Healing in His Wings
by Carol Hubing
Today marks the half-way point of our 2025 fast, as we posture our hearts to pursue the manifest presence and power of God. So in our devotionals, we are transitioning from the theme of presence to the theme of power. Although we may differentiate between these two themes mentally for the sake of giving them both our due attention, we should remind ourselves that in God’s actual nature, presence and power are not so easy to separate!
A couple months ago during one of our leadership meetings, the Lord spoke to us through our conversation and time of prayer that if we continue to pursue His manifest presence as a Body, that His power would become evident among us. It was soon after that gathering that the Lord highlighted Malachi 4:2 to me which reads:
“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.”
This verse is set towards the end of a series of written ‘disputes’ between God and His people, Israel, in attempts to expose their idolatry, corruption and selfishness. He alerts them of a coming time of purifying judgment that will consume the wicked from among His people. Sounds intense, but maybe also a little bit like our day!? At the end of this prophecy He also reminds them that this time will also be a cause for joy for the faithful remnant who will experience the healing found in the ‘wings’ or ‘rays’ of a coming ‘Sun of Righteousness.’ In other words when the Sun, Jesus, comes onto the scene, we should also expect the supernatural reach of the rays of His power!
Similarly, both Ezekiel 47 and Revelation 12 speak of a river flowing from the sanctuary/throne (divine presence) bringing life and healing to everything they touch (supernatural power):
“Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.” (Ez. 47 :12)
“Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” (Rev. 22:1-2)
The remarkable life-giving productivity that comes from God’s supernatural presence (represented by the waters) is meant to bring powerful healing, just as the anointing on Jesus’ life (and now ours) is to bring power to mend the brokenhearted and free the captives and prisoners (Isa. 61:1-3)
As some of you may know, almost 30 years ago now, Jeff’s and my life were greatly impacted by a supernatural outpouring of the Holy Spirit at a church in Pensacola, FL that would mark our lives forever. To try and begin to describe the atmosphere of God’s tangible manifest presence in a specific geographical location is difficult to say the least. It felt like a holy sci-fi movie in which an extra-terrestrial existence had collided with ours. He. Was. Near.
And along with this profound nearness (whether we were ready for it or not) came His power. In the same gathering one would be doubling over with a deep gut-wrenching feeling of conviction of sin with tears streaming down their face, while others would be cry-laughing with an overwhelming revelation of the Father’s love for them. Some would experience deliverance from addictions and demonic strongholds the minute they stepped onto the property, while others would be spontaneously healed from chronic physical ailments.
In those days our gatherings were at times ‘messy’ yet still beautiful, as the train of His robe would fill the temple (Isa. 6:1). This season of supernatural visitation convinced me that the most urgent need of the Church is to rediscover the pursuit of her ‘One Thing’: the manifest presence of God among His people (Ps. 27:4). In asking for Him, we are asking for all the restorative power that He brings for us, and ultimately for the world around us. As we move forward to consider the power of God over these next few days, let’s continue to cry out for His manifest presence, remembering that in asking for the former, He can’t help but bring the latter.
Today marks the half-way point of our 2025 fast, as we posture our hearts to pursue the manifest presence and power of God. So in our devotionals, we are transitioning from the theme of presence to the theme of power. Although we may differentiate between these two themes mentally for the sake of giving them both our due attention, we should remind ourselves that in God’s actual nature, presence and power are not so easy to separate!
A couple months ago during one of our leadership meetings, the Lord spoke to us through our conversation and time of prayer that if we continue to pursue His manifest presence as a Body, that His power would become evident among us. It was soon after that gathering that the Lord highlighted Malachi 4:2 to me which reads:
“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.”
This verse is set towards the end of a series of written ‘disputes’ between God and His people, Israel, in attempts to expose their idolatry, corruption and selfishness. He alerts them of a coming time of purifying judgment that will consume the wicked from among His people. Sounds intense, but maybe also a little bit like our day!? At the end of this prophecy He also reminds them that this time will also be a cause for joy for the faithful remnant who will experience the healing found in the ‘wings’ or ‘rays’ of a coming ‘Sun of Righteousness.’ In other words when the Sun, Jesus, comes onto the scene, we should also expect the supernatural reach of the rays of His power!
Similarly, both Ezekiel 47 and Revelation 12 speak of a river flowing from the sanctuary/throne (divine presence) bringing life and healing to everything they touch (supernatural power):
“Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.” (Ez. 47 :12)
“Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” (Rev. 22:1-2)
The remarkable life-giving productivity that comes from God’s supernatural presence (represented by the waters) is meant to bring powerful healing, just as the anointing on Jesus’ life (and now ours) is to bring power to mend the brokenhearted and free the captives and prisoners (Isa. 61:1-3)
As some of you may know, almost 30 years ago now, Jeff’s and my life were greatly impacted by a supernatural outpouring of the Holy Spirit at a church in Pensacola, FL that would mark our lives forever. To try and begin to describe the atmosphere of God’s tangible manifest presence in a specific geographical location is difficult to say the least. It felt like a holy sci-fi movie in which an extra-terrestrial existence had collided with ours. He. Was. Near.
And along with this profound nearness (whether we were ready for it or not) came His power. In the same gathering one would be doubling over with a deep gut-wrenching feeling of conviction of sin with tears streaming down their face, while others would be cry-laughing with an overwhelming revelation of the Father’s love for them. Some would experience deliverance from addictions and demonic strongholds the minute they stepped onto the property, while others would be spontaneously healed from chronic physical ailments.
In those days our gatherings were at times ‘messy’ yet still beautiful, as the train of His robe would fill the temple (Isa. 6:1). This season of supernatural visitation convinced me that the most urgent need of the Church is to rediscover the pursuit of her ‘One Thing’: the manifest presence of God among His people (Ps. 27:4). In asking for Him, we are asking for all the restorative power that He brings for us, and ultimately for the world around us. As we move forward to consider the power of God over these next few days, let’s continue to cry out for His manifest presence, remembering that in asking for the former, He can’t help but bring the latter.