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The dynamic ministry of Jesus Christ not only revealed God’s heart of love for mankind’s need of a Redeemer, but unveiled God’s compassionate heart of mercy for mankind’s need of a Healer. The will of God was perfectly disclosed in His Son: our responsibility is to seek how best to convey that full and perfect revelation. Just as the fall of man introduced sickness as a part of the curse, the Cross of Christ has opened a door to healing as a part of salvation’s provision. Healing encompasses God’s power to restore broken hearts, broken homes, broken lives and broken bodies. Suffering assumes many forms, but Christ’s Blood not only covers our sin with redemptive love; His stripes release healing at every dimension of our need.
Below are some examples in Scriptures of healing:
1. The Lord’s Willingness to Heal (Mark 1:40-45).
2. The Place of Persistent Faith (Mark 5:24-34). The Bible records many who were certain and persistent and thereby were healed.
3. Healing Prophesied Through Christ’s Atonement (Isaiah 53:4,5). Bodily healing is included in the atoning work of Christ.
4. Cultivating a Climate of Faith for Healing (Mark 9:22, 23). Continuance in prayer and praise builds faith that brings deliverance.
5. Healing as They Went (Luke 17:12-19). The nature of some healing is “progressive” so that a doctor’s confirmation is not faithfulness.
6. Healing in the Name of Jesus (Acts 3:16). Healing that is done in the “name of Jesus” is healing done through the authority and power that belong to Him.
7. The Gift of Healing (1 Corinthians 12:9, 28). The Holy Spirit energizes the gift of healing, and it should be established in the church.
8. Deliverance from Our Destructions (Psalm 107:20). Some sickness is a punishment of transgression; repentance can bring healing.
9. Job’s Affliction (Job 42:10-13). Repentance and forgiving others have a place in receiving healing.
