Excerpts
from God Still Heals: By His Stripes You Are Healed by Uyoyou C. Charles-Iyoha
And he shewed me a
pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of
God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of
the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits,
[and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the
healing of the nations. Revelation Chapter 22 verses 1 and 2 KJV.
Just as human
beings, animals and plants require healing, so also do nations require healing.
At different points in the history of the nation of Israel, God spoke of
healing the nation. This is because the nation was suffering from the
consequences of turning away from God to idols. This situation is no different
today in the lives of the nations
In the same way
in which individuals receive divine healing in diverse areas of their lives, so
also can families receive divine healings in as many areas of their lives as
they desire. A feud loving family full of hatred and strife can become a peace
loving, promoting family full of the love of Christ and manifesting the fruit
of the Spirit. Similarly a family obsessed with greed, covetousness and
idolatry can become a giving sharing family serving God in Spirit and in truth.
Families long entrenched in the demonic practice of divination and witchcraft
can become heroes and heroines of faith in Christ Jesus.
Beloved, God
heals and has the power to heal at all levels. Communities and nations are
pockets of families who exist together as a group or group of ethnic groups who
make up nations and the world. All of these groups irrespective of their religious
orientation are accountable to God Almighty, the Creator and Owner of the
Universe who created people to exist harmoniously and be a blessing to each
other. While a number of people actually make the effort and do try to be a
blessing to other people, there are a large number of people who do not see the
point in being a blessing to other people. Rather, they choose to be thorns in
families, communities, nations and the world. Similarly, one way or the other, members
of these communities and nations offend and sin against God thereby causing
breaches in the relationship between God and these communities and nations. The
Biblical Israel, Nineveh, Assyria, Egypt, Moab, Midian, Philistia, Jericho and
Ai are some examples of nations who sinned against God. Israel, in spite of
being the chosen race of God sinned against God severally and severed
relationship with God. However, God in His infinite mercy, kindness and
compassion kept reaching out to them through warnings and rebukes from His
Prophets.
The healing of
the land occurs when the desolate land becomes fruitful, when national and
global economies improve and are buoyant, when insecurity of lives and property
give way to security of lives and property. Healing of the nations is when the
people’s spirits and minds are regenerated from sin to faith in God, from
hatred and all forms of wickedness to love and kindness in the land. Healing of
the nations therefore precedes the healing of the land just as the healing of
an individual or individuals within the nation precedes the healing of the
nations.
