Psalm 84:11:
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Notes on Psalm 84:11:
If this verse means anything, God will not withhold healing from those who walk uprightly. (Since healing is a good thing and God withholds no good thing from those who walk uprightly, it logically follows that God does not withhold healing from those who walk uprightly.)
This verse, like similar ones, is conditional upon walking uprightly. You cannot claim it as a promise unless you walk uprightly. You don’t have to go on a witch-hunt. Just ask yourself whether you’re doing anything that you know is sin! Then you know if you qualify or not, and if you don’t, you can repent so that you do qualify.
You might think, “I’m under the New Covenant, so I can claim this based on my righteousness in Christ regardless of the uprightness of my walk.” But the terms of this condition don’t allow for that. God isn’t talking about the legally righteous in this verse; He’s talking about those who walk uprightly. A legally righteous person could still not walk uprightly and thus not meet the condition of this blessing.
This verse says that God gives grace and glory. How much glory do you have on an IV in a hospital? Not much! If God will give you glory, He surely must give you healing. This is underscored by the fact that God told the Israelites many times that they would be held in derision by neighboring countries when they were plagued for disobedience. So God considers sickness a source of derision. Therefore, He cannot consider it a source of glory. Neither should you.
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