Healer of a Broken Womb

Jehovah Rophe...Lord, our Healer: Healer of a Broken Womb

 Psalm 115:9 O house of Israel, trust in the Lord – he is their help shield. (NIV)

                There was a man named Elkanah who had two wives. One of them was named Peninnah and the other Hannah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. Every year, Elkanah went to the temple to offer sacrifices. Year after year, Peninnah would tease Hannah because she did not have any children of her own. This irritated Hannah and made her feel miserable because she felt less than a woman because to be barren meant ridicule and shame. Psalm 127:3 Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. (NIV)

               One day, Hannah went to the temple and prayed to God for a son. She vowed to give him back to the Lord and that no razor would touch his head. Eli, the high priest, noticed this woman in his mist speaking, but there was no sound coming from her lips. He thought that she was drunk, but that was not the case. 1 Samuel 1:17-18 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him. She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes Then she went her way and ate something and her face was no longer downcast. (NIV) Jehovah Rophe answered her prayer in the course of time and she had a son and named him Samuel.

               Jehovah Rophe is our Healer and there is nothing that He can’t do. There is no situation that Jehovah Raphe cannot not heal. Just as Hannah had enough faith to pray and petition Jehovah Rophe to heal her barren state, we too can ask Him to heal our barren situations in life as well. There are many people who need a Healer in their lives to heal them of brokenness, grief, pain, loneliness and depression…just to name a few. However, regardless of what situation you may find yourself in, Jehovah Rophe is the answer to any situation that is broken and in need of fixing. Jehovah Rophe is our Lord and Healer; there is nothing that He cannot do. Jeremiah 32:27 “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” (NIV)