{"id":682,"date":"2016-02-02T09:41:05","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T09:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2022-12-14T00:21:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T06:21:45","slug":"682-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?page_id=682","title":{"rendered":"Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Healing for Your Body, Soul, and Spirit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maryjnelson.com\/?attachment_id=685\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jehovarapha-bookrcoversm.jpg?fit=136%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"136,210\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jehovarapha-bookrcoversm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jehovarapha-bookrcoversm.jpg?fit=136%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jehovarapha-bookrcoversm.jpg?fit=136%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maryjnelson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/jehovarapha-bookrcoversm.jpg?resize=136%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"jehovarapha-bookrcoversm\" width=\"136\" height=\"210\" \/>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nShiloh Run Press, 2016<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re on a quest for physical, emotional, or spiritual healing, these 72 comforting and encouraging meditations will point you to God, the Ultimate Healer. After each meditation, a passionate prayer for healing will help guide you as you pray the healing scriptures into your personal situation, and renew your hope in the Father and His goodness and grace.\u00a0 Woven throughout are compelling true stories&#8211;both biblical and modern&#8211;of\u00a0God&#8217;s healing power at work, leading you to discover that He is all you&#8217;ll ever need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Endorsements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is an extraordinary collection of stories and meditations on healing.\u00a0Mary J. Nelson has an intimate knowledge of pain and how to deal with it.\u00a0This book will give you hope, healing, and\u2014best of all\u2014a closer and sweeter relationship with God.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u2013Dr. David Clarke, Christian psychologist, speaker, and the author of\u00a0<em>The Top Ten Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">and\u00a0I Don&#8217;t Want a Divorce<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mary Nelson has experienced God as Healer herself, and that shows through in this book. The way Mary tells stories of those in the Bible who came for healing, and of those experiencing God\u2019s healing touch today, helps the reader realize that Jehovah-Rapha is not just a name that God used to describe Himself long ago; it\u2019s also how He seeks to interact with His children today. May this book increase your faith and trust in Jehovah-Rapha and His healing in your own life\u2014physically, emotionally, and spiritually.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u2013Carol Peters-Tanksley, M.D., D.Min., OB-Gyn physician, ordained Christian minister, author\u00a0<em>Dr Carol\u2019s Guide to Women\u2019s Health<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a hike through the hearts and stories of many who engaged [our] healing God and tasted the power which restores broken life. This book is not a stroll; it is a journey. Are you up for it?\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013David Housholder<br \/>\nOrange County, California<br \/>\nAuthor of\u00a0<em>The Blackberry Bush<\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Seven Secrets of a\u00a0Meaningful Life<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMary Nelson is an artist with her words. She takes you into one Bible scene after another. You understand the setting and you feel the emotions, the hurt, the need. And then your eyes are drawn to The Healer who gives each person just what they need. Mary continues with other scenes, other stories: Ryan\u2019s, Diane\u2019s, Sandy\u2019s. Today\u2019s people with the same needs and hurts. And the same Healer touches each one of them. Be comforted, be amazed, be inspired. Mary\u2019s book will restore your hope and faith in <em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013William R. Bohline<br \/>\nFounding Pastor, Hosanna! Lutheran Church<br \/>\nAuthor,\u00a0<em>It\u2019s Sunday, But Monday\u2019s Comin\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with all her books, Mary has a wonderful way of taking real-life stories and drawing the reader into thoughtful, biblical meditation and prayer. As partners in the ministry of the healing of spirit, soul, and body, we find the story-based meditations and prayers in\u00a0<em><strong>Jehovah- Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to be a wonderful and comforting addition to our ministry and plan on having them on hand to share with all we encounter in our travels.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013Pastor Mike and Julie Swecker, Time to Revive\u2014Prayer and Freedom Ministries, Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were deeply moved by\u00a0<em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em>. . . . With divine inspiration, Mary eloquently intertwined God&#8217;s Word, heartfelt testimonies, and powerful prayers to establish a life-changing devotional.\u00a0Jehovah-Rapha\u00a0not only blessed us, it has found a permanent place in our home. We are convinced\u00a0Jehovah-Rapha\u00a0will bring greater faith and healing to multitudes. This book will be transformational for all who read it.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u2014Mark &amp; Kathy Strandjord, Co-founders of Spirit of Hope Ministries<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMary Nelson skillfully presents bite-sized readings utilizing scripture, wise insights, and prayer.\u00a0Jehovah-Rapha\u00a0allures the reader with glimpses of the remarkable God who changes lives.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Kristi Graner, MA\u00a0 Founding Director of Dare To Believe Ministries\u00a0and Regional Director, Bethel Sozo<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWriting out of a depth of experience in seeking God\u2019s heart during her intense battle against cancer, Mary Nelson brings out in every page life-giving streams from the very heart of God flowing with hope, faith, and love. Her personal victory over sickness is a powerful testimony of God\u2019s love and power available to\u00a0all. I can hear God\u2019s \u2018still small voice\u2019 calling me to pursue greater things in His kingdom through the Bible stories and the testimonies written in this book.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Paul Yadao, Author, Speaker &amp; Lead Pastor of Destiny Ministries International<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus stated, \u2018I am willing, be healed!\u2019 This statement emphatically declares that healing is the will of God, Jehovah-Rapha is His name. Mary J. Nelson wrote this great book to connect the healing hand of God with the suffering life of humanity. Reading and meditating on these story-based meditations and prayers will surely bring hope, healing, and renewal of life.<br \/>\n\u2014Rev. Dr. Gemechis Desta Buba,\u00a0President of Leadstar College, Director of Leadstar Television, Worldwide Preacher and Teacher on Biblical Leadership<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMary&#8217;s high-impact writing is so rich with the truth of God&#8217;s Character, His Word, His will to heal, as well as unveiling for the reader His provision and power to heal. The Holy Spirit is all over this book! It must be put into the hands anyone who needs healing, and it needs to be read by all who minister in healing.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Jim and Ramona Rickard, Founders IAHM, International Association of Healing Ministries\/Founders, RAIN\u2014Resurrection Apostolic International Network<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery once in a while a book comes along that you just know is going to have a powerful and far reaching impact. This is one of those books! Mary J. Nelson has written a book filled with truth, faith, hope, God stories, personal experience, and amazing revelation. As you begin the journey through these pages, get ready to encounter <em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Leif Hetland, Author of\u00a0<em>Seeing Through Heaven\u2019s Eyes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are those who are considered knowledgeable because they\u2019ve studied. Then there are those whose expertise is born out of experience. Finally, there are those who possess that rare authority which comes from both fire-tested personal experience and the passionate pursuit of truth. Pastor Mary Nelson possesses this authoritative voice when it comes to the topic of healing. As a good theologian, in\u00a0<em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0she stretches us beyond the previous limits of our understanding and comfort\u2014to a place where only faith will do. As a good pastor, she doesn\u2019t pretend to have easy or trite answers to some of life\u2019s most difficult questions. Instead, Pastor Mary Nelson points us to Jesus as the true source of comfort and healing.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Ryan Alexander, Lead Pastor of Hosanna! Church, Lakeville, MN<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn her new book Mary Nelson boldly proclaims through well-known historical, biblical stories and her personal eye-witness accounts that, \u2018We live in an open universe where God, the all powerful Spirit, is interacting with all of His creation; healing and restoring all things in His goodness!\u2019 Thank you, Mary, for so skillfully and personally reimagining for us the possibilities in\u00a0<em><strong>Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Tim Hatt, Kingdom Expansion Pastor of Hosanna! 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