God is not against Medicine

We have seen in the recent past people who have refused to go to hospital because of their faith in  God and i commend them for that. But i want them to know that God is not against medicine as well explained by man of God pastor Chris in a past rhapsody

"All kinds of fruit trees will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, without fail! For they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing." " (Ezekiel 47:12).

There are believers who're averse to medicine ; they wrongly assume that for a Christian to take any kind of medication is an indication of lack of faith. Meanwhile God is not averse to the use of medication; that a Christian user medication doesn't mean he lacks faith or something is wrong. In the old testament as we read in our opening  scripture , God gave medical instructions for the people. In this particular instance the prophet alludes to medicine, He says " .....the leaf thereof for medicine"

We find the same allusion in revelation 22:2 "coursing down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations." (Revelation 22:2). If you carefully consider the language of these scriptures, you would understand that God is not against medicine. He says the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. In other words, healing came from the use of those leaves.

This helps us understand God's thinking concerning medicine, and how that He want people well. What is wrong however is for anyone to rely on medicine instead of God's word. As a Christian, it's important you know that the word of God is the best medicine; far more potent than any herb or medical drug: "My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart for they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh." (Proverbs 4:20-22).

Here we discover the curative and therapeutic power of the word; it’s health-medicine to your flesh! The word health is from the hebrew word "marpe' which means medicine healing or remedy. It connotes that which has curative ability. You should rather use your faith to receive healing through the word.but if you choose to take the advantage of  medical help, you have done nothing wrong, But remember there're ailments that till date, have defied any known medical diagnosis and cure; you can always trust the word for your healing and health.(rhapsody of realities sunday oct 16th 2011)