Healing Is God’s Idea

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:19

God designed the plan of redemption long before we were ever born. Remember, He called Jesus “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Rev. 13:8). In His plan of redemption, God provided us with certain benefits—salvation, the infilling of the Holy Ghost, divine healing and so forth—through the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

God gives us these benefits, not because of anything we’ve done, but because of what He’s done through the blood of His Son. We’re not pushing God to heal us; He chose to do it. It was His idea. We aren’t forcing His hand; we’re accepting His Word. Our part is to say, “Lord, You said You’d supply every need, so I believe it and receive it.”

Make sure you fulfill your part. Don’t be like some people, who look at God’s promise of healing and say, “Well, I don’t know if I can go along with that.” That’s like slapping Jesus in the face! In essence, those people are saying, “Jesus the Word says You shed Your blood to purchase healing for me. But my religious doctrine says it isn’t true, so I’ll take my doctrine instead.”

You can’t receive healing for your body with that kind of attitude! You have to come to the place where it doesn’t matter what you’ve heard or been taught. In order to receive God’s benefits, you must agree with His Word.

CONFESSION:

When I ask for healing, I’m not forcing God’s hand. Healing me is His idea! He made healing available for me. God’s way is blessed, right, healthy and joyous. I choose to believe God’s Word!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999