Someone asked me today this question: "Why do we always ask God for healing and not ask God to preserve this person and quickly bring him/her back to be in His kingdom? Isn't that better than healing the person and remain more time on this earth and with each passing day one may lose its salvation?"
How do we respond to the suffering of a person? If this person is a member of your family you would probably do whatever it takes to preserve and extend his or her life. Spend money for the best doctor, medical treatment and medication that you can afford. Ask people to pray for healing. Consult your friends and do your research on the Internet.
I think if you were like me, we would do everything possible within our means to try to save a life. But how far should we go? How much should we keep the living from dying? Is healing and recovery the only option? Is there a place to release the sick person to the Lord and allow him or her to leave? Would that be more merciful than extending life and allow him or her to sin some more? Is there a better option?
How would you answer my friend's question and respond to the other questions I raised, if you are faced with such questions and decisions? Share from your personal experiences if you have.
I think life and death is not a matter in which we can decide, only God..although we can pray for healing and God would answer according to His will but it depends..when its time to go, no matter how much u pray and seek for medical attention, the person will still go..i think to me the question would be are u ready to leave this earth and wait upon the judgement of God?
ReplyDeleteI trust in Him, everything happens for a reason. Suffering is part of the package of believing in Him, it cannot be removed from the package. Of course, along the way, if there is a medical alternative that available to save a life, we should give a try. However, like Love Alone said, if it meant to be his/her time to leave, no matter how hard you try, it is the time to go also... We should have faith in Him and surrendered all our struggles to Him and let Him decide, not us. Let His will be done.
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