Healed by Jesus

Christians today and throughout the Christian era are blessed with the promise of healing. ^{Ex. 15:26} Isaiah spoke of healing in his prophecy of Jesus. ^{Is. 41:10} When Jesus came, our healing became fact when he was whipped ^{Is. 53:5} and it continues throughout eternity. ^{I Pet. 2:24} However, most Christians cannot comprehend the fullness of the promise and therefore, are not able to fully believe the power of that promise. ^{Luke 4:18}

Let me demonstrate a simple way to understand the healing message. Remember the last time you got a paper cut? Just a simple paper cut - not a traumatic event, but always annoying. Think of that simple paper cut as a small test of your faith in healing. Without your belief that you would be healed, you might have reacted somewhat like this….

"Oh no! Oh no! Someone call 911! I've cut my finger on the edge of this paper. Everyone always said I was accident prone and this proves they were right! Please, would you look in the yellow pages for me - I can't use my hand - and find out if there's a paper cut specialist listed under medical Practitioners? Oh, the agony! Oh, the pain! I've been damaged beyond repair. I can never use this hand again."

Praise God, you didn't have to respond that way. Chances are, you didn't even take the time to wash it. You might have complained once or twice but as we all know, paper cuts are usually healed the next day so the annoyance is very mild and usually ignored.

The simple truth is, we all have perfect faith that the paper cut would heal.

You might argue, "Of course, paper cuts heal. But what about bigger wounds? What about illness and disease?"

Let me remind you that Jesus took sickness and disease to the cross, along with many other of the problems we have to face ^{Is. 53} . They are all classified under the same catagory - things that need to be healed. Not only did Isaiah speak of the promise to come in Jesus, but Peter also spoke of that same promise which had been fulfilled. He told us that "by His stripes, you were healed ^{I Pet. 2:24} ."

We need to get the revelation of Healing by reminding ourselves of this. We're not "GOING TO BE" healed. We don't belive we "MIGHT" get healed. We don't even believe we'll "PROBABLY" be healed.

It is written, We "WERE" healed. When we feel fine, we are healed. When we don't feel fine, we are healed. When we look good, we are healed. When we look terrible, we are healed.

Here's the promise. WE CAN'T NOT BE HEALED!
Our bodies have no choice. We learn from science that every single cell in our bodies is fully replaced every seven years. When we catch a virus or some other kind of bug, our body immediately starts to work, producing fever to cook the virus out, producing sweat to cool the fever. When we fall down and get a scrape, our white blood cells go to work, clotting the flow of blood and producing a bandaid, which we call a scab, to protect the wound while the healing process is taking place. God made our bodies, therefore He must have designed those processes into us.

You ask, what about cancer? What about heart problems? What about tumors and ulcers and genetic mutations, and so on? I say, what about them? Those are things which need to be healed so they must be healing. I also want to remind you that medical science has a name for everything and we are told in the Word that everything that is named must bow before the name of Jesus ^{Eph. 1:21} . Jesus is Lord of all. He is Lord of Healing. It's simple. We're healed!

By the power of the Holy Spirit,

Merrellee Moore 4/29/98

Healing Scriptures

Exodus 15:26 ... If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
I Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Ephesians 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Also some additional healing scriptures -

Jeremiah 1:12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Luke 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Acts 5:16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer offaith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

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