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The Gathering: Daughters of the Living King
Welcome to The Gathering: Daughters of the Living King, where women seek to know and experience the love of Christ. Here, in the messiness of our daily struggles we are a gathering of women who strive to live daily with Jesus. If you are an imperfect woman seeking to maximize your spiritual growth and desire to experience a transformed life with the beauty of God's love, then The Gathering is the podcast for you.
The Gathering: Daughters of the Living King
Jehovah Rapha
Hello and Welcome to The Gathering, Daughters of the Living King, where women seek to know and experience the love of Christ. I am your host, Judy Killebrew, and my experience and passion is in encouraging and empowering women and their walk of Faith With the Lord. Hebrews 10:25 states “and let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”
Our God has many names throughout Scripture. Although it's hard to understand God's entire being, we can grasp His attributes, character, and actions through scripture, prayer, and personal reflection. Today, we are exploring the name Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals.
Did you know that the Hebrew word, Rapha, is used sixty times in the Old Testament, and it means to “restore, to heal, to cure and to repair.” For example, God calls Himself the healer in Exodus 15:26 which states “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, than I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” Jehovah Rapha wants to restore, heal, and restore us too!
And healing isn’t only for our physical bodies. We can also find healing for relationships, emotional or mental struggles, financial hardships, and spiritual healing. God is not limited in the ways that He can bring healing into your life. There are no conditions placed on Jehovah Rapha. He is simply the Lord who heals.
Jehovah Rapha is the mender of brokenness, the binder of wounds. He knows our deepest hurts and offers restoration. You see, His healing isn't merely superficial; it penetrates to the core, which brings a deep joy and renewal that only comes from him. Trusting in Jehovah-Rapha means surrendering our brokenness to his care and believing in his power to restore and transform. We can lean on him, seeking his healing touch in every area of our lives, knowing that in his presence, true healing is found.
