Does God Heal Everytime?

[sunnier]

Whenever I hear a pastor preach about God and healing and they always use the last part of the verse in 53:5 (And byhis stipes we are healed) I always wonder is it Gods will that every sickness be healed? I understand that Chapter to be about spiritual healing not physical healing. And why is it that if a person is prayed for and they don't heal then the pastor or the person who prayed for the sick one says well you just don't have "enough" faith. That sounds like a cop out. So now the sick person has 2 problems the sickness and the guilt for not having "enough" faith. But didn't Jesus say if you have faith like a mustard seed? Yet Jesus chose not to heal Paul (and he asked three times) and I'm pretty sure Paul's faith was bigger than a mustard seed. But he was told that his sickness would be for his good to keep him humble.

[Hunterpoet]

I've seen what you are talking about and it saddens me.

I know others will chime in, but my thinking based on what I have been taught up to this point:

All of the miracles and healings we read about in the NT, or OT for that matter, where done to Glorify God and Jesus or to establish His authority and to carry out His purpose.

You are correct. Those things done on the cross were for spiritual healing.

If God chooses to heal someone today, it is done for His Glory or purpose.

IMO, no person, pastor or otherwise, has enough insight or information to tell another person they do not have enough faith. In order to do so, they would have to be able to see their heart, and only God can do that.

[OneLight]

There are many solid Christians who have ailments of one form or another. They are faithful in service, love the Lord and have faith enough to accept any healing God wishes to deliver. What WOF people miss is that God uses people where they are, for a reason. How well do you think a person in a wheelchair will receive advice on how to live in this world under those conditions if it always came from someone who is running around? I am sure they would rather hear from someone from Joni and Friends, those who are there or have been there. Joni Eareckson Tada has one of the best ministries to people in wheelchairs while being crippled herself.

[EricH]

The answer is yes. The question is not one of healing, but one of timing. Some receive healing in this life. Others will wait until the next

[~candice~]

The answer is yes. The question is not one of healing, but one of timing. Some receive healing in this life. Others will wait until the next

If we received full healing here on earth each and every time, what would we die of?

[Miss Elly]

Whenever I hear a pastor preach about God and healing and they always use the last part of the verse in 53:5 (And byhis stipes we are healed) I always wonder is it Gods will that every sickness be healed? I understand that Chapter to be about spiritual healing not physical healing. And why is it that if a person is prayed for and they don't heal then the pastor or the person who prayed for the sick one says well you just don't have "enough" faith. That sounds like a cop out. So now the sick person has 2 problems the sickness and the guilt for not having "enough" faith. But didn't Jesus say if you have faith like a mustard seed? Yet Jesus chose not to heal Paul (and he asked three times) and I'm pretty sure Paul's faith was bigger than a mustard seed. But he was told that his sickness would be for his good to keep him humble.

My thoughts: First of all, no one knows what Paul's thorn in the flesh was, second, Jesus healed every one that asked him. I do believe that "by his stripes we are healed" encompasses everything we humans face. If you say "Oh well, God does not heal everyone, then some christians may think, well, why bother God, after all he does not heal everyone. I'll just suffer on, as it probably is not his will. (Note: If you think it is God's blessing to have cancer, ask him for two cancers, and double your blessings!). It is not his perfect will for anyone to be sick. Then, there are those who do not receive their physical healing. It does not change the word of God because some were not healed.

God can use any circumstance for his glory. No one should be in their faces saying you don't have enough faith or judging them. God is soverign, God is supreme. We know that the devil came to kill, steal and destroy. Ours is a positive faith. So we should have a positive faith regardless of circumstances or physical ailments that God may be gloried -a positive faith that a loving God understands our situations and he cares. Seek the healer, not the healing. Thank him, no matter what you are going through or how sick you are. He will walk with his children through the valleys and guide them through the fiercest storms. When we see the face of Jesus, we will forget life's sorrows.

[Fez]

I have often wondered about prayers being answered, those of healing as well, in the context of this scripture:-

Mar 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

My "wondering" has been, if we have faith strong enough to believe our prayer will be answered, then it will be? Jesus says it will.

Is it just then that when we think it has not, it is a matter of timing, or may be answered in a way we don't understand?

[OnetrueGod]

I do believe all of our prayers are answered. Sometimes the answer is "no", sometimes the answer is "be patient, eventualy it will be granted", sometimes the answer is "yes, for the glory of God".

I believe we should ask God to help us with whatever problems or illnesses plague us...ask... God's help may not come in the form we expect (or "demand"), but His help will come... sometimes to help us endure, sometimes to help us be rid of...but His help and His love is always there.

I have talked with people who have lost their faith in God, because they "demanded" that God help them in a certain way. That way was all they were looking for and when it didn't happen that way, they assumed God didn't listen, or didn't care...or doesn't even exist!

Does he "heal" everyone? ... if you mean, does he take away everyone's sickness or problem... the answer is no. His own Son prayed and asked to have the upcoming agony of the cross taken away...God's answer was "no". But God was there with Jesus and still loved and cared for Him. Jesus was "healed" later by the rewards of His home in Heaven and reign of all the universe.

I think we need to be wary of demanding anything from God...even when we ask, we may be demanding in essence. We need to ask in the same way Jesus did..."Not my will, but thine be done".

[OneLight]

I have often wondered about prayers being answered, those of healing as well, in the context of this scripture:-

Mar 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

My "wondering" has been, if we have faith strong enough to believe our prayer will be answered, then it will be? Jesus says it will.

Is it just then that when we think it has not, it is a matter of timing, or may be answered in a way we don't understand?

I have always seen this as meaning that when we are in His will, and ask or say something, He will grant it. Have you ever prayed about something and had a check in your spirit where you felt that the prayer will not be answered as requested, but could not explain why? To me, that is the Holy Spirit telling me that what I am asking for is not the will of the Father. When we read about what Jesus is teaching His disciples, we have to realize that He is also bringing them into Gods will, teaching them how to abide in Him. When we abide in Him, and ask, we are asking that His will be done, not ours.

[Miss Elly]

I have often wondered about prayers being answered, those of healing as well, in the context of this scripture:-

Mar 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

My "wondering" has been, if we have faith strong enough to believe our prayer will be answered, then it will be? Jesus says it will.

Is it just then that when we think it has not, it is a matter of timing, or may be answered in a way we don't understand?

Perhaps the Lord is referring to the "gift" of faith? I also agree that we have to pray according to God's will, but God's will is that we have life and that more abundantly. That covers a lot of territory. We just need to understand the nature of God is to give life and good things. With a world cursed by sin, we christians may walk through many sorrows. I have been sick for many many years and take medicine for it. God's way was the medicine and it works. He has not enlightened me as to what caused it, how to fix it naturally (without medicine) or how to believe for a miracle of instant healing. But I still trust Him with all of my heart and believe he wants good things for me. God bless.