DIVINE
HEALING
These resources have been compiled to explain what the Bible says about divine healing and how to receive it. After reading, feel free to contact us to request prayer or join us at the Mountain Movers Tuesday prayer meeting. You can share this page or download/print the PDF below.
WHAT IS DIVINE HEALING?
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Divine healing is the sovereign act of God whereby He intervenes in natural events to heal. Examples include:
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Blindness: As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied. Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. - Matthew 9:27-31 (NIV)
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Deafness: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. - Matthew 11:5 (NIV)
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Lameness: Sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” - Excerpt from John 5:1-15 (NIV)
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Leprosy: While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. - Luke 5:12-16 (NIV)
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Fevers: As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them. - Mark 1:29-31 (NIV)
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Healing is an integral part of the in-breaking Kingdom of Heaven.
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This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.‘“
- Matthew 6:9-10 (NIV)
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Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. - Matthew 9:35 (NIV)
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As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. - Matthew 10:7-8 (NIV)
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But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. - Luke 11:20 (NLT)​​
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God refers to Himself as a Healer.
He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.” - Exodus 15:26 (NIV)​
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He said, Let all that I am praise the Lord;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
Let all that I am praise the Lord;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
- Psalm 103:1-4 (NIV)
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Healing is part of the atonement or redemption of the whole person.
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. - Isaiah 53:4-5 (NIV)
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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“He took up our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”
- Matthew 8:16-17 (NIV)
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Jesus was willing to heal all those who came to Him.
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Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. - Matthew 4:23-24 (NIV)
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At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. - Luke 4:40 (NIV)​
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Believers and elders should pray for the sick to be healed.
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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. - Matthew 10:8 (NIV)
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Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” - Acts 4:29-30 (NIV)
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Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. - James 5:14-16 (NIV)
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Believers should pray with compassion as Jesus prayed.
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When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. - Matthew 14:13-14 (NIV)
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Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” - Mark 1:41 (NIV)
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Those believers who are used in the special gifts of healing should pray for others to be healed.
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...to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit - 1 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? - 1 Corinthians 12:29 (NIV)
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Pray in faith for healing.
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Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you;” - Matthew 9:29 (NIV)
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Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. - Mark 6:1-6 (NIV)
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Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. - John 14:12 (NIV)
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By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see. - Ac 3:16 (NIV)
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Cast out demons causing an infirmity.
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Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation.’” - Luke 11:4 (NIV)
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...and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over anLuke 13:11-13d could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. - Luke 13:11-13 (NIV)
How can I learn more?
Sermon explaining more on the topic of the divine healing:
Power Of God
Pastor Pete Mullins
Run Time: 45 Min 34 Sec