Say My Name • The God Who Heals • AUG 02 2026

Main message: God is Jehovah Rafa — "the Lord who heals" — and healing is part of his covenant identity, not merely an occasional miracle; he brings restoration (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual) often in the "bitter places" of life and ultimately through the cross.

Key points:

• The Exodus Marah episode (Exod. 15) shows God revealing himself as the healer when Israel encountered bitter water — their need created a new revelation of God's nature.
• Jehovah Rafa means to heal, restore, mend, cure and make whole; healing flows from who God is and reaches body, mind, emotions, relationships and spirit.
• Biblical examples and promises support this: Psalms (23; 103; 147), Hannah (prayer changing her countenance before the miracle), Elijah (1 Kings 19 — God ministers to the exhausted), and New Testament practice (James 5:13–15) encouraging prayer, anointing and community expectation for healing.
• The Marah tree prefigures the cross: Christ's suffering and blood (Isaiah 53, "by his stripes we are healed") is the ultimate basis for restoration; believers are called to touch that power in faith.
• Healing can be progressive or miraculous and God can work through medicine, counsel and community — but the ultimate source and covenant promise is Jehovah Rafa.

Scriptures mentioned: Proverbs 18:10, Exodus 3:14, Exodus 15 (15:22–26), Genesis 16 (Hagar/El-roi), Genesis 22 (Abraham/Isaac — Jehovah Jireh), Psalm 23, Psalm 103 (v.2–3), Psalm 147:3, Psalm 51, 1 Kings 19, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 53, James 5:13–15