Healing Promises (11 page)

with your need.

And behold, there was a woman who
had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years,
and was bent over and could in no
way raise herself up. But when Jesus
saw her, He called her to Him and
said to her, “Woman, you are loosed
from your infirmity.” And He laid His
hands on her, and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God.

—L
UKE 13:11–13

Now may the Lord’s strength be
displayed, just as you have declared…

—N
UMBERS 14:17, NIV

You Are Set Free From The Curse!

One of my favorite stories is of Jesus healing a woman bowed over with a spirit of infirmity for 18 years. Imagine never being able to see the sky or rainbows, but only the dust of the earth and the grubby feet of people—what a painful existence!

I love how Jesus saw her and immediately called her over to receive a miracle from Him. The woman had been bound in this condition for 18 years, a number which represents bondage in the Bible. When Jesus said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity,” He was proclaiming liberty over her and setting her free from the bondage of the devil. He laid hands on her and she immediately received her healing.

Today, you have already been set free from the curse of disease by Jesus’ one perfect sacrifice at the cross. Proclaim your liberty won by His finished work!

One of the men lying there had been sick for
thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and
knew he had been ill for a long time, He asked
him, “Would you like to get well?” “I can’t, sir,”
the sick man said, “for I have no one to put
me into the pool when the water bubbles up.
Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”
Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat,
and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He
rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking…

—J
OHN 5 5–9, NLT

God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.

He Is All You Need

A man, paralyzed for 38 years, lay by the pool of Bethesda, waiting for an angel to come to stir its waters—it was known that the first one to step into the waters then would be healed of his condition. But because of his paralysis, the man could never be the first one in. So he kept waiting there, hoping for a miracle.

Then one day, he encountered a Man higher than angels—Jesus—who met him at the point of his need. Jesus came to the paralyzed man, and this man, who had been suffering for so many years, walked away completely healed.

Today, Jesus wants to meet you at the point of your need.
You don’t need special seasons, circumstances or angels to see the manifestation of your healing.
You only need the Lord, who is here right now to heal you. He is your very present help in time of need!

I am still confident of this: I will see
the goodness of the Lord in the land
of the living.

—P
SALM 27:13, NIV

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is
good! For His mercy endures forever.

—P
SALM 118:1

The Lord is my strength and song,
and He has become my salvation.

—P
SALM 118:14

His Goodness Is Your Solution

In the midst of feelings and physical symptoms that can change from day to day, two things remain constant: The Lord is good, and He wants to be good to you!

Today, however bad things may be in your body or life, you can say with the psalmist:

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Whatever physical challenge you are facing, the Lord’s goodness will come to your rescue!

Some people brought to Him a paralyzed man
on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the
paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, My child!
Your sins are forgiven.”

—M
ATTHEW 9:2, NLT