thanks sir for sharing this.
another follow up question ( sir hindi ako nanunubok ha, hindi ko kasi talaga maintindihan lang). in my friend's case- hindi naman mawawala ang down syndrome, so if my friend gets a good good job, a better paying salary, a nice house, a car, gets to migrate etc- dosnt take out the fact that her son has down syndrome.
IMHO this is just my personal take, I think same din with me having the same thing with JT(just imagine) but my Dad still had Diabetes and had to die (..and that's without me asking forgiveness to him before he died).
It was genetic, his father my grand dad died to of it and one of my uncles, kelangan na magmaintenance ng gamot.
I prayed alot too for God to at least give me another 3 years with him but he still died.
It means, di natin maiintindihan some things sa mundo ng detailed until God himself tells us why He allows certain things to happen etc.
I believe its not a mystery that God has reservations or not letting us know all but its a matter of knowing God's will. Is it God's will to heal? Is Jesus willing to heal? Is there a record that someone was healed from Down Syndrome thru FAITH? All definitely YES. The real mystery to me is why God heals some miraculously (instantly) and some progressively (thru period of time).
So I guess the real question now is, do you truly believe that God can heal all diseases? Was there a difference to Him in healing headache vs down syndrome? By His Word this world was created so I dont see any issue of God healing major disease by His Word also. Did Jesus rejected anyone who comes to Him for healing? Did Jesus had a problem healing major sickness?
I dont see any of that either in the bible but why healing is not happening sometimes? We know God is almighty so what is limiting Him from healing? My two keyword is HONOR and UNBELIEF.
Matthew 13:53-58 (NKJV)
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” So they were offended at Him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without HONOR except in his own country and in his own house.” Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their UNBELIEF.
Bible has also written what needs to be done. In James 5:14-16 (NKJV) says,
Is anyone among you sick?
1). Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
2). And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up.
3). And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
4). The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
We should also notice across scriptures that Salvation and Healing usually come together in the same verses. One example is Psalm 103:1-5 (NKJV) which says
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
WHO FORGIVES ALL YOUR INIQUITIES,
WHO HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Note that it says ALL, no exemption not even down syndrome. Now if you believe that by "confessing in your mouth and believing in your heart that Jesus is Lord" you are saved because it is written, why is it hard believing the same for healing? There are lots of written promises in the scriptues for healing and its up to our FAITH to claim it.
Always remember this definition of FAITH:
FAITH is simply believing so
Even when it doesnt seems so
So that it will be so
BECAUSE GOD SAYS SO.
God bless.