Healing
The Power of God’s Word: Life, Healing, and Restoration
The Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, said in Luke 4:4, “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God.” Praise God! His Word is our bread, our meat, and the very sustainer of our lives. It is vital that we understand the importance of God’s Word in our daily walk.
Jeremiah testified to the power of God’s Word, saying, “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.” (Jeremiah 15:16). Similarly, Peter encouraged believers in 1 Peter 2:2, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.”
The Word of God is alive, full of power, and actively working in us. It purifies our lives, as Psalm 119:9 declares: “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.” It is a saving power, as Romans 1:16 affirms: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
The Word of God is also a probing instrument, sharper than the best of surgeons. Hebrews 4:12 describes it this way: “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Beyond that, it is a life-giving force. In Ezekiel 37:7, we read: “So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.” God breathed life into those bones, and just as He told Ezekiel to prophesy, we too must speak life over ourselves, declaring God's healing and restoration.
The Word of God is absolutely trustworthy. Ezekiel 12:25 confirms: “For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged.” We can trust that God's promises will come to pass in our lives.
What was completed over 2,000 years ago on Calvary through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ included healing as part of His redemptive work. Isaiah 53:5 declares: “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with His stripes we are healed.”
This is good news! Perhaps you, a loved one, or someone you know is battling sickness. Jesus desires for His healing power to be made evident in these last days. In Matthew 9:35, we see that “Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
Just as He healed then, He is healing today. As believers, we are called to cast out devils and heal the sick, operating as His ambassadors on earth, declaring His will to be done. May this message bless both the hearer and the doer of God's Word. Receive it, speak it, and believe it—God is faithful to His promises!
The following scriptures affirm God’s power to heal:
Healing is God’s Will
Matthew 8 – Establish that healing is the will of God
Exodus 15:26 – Diligently heed the voice of the Lord
Exodus 23:25 – Take sickness away from your midst
Deuteronomy 7:15 – Take away all sickness
Psalms 103 – He healeth all thy diseases
Psalms 107:20 – He sent His word and healed them
Psalms 118:17 – Shall live and declare the works of God
Psalms 91:16 – With long life satisfy him
Isaiah 53:5 – With His stripes I am healed
Jeremiah 30:17 – Restore health unto you and heal your wounds
Matthew 8:17 – He took our infirmities
John 10:10 – Jesus came to give life abundantly
God’s Promises of Healing
II Corinthians 1:20 – All promises of God are yes and amen
Joshua 21:45 – Not a word failed of what God spoke
Deuteronomy 30:19 – Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
Hebrews 10:23 – Hold fast to your confession of faith
Hebrews 10:35 – Do not cast away your confidence
1 Peter 2:24 – With His stripes we were healed
1 John 5:14-15 – If we ask anything according to His will He hears us
1 John 3:22 – Whatever we ask we receive because we do what is pleasing in His sight
Revelation 12:11 – Overcame them by the blood of the Lamb and word of their testimony
Faith and Speaking to Your Situation
Mark 11:23-24 – Say to the mountain to be removed
Matthew 21:21 – Mountain be removed
Matthew 18:18 – What you bind on earth is bound in heaven
Matthew 18:19 – If two of you shall agree
Nahum 1:9 – This affliction will not rise up a second time
Taking Action in Faith
James 5:14-15 – Call for the elders; prayer of faith will heal the sick
Mark 16:18 – Lay hands on the sick and they shall recover
Romans 8:11 – Give life to (quicken) your mortal body
Philippians 2:13 – God works in me to will and do of His good pleasure
Ephesians 6:10-17 – Be strong in the Lord; put on the whole armor of God
Obedience and Trust in God
Proverbs 4:20 – Incline thy ear
Deuteronomy 28 – Diligently obey the word of God
John 9:31 – God hears those who worship Him and obey Him
Galatians 3:13 – Redeemed from the curse of the law
“I pray that this will be a blessing to the hearer and the doer of God’s word. Hear it and then do the word by speaking it out of your mouth. We expect God to keep His Word. The following scriptures from the Word of God are pertaining to healing.”