Behold, I will bring to it health
and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity
and security. Jeremiah 33:6
When I was about 35 or so weeks pregnant, I was baking cookies and I thought my water broke. I called my husband, told him this was not a drill and went to the hospital. When I got there I was fine, but the baby's heart had a funky beat. We spent the rest of the day getting fetal echo-cardiograms, ultrasounds, and we spent a lot of time in shock and were really struggling. I was fearful that I wouldn't get the chance to meet the little one that I had carried and cared for.
The doctor explained that the baby was essentially having a heart hiccup, and that he should grow out of it by the time he was born. We went home and were on our faces before God. We prayed and my husband fasted and we trusted the word. I created a list of verses about healing and spoke them over the baby. The next week when we went in for the follow-up appointment, the baby's heart was completely fine. It was working perfectly. God had heard our cry, and healed our baby. We left that appointment with so much joy. We knew that God had a plan for our baby whether the appointment went well or not. We were overwhelmed by God's grace, mercy, and love for our baby.
I believe that God allowed the whole thing to happen just so that he could show me that he heals. If you are facing a situation where your baby is struggling there are several things that you can do:
- Apply the word- God has given us the authority to heal in his word. See Luke 9:1. Speak verses of healing over your baby.
- Pray- Applying your energy to prayer, keeps you from applying that to worry. I am a firm believer that pestering the Lord until he hears you and you hear from him is a good thing.
- Take Communion- The body and blood of Christ are powerful. The blood of Jesus cleanses, heals, and restores. It is truly amazing.
- Fast- Although abstaining from food while pregnant isn't a good idea, fast from sweets or tv.
- Call other Christians to fasting and prayer with you.
- Trust that God with heal your child, if not in this life, then in the next.
Praying for our children is super important, especially when they are in our wombs. Next week we'll talk about praying for our children.
Here are some of the verses I applied:
Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
Malachi 4:2
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness
will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like
well-fed calves.
1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his
body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his
wounds you have been healed.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our
transgressions; he was crushed for our
iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that
brought us peace, and with his wounds we are
healed.
Jeremiah 30:17
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I
will heal,
declares the Lord,
because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
Matthew 8:7
And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring to it health
and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity
and security.
Isaiah 58:8
Then shall your light break forth
like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up
speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of
the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Psalm 107:20-22
He sent out his word and healed
them, and delivered them from their destruction.
Let them thank the Lord
for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! And let them offer sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
Luke 13:13
And he laid his hands on her, and
immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God.
Matthew 9:28-29
When he entered the house, the
blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you
believe that I am able to do this?” They said
to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes,
saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
Ezekiel 37:3-5
And he said to me, “Son of man,
can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God,
you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy over
these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you,
and you shall live.
Matthew 17:20
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have
faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from
here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Luke 9:1
And he called the twelve together
and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
1 Corinthians 12:9
To another faith by the same
Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is fashioned
against you shall succeed, and you shall
refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord and their vindication
from me, declares the Lord.”
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply every need
of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 119:146-149
I call to you;
save me, that I may observe your testimonies. I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your
words. My eyes are awake before the watches
of the night, that I may meditate on your
promise. Hear my voice
according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
James 5:14-16
Is anyone among you sick? Let him
call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him
with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save
the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed
sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one
another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a
righteous person has great power as it is working.
Job 5:26
You shall come to your grave in
ripe old age, like a sheaf gathered up in its
season.
2 Kings 20:5-6
“Turn back, and say to Hezekiah
the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord,
the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears.
Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord, 6 and I
will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of
the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will
defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.”
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known to God. And the peace of
God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of
things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
1 Samuel 12:16
Now therefore stand still and see
this great thing that the Lord will do before your
eyes.
Exodus 14:13
And Moses said to the people,
“Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom
you see today, you shall never see again.
Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Numbers 6:25-27
The Lord
make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord
lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
This Week: Pray verses of healing over your baby.
Dig Deeper: Study about the Blood of Jesus. It's a very cool study!
If you have a prayer request or a praise about how you have experienced healing in your life, please post in the comments below.
Blessings!
Joy
