Healer

So sometime back on our blog I posted a link and a song called Healer written by a guy out of Australia.....it is an amazing song. The story was that he wrote this song in one sitting after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer over two years ago. On a recent dvd I watched with this guy was performing this song with oxygen tubes in his nose and was singing about how God was his healer....I am not going to lie I wept, I mean I cry at everything anyway, but this especially because I have an emotional connection with the song due to Riley and her mystery diagnosis or lack there of. Well, anyway it has come out recently that some how this guy has faked his entire two years of cancer , even to his family. Apparently he has some really bad inner demons lets just say and that led him to live this lie even to those closest to him.

I have heard so many different responses to this newly released news....People saying they can't listen to the song anymore, other worship leaders not wanting to play it, and just out right anger. After I found all of this out I have to admit I was disappointed, but mainly because it is just another very public failure in the Christian community.

However, I still love the song. I believe with everything in me that God gives worship leaders their songs and that that song is one from God. It is just another example of a perfect God working through imperfect people, however it does not negate the fact that God gave this guy the lyrics to the song. It would be very easy for me to sit back and cast stones at the guy and say what a let down he is to the body of Christ, but what if he did write all of these words saying that God is his healer and he just couldn't share all of his inner demons so he faked cancer. I understand it is still wrong and in no way acceptable, but I am not going to be the one to throw rocks at christians who struggle and fail.

If we remember Romans 3:23 it says,

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

So instead of condemning this guy and the words he has written we should pray for him, and regardless of his lies we should sing this song because it is an amazing song and God is our HEALER.

HEALER


You hold my every moment
You calm my raging seas
You walk with me through fire
And heal all my disease

I trust in You
I trust in You

I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need


Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
Nothing is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands