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Good Health
State of being in good health – God’s will for us
- Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers. 3 John 1:2 BSB
- Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2 NASB
- Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2 KJV
- I came that they may have and enjoy 1life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). John 10:10 AMPC
- I came that they may have 1life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. John 10:10 AMP
- He brought [Israel] forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalms 105:37 AMP
- He brought [Israel] forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalms 105:37 AMP
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Healing
Removal of illness – God’s will for us
- I will restore your health Jer 30:17 BSB
- I will take sickness away from the midst of you. Exodus 23:25 NKJV
- Who heals all your diseases Ps 103:3 NKJV
- Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. Jer 33:6 NKJV
Complete Body Healing/Perfect Health
- why are you angry with Me for making a man’s whole body well on the Sabbath? John 7:23 AMP
- are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? John 7:23 NKJV
- And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all. Acts 3:16 NASB
- By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence. Acts 3:16 BSB
- And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health and complete wholeness in your presence. Acts 3:16 AMP
Cure
- He laid His hands upon every one of them and cured them. Luke 4:40 AMP
- all the multitude were seeking to touch Him, for healing power was all the while going forth from Him and curing them all [saving them from severe illnesses or calamities]. Luke 6:19 AMP
- How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38 AMP
COMMENT: e.g. Treat = Insulin to keep Diabetes under control. Cure = removal of Diabetes.
All Healed
- When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. Luke 4:40 NKJV
- all the people were trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. Luke 6:19 NASB
Causes Of Sickness
Evil spirits
- How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:38 AMP
- Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You 1deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.” Mark 9:17, 25 BSB
- While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. Luke 9:42 ESV
One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.” Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God. Then should not this daughter of 2Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?” Luke 13:10-13, 16 BSB
COMMENTS:
1Evil spirits are named by the disease it causes eg. deaf and mute spirit and commanded by name to leave.
2This is available for all believers as well
- if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise. Gal 3:29 NASB
Sin/Stupidity
- Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Ps 107:17 NKJV
- Cut through and make smooth, straight paths for your feet [that are safe and go in the right direction], so that the leg which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed. Heb 12:13 AMP
- Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” John 5:14 NKJV
The price for our health
The Lord Jesus died for our sins; but He was wounded for our health
- by His wounds we 1are healed. Isa 53:5 NASB
- by His wounds you 2were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 NASB
- By His wounds you 3have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 AMP
COMMENTS:
1Are: In OT “are” present continuous as the event (Jesus’s Crucifixion) yet to happen.
2,3Were/Have been: In NT “were/have been” as the event had already happened.
However, we do not see release from certain illnesses as sickness causing evil spirits cling on like leeches that may need to be shaken off. See modes of healing below:
Modes Of Healing
Laying on of hands by believer
- they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:18 ESV
Prayer
- Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD …“Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. 2 Kings 20:2 & 5 ESV
Commanding evil spirits to leave
- When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again!” Mark 9:25 NASB
Confessing truth till it goes from head to heart:
- by His wounds you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 NASB
Doing everything within our power
- Doing everything within our power to get healed; Exercise, Diet etc: Pro 18:9 AMPC
Participating in breaking of bread reverently
- For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ], eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not recognize the body [of Christ]. That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death]. 1 Cor 11:30 AMP
Getting elders to pray, anointing with oil
- Is anyone among you sick? He must call for the elders (spiritual leaders) of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord James 5:14 AMP
Confess sins and pray
- Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. James 5:16 NASB
Cling to God's word
- My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who 1find them, And healing to all their body. Pro 4:20-22 NASB
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Good Health in Old Age
- Moses: Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. Deut 34:7 NKJV
- Caleb: And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Joshua 14:10-11 NKJV
- Jacob: they answered, “Your servant our father is in 1good health; he is still alive.” Gen 43:28 NKJV
COMMENT: 1At this point in time, Jacob was 130 years old. See HERE
See Also: GOD's promises to israelites
- You shall serve the Lord, your God; then He will bless your food and drink, and I will remove sickness from your midst; no woman in your land will be barren or miscarry; and I will give you a full span of life. Exodus 23:25-26 NABRE
However only 3 people out of many thousands (over the age of 20) lived to be over 80; Moses, Joshua and Caleb. Why? disobedience to God’s commands. Believing God’s promises makes them come true for us. Read: Word is alive
- Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. Deut 34:7 NKJV
- Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me…Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive. Numbers 14:29, 38 BSB & ESV
Deuteronomy 1:30-33 | NKJV
The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ Yet, for all that, you did not believe the Lord your God, who went in the way before you to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.
Luke 4:40 AMP
He laid His hands upon every one of them and cured them.
CURED
Luke 6:19 AMP
all the multitude were seeking to touch Him, for healing power was all the while going forth from Him and curing them all [saving them from severe illnesses or calamities].