Faith Calls for Healing

One of the greatest temptations any believer will have in life, is the temptation to talk about the problems they’re facing. This includes sickness and disease! Think about how often you hear people talking about their ailments.

Now, some of you may have your jaws hanging open at this point, because you have never realized that talking about your sicknesses was actually a temptation! I call it a temptation because anything we say that contradicts what God has said is sin. Sickness contradicts what God says about you, so when you talk about sickness, you’re sinning.

How do we know sickness contradicts what God says? The Bible clearly tells us in countless places. One such place is 1 Peter 2:24:

…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.

God’s Word says you WERE healed. So, saying you are sick contradicts God. In fact, it is siding with the devil by repeating what he says. Instead of echoing him, declare what God says. Speaking His Word is a key part of faith. And to receive healing and live in health, we must understand how faith works.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb 11:1 NKJV

The Amplified Classic version says,

NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

Notice that your faith is the evidence of things not seen with the natural eye. Faith perceives something as FACT even though it isn’t revealed to the senses. When we say what God says, even if it is not yet evident to our physical senses, the Bible calls this FAITH.

Now, many people think that they are lying if they say they are healed when their body says they’re not. That is not lying! Repeating what God has said is speaking the truth. God cannot lie. Real faith declares this: if God says it is so, then it is so! Faith simply agrees with God—and speaks that agreement. Since He says, “…by whose stripes you were healed,” then agree that you are healed!

The story of Abraham is an example of how faith works. We know from Genesis that Sarah was barren well into her old age. The natural facts told her, “You are too old to have a child. It’s impossible!” But that is not what God said! He told them that they WOULD have a child.

If you think your situation is impossible, consider that a 90-year-old woman believed she could become pregnant! Despite her circumstances, she chose to believe God over the natural facts. 

(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. Rom 4:17-21 NKJV

There are many good points here that I want to bring out regarding how faith works:

1.     The starting point of receiving from God is knowing what He says.

God called Abraham the father of many nations long before he had any children: “I have made you a father of many nations.” Likewise, God called us healed before we ever saw that healing in our bodies, “By whose stripes, you were healed.”

2.     Faith calls those things which do not exist as though they did.

Many people agree that God does this, but they don’t believe that we can or should do this. They may even think you’re crazy if you start saying you’re healed when it doesn’t yet look like it.

There is no healing apart from calling things that do not exist as though they did. This is one of the most difficult things to convince Christians to do, and not doing it is why many do not receive healing. Instead of calling things that do not exist, they keep talking about the misery they’re in. Somehow they expect to be healed that way. They won’t be! You cannot receive from God by disagreeing with Him.

Abraham agreed with God by calling things that did not exist as though they did. Abram and Sarai initially had difficulty believing God’s Word, which is why it took almost 25 years to come to pass. But one day God changed their names to Abraham and Sarah, which literally means the father and mother of many nations (Genesis 17). From then on, every time they introduced themselves to others, they automatically called those things that do not exist as though they did.

3.     Strong faith does not consider the condition of one’s body.

We see that Abraham did not consider his or Sarah’s ages or the fact that Sarah was barren while in her youth. Like Sarah and Abraham, if you want to receive healing, you must refuse to consider the current condition of your body.

Strong faith does NOT waver regarding the promises of God. In fact, wavering is called unbelief in Romans 4:20. When you have a good promise from God, you must stand your ground and refuse to give in to negative circumstances. We do this because we know that God cannot lie. If He said we are healed, then we ARE HEALED.

4.     Your faith is strengthened as you continue to give glory to God.

Praise is crucial to receiving and keeping healing. Why? Because praising God is magnifying Him. And as we magnify God, we acknowledge that He is far greater than any problem we face. Praise strengthens faith. It shows the devil that you trust God and are not moved by negative symptoms. No matter the disease or pain, continue to praise God and see how big He is compared to your problems!

So, if you want to receive the healing that God says is already yours, do these things:

Know what God says.

Agree with Him by calling those things that do not exist as though they did! Call for healing, not disease. For victory, not defeat.

Don’t consider your body’s present condition.

Praise God in all circumstances and watch your words of faith bring your healing into manifestation!

I highly encourage you to get a copy of my new daily devotional, Healing Nuggets: 31 Days of God's Word for Health, Wholeness, and Peace, to help you meditate day and night. I believe it will be a blessing to your life.

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