Jesus’ Invitation
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
Yet he was the one who carried our sicknesses and endured the torment of our sufferings. Isaiah 53:4
Our instant healing flowed from his wounding. 1 Peter 2:24
In the beginning of our service yesterday, Pastor Tim made a comment, “healing is a gift from Jesus.” We cannot continue to pass over these truths as if it does not apply to us today. We (the church) have become too comfortable with diagnoses as opposed to enjoying the physical gift from Jesus.
If someone gave you the most valuable gift on earth, how would you handle it? Let’s go a little further. Imagine a treasure chest full of the rarest, most precious gems given to you, yet you never open it. You just have it on the side table to look at it. Maybe you peek in once a week, but you never apply it to your life. Nothing ever changes yet you have everything in the treasure box to not only change you but generations. This sounds absurd, doesn’t it? But we do it every day with the gift Jesus gave us.
Jesus gave His life and body for our healing. The Greek word for healing is “iaomai” it refers to physical healing and is used as a medical term to describe curing the physical body. This healing includes body, soul, and emotions. This is fulfilled in two ways: the healing ministry of Jesus and by the blood of Jesus’ wounds.
Pastor Tim has been teaching us for a while how we have to step into the scriptures. What does this look like practically? We can’t ignore physical situations that occur in our body. It must be addressed by coming into agreement with what Jesus says as opposed to what doctors say. Divine health has been made available by Jesus, but we have a part in seeing it come to pass on earth, in our families and our own bodies. Jesus says in Matthew 6:10, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
We start with faith in believing this divine healing is available. And it is for us today. We then ask the Holy Spirit what can I do to see this physical healing take place in my body? You may need to change certain habits in your day to day. What you eat, how you eat, and physical activity liking walking is incredible for your body and your spirit. In pursuit of an intimate with relationship with Jesus, we must remember intimacy requires two people, so we have a part in this healing process.
We must seek the Holy Spirit for wisdom in how we each walk this out in our own lives but my challenge to you is don’t just accept a diagnosis for yourself or a loved one. Step into the truth of what Jesus made available with His own body. Open the treasure chest of His gifts for you and your family.
This isn’t just physical healing. It is healing for our soul as well. Almost every one of us has encountered some sort of pain in our past that has hurt us. This pain could be from childhood or very recent, but Jesus is inviting you to bring it to Him. Allow His gift of healing to pour over you like oil to heal the wounds of your heart. There is scientific proof a wounded heart can affect your physical body.
As lovers of Jesus, we are in pursuit of the real thing in our walk with Him. We want what He says we can have. Divine health for us, our family members and everyone we know who is suffering with sickness, disease and emotional pain. I encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit today to teach you how to pray, how to walk in this authority you have been given on earth and watch your heart come alive.
If you would like someone to come into agreement with you, please send us your prayer request.
