How does God heal us? - Healing - TouchPoints

2 Kings 20:7Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered!

God heals through physicians and medicine.

Psalm 119:93I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.

Mark 3:5He [Jesus] looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!

God heals through his words and commands.

Luke 5:12-13In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

God heals through miracles.

Mark 2:1-5When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”

God heals through faith in him.

Psalm 6:2Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.

James 5:14Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you.

God heals through prayer.

Isaiah 38:16Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live!

God heals through discipline.

Genesis 27:41; 33:4From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.” . . . Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.

God heals through time.

Isaiah 53:5He [the Messiah] was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

God heals through Jesus the Messiah. His death brought us life; his wounds brought us healing. By taking upon himself the punishment we deserved for our sin, he forgives us and sets us free.

Revelation 21:4“He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

God heals through his promise of heaven, for there we will receive complete and final healing.