Christ 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." 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."

Admittedly, I tend to become annoyed when I hear individuals claim "Well, Jesus doesn't heal everyone.... It's not His will..." If those statements were true, then all four Books of the Gospel would have reflected the Lord's refusal to heal those who approached Him. Thankfully, that did not occur. Failure to trust in God, however, is a deterrence, for in Mark 6:5, it is recorded 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."

In 2006, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. Though he went through the process recommended by his doctor, we stood fast on various healing scriptures, and believed that the Lord would fulfill that which He had promised in His Word. He was soon declared cancer free and eight years later, we continue to praise God for the manifestation of His power.