God of Healing Light

It doesn't take long being on social media before you start to see the modern versions of snake oil - the things the world says will heal you from all of your various ailments. 

Magnet seem to be making a comeback. My dad sold magnets for awhile in the 90s, then they went away for awhile as the world realized they didn't really do anything. Now, they're back, I guess. I've seen several ads lately for "red light therapy," and if you read the comment sections, it appears this is only effective at stealing your money. There are postings for "sound therapy," where you sit in a room and listen to various things or have sounds created at the bone level in your head. And there are all kinds of commercials on the TV advertising different "colors" of "noise" (pink noise, brown noise, green noise, etc.). 

It reminds me of that old Chris Rice song - smell the color nine. Nine's not a color, and even if it were, you can't smell a color. 

Except the world today wants to tell you that you can. 

It's all bunk. It's all a scam. It's all snake oil. None of this stuff actually works. 

And listen, I'm not someone who is locked into a scientific/western frame of mind who believes science is the best and natural remedies are junk and eastern medicine is illegitimate. That's not my angle here. Actually, I have successfully used natural remedies for things; I have had science fail me; and I have had more eastern-based practices incorporated into my treatment programs. 

I am for whatever works. Whatever actually works. The fewer side effects, the better. The fewer artificial ingredients, the better. 

But here's what else I know: after a lifetime of brokenness, of challenges, of trials, after a lifetime of grief and therapy and medicine and rehab and testing and diagnoses and hypotheses and everything else, I know this without a shadow of a doubt: only God heals. 

That's it. God alone can heal us. God alone can make us whole. 

And when He does, the light gets brighter. (Isaiah 30:26)

When God heals us, the light shines brighter and the blues get bluer and the reds get redder and the edges become more crisp and the whole world comes into better focus - not just for us, but for those around us who are shaped by the glory that radiates from our healed lives. 

Remember when Moses went up and met with God face-to-face and when he came back to the people, his face was just glowing so brightly that they made him put a veil over it? When you encounter God in your life, the light shines brighter. 

And what is God if He is not healing and love? 

Green noise won't heal you. Magnets won't heal you. Red lights won't heal you. God will heal you. And the light that radiates from that healing is glorious. 

That becomes the kind of light that can heal others.