Good health is something we all want, but few people know its ultimate source. Healing doesn’t come from prescriptions, doctors, hospitals, or even from eating right and living a healthy lifestyle. In these end times, many people are depending on these things because of a widespread fear of getting sick, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There is an antidote to all sickness and disease, and His name is Jesus.
Often, just the thought of “something going around” can make people panic and behave irrationally. The world’s prevailing mindset is one of hopeless resignation; this way of thinking is indicative of a world that doesn’t know God. We have specific, detailed promises regarding the protection He provides against diseases. Trusting Him in this area gives us peace of mind, no matter what we see going on around us.
For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you (Psalm 91:3-7, NLT).
There’s nothing wrong with taking preventive health care measures, seeing doctors when necessary, and using common sense. However, despite their good intentions, there’s only so much doctors can do through their own efforts. Wise physicians pray because they know the power of believing in the Great Physician. Jesus went to the cross to provide healing for us on every level. “…By his wounds you are healed” (1 Peter 2:24, NLT).
God loves us, and sickness isn’t His will for us. If we really believe this, we won’t let fear carry us away. His promise of protection, given thousands of years ago, still stands today. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). Those who trust in Him have nothing to fear.
Healing was a large part of Jesus’ earthly ministry. All that was necessary to be healed was belief that He was willing and able to do so. Trust in Jesus allowed Him to heal anyone who came to Him (Matthew 9:20-22; Matthew 12:22; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 17:11-19). God’s promises of healing, both physically and emotionally, haven’t changed at all.
What’s worse than any disease is the fear it causes in those who don’t have a relationship with Christ. Knowing Him, and constantly being in His presence, keeps us shielded from this debilitating emotion. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). There’s an enemy loose in the world intent on spreading fear and panic; taking refuge in God in the midst of the situation keeps us safe.
We can place complete trust in His Word on healing. It’s the absolute truth. “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19). In a topsy-turvy world filled with confusion and uncertainty, reliance on God’s promises of wholeness and soundness gives us peace.
For more on receiving God’s promises of healing, click on the link below for the DVD, How to Take Possession of Your Healing.
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