Healing

THE LORD; MY HEALER BY Pastor E.A Adeboye

I peter 2:24- who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

TEXT: Isaiah 53:1-5

The title of today’s devotional requires a deep thought. The Lord is asking us to personalize this truth today. The reason is not far-fetched; the healing virtue of Jesus Christ is very potent and available for YOU. In today’s bible readings, we are reassured that Jesus Christ is the ultimate healer because he paid for our healing with His Blood. Apart from reassuring us, the bible passage also draws our attention to some other truths; not believing that God heals the ailing people is an ancient unbelief that is meant to subject humans to perpetual suffering. In the book of Numbers 21:6-9, the serpents sent to Israelite as a result of their sins had beaten them, God then directed Moses to make and lift up a serpent for whoever was beaten to look upon for healing; as many as looked lived. This is the type of healing God provides through our Lord Jesus Christ. In John 3:14-15, Jesus Christ said:

‘’14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.’’

The power and secret of sickness and diseases which ultimately leads to death is hidden in sin. This is the reason why Jesus Christ often first of all attacked sin in the life of people he thereafter healed (Matthew 9:2-6). Healing is easily procured when the sicks sins are forgiven him. This is why the Psalmist says:

‘’Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.’’- Psalms32:1

He is our unfailing healer because he had paid the dues for our healing, in that he atoned for the cause of sickness and diseases (Matthew 26:28)

To access divine healing, therefore, we must have a covenant relationship with the healer, because by his stripes only we can be healed. In other words, by the atonement of Jesus Christ, our healing is forever settled. To have a covenant relationship with the healer, therefore, we must respond to his call to repentance, and surrender the totality of our lives for him to control. The body that has been dedicated to Jesus Christ shall be spared the sicknesses that makes people miserable. When we give our lives to Christ, the next thing to do is to graduate to the level of belief that, henceforth, Jesus Christ will be our healer. We now become candidates for divine healing and we can graduate to the level  of enjoying divine health.