Scripture repeats many times over that our health is to be trusted to Our Heavenly Father. I'm continually surprised, no longer shocked, but surprised; at the number of people who claim to be observing Torah with faith in Messiah who continue to place their faith in mainstream medicine. People speak to me, as if my belief regarding health is not conviction based up Scripture. Trusting Abba rather than using pharmaceuticals is not a matter of my opinion, but conviction of my understanding of Scripture It's not a matter of not liking doctors or hospitals, Scripture gives clear warning that sorcery and witchcraft are sin and forbidden. In Galatians 5:20 the term, witchcraft, was translated from the Greek word: pharmakeia. In the Revelation all four references to sorceries or sorcerers, come from the Greek root word: pharma.
When physicians actually taught health and "prescribed" herbal remedies, they were sharing their knowledge in how to better utilize what our Creator made for our wellness. Of course that was back in the days in which doctors made house calls and were paid with a chicken or milk or an exchange of service. I'm not against that at all! We have each been given talents and abilities. Hospitals used to be places of recovery and assisted care. Now doctors have become representatives for Big Pharmaceuticals and hospitals are what I now term, Sanctuaries of Sorcery. Many may take that as an over statement, but consider the number of operating rooms, the department of Xray and testing (so we can know what G-d knows,) then consider the size of the pharmacy department, and the medication rooms at each nurse's station. Consider simply, the square footage of what I described and compare it to the single obscure room known as the inter-faith chapel.
For those who think our Creator is using that, it seems the chapel would be larger than the administrator's office, or at least larger than the restrooms.
I didn't realize how truly saddened I was at this mixing of holy with profane until this past year of hearing how many times someone "tried" natural remedies but they just didn't resolve the issue. First, I have a few questions. One: Is the lifestyle, including diet and rest truly in obedience to Scripture? Two: How many OTC chemicals and/or prescriptions were taken before the natural remedies were tried? Three: How many months and years does mainstream get to resolve the problem in comparison to the days or weeks natural remedies are tried? Last: If prayer and natural remedies fail, are we saying G-d's promises are invalid and creation which He called "good," is lacking?
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man . . .
Psalm 104:14a
Big Pharma is to health care what Monsanto is to agriculture. Improving on creation . . . taking up the slack for our Creator?
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