DO YOU NEED HEALING IN YOUR LIFE?

““But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.” Malachi‬ ‭4:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

One of the things that breaks my heart is that there are so many suffering people in the world.  Everywhere you turn there is evidence of suffering.  Whether it be a physical malady or a mental oppression or a financial need - suffering is rampant and many people are in misery as a result.

The saying, "We all have our crosses to bear" is so true.  Every person carries some sort of suffering in their lifetime.

That's the bad news.

Here's the good news: Christ has made provision for us to experience healing and deliverance in this lifetime.

Malachi promises us that Christ (The Sun Of Righteousness) will rise with healing in His wings.  This is indicative of Him rising and coming to me.

Notice this other promise from the Psalms..."Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalms‬ ‭30:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I'm so glad I belong to a church that believes God's Word about healing.  Here's our creedal statement of faith:

“We believe that divine healing is the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to heal the sick and the afflicted in answer to believing prayer; that he who is the same yesterday, today and forever has never changed but is still an all-sufficient help in the time of trouble, able to meet the needs of, and quicken into newness of life the body, as well as the soul and spirit in answer to the faith of them who ever pray with submission to His divine and sovereign will.”

Over and over in God's Word is the mention of God's provision over sickness and suffering.  It is God's heart to heal and deliver people who are bound and suffering and sick.

You might ask, "Why is it then that some people are healed and others are not?"  That's a good question and not an easy one to answer.  The truth is this: God is sovereign and it is up to God how and who He heals.

I have been healed plenty of times by God and yet there are things that I have prayed for that God didn't answer in the way that I prayed for the answer.

Someday we'll all be healed and there will no longer be sickness and pain and suffering.

In the meantime I stand on God's Word and claim His promises of healing for every person I pray over.

"...By whose stripes ye were healed." 1 Pet 2:24

"Surely He has borne our griefs (sickness)  and carried our sorrows (pains); yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5. But He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.  Isa 53:4-5 NKJ

“Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.” 3 John‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Four Ways To Be Healed

1. Asking

"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 NKJ

"And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ""If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:13 NKJ

2. Agreeing

"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.'' Matt 18:19-20 NKJ

3. Anointing

Is anyone among you sick? 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. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:14-15 NKJ

4. By believers laying of hands

"And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.'' Mark 16:17-18 NKJ
 
Do you need healing in your life?  Are you bound by some malady or disease?  Have you not asked God for healing because of an unanswered prayer in the past?

Perhaps this could be your day.  Ask and ask again.  Believe and pray for God to touch and heal you completely because your savior loves to touch and heal all who come to come Him asking.