261 – The Best Motive for Prayer that Heals

The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus

261 – What is your motive when you pray for healing?
Is there anything in your life right now that you’re praying about for healing?
Maybe you’re praying for healing for someone else. It could be a health issue, a relationship problem, finding a new job, financial struggles, or maybe an emotional challenge.
The Bible says that God "heals all your diseases." But have you ever not felt your prayer for healing was being answered the way you felt it should be? I sure have.
It's definitely good to pray for healing, but Jesus warns us that we need to look at our motives for prayer.
Sometimes we get so absorbed in the problem, we just want to get rid of it. Sometimes we want a healing for ourselves or someone else as a blessing.
But the best motive for a healing prayer is to glorify God.
In this week's episode I look at several times in the Bible when this bigger picture of glorifying God was the main reason for someone's prayer and how that was what brought healing or resolution to a problem.

• Hezekiah's prayer when the King of Assyria was threatening him
• Joshua's prayer of gratitude to God for being able to walk on dry river bed of the Jordan River
• Daniel's prayer not just for forgiveness but for God's name and glory to be restored
• Jesus's command to let our light shine so people would see our good deeds and glorify God

When your ultimate motive in prayer is to glorify God, you rise far above any self-centered or self-focused desires. It gives you a broader perspective of how God is working in the whole world, instead of how you want Him to work in your little world.
It is a righteous prayer for us to pray for healing or solutions so the whole world may know that God can and does heal today just as in Jesus’s day.

Whatever you’re doing, whatever you’re praying for, it’s always the perfect time to pray that God will be glorified.
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