In this eighth episode of Christ My Healer, Christ My Health, Craig and LaDonna wrap up final thoughts about the Bema Seat of Christ, or where He gives out rewards for the good works His people have done while walking with Christ on earth, and making the case that while all those who are saved will have the ultimate reward of an eternity with Christ, there's also rewards the Lord will give out, in varying levels, to his faithful servants. That thought is taken to another level as Craig unpackages for us some important biblical passages and information on what he calls Heaven's Hall of Fame. We see that it is made up of faith-filled people, many of whom were great conquerers here on earth, but there's also faith-filled people who were great sufferers inducted into this Hall of Fame as well! It's good to know that many more can receive such honor because not all of us can be amazing men and women of valor, doing great exploits for the Lord in battles, and fighting for Kingdom purposes. But we all can be powerful men and women who suffer and suffer well for Christ's sake! It should give the sufferer great encouragement to endure great suffering, as special recognition awaits from the throne room of God, Himself! And the very important point the Smiths make at the end can't be missed by us as you look at the reality of many who saw divine healings through Christ's life weren't there as His supporters when He was led up Calvary's Cross to suffer and die. Only a handful of faithful were there at the foot of the Cross while the vast majority, and yes, even those who not only saw healings, but were the recipients of divine healings from the very hands of Christ had abandoned Him and were no doubt even in the crowd crying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him, give us Barrabas!" The blessing of Divine Health is the prolonged effect it can have on the observers, leaving little room to doubt or walk away when impacted by the work of God in the life of the prolonged sufferer! Now that's something to ponder for a while dear friend! Divine Healing and Divine Health...both from the sovereign hand of God for the blessing of His people, and for the rest of the world looking for hope! Serve Him well, dear friend, and should He and His sovereignty allow, suffer well as well! Until next time...

Have you been encouraged by this series on Divine Health and Divine Healing? We sure hope so, dear friend. In today's episode, the Smiths complete their answer to why God allows those He's called into full-time ministry to often suffer deeply while serving Him. There's not only a call to serve, but a call to suffer placed on the lives of many servants of Christ. And why should we not expect to suffer, Craig states, because the One who calls us to serve has suffered so deeply and painfully for us when He suffered on the way to and while He was on the Cross dying for our sins! That realization was one of the more powerful ways God spoke to Craig during some of his deepest days of pain and suffering. If Christ could suffer for me, why can't I suffer for Him, Craig opines. But also, there's a great cloud of witnesses who also have suffered, such as the Apostles and early church leaders, many of whom were tortured, beaten, and even martyred for their faith! If they could suffer for Christ, again, why can't I? And in one of the most encouraging revelations of how to live in Divine Health that the Smith's have learned, they've been encouraged by the realization that there are rewards to come for all those who follow Christ and even some are marked for special honor in what Craig refers to as Heaven's Hall of Fame! You won't want to miss this insightful journey with the Smiths into God's Word in today's episode of Indigenous Faith. May these truths support you in your own seasons of pain and suffering, dear friend!

In today's continuation of this important series on Christ My Healer, Christ My Health, LaDonna shares some of the unique ways God used her to bring hope to other hurting families in the UNM Hospital's Trauma ICU Unit while Craig lay in an almost two month coma. Up and down the corridor of this major trauma unit were family after family who's lives were turned upside down as their loved ones were gravely injured and near death in their own seasons of suffering. LaDonna took her unique opportunity seriously to be a light with the gospel to these hurting families, as well as the medical staff tasked with Craig's ongoing intensive care. Even after release from that ICU unit, and even to this day, the Smiths have been given many wonderful opportunities to share the hope of the gospel to many they never would have had opportunity to meet if it wasn't for their own trauma experience. Truly the gospel has rung out over the years to those who were living in the shadow of death with their own family members and the medical experts serving them in their hour of need. The Smiths also address how their embracing of the authority of the Scriptures helped settle difficult questions and battles in the mind as they simply believed and acted on the truths of God's Word. Challenges such as the fear that the injuries would one day cut Craig's life short were answered by the timeless truths of the Bible and the Smiths also began to address the issue of why does God allow suffering in those He's called to serve? To the secular mind, it can easily reject God when faced with unanswerable questions like, "If the Smiths were out doing God's work, why did God allow the accident to happen to them? They were just trying to be faithful to their calling and they almost lost their lives doing so!" But you'll have to wait until next week's episode to get the full answer to that crucial question. That means we'll see you next week for the next episode of Christ My Healer, Christ My Health!