Healing
The Bible is a word of Love, as YHWH is Love and he wants us to be healthy because he loves us, he has made promises to us that if we will honor his commandments, come into obedience to the word of YAH, surrender to his will and believe his word is true, then we can ask anything and it will be given, including healing!
YHWH was so serious that he sent his only begotten son to shed his blood so we may be healed. So, as you search the word of YAH about healing, you will recognize that YHWH is our healer from Genesis through revelations and healing was a big part of Yahusha's earthly ministry, as he taught his disciples how to pray and heal as an example to us and commissioned us to carry on his work. Yahusha promised that in His name, believers “shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover” Mark 16:18.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:12-14
There are many scriptures on deliverance and healing and the bible confirms that being in good health is important and desiring to be in good physical health is not wrong, in fact it is encouraged.
Yahusha consistently showed YHWH's mercy and compassion by healing all who came to Him with even a little faith; the disciples and early church continued this ministry. The prophet Isaiah talked about Yahusha bearing our sicknesses and carrying our diseases and became an atonement for us, by his stripes we are healed!
It’s clear in the Scriptures that YHWH wants us healthy, Healing is one of YHWH's names; Hebrew word YESHUWAH is translated health, deliverance and salvation, making healing part of our salvation purchased at the cross. It makes sense because the words for salvation and healing are the same in the New Testament.
The Greek (SODZO - Means to save, deliver, protect, heal, preserve and make whole. It is used 80 X’s within the Bible referencing to saving the soul, and in other passages it refers to saving the body and healing it of sickness).
The Greek DIA-SODZO - Means to save and to heal thoroughly, make perfectly whole, and represents the body being healed.
For I am YHWH, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26
David said that YHWH “forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases” Psalm 103:3 while John wrote that “I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers” 3 John 2.
Yahusha said that we could speak to any mountain (including sickness) and it will move if we don't doubt. Peter identified sickness clearly as the work of the devil in Acts 10:38, while John said that Yahusha came to destroy the works of the devil 1 John 3:8. These and other Scriptures make it pretty clear that YHWH wants his people well.
Yahusha called physical healing “the children’s bread,” Matthew 15:26.
It is a gift from YHWH intended for his children in their everyday lives.
We must understand that there are two areas of health, natural physical health, and supernatural physical health. Natural physical health is the realm of physical health that is in our hands and is our responsibility to take care of by proper exercise, nutrition and diet as spelled out in the food laws of Deuteronomy. The natural health is in our hands while the supernatural provision is in YAH’s hands.
Yahusha told his disciples that they "should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1
Yahusha asked "...will not YHWH bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" Luke 18:7
There are plenty of scriptures showing that our prayers to YHWH combined with our complete surrender and obedience to him accomplish the impossible. It’s astonishing how powerful prayer is.
The Bible gives us directions on how to pray for healing.
We are told: "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of YHWH. 15) And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; YHWH will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven." James 5:14-15
This appears to be a guarantee of recovery for anyone who goes through a specific process; led by elders from his church (the church does not mean a building, as we are the church). The elders he is speaking about are those that are rooted and grounded in Yahusha and have their faith and confidence in Yahusha and are surrendered and obedient to the commandments of YHWH, therefore the spirit of YHWH can freely use them. Not only healing would be automatically accomplished, but the formerly ill person would have his sins forgiven.
We are to "confess our sins to each other and pray for each other so that we may be healed." The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16
Yahusha further instructs to forgive when we pray "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24) Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25) And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that YHWH in heaven may forgive you your sins." Mark 11:23-25
If we have anger, unforgiveness, strife or anything against anyone in our hearts when we pray and ask for anything, we can expect that our prayers will not be answered, especially if we have any doubt that what we are asking won’t happen then it wont! We must be pure, Set Apart and full of Faith in YAH’s word!
Remember what Yahusha said "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, `Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:19-20
Faith without doubt moves mountains and changes our situations and circumstances.
There are many passages in the Hebrew Scriptures in which YHWH hears the prayers of the Israelites, or enters in to a contract with them, and grants them healing.
Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament):
"...If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of YHWH thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am YHWH that healeth thee." Exodus 15:26
"...Thus saith Yahuah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee..."Here, YHWH tells Isaiah to inform Hezekiah that YHWH has heard his prayer and seen his tears, and that He will cure him of a serious boil. 2 Kings 20:5
The righteous cry, and YHWH heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. YHWH is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but YHWH delivereth him out of them all." Psalms 34:17-19
"Bless YHWH, O my soul,...And forget none of His benefits; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;" Psalms 103
"But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
This is a reference to the "suffering servant" in Isaiah which believers feel prophesied about Yahusha.
"I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith YHWH; and I will heal him. But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my YHWH, to the wicked." Isaiah 57:18-21
YHWH promises healing to all those, both far and near, with a humble and obedient heart that obey his commands. For those who do wicked deeds, there is apparently neither peace nor healing.
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice, share your food with the hungry, Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear, Then you will call, and YHWH will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I,” Isaiah 58:6-9.
"For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast..." Jeremiah 30:17
YHWH promises Jacob that his enemies will be vanquished, and that Joseph will be healed.
"Come, and let us return unto Yahuah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up." Hosea 6:1
Some scriptures promise that prayer will always result in healing - at least for believers.
Healing promises (New Testament):
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your YHWHwho is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" Matthew 7:7-11
This is telling us the secrets of YAH’s kingdom, seek (seek ye first the kingdom of YHWH, Knock, we must come knocking for the door to be opened and ask (you have not because you ask not), but when you ask you must believe what you are asking for will be given as promised!
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Matthew 21:22
This tells us we believe that what we ask we shall receive, but we first must have faith to believe it, until we see it. As Yahusha said many times, according to your faith you are healed.
"they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:18
This is referring to the faithful believers that are surrendered and obedient and keep the commandments of YHWH and live Set Apart unto him daily through a close intimate personal relationship with the one that protects and gives the power.
"If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." John 15:7
This tells us that that we must abide in him and his word must abide in us, then we can ask anything and it will be given.
Dictionary meaning for abide: to wait for, to endure without yielding , to bear patiently, to accept without objection, to remain stable or fixed in a state, to continue in a place, to conform to)
Hebrew meaning for abide:There are five different words in the original Hebrew for the one word (abide) that we have in our language. The first of these words, epimeno, is the strengthened form of another verb, meno, which means "intensive." The word epimeno sometimes indicates perseverance in continuing to do something.
The second word, katameno, is a verb that means "constant residence" or "frequent resort." Another word, parameno, means "to continue" and is sometimes used to express confidence in abiding with a person.
One really neat word is hupomeno which means "to remain in a place instead of leaving it; to stay behind or persevere."
Finally, the word prosmeno is used in several different situations to indicate a persistent loyalty or a continuance in doing something.
In the above paragraph, the root from which all the other verbs come is meno which was defined as meaning "intensive." This is important because it indicates that the verbs that stem from this root have a meaning beyond the face value of the word.
We use the word abide in our everyday lives, yet don’t fully comprehend what we are saying. When someone says that he will abide by his word, he probably means that he will do what he has said that he would do. This is not the true meaning of the word abide. When we abide in something, we are loyal to it even unto death. When we abide, we remain in a certain place even when the rest of the world has left us behind.
To abide means to continue doing whatever is being done even when it is hard and the urge to quit is almost too much. The word abides means to cling to something and have faith in it, even when it seems to have failed.
Healing restrictions in the New Testament
Yahusha was unable to heal people because of lack of belief of the local people.
"And it was that Mary who anointed Yahusha with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Yahusha, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Yahusha heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of YHWH, that the Son of YHWH may be glorified thereby." John 11:2-4
Although Lazarus was sick and his sisters pleaded with Yahusha to heal him, Lazarus eventually died. Yahusha later raised him from the dead, for his own glorification and to show that even death can not resist the command of Yahusha. He first concurred death through raising them from the dead and then later raised himself.
"So also is the resurrection of the dead. dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." 1 Corinthians 15:42-53
Death and disease is seen as an inevitable, unavoidable component of life on earth. Paul writes that it will only be overcome at the time of resurrection.
There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of haSatan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. Concerning this thing I besought YHWH thrice, that it might depart from me". 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Paul suffered from a "thorn in the flesh" that he asked YHWH to heal. His requests were rejected. Paul was neither able to cure himself or persuade YHWH to cure him.
"but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time: and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of YHWH, (even) as Yahusha." Galatians 4:13-14
Paul apparently suffered from an apparently incurable infirmity of the flesh. He is pleasantly surprised that the Galatians did not despise him because of his problem.
"But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier...ye had heard that he was sick: for indeed he was sick nigh unto death." Philippians 2:25-27
Epaphroditus, one of Paul's co-workers became ill. Paul was apparently unable to cure him. It was only when Epaphroditus became fatally ill that YAH cured him.
Healing is a Process
Yahuah does not just deliver us from sickness and disease, but also from the wounds that are the consequences of the sin, ignorance, deception, or troubles of life. Deliverance from the consequences is called healing. The consequences brought wounds into our lives, spiritually, physically and socially. YHWH brings healing and restoration in our lives as we embrace his biblical ways and truths.
It is helpful to understand that YHWH is still working according to his schedule in case we don’t receive instant restoration. However, there’s nothing wrong with expecting instant answers. “Will not YAH bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly,” Luke 18:7-8.
“Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of YHWH will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and YHWH will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I,” Isaiah 58:6-9
“They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them,” Mark 6:13
“Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; YHWH delivers him in times of trouble…YHWH will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness,” Psalms 41:1-3
YHWH is a jealous God and does not want to share his glory with any man, woman, or ministry when bringing your healing. Remember that among YAH’s numerous names is the name Jealous. “Do not worship any other god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God,” Exodus 34:14.
This describes his nature just as well as the others (e.g. Healer, Provider, Fortress, Shepherd, etc.).
It’s true that YAH uses and anoints his chosen people to lay hands on the sick, but he wants the glory and many believers have sought deliverance and prayer from prominent healing ministers only to return without being healed. YAH desires our focus on him, not on fellow men, women or ministries. To him this is a form of idolatry, worship of another god and he is willing to wait until an individual begins to focus on him. He responds to obedience not to levels of need. We should never give up and continue to petition YAH for our breakthrough. The breakthrough will come in moments of personal devotion and supplication. This will increase your faith and direct relationship with YAH.
Biblical deliverance and healing leads a person to Yahusha for their healing.
When you learn these biblical truths you’re better able to deal with matters that are root causes of the problem in your life. Biblical deliverance and healing empowers you to walk with and abide in Yahusha, your personal Messiah and Savior.
The knowledge if the truth enables you to receive healing. Scriptural truths one learns are the ones that bring healing. “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” John 8:32.
Prior to the above sentence Yahusha said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples,” John 8:31.
Holding to his teaching, his word, and applying it is what brings freedom and healing. It is abiding in him. He wants a one on one relationship with each of us.
Freedom that comes with walking in truth does not imply having everything the way we desire or pray. It is having the right attitude and expectations in life and whatever comes our way. We must navigate through the trials of life, being made better instead of bitter through them.
We must acknowledge and understand the sovereignty, power and love of YAH, rather than being preoccupied with people, evil spirits or circumstances. Walk with YAH in such an intimate way that he becomes your focus and desire.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of YAH, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Yahusha. 6) And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete,” 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
Why are some not healed?
Why do so many fail to receive healing, even amongst those in the church who seek it through Yahusha?
13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy Proverbs 28:13.
Since healing is a mercy, it is unreasonable for a person to willfully or unknowingly hold onto sin or unforgiveness against someone and expect to be healed. Another factor is not being in YAH’s will, living in sinful relationships, not obeying YAH’s commandments.
Unforgiveness blocks the flow of YAH's mercy, and it prevents the operation of real faith from the heart. That is why Yahusha taught on the need to practice forgiveness just after giving us those wonderful words on faith and the prayer of faith.
Sin is a barrier to YHWH, but the biggest enemies of divine healing are unforgiveness towards others, and unbelief concerning the Word of YAH.
Yahushua taught that we cannot receive YHWH's forgiveness while we hold onto unforgiveness against others for any reason Mark 11:25, Matthew 6:14,15, Matthew 18:35.
YHWH Himself will hand us over to tormentors if we do not forgive our brethren from our heart, according to Matthew 18:35.
There are plenty of Scriptures which show that healing has been purchased for us as part of our redemption. But if these Scriptures are not preached or meditated upon, they will not produce the faith that moves the heart of YHWH to divinely heal those in need.
Faith is a key
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of YAH.” Romans 10:17. So if people aren't hearing the Word about healing, or are hearing something that leaves them unsure if YAH wants to heal them, there won't be any faith for healing. There will only be doubt, unbelief or confusion.
YHWH has not promised to respond to prayers where the heart is full of doubt and uncertainty. To overcome this, people need to hear and study the promises in the Word of YAH and you must believe they are true, relevant and for to day.
Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to YHWH approved, a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing the Word of Truth 2 Timothy 2:15 When people are not sure if its YAH’s wills to heal them, then they cannot ask with faith. Faith is being sure of something hoped for Hebrews 11:1, but if you are not sure if YHWH really wants to do it, you can't be sure that you will obtain what you ask. Yahusha told us to believe that we receive what we ask for in prayer Mark 11:24.
He never promised to answer prayers we offer in a spirit of uncertainty, wishing or hoping. He expects us to actually believe the promises.
If people don't get the message that YHWH really wants them healed, and they feel somehow that they must pay the consequences of their sin in the form of suffering with sickness or disease, or if they believe YHWH will heal some, but not all, they cannot have steadfast faith for their own healing.
YHWH may heal them through the gifts of the Spirit in spite of this uncertainty, but many in this condition remain unhealed. Some who are healed by the power of YHWH, later lose it because they do not know how to resist the satanic spirits of infirmity and unbelief that come against them after they receive a healing. Yahusha said that believers would lay hands on the sick and they would recover, and that the prayer of faith by the elders would heal the bedridden sufferer, but the church is still often neglecting these promises and instructions. A lot of good stuff might be happening in the church, but unless the church applies itself to actually going for results in the area of divine healing, and telling people what YAH's Word says about healing as a covenant blessing of YHWH, a lot of people are going to miss out.
When we see others within the church who we feel have strong faith and have been believers for a long time, fail to receive a healing, this often discourages those who are currently challenged in their health.
We should never gage our healing against other believer’s, but live our lives as Yahusha commands and gain the faith to believe for ourselves. Because we don’t know what’s in other people’s lives or how they live when not in the church that could be hindering their healing and this can result is having a false understanding or cause disbelief for ourselves.
Unless the church gets serious about getting filled with the Ruach ha Kodesh and coming into obedience and following the commandments of YHWH, the church will consistently fall short of YAH's intentions for divine healing. It is by the power of the Ruach ha Kodesh that divine healing takes place; therefore the Ruach ha Kodesh must be honored if we really want His power to be manifested according to the Word of YAH.
In Nazareth, Yahusha's home town he could not do any miracles, because of the peoples' unbelief. Even Yahusha was hindered by community unbelief which prevented Him from moving strongly in the power of YHWH. The preaching of traditions, false interpretations of Scripture and false doctrines has turned many to unbelief in the church today, making it easier to get divine healing in places where the gospel has not been preached. If this principle was true in Yahusha's time, it certainly is the same for us today.
If the religious leader’s opinion is against the expectation that YHWH will move in divine healing, it is difficult to get people to believe the truths found in the Word of YAH.People find it much easier to go straight to the doctor for help rather than to YHWH. They are not willing to invest as much time in seeking YHWH for healing as they would in a doctor. People are content to accept the verdict of the doctor. They do not believe that one Word from YAH can make all the difference in their situation.
In John 5:1-15 there were many people who were sick but only one man was healed. Everyone was so busy focusing on the pool that was supposed to have healing properties that they ignored Yahusha the healing Himself when He came into the place. Even the crippled man who was healed seemed more focused on the pool than on YHWH. It is like this in hospitals and places where people have their hope and faith in doctors more than anything else. You can't get people to consider the promises of YHWH to believe for their healing.
As believers, our bodies are the temple of the Ruach ha Kodesh 1 Corinthians 6:19. This is one good reason to care for them. Many are addicted to junk food and highly processed foods, plus many of the vitamins, minerals and other trace elements we need no longer exist in the fruits and vegetables coming on the market today. The soil has been depleted and the result of this is that a lot of people fill their bodies with inferior food, leaving their bodies depleted and vulnerable to sickness and disease.
There were many food laws given in the Bible which have a lot of value in terms of promoting health. We are not under strict food laws today but the principle of taking care of our bodies still applies. "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of YHWH" 1 Corinthians 10:30.
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:24
Spiritual influence
Understanding deliverance ministry is actually an important key to receiving and ministering healing in Yahusha's name. A lot of the barriers to divine healing are constructed by the work of evil spirits. The mindsets which oppose divine healing are promoted and defended by evil spirits.
Many cases of sickness are due to the presence of an evil spirit which promote sickness and disease to kill, steal and destroy. The classic example of this in the Scripture was the blind and mute man whom Yahushua healed in Matthew 12:22. Even the Pharisees understood that Yahusha healed this man by casting out demons. However, they said Yahusha did it because he was the ruler of demons.
Unless a problem is caused by an accident, it is very likely that some kind of spirit of infirmity is involved in a person's physical affliction. Yahusha gave us the authority to use his name to command such spirits to leave; you must believe that they leave when you give the command in Yahusha name. Such spirits cannot continue to resist a word spoken in faith by a spirit-empowered person.
When the symptoms of disease go after prayer and return some short time later, it is almost always the work of an evil spirit. Matthew 12:43-45 reveals that unclean spirits do seek to return. Some spirits are driven away by the touch of the anointing, and this causes relief. If the person cured is not vigilant, does not seek YHWH for the Ruach ha Kodesh, or does not learn how to use faith to rebuke the evil spirit, it is possible that the evil spirit will return and the person will be worse off than before. When faced with returning symptoms, we should without hesitation command the evil spirit to leave. We may also confess the Word of YHWH, for example, "Yahusha took my sicknesses and by His Stripes I am healed" Isaiah 53:4,5.
Being Lukewarm is another obstacle or barrier that stops healing, and is defined as when people are not totally cold towards the things of YHWH and his Name, but are not “hot”. They are not “on fire” about the things of YHWH or his Name.
This sin is common today and YAH finds it repulsive. So much so that He promises to spew the lukewarm out of His mouth. YAH said in Psalm 91, "Because He has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver Him”. They are not applying their hearts diligently to the Word of YAH, nor are they full of the Ruach ha Kodesh. Is it any wonder then, that they receive no divine healing?
Not every healing is instantaneous. When prayer is offered in faith, and hands are layed on, or the Word of YAH is received. The Ruach ha Kodesh goes in and begins a work. YHWH has “sent His word” and it can be expected to “heal them” Psalm 107:20.
We must wait patiently and confidently, regarding the matter as settled, because we trust YHWH and His divine medicine to work in our bodies.
The problem occurs when people, not realizing this, cast away their confidence if they observe and confess that they feel the same immediately after prayer ministry. If our faith is based on the Word of YAH and our confidence is not based on what we experience but on what YAH says, then our experience will come into line with the Word of YAH. We should begin to act in faith, even if it is simply through expressing thanks to YHWH for it.
symptoms point to a problem, but the Word of YAH points to a solution. When people consider the testimony of their symptoms as proof that nothing is happening, it shows that there really isn't any kind of faith or confidence in what the Word of YAH has to say on the subject. YHWH expects believers to believe, even in the face of negative circumstances and painful distractions.
YWH promises healing to the flesh of those who steadfastly look to the Word of YAH Proverbs 4:20-22
Our Confessions
Faith without actions is dead James 2:17. Not all works are of faith, but real faith results in works, actions, which correspond to that faith. YAH wants us to think, speak and act in faith. We need to attend to the Word of YAH and continue to confess it until we do believe from our heart that YAH is doing it.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. What people say reveals how people believe. It is no good saying that you have faith and at the same time saying that you don't think its YAH's will for you to be healed. How can you be confident that YHWH will do a certain thing for you and at the same time be unsure as to YAH's will? Remember that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” Hebrews 11:1.
Faith is not just a general trust that YHWH will do whatever seems best to Him. Rather, YHWH expects us to hear His Word, believe His promise, and keep believing it with our hearts, our mouths and our actions no matter what the circumstances or feelings say.
Sometimes tests come. A person who at first confessed Yahusha as healer and who began to believe, may encounter severe trials. Things may appear to get worse, and the pain may be terrible. Together with the pain, Satan will often test a person with doubts concerning the truths of divine healing and the principles of faith. YHWH says, “Whatsoever you desire [including healing] when you pray, believe that you have received it” and it is yours” Mark 11:24.
Faith says, “It is a done deal.” But when the senses scream with pain, the choice must be made to defer to YHWH's Word more than the evidence of what the body is saying.
YHWH operates in the spiritual realm, in which realities are established through Words before they are manifested to our senses. And as “imitators of YHWH”, we are called to learn to operate in the same principles. We serve a YHWH who “calls things that are not as though they were” Romans 4:17.
Faith declares a thing before there is any outward evidence that it is true. The only evidence is a YHWH given faith concerning our need. This faith comes from the Word of YAH, or by a direct revelation of the Ruach ha Kodesh. In the case of divine healing, all we really need is a heart that can take hold of the Scriptural promises and claim them as our own.
If the Word of YAH is the reason for our confidence, then it is never right to throw away our confidence in it. Through faith and patience we inherit the promises Hebrews 6:12.
Some, not understanding this are yielding to the voice of doubt and become unsure of the promises. What is in the heart will be spoken, for “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. “Those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart”, said Yahushua Matthew 15:18. When people speak doubts, it is an evidence that the heart does not have the “full assurance of faith” concerning the thing desired, this is not to say a person does not have faith in another area. However, the declarations of our confession affect the spiritual atmosphere in which we live. We attract the kind of spirit according to which we speak. Just as speaking the Word of YAH reinforces a spirit of faith, so speaking words of doubt or natural reasoning reinforces a spirit of doubt.
“You are snared by the words of your mouth”. Proverbs 6:2
“Death and life is in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. Proverbs 18:21
There is a power to bless or to curse through our words (to confess our healings or to deny or hinder our healing). That is why we must not give up confidence in YHWH's promises during our trials, which do come to obedient, surrendered believers. “Trials of our faith” are permitted, with the purpose that our faith be purified and ultimately prove itself victorious. Our minds can be convinced of the truth of a doctrine, while our hearts are unmoved. But it is with the heart that man believes Romans 10:10.
The heart could be bound with unforgiveness or idolatry, while the mind gives full agreement to the doctrine of Yahusha. YHWH wants the heart, as well as the mind. Repentance, as well as deep meditation on the Word of YAH can bring truth from the head to the heart. Once we have prayed, or received ministry in faith and command disease to leave us, we should actually begin to thank YHWH for the answer, even before it manifests. That is a proper expression of faith.
Some people merely wish to be healed, but have no confidence. This is not faith. Some go further and say, “I know I will be healed.” This does not line up with scripture, as the scripture says we were or are healed by the strips of Yahusha.
This positive expectation of good is known as hope, and it protects our minds. However, Scriptural hope alone is not the same as faith. Faith is more than knowledge of a future event. Faith believes that it receives now. We need to be honest about this if we have Scriptural hope but no present assurance that “it is done NOW”. Continued exposure to the Word of YAH and the presence of Yahusha will do us good. It is good to say, “YHWH is healing me now”. Yes, legally you were healed at the tree, but YHWH is working healing in you now. When your heart is fully convinced, you will think it, talk it, and act it. That is when things really happen.
While there are actions that correspond to faith, they have nothing to do with “earning merit” before YHWH. If YHWH says, “Rise up and walk” to a paralyzed man, the implication is that the paralyzed man must use his will and attempt to exert his muscles. Often as a person seeks to do what was previously difficult, the healing manifests immediately. Such actions correspond to faith, but they have nothing to do with earning merit before YAH, so as to somehow be “worthy” of healing.
Some people believe that by doing many good things they will make YHWH more willing to bless them. It could be church attendance, Bible study, acts of mercy, service or giving. These things are all good when done in faith and love, but when they are used as a way of earning merit, and hope is placed in one's merit rather than in the undeserved mercy of YAH flowing from Calvary, then the foundation is wrong.
If a person doesn't believe for healing, they are unlikely to get it. YHWH can and does act sovereignly, or on the basis of the minister's faith alone. But YAH expects more from a believer. A believer is expected to believe YAH's promises as they apply to their situation, and not only as they apply to the issue of eternal destiny.
Conclusion
Some people become so critical of healing ministers that they miss what YAH wants to do for them. The truth of YHWH is true no matter who proclaims it. But some people in their pride seek to justify their positions of unbelief by finding fault with those who teach divine healing and should not be surprised if they do not receive healing from YHWH in their own times of need.
Others fall to the opposite extreme, virtually idolizing men whom YHWH has been pleased to use in divine healing. They put all their faith in the man of YHWH, but YHWH wants us to look to Him alone. People who come to a man of YAH more than they come to YAH may be severely disappointed. YHWH can and often does work when people believe that YHWH will work through a man of YAH, but many miss the blessings when they forget that is YHWH that heals, not the Man of YAH.
“The preparation of the heart belongs to man.” Instead of striving to “have faith” or trying to prove that we have faith, we need to study the word of YAH, listen to the Ruach ha Kodesh, and allow Yahusha to lead us into a wonderful adventure of divine healing by His loving touch.
YHWH is sovereign; YHWH is the most high GOD; YHWH is in charge. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts & neither are your ways my ways," declares YHWH. Isaiah 55:8
Pray to YAH from your heart for healing. Don't stop. Don't give up. YAH wants us to ask him for help, because He loves us and he wants us healed!
YHWH was so serious that he sent his only begotten son to shed his blood so we may be healed. So, as you search the word of YAH about healing, you will recognize that YHWH is our healer from Genesis through revelations and healing was a big part of Yahusha's earthly ministry, as he taught his disciples how to pray and heal as an example to us and commissioned us to carry on his work. Yahusha promised that in His name, believers “shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover” Mark 16:18.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:12-14
There are many scriptures on deliverance and healing and the bible confirms that being in good health is important and desiring to be in good physical health is not wrong, in fact it is encouraged.
Yahusha consistently showed YHWH's mercy and compassion by healing all who came to Him with even a little faith; the disciples and early church continued this ministry. The prophet Isaiah talked about Yahusha bearing our sicknesses and carrying our diseases and became an atonement for us, by his stripes we are healed!
It’s clear in the Scriptures that YHWH wants us healthy, Healing is one of YHWH's names; Hebrew word YESHUWAH is translated health, deliverance and salvation, making healing part of our salvation purchased at the cross. It makes sense because the words for salvation and healing are the same in the New Testament.
The Greek (SODZO - Means to save, deliver, protect, heal, preserve and make whole. It is used 80 X’s within the Bible referencing to saving the soul, and in other passages it refers to saving the body and healing it of sickness).
The Greek DIA-SODZO - Means to save and to heal thoroughly, make perfectly whole, and represents the body being healed.
For I am YHWH, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26
David said that YHWH “forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases” Psalm 103:3 while John wrote that “I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers” 3 John 2.
Yahusha said that we could speak to any mountain (including sickness) and it will move if we don't doubt. Peter identified sickness clearly as the work of the devil in Acts 10:38, while John said that Yahusha came to destroy the works of the devil 1 John 3:8. These and other Scriptures make it pretty clear that YHWH wants his people well.
Yahusha called physical healing “the children’s bread,” Matthew 15:26.
It is a gift from YHWH intended for his children in their everyday lives.
We must understand that there are two areas of health, natural physical health, and supernatural physical health. Natural physical health is the realm of physical health that is in our hands and is our responsibility to take care of by proper exercise, nutrition and diet as spelled out in the food laws of Deuteronomy. The natural health is in our hands while the supernatural provision is in YAH’s hands.
Yahusha told his disciples that they "should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1
Yahusha asked "...will not YHWH bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?" Luke 18:7
There are plenty of scriptures showing that our prayers to YHWH combined with our complete surrender and obedience to him accomplish the impossible. It’s astonishing how powerful prayer is.
The Bible gives us directions on how to pray for healing.
We are told: "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of YHWH. 15) And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; YHWH will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven." James 5:14-15
This appears to be a guarantee of recovery for anyone who goes through a specific process; led by elders from his church (the church does not mean a building, as we are the church). The elders he is speaking about are those that are rooted and grounded in Yahusha and have their faith and confidence in Yahusha and are surrendered and obedient to the commandments of YHWH, therefore the spirit of YHWH can freely use them. Not only healing would be automatically accomplished, but the formerly ill person would have his sins forgiven.
We are to "confess our sins to each other and pray for each other so that we may be healed." The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16
Yahusha further instructs to forgive when we pray "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24) Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25) And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that YHWH in heaven may forgive you your sins." Mark 11:23-25
If we have anger, unforgiveness, strife or anything against anyone in our hearts when we pray and ask for anything, we can expect that our prayers will not be answered, especially if we have any doubt that what we are asking won’t happen then it wont! We must be pure, Set Apart and full of Faith in YAH’s word!
Remember what Yahusha said "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, `Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:19-20
Faith without doubt moves mountains and changes our situations and circumstances.
There are many passages in the Hebrew Scriptures in which YHWH hears the prayers of the Israelites, or enters in to a contract with them, and grants them healing.
Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament):
"...If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of YHWH thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am YHWH that healeth thee." Exodus 15:26
"...Thus saith Yahuah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee..."Here, YHWH tells Isaiah to inform Hezekiah that YHWH has heard his prayer and seen his tears, and that He will cure him of a serious boil. 2 Kings 20:5
The righteous cry, and YHWH heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. YHWH is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but YHWH delivereth him out of them all." Psalms 34:17-19
"Bless YHWH, O my soul,...And forget none of His benefits; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;" Psalms 103
"But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
This is a reference to the "suffering servant" in Isaiah which believers feel prophesied about Yahusha.
"I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith YHWH; and I will heal him. But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my YHWH, to the wicked." Isaiah 57:18-21
YHWH promises healing to all those, both far and near, with a humble and obedient heart that obey his commands. For those who do wicked deeds, there is apparently neither peace nor healing.
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice, share your food with the hungry, Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear, Then you will call, and YHWH will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I,” Isaiah 58:6-9.
"For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; because they have called thee an outcast..." Jeremiah 30:17
YHWH promises Jacob that his enemies will be vanquished, and that Joseph will be healed.
"Come, and let us return unto Yahuah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up." Hosea 6:1
Some scriptures promise that prayer will always result in healing - at least for believers.
Healing promises (New Testament):
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your YHWHwho is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" Matthew 7:7-11
This is telling us the secrets of YAH’s kingdom, seek (seek ye first the kingdom of YHWH, Knock, we must come knocking for the door to be opened and ask (you have not because you ask not), but when you ask you must believe what you are asking for will be given as promised!
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Matthew 21:22
This tells us we believe that what we ask we shall receive, but we first must have faith to believe it, until we see it. As Yahusha said many times, according to your faith you are healed.
"they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:18
This is referring to the faithful believers that are surrendered and obedient and keep the commandments of YHWH and live Set Apart unto him daily through a close intimate personal relationship with the one that protects and gives the power.
"If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." John 15:7
This tells us that that we must abide in him and his word must abide in us, then we can ask anything and it will be given.
Dictionary meaning for abide: to wait for, to endure without yielding , to bear patiently, to accept without objection, to remain stable or fixed in a state, to continue in a place, to conform to)
Hebrew meaning for abide:There are five different words in the original Hebrew for the one word (abide) that we have in our language. The first of these words, epimeno, is the strengthened form of another verb, meno, which means "intensive." The word epimeno sometimes indicates perseverance in continuing to do something.
The second word, katameno, is a verb that means "constant residence" or "frequent resort." Another word, parameno, means "to continue" and is sometimes used to express confidence in abiding with a person.
One really neat word is hupomeno which means "to remain in a place instead of leaving it; to stay behind or persevere."
Finally, the word prosmeno is used in several different situations to indicate a persistent loyalty or a continuance in doing something.
In the above paragraph, the root from which all the other verbs come is meno which was defined as meaning "intensive." This is important because it indicates that the verbs that stem from this root have a meaning beyond the face value of the word.
We use the word abide in our everyday lives, yet don’t fully comprehend what we are saying. When someone says that he will abide by his word, he probably means that he will do what he has said that he would do. This is not the true meaning of the word abide. When we abide in something, we are loyal to it even unto death. When we abide, we remain in a certain place even when the rest of the world has left us behind.
To abide means to continue doing whatever is being done even when it is hard and the urge to quit is almost too much. The word abides means to cling to something and have faith in it, even when it seems to have failed.
Healing restrictions in the New Testament
Yahusha was unable to heal people because of lack of belief of the local people.
"And it was that Mary who anointed Yahusha with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Yahusha, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But when Yahusha heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of YHWH, that the Son of YHWH may be glorified thereby." John 11:2-4
Although Lazarus was sick and his sisters pleaded with Yahusha to heal him, Lazarus eventually died. Yahusha later raised him from the dead, for his own glorification and to show that even death can not resist the command of Yahusha. He first concurred death through raising them from the dead and then later raised himself.
"So also is the resurrection of the dead. dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." 1 Corinthians 15:42-53
Death and disease is seen as an inevitable, unavoidable component of life on earth. Paul writes that it will only be overcome at the time of resurrection.
There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of haSatan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. Concerning this thing I besought YHWH thrice, that it might depart from me". 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Paul suffered from a "thorn in the flesh" that he asked YHWH to heal. His requests were rejected. Paul was neither able to cure himself or persuade YHWH to cure him.
"but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time: and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of YHWH, (even) as Yahusha." Galatians 4:13-14
Paul apparently suffered from an apparently incurable infirmity of the flesh. He is pleasantly surprised that the Galatians did not despise him because of his problem.
"But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier...ye had heard that he was sick: for indeed he was sick nigh unto death." Philippians 2:25-27
Epaphroditus, one of Paul's co-workers became ill. Paul was apparently unable to cure him. It was only when Epaphroditus became fatally ill that YAH cured him.
Healing is a Process
Yahuah does not just deliver us from sickness and disease, but also from the wounds that are the consequences of the sin, ignorance, deception, or troubles of life. Deliverance from the consequences is called healing. The consequences brought wounds into our lives, spiritually, physically and socially. YHWH brings healing and restoration in our lives as we embrace his biblical ways and truths.
It is helpful to understand that YHWH is still working according to his schedule in case we don’t receive instant restoration. However, there’s nothing wrong with expecting instant answers. “Will not YAH bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly,” Luke 18:7-8.
“Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of YHWH will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and YHWH will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I,” Isaiah 58:6-9
“They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them,” Mark 6:13
“Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; YHWH delivers him in times of trouble…YHWH will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness,” Psalms 41:1-3
YHWH is a jealous God and does not want to share his glory with any man, woman, or ministry when bringing your healing. Remember that among YAH’s numerous names is the name Jealous. “Do not worship any other god, for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God,” Exodus 34:14.
This describes his nature just as well as the others (e.g. Healer, Provider, Fortress, Shepherd, etc.).
It’s true that YAH uses and anoints his chosen people to lay hands on the sick, but he wants the glory and many believers have sought deliverance and prayer from prominent healing ministers only to return without being healed. YAH desires our focus on him, not on fellow men, women or ministries. To him this is a form of idolatry, worship of another god and he is willing to wait until an individual begins to focus on him. He responds to obedience not to levels of need. We should never give up and continue to petition YAH for our breakthrough. The breakthrough will come in moments of personal devotion and supplication. This will increase your faith and direct relationship with YAH.
Biblical deliverance and healing leads a person to Yahusha for their healing.
When you learn these biblical truths you’re better able to deal with matters that are root causes of the problem in your life. Biblical deliverance and healing empowers you to walk with and abide in Yahusha, your personal Messiah and Savior.
The knowledge if the truth enables you to receive healing. Scriptural truths one learns are the ones that bring healing. “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” John 8:32.
Prior to the above sentence Yahusha said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples,” John 8:31.
Holding to his teaching, his word, and applying it is what brings freedom and healing. It is abiding in him. He wants a one on one relationship with each of us.
Freedom that comes with walking in truth does not imply having everything the way we desire or pray. It is having the right attitude and expectations in life and whatever comes our way. We must navigate through the trials of life, being made better instead of bitter through them.
We must acknowledge and understand the sovereignty, power and love of YAH, rather than being preoccupied with people, evil spirits or circumstances. Walk with YAH in such an intimate way that he becomes your focus and desire.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of YAH, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Yahusha. 6) And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete,” 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
Why are some not healed?
Why do so many fail to receive healing, even amongst those in the church who seek it through Yahusha?
13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy Proverbs 28:13.
Since healing is a mercy, it is unreasonable for a person to willfully or unknowingly hold onto sin or unforgiveness against someone and expect to be healed. Another factor is not being in YAH’s will, living in sinful relationships, not obeying YAH’s commandments.
Unforgiveness blocks the flow of YAH's mercy, and it prevents the operation of real faith from the heart. That is why Yahusha taught on the need to practice forgiveness just after giving us those wonderful words on faith and the prayer of faith.
Sin is a barrier to YHWH, but the biggest enemies of divine healing are unforgiveness towards others, and unbelief concerning the Word of YAH.
Yahushua taught that we cannot receive YHWH's forgiveness while we hold onto unforgiveness against others for any reason Mark 11:25, Matthew 6:14,15, Matthew 18:35.
YHWH Himself will hand us over to tormentors if we do not forgive our brethren from our heart, according to Matthew 18:35.
There are plenty of Scriptures which show that healing has been purchased for us as part of our redemption. But if these Scriptures are not preached or meditated upon, they will not produce the faith that moves the heart of YHWH to divinely heal those in need.
Faith is a key
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of YAH.” Romans 10:17. So if people aren't hearing the Word about healing, or are hearing something that leaves them unsure if YAH wants to heal them, there won't be any faith for healing. There will only be doubt, unbelief or confusion.
YHWH has not promised to respond to prayers where the heart is full of doubt and uncertainty. To overcome this, people need to hear and study the promises in the Word of YAH and you must believe they are true, relevant and for to day.
Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to YHWH approved, a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing the Word of Truth 2 Timothy 2:15 When people are not sure if its YAH’s wills to heal them, then they cannot ask with faith. Faith is being sure of something hoped for Hebrews 11:1, but if you are not sure if YHWH really wants to do it, you can't be sure that you will obtain what you ask. Yahusha told us to believe that we receive what we ask for in prayer Mark 11:24.
He never promised to answer prayers we offer in a spirit of uncertainty, wishing or hoping. He expects us to actually believe the promises.
If people don't get the message that YHWH really wants them healed, and they feel somehow that they must pay the consequences of their sin in the form of suffering with sickness or disease, or if they believe YHWH will heal some, but not all, they cannot have steadfast faith for their own healing.
YHWH may heal them through the gifts of the Spirit in spite of this uncertainty, but many in this condition remain unhealed. Some who are healed by the power of YHWH, later lose it because they do not know how to resist the satanic spirits of infirmity and unbelief that come against them after they receive a healing. Yahusha said that believers would lay hands on the sick and they would recover, and that the prayer of faith by the elders would heal the bedridden sufferer, but the church is still often neglecting these promises and instructions. A lot of good stuff might be happening in the church, but unless the church applies itself to actually going for results in the area of divine healing, and telling people what YAH's Word says about healing as a covenant blessing of YHWH, a lot of people are going to miss out.
When we see others within the church who we feel have strong faith and have been believers for a long time, fail to receive a healing, this often discourages those who are currently challenged in their health.
We should never gage our healing against other believer’s, but live our lives as Yahusha commands and gain the faith to believe for ourselves. Because we don’t know what’s in other people’s lives or how they live when not in the church that could be hindering their healing and this can result is having a false understanding or cause disbelief for ourselves.
Unless the church gets serious about getting filled with the Ruach ha Kodesh and coming into obedience and following the commandments of YHWH, the church will consistently fall short of YAH's intentions for divine healing. It is by the power of the Ruach ha Kodesh that divine healing takes place; therefore the Ruach ha Kodesh must be honored if we really want His power to be manifested according to the Word of YAH.
In Nazareth, Yahusha's home town he could not do any miracles, because of the peoples' unbelief. Even Yahusha was hindered by community unbelief which prevented Him from moving strongly in the power of YHWH. The preaching of traditions, false interpretations of Scripture and false doctrines has turned many to unbelief in the church today, making it easier to get divine healing in places where the gospel has not been preached. If this principle was true in Yahusha's time, it certainly is the same for us today.
If the religious leader’s opinion is against the expectation that YHWH will move in divine healing, it is difficult to get people to believe the truths found in the Word of YAH.People find it much easier to go straight to the doctor for help rather than to YHWH. They are not willing to invest as much time in seeking YHWH for healing as they would in a doctor. People are content to accept the verdict of the doctor. They do not believe that one Word from YAH can make all the difference in their situation.
In John 5:1-15 there were many people who were sick but only one man was healed. Everyone was so busy focusing on the pool that was supposed to have healing properties that they ignored Yahusha the healing Himself when He came into the place. Even the crippled man who was healed seemed more focused on the pool than on YHWH. It is like this in hospitals and places where people have their hope and faith in doctors more than anything else. You can't get people to consider the promises of YHWH to believe for their healing.
As believers, our bodies are the temple of the Ruach ha Kodesh 1 Corinthians 6:19. This is one good reason to care for them. Many are addicted to junk food and highly processed foods, plus many of the vitamins, minerals and other trace elements we need no longer exist in the fruits and vegetables coming on the market today. The soil has been depleted and the result of this is that a lot of people fill their bodies with inferior food, leaving their bodies depleted and vulnerable to sickness and disease.
There were many food laws given in the Bible which have a lot of value in terms of promoting health. We are not under strict food laws today but the principle of taking care of our bodies still applies. "Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of YHWH" 1 Corinthians 10:30.
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:24
Spiritual influence
Understanding deliverance ministry is actually an important key to receiving and ministering healing in Yahusha's name. A lot of the barriers to divine healing are constructed by the work of evil spirits. The mindsets which oppose divine healing are promoted and defended by evil spirits.
Many cases of sickness are due to the presence of an evil spirit which promote sickness and disease to kill, steal and destroy. The classic example of this in the Scripture was the blind and mute man whom Yahushua healed in Matthew 12:22. Even the Pharisees understood that Yahusha healed this man by casting out demons. However, they said Yahusha did it because he was the ruler of demons.
Unless a problem is caused by an accident, it is very likely that some kind of spirit of infirmity is involved in a person's physical affliction. Yahusha gave us the authority to use his name to command such spirits to leave; you must believe that they leave when you give the command in Yahusha name. Such spirits cannot continue to resist a word spoken in faith by a spirit-empowered person.
When the symptoms of disease go after prayer and return some short time later, it is almost always the work of an evil spirit. Matthew 12:43-45 reveals that unclean spirits do seek to return. Some spirits are driven away by the touch of the anointing, and this causes relief. If the person cured is not vigilant, does not seek YHWH for the Ruach ha Kodesh, or does not learn how to use faith to rebuke the evil spirit, it is possible that the evil spirit will return and the person will be worse off than before. When faced with returning symptoms, we should without hesitation command the evil spirit to leave. We may also confess the Word of YHWH, for example, "Yahusha took my sicknesses and by His Stripes I am healed" Isaiah 53:4,5.
Being Lukewarm is another obstacle or barrier that stops healing, and is defined as when people are not totally cold towards the things of YHWH and his Name, but are not “hot”. They are not “on fire” about the things of YHWH or his Name.
This sin is common today and YAH finds it repulsive. So much so that He promises to spew the lukewarm out of His mouth. YAH said in Psalm 91, "Because He has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver Him”. They are not applying their hearts diligently to the Word of YAH, nor are they full of the Ruach ha Kodesh. Is it any wonder then, that they receive no divine healing?
Not every healing is instantaneous. When prayer is offered in faith, and hands are layed on, or the Word of YAH is received. The Ruach ha Kodesh goes in and begins a work. YHWH has “sent His word” and it can be expected to “heal them” Psalm 107:20.
We must wait patiently and confidently, regarding the matter as settled, because we trust YHWH and His divine medicine to work in our bodies.
The problem occurs when people, not realizing this, cast away their confidence if they observe and confess that they feel the same immediately after prayer ministry. If our faith is based on the Word of YAH and our confidence is not based on what we experience but on what YAH says, then our experience will come into line with the Word of YAH. We should begin to act in faith, even if it is simply through expressing thanks to YHWH for it.
symptoms point to a problem, but the Word of YAH points to a solution. When people consider the testimony of their symptoms as proof that nothing is happening, it shows that there really isn't any kind of faith or confidence in what the Word of YAH has to say on the subject. YHWH expects believers to believe, even in the face of negative circumstances and painful distractions.
YWH promises healing to the flesh of those who steadfastly look to the Word of YAH Proverbs 4:20-22
Our Confessions
Faith without actions is dead James 2:17. Not all works are of faith, but real faith results in works, actions, which correspond to that faith. YAH wants us to think, speak and act in faith. We need to attend to the Word of YAH and continue to confess it until we do believe from our heart that YAH is doing it.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. What people say reveals how people believe. It is no good saying that you have faith and at the same time saying that you don't think its YAH's will for you to be healed. How can you be confident that YHWH will do a certain thing for you and at the same time be unsure as to YAH's will? Remember that “faith is the substance of things hoped for” Hebrews 11:1.
Faith is not just a general trust that YHWH will do whatever seems best to Him. Rather, YHWH expects us to hear His Word, believe His promise, and keep believing it with our hearts, our mouths and our actions no matter what the circumstances or feelings say.
Sometimes tests come. A person who at first confessed Yahusha as healer and who began to believe, may encounter severe trials. Things may appear to get worse, and the pain may be terrible. Together with the pain, Satan will often test a person with doubts concerning the truths of divine healing and the principles of faith. YHWH says, “Whatsoever you desire [including healing] when you pray, believe that you have received it” and it is yours” Mark 11:24.
Faith says, “It is a done deal.” But when the senses scream with pain, the choice must be made to defer to YHWH's Word more than the evidence of what the body is saying.
YHWH operates in the spiritual realm, in which realities are established through Words before they are manifested to our senses. And as “imitators of YHWH”, we are called to learn to operate in the same principles. We serve a YHWH who “calls things that are not as though they were” Romans 4:17.
Faith declares a thing before there is any outward evidence that it is true. The only evidence is a YHWH given faith concerning our need. This faith comes from the Word of YAH, or by a direct revelation of the Ruach ha Kodesh. In the case of divine healing, all we really need is a heart that can take hold of the Scriptural promises and claim them as our own.
If the Word of YAH is the reason for our confidence, then it is never right to throw away our confidence in it. Through faith and patience we inherit the promises Hebrews 6:12.
Some, not understanding this are yielding to the voice of doubt and become unsure of the promises. What is in the heart will be spoken, for “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. “Those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart”, said Yahushua Matthew 15:18. When people speak doubts, it is an evidence that the heart does not have the “full assurance of faith” concerning the thing desired, this is not to say a person does not have faith in another area. However, the declarations of our confession affect the spiritual atmosphere in which we live. We attract the kind of spirit according to which we speak. Just as speaking the Word of YAH reinforces a spirit of faith, so speaking words of doubt or natural reasoning reinforces a spirit of doubt.
“You are snared by the words of your mouth”. Proverbs 6:2
“Death and life is in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. Proverbs 18:21
There is a power to bless or to curse through our words (to confess our healings or to deny or hinder our healing). That is why we must not give up confidence in YHWH's promises during our trials, which do come to obedient, surrendered believers. “Trials of our faith” are permitted, with the purpose that our faith be purified and ultimately prove itself victorious. Our minds can be convinced of the truth of a doctrine, while our hearts are unmoved. But it is with the heart that man believes Romans 10:10.
The heart could be bound with unforgiveness or idolatry, while the mind gives full agreement to the doctrine of Yahusha. YHWH wants the heart, as well as the mind. Repentance, as well as deep meditation on the Word of YAH can bring truth from the head to the heart. Once we have prayed, or received ministry in faith and command disease to leave us, we should actually begin to thank YHWH for the answer, even before it manifests. That is a proper expression of faith.
Some people merely wish to be healed, but have no confidence. This is not faith. Some go further and say, “I know I will be healed.” This does not line up with scripture, as the scripture says we were or are healed by the strips of Yahusha.
This positive expectation of good is known as hope, and it protects our minds. However, Scriptural hope alone is not the same as faith. Faith is more than knowledge of a future event. Faith believes that it receives now. We need to be honest about this if we have Scriptural hope but no present assurance that “it is done NOW”. Continued exposure to the Word of YAH and the presence of Yahusha will do us good. It is good to say, “YHWH is healing me now”. Yes, legally you were healed at the tree, but YHWH is working healing in you now. When your heart is fully convinced, you will think it, talk it, and act it. That is when things really happen.
While there are actions that correspond to faith, they have nothing to do with “earning merit” before YHWH. If YHWH says, “Rise up and walk” to a paralyzed man, the implication is that the paralyzed man must use his will and attempt to exert his muscles. Often as a person seeks to do what was previously difficult, the healing manifests immediately. Such actions correspond to faith, but they have nothing to do with earning merit before YAH, so as to somehow be “worthy” of healing.
Some people believe that by doing many good things they will make YHWH more willing to bless them. It could be church attendance, Bible study, acts of mercy, service or giving. These things are all good when done in faith and love, but when they are used as a way of earning merit, and hope is placed in one's merit rather than in the undeserved mercy of YAH flowing from Calvary, then the foundation is wrong.
If a person doesn't believe for healing, they are unlikely to get it. YHWH can and does act sovereignly, or on the basis of the minister's faith alone. But YAH expects more from a believer. A believer is expected to believe YAH's promises as they apply to their situation, and not only as they apply to the issue of eternal destiny.
Conclusion
Some people become so critical of healing ministers that they miss what YAH wants to do for them. The truth of YHWH is true no matter who proclaims it. But some people in their pride seek to justify their positions of unbelief by finding fault with those who teach divine healing and should not be surprised if they do not receive healing from YHWH in their own times of need.
Others fall to the opposite extreme, virtually idolizing men whom YHWH has been pleased to use in divine healing. They put all their faith in the man of YHWH, but YHWH wants us to look to Him alone. People who come to a man of YAH more than they come to YAH may be severely disappointed. YHWH can and often does work when people believe that YHWH will work through a man of YAH, but many miss the blessings when they forget that is YHWH that heals, not the Man of YAH.
“The preparation of the heart belongs to man.” Instead of striving to “have faith” or trying to prove that we have faith, we need to study the word of YAH, listen to the Ruach ha Kodesh, and allow Yahusha to lead us into a wonderful adventure of divine healing by His loving touch.
YHWH is sovereign; YHWH is the most high GOD; YHWH is in charge. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts & neither are your ways my ways," declares YHWH. Isaiah 55:8
Pray to YAH from your heart for healing. Don't stop. Don't give up. YAH wants us to ask him for help, because He loves us and he wants us healed!
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