Jesus, Our Healer

Submitted by: Gail Anderson

When looking to God for our healing there are some fundamental Bible truths we must understand:

1. It is God’s will to heal YOU!
2. Faith begins where the will of God is known.
3. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
4. God does not place sickness upon us as a teacher.
5. Know the author of goodness and the author of evil.

First of all you need to be assured that Christ has promised you personally that it is His will to heal YOU. YOU, personally, not someone you read about in the Bible or someone who told you about their Aunt Suzy who was miraculously healed by the power of God. No, you must have it settled once and for all that it is Christ’s desire to deliver YOU from sickness and disease.

Let’s look at a few scriptures that can help you establish this truth for your personal situation. Here we see in Matthew 4:23 (KJV), “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.” Jesus heals ALL manner of sickness and disease; therefore, that must include whatever type of illness you may be experiencing. In Matthew 9:35 (KJV) it states, “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” We see again that Jesus heals every sickness and disease, including yours.

Faith begins where the will of God is known. Faith, simply put, is confidence and trust in God and His Word. You cannot have faith in God for your healing if you do not first know it is His will to heal you. There is not one scripture where someone came to Jesus believing in Him as their Healer and He said no to them. Jesus healed whosoever believed in Him as their Healer. Jesus desires the Word of God to be active and operative for everyone. Unfortunately, not everyone desires the same thing that Jesus does. Take Jesus Christ as your very own Healer today.

Here are two scriptures that declare Christ as your Healer: “Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 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” (Isaiah 53:4-5, KJV). According to the Strong’s Greek and Hebrew Dictionary the same Hebrew word for griefs here in Isaiah 53:4 is translated 12 times as sickness, 7 times as disease, 4 times as grief, and 1 time as sick throughout the King James Version of the Bible. Therefore, we could say according to Isaiah 53:4 Jesus bore our sicknesses.

This is confirmed again in Matthew 8:17 (KJV), “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” Peter says it this way in 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV), “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.” He bore our sins to redeem us from sin and He bore the stripes to redeem us from sickness and disease. Let your faith soar as you confidently trust in the Word of God, knowing Jesus bore your sickness and disease—by whose stripes YOU were healed.

God’s redemptive nature provided for our healing from the beginning. This is evident even in the names of God (see His names to the right). God’s healing power is seen in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, so we can rely on and believe in the power of God to heal us today.

God does not place sickness on His children and certainly not as a means to teach them. The Bible clearly states in the New Testament that the Holy Spirit has been sent to teach us. “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things…” (John 14:26, KJV). You cannot be assured of Christ’s willingness to heal you if you believe for any reason that He is the author or cause of your disease. The Bible is clear that it is God’s will for you to be healed. Let’s read John 10:10 (KJV): “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

Think about that scripture. John 10:10 defines for us where destruction and evil come from and where life and abundance come from. The Bible really makes it simple. If it is good and life-giving, then it comes from God; if it kills, steals, and destroys, then it comes from Satan. Would you agree there is no sickness and disease in Heaven? There was no sickness in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve were thrown out of the Garden of Eden, sin and death (sickness and disease through sin) entered the world. When you understand the origin of sickness and disease is Satan, then you can have confidence in God for your healing. Jesus paid the price to redeem you from sickness and disease by His stripes on Calvary. He bore your sickness so you do not have to and that is wonderful news.

You may say, “I can see it is God’s will to heal, but is it His will to heal me?” Well, I have some great news for you. Let’s take a look at how Jesus answered a man in the Bible who said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” (Matthew 8:2, NKJV). Jesus’ answer to him was simple and exciting, “I am willing; be cleansed” (Matthew 8:3, NKJV). Jesus is willing to heal and He is willing to heal YOU!

Ultimately, God is a wonderful, heavenly Father who created you because He loves you. Jesus Christ has already paid the price for you to be healed. Healing belongs to you. If you have any sin in your life, just ask God to forgive you. Then, repeat this prayer aloud: “Jesus, I receive you now as my Lord and my Healer. I believe Your Word, by Your stripes I am healed according to 1 Peter 2:24.” Praise Him and thank Him daily that His healing power is working in you, driving out all sickness and disease and totally restoring your health. Amen!