Yes, when I speak of medicine, I am speaking of medicine to heal not only our emotional sickness, but our physical sickness as well.

“²²A joyful heart is good medicine,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

— Proverbs 17:22 (ESV)

I wonder if you have heard the saying, “laughter is the best medicine”. I know that I have and it is true, when we laugh, our mind leaps to a more positive perspective and our body is boosted with endorphins that relieve pain and tension. I currently have some knee pain that I am getting looked at by physicians, and where I will have to have something repaired, I also know that when I am having a good time with things, the pain seems to not affect me as bitterly.

Now, imagine joy in your life that streams from your heart. That joy is not just there in the heart, but moves from your heart to your head and out to the world. Our mental and physical selves would deal with less stress related pain and suffering and we would find relief. Where do we get such joy but from the LORD and His Word.

The LORD does not only bring joy, but we find joy in Him and the worship of Him. Anxiety comes from the unknown and deception. With the LORD, there is no deception, and where we may not know where things are going in the short run, our finality is determined. The LORD is truth and in that truth I can rely. And God’s love for me brings me a confidence that can only be described as joy. And that joy is great medicine to that which is against me.

Medicine in our heart starts with the Word of God which turns to joy in our heart which streams to our mind and body to relieve pain. Joy in our heart is the medicine of our lives. Yes, doctors are still important for the healing in some instances to take place, but in reality, they are not needed as with the joy of the LORD, we have all the medicine we need. And, if it is in the will of God, He will heal us fully without the hands of the doctors. We have all we “need” with the LORD in our heart.

What medicine are you looking for to heal you? Are you looking to outside remedies? What if you were to look inward to the joy of the LORD in your heart and allow Him to be the medicine that heals?