It is easy to do something if you have the weight of authority baking you up. That weight comes from someone who is wiser than you and who is more powerful in some ways than you are.
There is a difference praying for the sick because you are kind hearted and healing the sick because you have God's authority backing you up. Every sick person appreciates those who lift them up in prayer. Those who are now healed rejoice in what the Lord has done for them.
For a while I have not felt like doing much. Not because I am lazy. Because, it turns out, I am sick. So when my cardiologist gave me some practical instructions on what to do and what not to do it is easy to obey since I have the authority of the Heart and Lung Institute standing behind me.
One more thought. Healing old folks is a risky business. No one lives in this life forever. Our bodies do wear out in time. The older we get the harder it is to think about divine healing. Even our medical professionals do not try to fix us completely. They try to help us navigate life as it is.
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