God My Healer

An unfortunate teaching that is rampant amongst the churches, is the fallacy that the Lord's miracles, such as healing, ended upon the death of the apostles. To say that would render the Bible to just another historical narrative.

God's Word is replete with promises that pertain to our healing whether it is physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. In Exodus 15:26, He told the Israelites "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord, and do what is right in His sight and give heed to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians for I am the Lord who heals you." Similarly, Deuteronomy 7:15 has clarified “The Lord will remove all sickness from you; He will not afflict you with any of the malignant diseases that you know from Egypt, but will leave them with all those who hate you.”

In Jeremiah 30:17, He said "For I will restore health to you and your wounds I will heal..." We are assured in Isaiah 53:5 "But He was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our inequities, upon Him was the punishment that made us whole, and by His bruises we are healed." This is repeated in 1 Peter 2:24 "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed."

Our failure to trust in God is a definite deterrent for in Mark 6:5, it is noted that “And He could do no deed of power there, except that He laid hands on a few sick people and cured them. And He was amazed at their unbelief.” Unfortunately, this mindset continues to be prevalent within the Kingdom and admittedly I tend to become annoyed when I hear individuals claim "Well, Jesus doesn't heal everyone.... It's not His will..." For one to refute the Lord’s desire to do so is spiritual absurdity and if those statements were true, then all four Books of the Gospel would have recorded the Lord's refusal to restore those who approached Him. Thankfully, that did not occur and throughout a conglomerate of verses, there is succinct evidence how Jesus healed the multitudes who approached Him. In one of over 40 documented instances, the leper, in Matthew 8:2, said “Lord, if You wish, You can make me clean.” Jesus did not decline but replied “I will do it. Be made clean.” Moreover, in Chapter 10, Verse 1, Jesus summoned His 12 disciples “…and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.” Would He have bestowed this power upon them if He had subscribed to the falsified belief that healing was not for all?

Hebrews 13:8 provides the confirmation that “Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever.” God’s Word remains unfailing and in Isaiah 55:10, it is noted “so shall My Word be that goes forth from My mouth. It shall not return empty but shall do what pleases Me, achieving the end for which I sent it.” With that, it is time that we familiarize ourselves with the Bible and desist in our practice of seeking others for spiritual remedies and counsel, versus the Savior. The Lord is our Healer and according to 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in Him; therefore the Amen from us also goes through Him to God for glory.” Indeed, it is time that we embrace our King and choose to believe Him.