GUIDELINES FOR HEALING

Many of us have experienced an illness from which we have prayed to be healed. Also,  some of you reading this blog may have been diagnosed with an incurable or terminal disease. In either case, besides having fellow believers pray for our healing, there are some guidelines for healing that you can find in the Word that should be practiced.

First and foremost is believing that you can be healed. Jesus said in Mark 11:24, “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” And Hebrews 11:6 states, ^“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” These verses tell us our belief in God’s ability to do and respond to our requests is paramount to our receiving. Simply put, “To receive, we must believe.”

Secondly, we should adhere to the wisdom guidelines shared by King Solomon in Proverbs 4:20-22. He said, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

We must pay attention and listen diligently to the Word for success. We must commit to reading, meditating, and reciting the Word. We must retain the Word in our innermost heart and mind. This Word must be sought after, and the results of the work that is done will be restoration and healing to your body.

In closing, I am including below healing scriptures for you to read, meditate on, and recite continually. May God richly bless you and heal you as you follow the guidelines.

Psalms 103:2-5 – Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalms 41:3a – The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness

Psalms 147:3 -He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Proverbs 17:22 – A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Isaiah 41:10 – Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 53:5 – 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.

Jeremiah 17:14 – Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Jeremiah 33:6 – Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

James 5:15a – And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up.

1 Peter 2:24 – Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.