His Healing Grace.com (page 3)-- Accept Jesus as Your Savior First

Anyone needing a healing miracle in their life should understand that first, he or she should accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, ask Jesus for a complete forgiveness of all sins, and commit their life to Jesus and God. Only then can a healing miracle be realized.

Jesus, while on this Earth, healed the diseases of believers and sinners alike. Those that sought to crucify Him, and eventually did, continually reprimanded Jesus for healing the sicknesses of sinners. But in every instance, either the sinner or a close relative had faith in Jesus' ability to heal.

Jesus rebuked those who criticized his compassion and healing of sinners in Matthew 9:12 saying, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means. I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

In Matthew 8:5, a Centurion came to Jesus and said, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented. Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. For I am a man of authority, having soldiers under me." When Jesus heard this, he marveled, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel."

In Mark 5:25, a woman who had a flow of blood for 12 years came up behind Jesus and touched His garment, believing that if she just touched His clothes that she would be healed. Jesus felt the power going out of Him and said, "Who touched my clothes?" But the woman then fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction," Jesus said.

In Luke 13:10 we see Jesus teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath when He noticed a woman who for 18 years was bent over and couldn't straighten herself up. Jesus called her to Him and said, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity." And the scripture says He laid His hands on her and she was healed and glorified God.

The life of Jesus was full of healings of all kinds. He would be on his way to heal someone when another person needing a miracle would stop Him on the way. Jesus healed everyone that asked Him, and He never said "no" or "I'll do it later." It is clear that he was here on earth to heal sicknesses of believers and non-believers alike.

Jesus unveiled a marvelous revelation about healing in Luke 5:18-25. When a paralyzed man was brought before Him for a healing, Jesus saw his faith and said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." Jesus' followers questioned what He had said, but He replied, "Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and walk'?" I believe that what Jesus was saying here is that forgiveness of sins and healing take place at the same time--they are one and the same. If a person is forgiven of his sins, he is healed.

Jesus said in Mark 9:23 that "If you believe, all things are possible to him who believes." And later, in Mark 11:23, Jesus says, "For assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask for when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."

And in John 16:23, Jesus told his followers, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now, you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."

In other words, if you need a healing in your life, accept Jesus as your savior and believe that He will heal you, and pray to God in Jesus' name and you will be healed.

But it is also a good idea to ask others to pray for your healing at the same time.