ONE OF THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT IS HEALING

Even in the O.T., we see David crying out to God many times for healing and he testified that God healed him.

“O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.” Psalm 30:2

God revealed Himself to His people Israel by a series of covenant names, one of which was Jehovah Rophe, ‘the Lord who heals.’ Having redeemed His people from Egypt, God told them if they would walk in His statutes they would be spared from the diseases He brought on the Egyptians – ‘For I am the Lord who heals you‘ (Exodus 15:26).

Conversely, if Israel failed to walk in obedience to God, they would suffer the diseases of Egypt and more (Deuteronomy 28:60-61). Part of the covenant expectations that Israel had of God was that He would forgive all their sins and heal all their diseases (Psalm 103:2-3). The coming Messiah would be ‘bruised for our iniquities‘ and we would be ‘healed’ by His ‘stripes‘ (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24). Healing, or salvation, was considered to be inclusive of both body and soul. So it is no surprise that we find the psalmist David praying for healing in Psalm 30. And it should likewise be no surprise that God answered his prayer (verse 2).

“And when the men of that place recognized him (Jesus), they sent around to all that region (Gennesaret) and brought to him all who were sick and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.” Matthew 14:35-36

From your head to your toes, if you are in need of wholeness and good health, ask the Lord who heals you, but make sure you get on your knees and repent beforehand.

“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 one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5:14-16

Remember the gifts of the Spirit are available to all believers not just healing. In these last days, we all need to be walking in the Spirit at all times and the Holy Spirit’s gifts will be manifested in our lives including healing.

“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11