It’s God’s Will to Heal You

Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him and said to him, “I am willing, be cleansed.” As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. -Mark 1:40-42

The average Christian is in the same position as this leper was-not knowing whether it is God’s will to heal or not. The believer may think, I know God is able to heal. I just don’t know whether or not it's His will to heal me.

The leper knew the ability of Jesus. He came to Jesus and said, "Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.” I’ve heard the same thing from people in prayer lines. They stand there praying, “Oh, Lord, I know You’re able to heal me.””

But knowing God is able isn’t enough; it’s just a starting point. Knowing God’s ability is about 25 percent of the answer. The other 75 percent is knowing His will.

The one hindrance that stood between the leper and his miracle was revealed in his statement: “If you are willing, You can make me clean.” The same is true for people all over the world. They are trusting God for healing. But if you were to ask them if they are convinced that it is God’s will to heal them, they would probably answer, I sure hope so. They are operating in strong hope, but they haven’t stepped over into the realm of faith yet.

Faith always begins where the will of God is known. "I know God heals some people,” you may say. But only when you know that it is God’s will to heal you do you reach the beginning point of faith.

CONFESSION:

I know without a doubt that it is my Father’s will to heal me. I come to Him with confident assurance that He desires my healing even more than I do. Healing is mine!