Why Are You Not Being Healed?
The above subject is not being addressed by the Body of
Jesus Christ. Yet, our health issues
physically, emotionally, and even spiritually (unbelief) dominate our lives.
Why have we been programed by science, doctors, and mankind to seek every alternative
cure and ignore God? The answers to
being healed are not complicated and it is very frustrating people are not
being healed even though God in His Word promises healing through prayer. God sent His Son Jesus to show us how to pray
for healing. Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit
of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the
poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are
oppressed; 19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” So, why are we not doing this?
Five Things
Keeping Us in Captivity to Sickness and Disease?
1. We
don’t read the Bible consistently to know that we can be healed. Exodus 15:26 and said, “If you diligently
heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear
to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases
on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals
you.”
2. Even
if we read the Bible, we don’t believe we can be healed. Hebrews 11:6 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. Romans 14:23 But he who doubts is
condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not
from faith is sin. Mark 9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried
out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
3. God
is not our first option for prayer and healing.
1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
4. We
seek doctors as our first option for a cure. Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there
you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all
your heart and with all your soul.
5. We
don’t make ourselves available for prayer and healing. Romans 12:1-2 And so,
dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because
of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he
will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the
behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new
person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s
will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
It is completely baffling to me when people turn down prayer
when it is obvious they are ill. I can’t
count the number of times people have rejected prayer. I see people struggling with back pain, depression,
cancer, plantar fasciitis, high blood pressure, immune diseases, nerve issues
in the back/knees/shoulders, migraines, panic attacks, arthritis, circulation
issues, anger, and many more who refuse to accept prayer and they continue to
suffer. All of these can be healed or greatly minimized through prayer.
It is our responsibility as Believers in Jesus Christ, the
Holy Spirit, and God to pray for the sick and diseased. James 5:14-15 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. 15 And the prayer of faith will save (heal)
the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will
be forgiven.
Prayer - Why are we not going to the altar for prayer? Most often because 1. they don’t want people
to think they are flawed when their sicknesses and diseases make it obvious, they
are flawed, 2. the don’t believe they can be healed. Perhaps we need to teach and encourage the
flock to accept prayer. Perhaps people
would more apt to seek prayer if have a team praying for people outside the
sanctuary before, during, and after church functions. Especially the seniors.
We must teach people that we all need prayer for our
illnesses and it’s ok to confess our sins that have caused sickness and disease. We can’t pray for people if we don’t know
their sins. James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and
pray for one another, that you may be healed. 1 John 1:9 If we confess
our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse (heal)
us from all unrighteousness (sin). Proverbs 28:13 He who covers his
sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have
mercy.
We all have a responsibility to do what Jesus did in His
ministry whether it be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors’ teachers, Ephesians
4:11, or any believer in Jesus Christ. We must get everyone involved
without excuse. We must pray without
ceasing, (1 Thessalonians 5:17) until we are healed.
We are in a spiritual war with Satan and his fallen angers who
hate God’s sons and daughters. Their goal
is to kill us. People must stand up and be
leaders in a prayer movement against the one who is trying to destroy us and
our children. Matthew 21:22 And whatever things you ask in prayer,
believing, you will receive.”
We must understand that there will always be a cause of our sicknesses
and diseases because we are responders to our sinful thoughts that will affect
us physically and emotionally leading to sickness and disease, 2 Corinthians
10:4-5 For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down
arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
Where do our thoughts come from? Is everything we think from
ourselves? For Christians, some of our thoughts are from the God/Holy Spirit.
Some of our thoughts are from us. Some of our thoughts are from the enemy –
Satan. Your body is a responder to who
you are in thought. It’s referred to as
the min-body connection. It’s not
anything new to a believer. God already
told us, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he” Proverbs 23:7. God
knew what He was talking about. It’s a biological truth that the things we
think about and dwell on actually become part of who we are. We will never get to the spiritual roots of
disease if we don’t first understand the biology of how our minds affect our
bodies.
Prayer is a declaration/proclamation/decree that goes out to
the three heavens. We can speak (out
loud) prayer into existence just as God did in Genises 3 Then God said, “Let
there be light”; and there was light. Prayer is very powerful, but is
rendered ineffective if we don’t pray. We can’t be healed if we don’t pray!
The days of feel-good sermons and teachings must
change. We must hold each other
accountable in the eyes of God and train up prayer warriors in the church to
bring people out captivity as we wait for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
Lastly, I hear so
many say “I want to be like Jesus.”
Then, do what Jesus did in His ministry.
It’s not an option! Mark 16:15-18 14 15 And He said to them, “Go into
all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and
is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And
these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out
demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if
they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; Don’t ignore
this commandment!
Tony 12-2-2025
