https://odb.org/2024/06/16/the-lost-pendant
There are those among us who believe that authority has been given to us by Christ to heal, and thus, the prayer to heal is to release the power of healing upon those seeking healing. Of course, not everyone gets healed. That’s the reality of the sitiation on the ground, and there could be a variety of reasons, including the timing of God, the grace of God, and the person’s faith.
A somewhat similar situation occurred in John 5:1-9 at the pool of Bethsheba. Although there were a number of people seeking healing that day, Jesus only healed one person who was paralysed for 38 years. Was it a question of who deserved the healing more? Or was it because of the severity of his condition? Or his desire and faith for healing? From the text, it appears to be the latter, but Jesus only asked him – do you want to get well? He answered that there was no one to help him get to the pool when the water is stirred. While he is trying to get in, someone else goes ahead of him.
I recalled that when I was around 18, my outreach church in my hometown decided to conduct a healing rally. I went round distributing tracts at my small town and, in the process, came across a deaf and dumb couple with normal children. I spoke to them and prayed for healing for them. They were not healed despite my prayers, although I knew if they were, it would have brought about a revival in my small town.
Besides divine timing, God’s grace, and faith, I believe an important aspect of healing is God’s plans and purposes. Many came to Jesus for healing. Many were healed, but many were not. We know from healing campaigns that it is similar. If it is part of His plan and purposes for a person’s life that he or she is to be healed, he or she will be. I had a close friend and fellow worker in ministry during my university days who came to faith because he was healed during a healing rally. He had one leg shorter than the other, and God lengthened the shorter leg for him. He has been serving God ever since and is now a lay minister after nearly 40 years from his healing experience.
If you are seeking healing from God for some infirmity ir condition in your life, don’t give up, but keep on trusting Him. If it is God’s will for you to be healed so you may testify of His grace for His glory, you will be healed. Amen!
Ronnie's Thoughts 