost maintained a gentle spirit and an open, inquiring heart.
Joni Eareckson Tada’s A Place of Healing: Ch 3, Pt 1 Healer and Lord
Joni Eareckson Tada"s A Place of Healing: Ch 3, Pt 1 Healer and Lord