“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?” Jer. 8:22. A balm was an ointment that doctors use in the healing process. Jeremiah is saying, ‘is there no physician, is there no doctor that can heal my people.’
The same question is being asked today from those people living lives of helplessness and without hope. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? The answer is, YES!!! There is a doctor who can heal the sin-sick souls of the lost sinner. And His name is Dr. Jesus hallelujah!!! “There is a balm in Gilead, to heal every sin-sick soul.”
The answer to the problems of this world is Jesus. He is the Great Physician. He is the Lily of the Valley and the Bright and Morning Star. And He is the Doctor who has never lost any medical case, no matter how complicated it may be. You need to realize that the only hope we have in this dark and hopeless world is Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:9 “…if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus means acknowledging Jesus as the saviour. There are four things that all of human-kind has in common.
1. We are all creations of God.
2. We were all born in sin, separated from God.
3. God loves us.
4. Jesus is God’s only provision for salvation.
Jesus is God’s only provision for salvation because Jesus is the only One who could die for our sin. Believe that when God raised Jesus from the dead that He was accepting Jesus’ death as full payment for our sin. Believe that when Jesus died on that cross it was not because someone took His life. It was not because He was a martyr. But He died on that cross for your sin and mine. He died on that cross willingly because God loves us. Mark 2:17 “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” When you look at world and think that there is no hope and your heart cries out ““Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?”
Remember that there is a balm and it is the blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus. And we do have a great physician, one who can heal this sin-sick world. And His Name is Jesus the Christ. Don’t give up hope when you look at the ways things are going in this world. Because, remember, your hope is in Christ Jesus. You have a second chance in life. Is there no balm in Gilead? Yes, there is!
Hallelujah!
