Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper Room Daily Devotional “God Heals” for Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:28-36

Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper Room Daily Devotional “God Heals” for Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:28-29 Shout Bravo! to God, families of the peoples,
    in awe of the Glory, in awe of the Strength: Bravo!
Shout Bravo! to his famous Name,
    lift high an offering and enter his presence!
Stand resplendent in his robes of holiness!
30-33 God is serious business, take him seriously;
    he’s put the earth in place and it’s not moving.
So let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be jubilant,
    and pass the word among the nations, “God reigns!”
Let Ocean, all teeming with life, bellow,
    let Field and all its creatures shake the rafters;
Then the trees in the forest will add their applause
    to all who are pleased and present before God
    —he’s on his way to set things right!
34-36 Give thanks to God—he is good
    and his love never quits.
Say, “Save us, Savior God,
    round us up and get us out of these godless places,
So we can give thanks to your holy Name,
    and bask in your life of praise.”
Blessed be God, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Then everybody said, “Yes! Amen!” and “Praise God!”
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.(1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV))
Years ago I was called to return to the Mayo Clinic to receive a second kidney transplant. I had been on kidney dialysis for two long stretches of time and had received my brother’s kidney a year earlier. I had his kidney for a short time, and then my body rejected it, and it had to be removed. I lost part of my hearing from the rejection process. Then I went back on dialysis.
A few weeks later I received a second kidney. It was a kidney from a man who was killed in a mid-western city. He had a card in his wallet saying that his body could be used for medical purposes if he died.
I have had that transplanted kidney for almost 35 years, and I have been healthy the entire time. I am thankful for the transplant and for the donor who gave me many more years of a happy life because of his willingness to carry a donor card in his wallet. I believe that God has healed me, and every day I give thanks. Now I go to the dialysis units in my city to offer hope and encouragement to those still on the machine.
The Author: Lyndon C. Weberg (Arizona, USA)
Thought for the Day: Today I will thank God for my life.
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for calling us to serve you every day in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer focus: Those awaiting organ transplants
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