MANY PEOPLE believe that God sometimes heals the sick, but they do not personally know that Jesus is the One who heals them, that He dwells in them and is constantly present within them. They are unaware of the biblical promises that indicate bodily healing is part of salvation for every human being, and that we can therefore claim it.

Many see others being healed but wonder whether healing is really God’s will for them. They turn to everything human science has invented, whether or not they believe God wants them to be healed.
If it is not God’s will for them to be healed, why do they seek a cure through medicine?

If healing is God’s will, then all healing comes from God—whether it happens through medicine, or through prayer and faith in God’s promises.

The Bible reveals God’s will concerning physical healing just as clearly as it reveals His will for the salvation of the soul. God does not need to give us a special revelation of His will when He has already expressed it in His Word. His promises of healing testify to His will to heal the body, just as His promises of salvation reveal His will to save the soul.

A careful study of the Scriptures clearly shows that God is both the Savior of His people and the One who heals them. To support this, we draw your attention to the following one hundred facts:

1. Sickness is no more natural than sin. Everything God created was very good (Gen 1:31). We should therefore not conclude that the only remedy for sin or sickness is found in the physical world; rather, God, who created us happy, strong, healthy, and in fellowship with Him, is the One who heals our diseases just as He saves us from our sins.
2. Both sin and sickness came into the world because of mankind’s fall. Therefore, it is in the Savior that we must seek healing from both evils.
3. When God called the people of Israel out of Egypt, He made a covenant of healing with them (Ex. 15:26; 23:25). Throughout their history, we see them afflicted by disease and plagues, turning to God in repentance and confession—and always, forgiveness of their sins was accompanied by healing of their diseases.
4. To heal those bitten by fiery serpents, God had them look at a bronze serpent raised on a pole, foreshadowing Jesus Christ lifted up on the cross (Num. 21:8; John 3:14–15). If every man and woman who looked at the bronze serpent was healed, then logically, everyone who looks to Jesus can be healed today.
5. Jesus said: “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must [and for the same purpose] the Son of Man be lifted up” (John 3:14; Num. 21:4–9).
6. At that time, the people had sinned against God; humanity today has also sinned against God.
7. The bite of the venomous serpent led to death then; today, the wages of sin is still death (Rom. 6:23).
8. The people cried out to God; He heard their plea and provided a remedy—the serpent lifted on a pole. Those who cry out to God today find that He has heard their prayer and provided a remedy—Christ lifted on the cross.
9. Then, the remedy was for anyone who had been bitten; today, the remedy is for whoever believes.
10. Their remedy included both forgiveness of sins and healing of the body; in Christ, we receive both forgiveness of our sins and healing for our sick bodies.
11. There were no exceptions—the remedy was for anyone who had been bitten; likewise, today, the remedy is for whoever believes, without exception.
12. Each person was instructed to look at the remedy individually; today, each person is instructed to believe in Christ individually.
13. There was no need to beg or offer something to God. There was only one condition: “Whoever looks.” Today, we also don’t need to beg or offer anything—only one condition is required: “Whoever believes.”
14. They were not told to look at Moses, but at the remedy; today, we are not told to look at the preacher or the priest, but at Christ.
15. They were not to focus on the symptoms of their bites, but on the remedy; likewise, we should not focus on the symptoms of our sins or illnesses, but on our remedy—Christ.
16. Whoever had been bitten and looked, lived. This promise was made to all, without exception: “…that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). This is now promised to everyone, without exception.
17. Since their curse was removed when the bronze serpent—a type of Calvary—was lifted up, it is certain that our curse has been removed by the actual event of Calvary (Gal. 3:13).
18. This symbol pointing to Calvary could not have had more meaning for the Israelites then than Calvary itself has for us today. Surely, they could not derive more blessing from the shadow than we can from the reality.
19. God promises protection for our bodies just as for our souls, if we dwell in Him (Psalm 91). In the New Testament, John says: “I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (3 John 2). These two verses show that God wants our bodies to be as healthy as our souls. It is never His will for our souls to be sick—nor our bodies.
20. Asa, even in his illness, did not seek the Lord but consulted physicians—and he died (2 Chron. 16:12). In contrast, Hezekiah, who was sick unto death, turned to the Lord in prayer—and he lived (Isa. 38:1–5).
21. The removal of our sicknesses is included in Christ’s atonement, along with the removal of our sins (Isa. 53:4–5). He bore them, which implies substitution. He suffered for us, in our place—not just with us. If Christ bore our diseases, why should we bear them again?
22. Christ fulfilled Isaiah’s words, for He healed all who were sick (Matt. 8:16–17).
23. We are told that sickness comes directly from Satan: “Satan struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head” (Job 2:7). Job maintained unwavering faith, cried out to God for deliverance—and was healed (Job 42:10, 12).
24. Speaking of the crippled woman, Jesus said she was bound by Satan and needed to be set free. He cast out the spirit that had made her crippled—and she was healed (Luke 13:11–13, 16).
25. During Christ’s ministry, a demon-possessed man, blind and mute, was brought to Him. Once the demon was cast out, he spoke and saw (Matt. 12:22).
26. A young boy was mute and had seizures due to a demon. His father said, “My son is possessed by a mute spirit.” When the demon was cast out, the boy was healed (Mark 9:17–26).
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This is an excerpt from the book “A FULFILled Life” by T. L. Osborn.

We invite you to read the next article: “God Will Be Your Partner.”