God's Word Still Brings Healing

There are two primary reasons why Christians do not have faith to receive healing from God: 1) they have not studied the Word in such a way as to discover that it is God’s will to heal them; 2) they have not been properly taught by their church that it is God’s will to heal them.

It is the responsibility of each individual disciple to study the Word to show themselves approved [unto God] (2 Tim. 2:15). It is also the responsibility of each individual disciple to search the Scriptures to find out if their church and the ministers to whom they listen are ministering the pure truth in everything they say and/or write.

One common error found in many churches today is the teaching that the time of miracles has passed. If this is true, what is a disciple to do if they need a healing miracle? Many Christians are concerned that our government is on the path to making people dependent on government, rather than on God. Yet, many of those same Christians have been taught to rely more on the medical profession than on God and His Word. They are quick to call for the doctor but slow to
seek out elders to anoint them with oil and pray the prayer of faith. (If it be Thy will is not a prayer of faith for healing). If they were to seek out elders who would anoint them with oil and pray the prayer of faith that brings healing, they would have to go outside of their local church or denomination. Note: I believe in government and the medical profession, but neither is to come before or take the place of God.

This particular writing was sparked within me early this morning as I listened to the Spirit of the Lord. It began with thoughts about how powerful the Word is and that it is just as powerful today as it has ever been. God’s Word confirms this in Isaiah 40:8: “… but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Peter quotes this verse in 1 Peter 1:24-25 and adds: “And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you,” confirming that Isaiah is referring to the times of Christ. Unfortunately, some ministers errantly teach that certain things ended after Jesus ascended or after the days of the early church and the canonizing of the Bible. The Spirit has made it very clear that the written Word is still powerful and that it still brings healing to us today as we receive it, believe it, meditate on it, and confess it. Psalms 107:20 says that He sent His Word and healed. This, my brothers and sisters in Christ, is still true. If you have a need, will you search the Scriptures to find God’s will about that need? God’s Word says that He has already made supply for our every need and that He has already said yes to every promise found in His Word. All that is left is for us to search the Scriptures and say yes to God and His promises of love and supply.

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”