Why Healing?
God has always been in the healing business. Why is there so much sickness and disease in the world? It is not God’s fault, yet – as demonstrated by Jesus in Matthew 4:23 — He doesn’t just leave us in our misery. He provides a way whereby “all manner of sickness and disease among the people” can be healed. God’s old covenant (aka, Old Testament) provided healing, and His new covenant provides it as well. In this new covenant, Jesus took all of the old covenant curses upon Himself so that we could enjoy “perfect soundness” and peace in spirit, soul, and body.
So how do we experience this healing? The same way we experience everything else that God promised: by faith. Multitudes have experienced (and are experiencing) God’s miracle-working power by exercising their faith in this area. Some believers demonstrate special gifting for this, and instant healing can and does occur as it did for Jesus and the early disciples. However it comes, the Bible teaches that healing is promised to all of God’s people.
From the earliest moments of Christianity, healing has been a staple for the family of God. Many believers seem to have forgotten this. The Bible explains how we can all receive healing, as well as how to walk in health (which is even better than healing!). Let’s learn from the One Who made this body and experience His best in every area of our lives!
(Acts 3:16, Acts 10:38, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 10:1, Deuteronomy 28:61, James 5:13-15, 3 John 1:2, Proverbs 4:20-22)