Faith for Healing

God wants you to live your life completely healed!! He sent Jesus to pay the price for your sins and your healing, and it is your present possession according to the Word of God. However, it can only be a reality in your life if you use your faith for it.

Hebrews 11:6 says:

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

The reason it’s impossible to please God without faith is because everything we receive from God requires our faith. And God wants us to receive what He’s provided for us. The Bible teaches us that God is Love. Love gives, and Love wants the gifts to be received!

Now, if God demands that we must please Him when it’s impossible for us to have faith, we have a right to challenge His justice. However, since He’s given us the ability to obtain faith, then the responsibility rests with us whether or not we have faith.

God has told us without faith it’s impossible to please Him. But He has also told us how to obtain faith.

 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Rom 10:8-11 NKJV

For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

Rom 10:13-14 NKJV

 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom 10:17 NKJV

We see a very important truth here: People are saved by hearing words.

But did you know that people are also HEALED by hearing words?

And they were preaching the gospel there.

And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked.

Acts 14:7-10 NKJV

If you look carefully at this passage, Paul did NOT heal that man. The scriptures say that the man himself had faith to be healed.

Paul did 3 things:

1.     He preached the Gospel.

2.     He perceived that the man had faith to be healed.

3.     He told the man to stand up and walk. (Act on his faith)

The man did 3 things:

1.     He heard Paul preach.

2.     He had faith to be healed.

3.     He leaped and walked.

Where did the man get the faith to be healed? By hearing Paul speak. What did Paul speak?

He preached the Gospel. Therefore, Paul must have preached a Gospel that included salvation AND healing!

Paul said this in Romans 1:16:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

The Greek and Hebrew words for “salvation” imply the ideas of deliverance, safety, preservation, healing, and soundness. The Gospel is the power of God unto healing and soundness. Paul preached the FULL Gospel, not just part of it!

Here’s another great passage:

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:5-8 NKJV

The great miracles that came about in this passage were the result of Philip’s preaching Christ.

The New Testament knows no Christ without Christ the Healer. If there is no Gospel of healing today, then there is no Gospel of salvation.

There will always be so-called religious experts who will tell you that healing has been done away with. But can you ever remember hearing that FAITH has been done away with? No you haven’t and you never will! And as long as faith has not been done away with, you can still receive God’s promises.

It’s too late to tell me healing is not for today. I’ve been receiving healing for myself and my family for over four decades. I’ve been blessed to never have received a serious diagnosis, but I have had minor things come up as I’ve aged.

For example, I once was diagnosed with high cholesterol, and an elevated TSH level. I used my faith to change those levels back to normal. I talked to my body and commanded it to be normal.

How could I confidently do this? Because faith came when I heard God’s Word about healing. And I released my faith by agreeing with God and saying what He says about it.

God is not a respecter of persons, and what He did for me, He will do for you if you will believe and speak the Word only!

If you're in the Aurora/Naperville area and are looking for a church that teaches the uncompromising Word of God, we invite you to visit Abundant Life Family Church. As a Word and Spirit church, we are committed to helping believers grow in faith, experience the power of God, and walk in His promises. Our services are filled with dynamic worship, Bible-based teaching, and an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit moves. Whether you’re searching for a church home or seeking a deeper relationship with God, we welcome you to join us and be part of a thriving community of faith!