Last week in my bible study group I distributed copies of healing bible verses. I gathered them online for a friend battling cancer about a year ago. I’ve felt prompted to share because we are praying for many who have serious illness or physical ailments. As I was reading through the healing bible verses and reflecting on divine healing in the book of Acts that we are studying together, I was convicted of my unbelief. It’s interesting how the Holy Spirit is convicting me now because this wasn’t brought up before. Therefore I thought I believed. However when God sheds light into an area, you can see your true condition. So like the father who greatly desired his son to be free and whole, I also cried out to Jesus, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief.”

I don’t understand divine healing but I’ve heard and read enough to either believe or not believe these testimonies. I have chosen to believe, and yet I need help with my unbelief because in God’s light I see that I have unbelief. When I see a lack or weakness within me, then I have learned to ask in prayer for God to fill me with what I need. How is asking for ‘patience’ so different from ‘belief’ in God’s eyes? How is asking for help with ‘anger and rage’ so different from ‘unbelief’ in God’s eyes? I believe they are the same to Him. 

I was reflecting on one of my favorite verse from 2 Timothy 1:7(NLT)-
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”

I also like NKJV version which states ‘sound mind’ especially when I needed a sound mind and peace in the earlier days. For past four years, I’ve been learning ‘self-discipline’ and ‘love’. I’m not perfect but I know that I’ve grown tremendously in those two areas. I’m a very different person because I’ve submitted myself to the Lord and kept learning. Now suddenly it occurred to me that I’ve forgotten about ‘power’ in that verse. 

Though I’ve changed considerably and I had hoped the changes would open the eyes of nonbelievers closest to me about Jesus, it hasn’t. Therefore it’s entering my heart and mind that my life must also display ‘power’ just as Jesus and the early apostles did in the book of Acts. The Holy Spirit right on cue gives me a song through the radio that flames my faith. The song is by Jeremy Camp called, “Same Power”. I hope the lyrics challenge you as it does for me. (The link is at the bottom.)

Mark 9:24 (NLT)
The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”

Romans 8:11 (NKJV)
11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

I used to always get bad bronchitis every winter where the coughing would last for many weeks especially at night. My lower back used to give out unexpectedly often too. I never prayed for those ailments to get removed because I just didn’t think I can ask for it. But the past three years I don’t have these ailments. The only way I can explain is that my time sitting down before Jesus every morning simply made my body whole. Because in His presence, sickness has to leave.

I’ve also realized as I’m reading God’s word on healing that my faith is not as important as the quality of God’s word. God’s word is like seeds. Whether or not the farmer has faith in the seeds is not as important. As long as the farmer does his job to plant the seeds, they will produce a harvest. The more he plants the more harvest he will get. So keep on reading the word of God which is like planting seeds in your heart and mind. Then let us rest believing that God is going to make the seeds grow. 

Death and life is in our tongue. Let’s use the tongue God has given us to bless our bodies with life. Read out loud God’s words on healing everyday if you suffer physically. They are available online. Just google ‘healing bible verses’ and you’ll get many. 

Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Check out this site and songs:
http://www.healingisright.com