The Great Physician

October 29, 2012

Haven't posted in a couple of weeks because I have been so very busy. I got a new part-time job at my church as a receptionist, plus my brother has had some major health issues and has been in the hospital. Because of this, my mind has been on doctors and healing..my brother, who can't keep food down, ended up having his gall bladder removed a week ago. That led to many complications and he recently was just moved out of ICU, but is still dealing with not keeping food down. Doctors have done and are still doing many tests, but can't figure out why. There are many, many people praying for my brother and sister-in-law, both saved and seeking a miracle from God. I know He knows what is going on with my brother's health and He is going to do something wonderful in this situation. We just have to trust our Great Physician! I read this poem and was encouraged, as I hope any of you going through a similar situation, may be encouraged!

The Great Physician

(Author Unknown)

Welcome to the Great Physician

Office hours are as you come,

He’s a Specialist in all problems

And His day is never done.

He can heal a heart that’s broken

He can mend the spirit, too,

No matter what your ailment

He does have the cure for you.

His fee for service never alters

He serves rich and poor as well,

He’s our one chance for Salvation,

He alone saves us from Hell.

There’s no fee for services rendered

All He asks is that we believe,

That He bled and died to save us

And all His blessings we will receive.

Do you have a special problem

That is troubling you this hour?

Then just simply leave it with Him

You can find no greater power.

Don’t delay in seeking treatment

Please, my friend, don’t hesitate,

For His office is soon closing

And He’ll shut and lock the gate.

I wouldn’t want you to suffer

While the Doctor’s so close by,

Your whole life will be much better

If my Physician you will try.

*** IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ***

When You Have Sinned… Call Psalm 51

When You Deal with Fear… Call Psalm 34:7

When You Need Someone to Trust… Call Proverb 3:5

When Someone Comes Against You… Call Isaiah 54:17

When You Need Christian Assurance… Call Romans 8:1-30

When You Need God’s Mercy… Call Psalm 56

When You Get Tired of Doing Good… Call Galatians 6:9

When You Get Angry… Call Ephesians 4:26

When You Feel like You Can’t Go on… Call Philippians 4:13

When You Need General Help… Call Psalm 121

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Counting my blessings:
Gifts ugly-beautiful
1,040- All these "what ifs" that I need to be reminded of!

1,041- Pain and suffering
1,042- God's timing and ways

A gift
shared:
1,043- Food, family, gatherings

saved:
1,044- My brother's life, when moved to a different hospital...I truly believe he most likely would not have survived. We are still praying and believing for a healing miracle!

surrendered:
1,045- "There is an essential difference between submission and surrender. The former is the conscious acceptance of reality. There is a superficial yielding, but tension continues...It is halfhearted acceptance. It is described by words such as resignation, compliance, acknowledgement, concession. There remains a feeling of reservation, a tug in the direction of non-acceptance. Surrender, on the other hand, is the moment when my forces of resistance cease to function, when I cannot help but respond to the call of the Spirit. The ability to surrender is a gift of God. However eagerly we may desire it, however diligently we may strive to acquire it, surrender cannot be attained by personal endeavor." source

unexpected:
1,046- Again, seeing the beauty of life, nature, creation!(wildlife, seen when looking out my window)

undervalued:
1,047- Time in communion/conversation with the Lord!

unconventional:
1,048- Being content, in a world that promotes being discontented.

silent:
1,049- "Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth to rule. As the Swiss Inscription says: Sprecfien ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden (Speech is silvern, Silence is golden); or as I might rather express it: Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity."" from the poet Thomas Carlyle

still:
1,050- Seeing how peaceful and still my friends in the animal world can be...

strong:

1,051- "He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.'" 2 Corinthians 12:9

humbling:
1,052- God's mercy and grace....always humbling!!! I am so undeserving!!

honoring:
1,053- worship through music...I am so thankful for the ability to honor God in this way! (love this Chris Tomlin song!)