During a conversation with a man today in Starbucks, I was reminded of a little 9 year-old girl named Gracyn DenBestin. On Christmas Eve of 2008, Gracyn was diagnosed with viral myocarditis. She found out her heart would not last. She spent the next few months in a hospital hooked up to an artificial heart that sustains her and allows her time to wait for a heart transplant. On April 15th of this year, Gracyn received a new heart. Throughout her time in the hospital, Gracyn listened to the song ‘Healer’ every night. Below is a video of Gracyn singing the song at First Baptist Church of Orlando a couple months after she received her new heart.
Although I can’t even begin to say that I know God as a healer the way Gracyn can, I have experienced healing in many areas of my life because of the love of God poured out for me. Spiritually, I was in need of a heart transplant, and God provided me with a new one.
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26
Although God sometimes chooses not to heal, or seems slow in calming the waters of our lives, that does not change the fact that God is most-loving and filled with compassion. [Read my post from earlier today on this.]
Do you know the Great Healer? How has He healed you? What are the areas in your life that need healing? If you don’t know of this Healer, don’t put Him off. I promise there is hope and life in the arms of Christ that can’t be found anywhere else in this world.
