Healing Promises (22 page)

And this same God who takes care
of me will supply all your needs
from His glorious riches, which have
been given to us in Christ Jesus.

—P
HILIPPIANS 4:19, NLT

God’s supply for you is

exceedingly,

abundantly,

above all

you can ask or think.

Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him,
“Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were
stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the
plain, surely we will be stronger than they… Then
a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel,
and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because the Syrians
have said, “The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not
God of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all
this great multitude into your hand, and you
shall know that I am the Lord.’”

—
1
K
INGS
20:23, 28

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed,
for I am your God. I will strengthen you,
yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with
My righteous right hand.

—I
SAIAH
41:10

God Of The Valleys Too

In the darkest moments of our lives, we often feel like God is a thousand miles away.
God is with us on the mountaintops,
we think,
but in the valleys, we’re all alone.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In 1 Kings 20, the Syrian king was told that Syria had fought Israel on the hills and lost because Israel’s God was the God of the hills. So if they fought the Israelites in the valleys, they would win. Of course, the misinformed Syrians lost again because
God is a God of the valleys too!

My friend, there’s nowhere you can go where you’re not covered by God’s mercy and grace. Whether you are in the pink of health or terribly ill in the valley of the shadow of death, He is with you and will never leave you nor forsake you. So don’t lose hope. The God of the valleys is your strength. He will uphold you with His righteous right hand and deliver you from your enemies!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

—P
SALM 23:4

For He Himself has said, “I will never
leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say:
“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear…”

—H
EBREWS 13:5–6

He tends His flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them close to His heart…

—I
SAIAH 40:11, NIV

Deliverance In The Valley

Cold. Lonely. Frightening. Abysmal. In the valley of the shadow of death, we battle with hopelessness and the fear of being abandoned.

But see how Jesus, our good shepherd, watches over and delivers us even though we walk—not by His leading—into the valley of the shadow of death. In that valley, He is still with us. He is not with us to say, “I told you so.” He is not standing there, with arms folded, to see how we will get out of the trouble we got ourselves into. No, He is with us to protect and deliver us with His rod and staff from the evil one.

Beloved, Jesus is a shepherd whose tender heart toward you will never allow Him to forsake you when you need Him the most. See Him with you protecting you, delivering you from death and bringing you safely through every season of darkness.

‘I will

never ever

leave you…

…I will
never ever

forsake you.’

—Jesus

So when Jesus had received the sour wine,
He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head,
He gave up His spirit.

—J
OHN 19:30

For we who have believed do enter that rest…

—H
EBREWS 4:3