2. Divine Healing is the Will of God
Knowing that healing is God’s will for you is vitally important. Nearly every healing scripture and example in the Bible could be included in this category. It is crucial to settle this issue once and for all. Praying in faith for healing becomes challenging if you doubt that healing is God’s will for you.
What God has done for others, or promised in His word, He will do for you. God shows no favoritism. 2 Cor 1:20 says, “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” This means that when you understand healing as God’s will according to His promises in His word, you can believe it is intended for you. This understanding is absolutely essential when praying for and standing in faith for healing, particularly if you are experiencing acute symptoms in your body.
Jesus cleanses a leper and proves that healing is God’s will in Mark 1:40-45: “Now a leper came to
Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.”
Jesus definitively answers the question of whether it’s God’s will to heal by saying, “I will.” He did not say, “I will not,” “I might,” or “Not right now.” In fact, He never uttered, “I will not.” He healed all who came to Him. Never did Jesus tell anyone that it was not God’s will to heal them. In James 5:14 it says, “Is anyone among you sick?” This means that this offer is made to anyone who is sick. He did not say, “This works for some sick,” He said, “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up.”
Let’s read the entire passage in the book of James: “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)
Again, this offer of a healing prayer appears to be for everyone. “Is anyone among you sick?” implies that it will work for anyone and that it is God’s will to heal all who pray this prayer. Luke 6:19 states, “And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.” Jesus healed them all. He did not selectively heal some and leave others sick. By healing them all, He was proving to us that healing is God’s will for all.
Notice in the Great Commission, He does not limit healing as if there are only a few that it is God’s will to heal; rather, He says, “…they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover” (Mark 16:18).
These accounts and many others were included in the New Testament to build our faith by revealing the will of God in action. One of my favorite Old Testament healing promises is Exodus 23:25. I like to pray this verse over my food. It’s a great way to give thanks for God’s provision and declare your faith in Divine Healing at the same time. “So you
shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.” (Exodus 23:25)
There are additional verses in the Old Testament which reveal that Healing is God’s will as well, and they are included in the Healing Scriptures section at end of this Booklet.