God's Word on Healing

Throughout the Bible, countless people have been healed. Jesus has healed people and raised others back to life. He raised Lazarus after being dead for a few days. With His words, Lazurus was resurrected. He healed people of various ages and peoples with conditions that could not be cured. Two examples are the woman with the issue of blood and the man with leprosy. Even if one has exhausted all of their money trying to find a cure or if there is no cure in sight according to the medical community, God can still heal.

Healing doesn’t have to be a physical restoration. It can also be a spiritual restoration. Hosea’s marriage to Gomer was restored after adultery and the consequences of adultery, children of adultery. His marriage was healed and his children were raised as his children. The Book of Hosea was a story of a faithful prophet who was commanded to marry a faithless woman who had children by her lovers. He was then told to buy back his wife for silver and barley, even though he found her with another man (Hosea 3:1). He forgave her on the condition that she is not to be a prostitute or be intimate with another man (Hosea 3:2-3). Hosea is also a story of God’s relationship with Israel who was unfaithful and was eventually restored after punishment, humiliation, and at its lowest point, they repented and God forgave and restored them. Like with Gomer, Israel repented, and was restored. They were in short healed of their sins.

Healing could also mean to atone, or make right. Jesus’ death on the cross made it possible to atone for our sins. We too could be healed, whether it is our sins if we have never asked for forgiveness, backslidden, or in need of healing. God can heal, for He is merciful and provides grace to help whether we are in need. Call on the Lord. Repent and believe. Turn your life and surrended to Him. God can transform you into a new creation.

Verses and Books to Read: 2 Chronicles 7:14, Hosea, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Ephesians, Hebrews 4
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