Why God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers
To Heal Our Loved Ones
I can understand your distress over Lily's death and
the fact that you wanted to see Lily healed. I hope these words will
comfort you as they console me. God sees every tear we ever shed, both for our
loved ones and for our self to have healing on this earth. Psalm 56:8 tells us of God, “You keep track of all my
sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each
one in your book.”
Sometimes, we take medicine that prolongs our
life here on this earth in hopes that we will be healed on this earth. We never have to fear
death or dying, however. As soon as we take our last breath on this earth, we
are in the presence of God, as 2 Corinthians 5:8
tells us, “We are confident, I
say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the
Lord.”
God thinks so differently from our human thinking. For instance, we think it is best for other humans
to stay here on earth with us, because we treasure them. In Psalm116:15 David
says, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints."
This is also shown in, Ecclesiastes 7:1 "A good name is better
than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth."
The
lovely aspect of death is that once we take our last breath on the earth, the
very next breath is in heaven. Angels actually escort us up to heaven, Luke
16:22 “So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to
Abraham's bosom.”
God
never leaves us through our sickness and He is even our guide in death, Psalm 48:14 “For this is
God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death.” Also in
Psalm 16:9-11 God tells us, “Heart, body, and soul are filled with joy.
For you will not leave me among the dead; you will not allow your beloved one
to rot in the grave. You will let me experience the joys of life and the
exquisite pleasures of your own eternal presence.”
We have a refuge in God all
through life and even in death. Proverbs 14:32 tells us, “Even in death the
righteous have a refuge.” Also, Luke 20:36 tells us, “’And they
never die again; in these respects they are like angels, and are sons of God,
for they are raised up in new life from the dead.’”
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You for taking Lily to live with You. Help us to be patient until we see her again. Let us make sure that we know You as our Savior in order for this to happen. We know that Lily is the apple of Your eye and we know that You love and care for us as well. Help us to face death as bravely as Lily did and help us to serve You well on this earth for as long as You choose for us to remain.
Thought for the Day:
"Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning." - Psalm 30:5
