We are continuing our study on what the Bible has to say about healing. Remember Jesus is our example. As followers of Jesus, we are supposed to show the world who Jesus is, and we do that by doing what Jesus did when he lived on the earth. 

God Wants You Healed Up

Disease did not originate with God. In fact, God wants you healed up. This is a paradigm shift. He wants you healthy in body, soul and spirit. He has pre-ordained for you to be healed. This transacts through the blood of Jesus Christ from before the foundation of the world.

Two verses that prove this truth, both in Old and New Testament are these:

“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 (ESV)

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 (ESV)

The truth is: you are healed, and you are going through the process of seeing this healing become a reality. This happens in the physical realm, the emotional or soul realm, and also in the spiritual realm.

You may or may not realize this, but a person can have spiritual wounds, emotional wounds and physical wounds. We see and feel the physical wounds through this amazing physical body that God has given us, and we work to bring healing and recovery to those parts of our body that are hurting.

But oftentimes it’s hard to see the emotional and spiritual wounds. We need the Holy Spirit’s revelation as well as the body of Christ around us to help us process through those things and apply the blood of Jesus to those things.

How Did Jesus View Healing?

Since Jesus is our example, we must ask ourselves, “How did Jesus view healing?” “What did He do?” “How did He do it?” And once we find those answers, then we just think how He thought and do what He did.

In Bible apps like the Blue Letter Bible, you can search for verses that contain certain terms. So I searched for “heal*” which includes all the endings of the word heal, like ‘heals,’ ‘healed,’ ‘healing,’ etc. I included in the search the word “all”. These are the verses, which I limited only to the book of Matthew, that show up. I’ll read them to you, altogether and a bit out of context, but to make a point.

“And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.” Matthew 4:23-24 (ESV)

“That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.” Matthew 8:16 (ESV)

“And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.” Matthew 9:35 (ESV)

“Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all.” Matthew 12:15 (ESV)

How many people do you think Jesus healed in these 5 verses? Does anyone have a guess?

My guess is hundreds or even thousands. 

Now, do you think Jesus stopped and prayed, “God, if it be your will, then please, please, please, please would you heal this person?” 

Nowhere in Scripture do we see Jesus praying in this way. No! He commanded sickness to leave. He cast out evil afflicting spirits that were at the root of the problem. Jesus didn’t believe it was God’s will for a person to be sick or have a disease. If He did believe this, then we’d read some sort of qualifying factor in the verses, something like, “And Jesus healed some of the people, all those who were destined for healing by the will of God.” Scripture doesn’t say that, but that’s what many Christians believe today.

In fact, at the beginning of His ministry and likely all throughout His ministry, His message was this, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” In other words, “Hey People! Change your thinking, because God’s Kingdom government is available to you right now.” And then He demonstrated God’s Kingdom government in operation by healing every single person who was sick or afflicted. *THAT* is amazing.

Next week we will conclude this study with a look at the Old Testament. I hope you will join me!

Part 1