Awhile ago I wrote a post on
The Woman with the Issue of Blood.
Diane asked a great question that I meant to answer and forgot. Cee Jay Kay reminded me of it.
Diane asked,
"Morgan,
Hey girl! I am curious what you think about the people God chooses not to heal? Sometimes God allows us to endure trials of many kinds, indefinately. So, if you've been praying and seeking God, and are still not healed...then what?
Just curious what your thoughts are...."Great question, Diane!
Matthew 21:22 says, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Through the blood of Jesus God has provided healing for every sickness and every disease. Jesus was whipped 39 times before he was nailed to the cross. Jewish law said that a criminal could be whipped 40 times, so it was no coincidence that they chose to whip him only 39, as an act of mercy. Scientists have found that every disease and every sickness, from the common cold to brain cancer, stems from 39 main strains.
The story of Abraham is one my my favorites. Abraham and Sarah wanted to have a child, but were unable to conceive. They had tried and tried for many years, but Sarah never became pregnant. God had promised to give them a child, but still Sarah could not get pregnant.
During these many, many years the Bible said that Abraham, "never weakened in his faith, " but, "considering his body as good as dead...he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised." (Romans 4:19-21)
When Abraham was about 100 years old his son Isaac was born. He saw his miracle happen. He knew that God would do what He said he would do. Abraham didn't see his miracle in the first month or the first year or even the first 50 years.
So, to answer the question, I believe that God will bring healing to every situation where you have faith to believe. Faith was the vehicle that brought about Abraham's miracle. The Bible, also, said that he never doubted that he would have a son. He did try to bring about this miracle in his own strength, but he didn't doubt that it would actually happen. Just because you have been praying for something and haven't see any changes doesn't mean it isn't going to happen. Faith is calling things that are not as though they are. It is seeing your body sick and calling it healed by the blood of Jesus. Seeing things not through natural eyes, but how God sees them.
I have seen God do miracles in my life because I chose faith. I have seen people say, "I don't know if God wants to do that... everyone is different..." and their circumstances stay the same. I know the character of God. I can look at the Word and see that He healed everyone who had faith: the man with leprosy, Hannah who wanted a child, the woman with the issue of blood. There is example after example after example of people who, like Abraham, "believed God and it was credited to (them) as righteousness."
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