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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Thursday, July 11, 2024

IF ONLY YOU BELIEVE

Have you ever wondered why some people bounce back from illnesses, while others stay sick or even get worse? The answer lies not on the physical level, but on the spiritual level. Healing may be aided by medicines and physicians, but the true source of divine health is God, Himself. Sickness and disease aren’t His will; believing this positions us to receive the good health He wants us to have.

During His ministry, Jesus was able to heal entire villages when the people had faith in Him. “…And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all” (Matthew 12:15). He healed not just their bodies, but also their minds. “And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all” (Luke 6:17-19). Sinlessness was not a prerequisite for healing, only belief. This still holds true for us today; it’s a mistake to think we can’t get healed because of some sin we committed.

Belief in divine healing, however, doesn’t cancel out the need for acts of faith. Grace has certainly made healing available, but it takes faith to lay hold of this healing for ourselves. It’s a mistake to think that doing whatever is necessary is simply a work of self-effort; faith and grace are closely related. “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works” (James 2:17, 18).

Confession:

I choose to believe in the healing power of Jesus my Lord, I walk in divine life, sickness has no hold over me! Praise God forevermore. Hallelujah!

Further Reading:

Jeremiah 33:6 “I will bring it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”

Proverbs 16:24 “Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and health to the bones.”

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN 1 YEAR: 1 Chronicles 11:1-12:18 12 Acts 28:1-31 Psalm 9:1-12 Proverbs 19:1-3

READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN 2 YEARS: 1 Kgs 5-6 & PS6