TRUE HEALING
Christ bore our sins in
His own body on the tree, that we having died to sins,
There seems to be a lot of emphasis
on physical healing in churches…that is the focus of prayer lists…and there are
healing services. The focus on physical
healing can become just that…a focus on physical healing. But Jesus never physically healed anyone to
healing sakes. His healing was always
for His sake…to reveal the reality of His divine life -- the only true life
there is and ever will be.
I believe the primary focus on our
preconceived idea of physical healing can subtly tempt us with the lie that we
are not complete. Therefore, it can be a
temptation to get our focus off of the cross where we have been made complete
through our identification with Christ. For in Christ dwells all the fullness of the
Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him (Colossians 2:9-10).
As we grow to focus on God’s
unconditional, redemptive love for us, instead of focusing only on physical
healing, we “see” that we are already healed in the truest sense, and therefore
we are free to trust God to use our physical conditions for His glory and our
greatest good! We can minister the life
of Christ through whatever physical healing God provides.
Do you need a healing touch from the
Great Physician? We all do. There is no waiting room for anyone who will
come to Him.
© 2003 Gregg Gibbons