40 Days in the Word - Power of the Word Sample

Theme | I Will Heal You

From | Keren Batson

Verses | Psalms 103:2-6, Matthew 4:23-24, 1 Peter 2:24, James 5:15

“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits” Psalm 103:2

His benefits can be described as His “divine dealings” (Barnes’ Notes), which the psalmist lists as -

All our sins forgiven

All our diseases healed

Our life redeemed from the pit

We are crowned with love and compassion

Our desires are satisfied with good things

Our youth is renewed

Righteousness and justice are given to all of us treated unfairly

When God says He will heal you, He means it.

I’ve witnessed some really amazing miracles of healing. I was at a youth camp when someone’s broken arm was healed - so much so they ripped the cast off there and then! I’ve held (multiple) miracle babies that by all accounts shouldn’t have survived, or were the miracle result of what should have been an impossible conception. I have heard reports of tumours shrinking and cysts disappearing. I’ve seen marriages restored, prodigal children come home, broken hearts love and trust again, depression disappear, miracle salvations, freedom from addiction, freedom from anxiety, freedom from tormenting thoughts… If there’s one thing I know, it’s that God can heal.

Forget not His benefits.

Forget not that He is the only One who can forgive our sins and heal our diseases. Forget not the moment He stretched out His hand, lifted you from the pit, and saved your soul. Forget not how He crowns you, lavishes His love on you, renews you, strengthens you, and works on your behalf. Forget not that He desires us to be holy as He is holy (Hebrews 10:10) - and that holiness is what produces our wholeness - mind, body, soul and spirit.

If you’re believing for a miracle healing, I want to encourage you to approach your healing in praise and remembrance. Praise aligns our whole self with the goodness and mercy of God and doesn’t allow our circumstances to rule our condition. Praise strengthens our spirit within, and brings our mind, soul and body in alignment with it. Remembrance is also important because it tells the testimony of who God is - the one who healed, saved, redeemed and restored before can do it again. Remembrance restores our faith.

Prayer | Lord, as I spend this moment in Your presence, I bring my brokenness to You. I trust in You as the One who heals all our diseases, and I ask for Your help to remove any obstacle in my mind, heart or soul that would stop me from believing in Your Word and Your healing power. I praise You for all the good things You have done, and I remind my soul of Your faithfulness in my life. Amen.