Emmanuel 5: The Healing Hand of Emmanuel (New Year's Eve)

Enduring through times of sickness is difficult, but the Lord gives us hope because of the presence of Emmanuel. Jesus was rejected, despised, beaten, and suffered so that we might be accepted, comforted, made whole, and healed. The healing he brings is holistic as he cares not just for our body, but also for our soul and spirit. Healing is part of the atonement and one of the blessings of the incarnation. Waiting on his sovereign plan for our lives might test our patience and faith, but as we trust Him, he blesses us with the greatest gift of all: His presence.