Apparently, I caught a cold in my right arm. Because not only do four of the fingers on my right hand become numb after I lay down in my bed at night. That problem is exacerbated in the early mornings. When the temperature falls. At which time there is also pain in my forearm which makes it difficult for me to fall asleep. I got up early on Monday morning January 3, 2022. Showered, shaved, dressed, and caught a three-wheeled taxi (The Okada). Along with two of my female neighbors, and a child, down to the Town of Berekum. Since I’m perceived as being prosperous, I paid their fare at the same time that I paid my own. Immediately thereafter, I crossed the main road and entered the Hospital. There were only a few people waiting in the registration line since I was early. After about 15 minutes another patient touched me and motioned me to the empty chair at the registrar’s desk.
I promptly went over there and sat down. I handed him my Ghana Identification Card, paid him 47.00 GHS at his request, and waited for my own new Medical Card. After obtaining it, he instructed me to proceed to the second room where I sat down and waited. Immediately in front of me was an old lady who seemed to be very fragile. I inquired about her age from a relative of hers, who was not only assisting her. He was also sitting beside me. I was shocked when he advised me that she was 105. When my turn came I went over to the desk of the beautiful young nurse, dressed in a white uniform, to have my vitals taken. She instructed me to stand on the scale and after weighing me, she took my temperature and blood pressure. Subsequently, I went and sat beside five other patients who were all waiting in line to see the doctor seated in the small office.
After about 30 minutes it was my turn. I entered his office and said, “Good morning, doctor,” and I handed him my brand new Medical Card. He quickly entered the details thereon into his computer and then asked, “How can I help you, sir?” I explained to him that I had caught a cold in my right arm. That consequently four of the fingers on my right hand were becoming numb during the early hours of the morning. With accompanying pain in my right forearm. I was surprised that he asked, “If I had any history of Hypertension?” I answered in the negative. Then he asked, “If I had any issues with frequent urination?” My response was, “At my age, 71, anything is possible. I had some problems with that about 4 months ago. However, a Herbalist suggested that I drink Prickly Nettle Weed Tea, 3 times daily to address that issue. I followed his good counsel and consequently, I don’t have that problem anymore.” He looked at me carefully and declared, “You are well made by God! I am 66 and you can easily pass for a man that is half my age!” Again he affirmed, “You are well made by God.”
I informed my new physician, “That not only did I walk 6 miles daily; my diet was completely kosher. That is, I don’t eat pork, duck, shrimp, lobster, crab, shellfish, catfish, or any other creature. Forbidden by divine decree, for human consumption, in Leviticus Chapter 11, of the Bible. Therefore, I give God thanks and praise,” I concluded.
The Kosher diet is followed by Orthodox Jews who adhere to certain dietary laws, but this diet has spread globally and has become increasingly popular during recent years. Kosher is not a type or style of food, rather it refers to the ingredients, preparation process, and inspection of the foods. This can lead to an increasingly healthy lifestyle. How healthy is the kosher diet and what are the benefits? Only 8% of kosher consumers are religious Jews. Most kosher consumers choose kosher for reasons, which relate to health, food safety, taste, and vegetarianism. Kosher food and drink have increased in popularity since the 1990s, with the enjoyment of the food going beyond the enjoyment of the traditional Jewish staples. This increased popularity of purchasing kosher is driven by the perception that the food is healthier, safer, and produced without certain ingredients. (World Wide Kosher Certification: Health Benefits of A Kosher Diet, 13 September 2017).
Such health benefits were promised to the ancient Israelites by Jehovah Himself. Consequently, all those who follow this divinely proscribed diet are blessed with the resulting benefits.
“Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them, and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.” (Exodus 15:23-26).
The doctor entered my prescription on his computer, returned my Medical Card, and advised me to go over to the window dispensary to wait for my medication. Then he said, “I sincerely hope that this won’t be the last time I’m seeing you. Although I anticipate a successful outcome to this medication regimen on which I’m placing you. Please return and advise me of your progress.” I concurred. I went over to the window, paid 100.00 GHS, and picked up my medication. I started using the medicines immediately. Which consisted of two sets of pills taken orally and also an ointment to be applied topically as needed. I retired to bed at my regular time, around 9:00 P.M., and awoke at midnight.
I had just been warned in a dream that I was being deceived. For the first time not only was my right hand swollen and hurting. I was also experiencing severe pain in my right arm. I got out of bed, applied the ointment to my hand, over the entirety of the affected arm, and thought about my dream. “What exactly did it mean?” I wondered. Just to be absolutely certain about my premonition I continued to use the medication for another two days, without experiencing any improvement in my medical condition. On Thursday morning January 6, 2022. I went down to the Pharmacy in Berekum that I visit most frequently. After entering, I said to the owner, “Sir, I have a very serious problem, I caught a cold in my right arm. Consequently, I’m having some severe pain in that area. I went to the hospital and the doctor there prescribed some medication. which I have been taking since Monday night January 3, but it’s not helping me.”
I handed him the two miniature boxes. He took them, looked at them, and asserted, “Of course, they are not helping you and they are not going to help you either. However, don’t worry. I have something that will knock that pain right out of your arm efficiently and permanently.” His son brought me a small box of the needed medication and I paid him 80.00 GHS pursuant to his request. I started taking those pills immediately and the change was noticeable, gradual, and became more pronounced as time progressed. Finally, the pain went away over a period of 5 days. Only a slight discomfort lingered in my hand. I went and got another box since he advised me to continue the treatment for 10 days. The meaning of my dream was crystal clear to me now. I was the victim of a medical quack. Unfortunately, they are alive and well. I give The Lord Almighty thanks and praise that He has gifted me with a measure of His Spirit. From whom I receive warnings and guidance from time to time as needed. This gift is also a fulfillment of prophecy,
“And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.” (Joel 2:28 NKJV).
Not exactly every human is a recipient of this gift. But every son or daughter of Adam who fulfills the conditions outlined in scripture becomes a beneficiary of this promise. During my teenage years, I was accustomed to hearing horror stories of doctors who prescribed useless medication to patients who came to see them on a regular basis. However, whenever the same patients visited another physician. The new clinician would take the medication from the victim and exclaim, “What, in the name of sanity is this? I can tell you confidently that it’s rubbish.” Immediately after making that proclamation, he would throw that bottle into the garbage. As Solomon stated, “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9 NKJV).
The woman who was sick for twelve years before encountering Jesus had a similar story. “Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:43-48 NKJV).
The same Spirit that instructed me to be on guard against deception. Was the same Spirit that led this woman to The Divine Physician, and He failed her not. She was healed as soon as she made contact with The Master because He felt when the virtue went out of Him.
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