Cancer: Encouragement for HealingSample

Day 7—His Healing Presence

One thing we notice about Jesus’s life is that in His presence, people were healed. He dispensed physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental wholeness. He cast out demonic oppression and spirits of infirmity that also inflicted physical maladies. The same is true today.

We take our cue from the Lord Himself. Jesus often spent time alone with His Father. His earthly ministry extended from these times of sweet communion. Jesus used varying methods to minister healing, with no set formula except the leading of the Holy Spirit and what the Father was speaking. 

We can attend church, read our Bibles, pray, and still live a Christian life that is more theory than experience. When trials come, we can easily get walloped by anxiety or worry. We may find ourselves unprepared to battle our enemy in prayer. However, as King David expressed (Psalm 27) and Mary experienced (Luke 10:38-42), nothing can take the place of our time alone with the Lord Jesus, enjoying His presence, feasting upon His Word, and hearing His voice. 

How does this apply to physical healing?

When we cultivate Jesus’s felt presence in our lives through the Holy Spirit who indwells us, we make room for His healing touch. During these precious times, we are not bringing our laundry list of prayers. Instead, we are worshipping and waiting upon Him. We will hear His voice through His Word, renewing our minds and increasing our faith. And when the Lord gives us a directive about a treatment plan, we can act upon it confidently.

Sometimes, Jesus may tell us what might hinder our healing. Do we need to ask forgiveness of someone, or do we need to forgive a wrong? Have we opened doors to stress or anxiety that affect us physically, or is there lingering sin in our lives that has allowed our adversary access to our health? The Holy Spirit may direct us to take an action, and as we are obedient, the healing will come (Luke 17:14). Or possibly, the Lord is telling us to rest and trust. 

Be encouraged to take time with Jesus. We will learn His voice for ourselves and find strength to obey in faith what He tells us. It is always the right time to draw close to Him.