Scripture on Healing -
How Long O Lord?

8. Healing Is Possible No Matter How Long Term The Illness

9. I Can Fasten My Spiritual Eyes On God

10. I Expect Good Things From God

11. Even With Long Term Sickness, The Effects Can Be Removed

12. I Don't Need To Be Christian To Receive Healing From Jesus

8. Healing Is Possible No Matter How Long Term the Illness

You may ask: Have I been ill too long to recover now. Is it too late for me?

“And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God:”

(Acts 3:2-9, KJV esword)

This scripture on healing answers the question: Is God’s power to heal diminished depending on how long we have been ill.

This man was lame since birth.
Have you been ill longer than that?

This scripture on healing also highlights another 4 faith beliefs we can practise to receive healing. See 9 to 12 below.
9. We can choose what we focus on.
10. We can expect something good from God.
11. Immediate healing is possible.
12. Healing from long term illness is possible.

9. I Can Fasten My Spiritual Eyes On God

Often our eyes are fastened on the symptoms. We think about the symptoms. This is natural when we are in pain.

However, the scripture on healing above tells us how, instead, we need to fasten our spiritual eyes on God.

The bible story where Peter walks on water is wonderful example of the importance of our focus. When Peter focuses on the wind instead of Jesus, he starts to sink. Let us be willing to focus on Jesus, not on the symptoms.

How do we stop thinking thoughts of illness?
We let our thoughts be as they are.
We accept ourselves with all our thoughts and feelings.
We gently replace the thought we don't want with the healing bible verse that affirms the belief we choose.

10. I Expect Good Things From God

The scripture on healing above suggests the importance of having high expectations of God's ability and willingness to heal.

“Our expectation to receive is a channel, a doorway which allows God access to heal us.”
Katherine T Owen

Notice that the man did not even expect to receive healing from these holy men, but he did expect to receive something good.

What do you expect from God?
Do you expect to receive something good from God?
If not, are you willing to change your belief?

I Can Recover Immediately

“Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
My soul is in anguish.
How long, O LORD, how long?
Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.”
(Psalm 6, NIV Bible)

You may ask: How long will it take to recover by faith?

Along with many other healing bible quotes, the scripture on healing above expands our faith for the possibility that we can recover immediately.

Think about it: Was there a moment when you became ill?
Could there be a moment when you become well?

How would that moment feel?
How does it feel? Bring those feelings into this moment right now.

For more on this subject, move to We Don't Have To Wait For Healing.

11. Even With Long Term Sickness, The Effects Can Be Removed

You may think:“Even if I get better, I will have to live with the long term effects of this sickness”.
To be honest, many would be happy with that.

But the scripture on healing above allows us to practise faith for the possibility that even the long term effects of sickness can be removed. The man goes from paralysis to “walking, and leaping”.

For myself, you might think that, after 14 years bedbound, I would not be able to walk normally. I can't tell you how many people told me that permanent damage was being done to my body. But I walk just fine. And I know others, who – after years of illness – do the same.

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12. I Don't Need To Be Christian To Receive Healing From Jesus

Perhaps you are asking: do I need to be a Christian to be healed by Jesus?

“Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed....

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”

(Matthew 8:8,13, KJV esword)

i. The Centurion is not a Jew, he is a Roman. This one of the examples of Jesus healing in the Bible along with Jesus healing the Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:25-30) let us know that you do not need to be Christian to receive healing from Jesus...or Jewish it is not necessary to belong to any particular religion to receive healing from Jesus.

ii. Secondly, we can use this scripture on healing to strengthen our belief that Jesus heals now. After all, he wasn’t physically present and yet the servant was still healed. Jesus' healing is not limited by space.

iii. Thirdly, this scripture on healing emphasises once again the importance of belief.
Do you believe you cannot be healed? If not, is it being “done to you as you believe”?

Would you like to change that belief?
Would you like to believe you can be healed.
This leads us nicely onto the next scripture.

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