“Is it Always God's will to heal someone?"
Was
His blood enough for all sin, or just certain sins? Were the
stripes He bore only for certain illnesses, or certain seasons of
time? When He bore stripes in His body He made a payment for our
miracle. He already decided to heal. You can't decide not to buy
something after you've already bought it.
There are no deficiencies on His end - neither the covenant is
deficient, nor His compassion or promises. All lack is on our end
of the equation. The only time someone wasn't healed in the Bible
(gospels) is when the disciples prayed for them. For example, Mark
9 when they prayed for the tormented child. They did not have
breakthrough. But then, Jesus came and brought healing and
deliverance to the child.
Jesus Christ is perfect theology - He is the will of God. We can't
lower the standard of scripture to our level of experience . . . or
in most cases, inexperience. It's a very uncomfortable realization
- not everyone can handle it. Most create doctrine that you can't
find in the person of Jesus. He is the will of God.
How do we fix the problem?
1. Realize it's not God's fault
2. Learn from others who see miracles. Have them pray for you. If
you don't know people who see miracles, find them. Books will help,
if the author has a miracle lifestyle. (Don't try to learn from
those who only have the theory of miracles.)
3. Do what Jesus told His disciples to do when He addressed the
problem - pray and fast (not just for a specific problem, but for a
lifestyle anointing.)
4. Take risk - pray for people (NOT - "if it be thy will" kind of
prayer. In the thousands of people I've seen healed, I've never
seen anyone healed from that kind of prayer.)
5. It's hard to hurt someone's faith by praying for a miracle. Not
praying for a miracle gives them no chance for increased faith.
That is what hurts faith. The real goal is to show people God's
love. And faith grows in the display of God's love. His love is
seen when we show compassion and display God's power.
6. When God heals people, give Him thanks and praise. Learn from it
so it will happen again.
7. If someone isn't healed, realize the problem isn't God, and seek
Him for direction as well as personal breakthrough (greater
anointing for consistency in healing). Also, don't take it
personal. There are other factors involved besides great faith.
That is only one element in the equation. Just learn to do your
best to be faithful to His gospel, and honor Him for the results.
It's also not wise to blame the person who is sick.
8. There's a difference between a miracle and healing. Miracles
happen in an instant and healing happens over time. It is important
to recognize the progress of what God is doing in a person's body
and give thanks, because healing increases in an atmosphere of
thankfulness.
Bill Johnson