Releasing Healing Promises Through This Prayer Strategy
He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5 NKJV).
Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed (1 Peter 2:24 NKJV).
Gratitude and defensive praise are contagious.
Although the Bible doesn’t specifically say so, I imagine that those who saw what was going on the day Jesus healed the infirm woman were caught up in praise as well.
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid His hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. …And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him (Luke 13:12-13, 17 KJV).
The Church also must find room to join in praise when the broken are healed. Those who missed the great blessing that day were those who decided to argue about religion. The Bible describes Heaven as a place where the angels rejoice over one sinner who comes into the faith.
Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:10 NKJV).
They rejoice because Jesus heals those who are broken. Likewise, God’s people are to rejoice because the broken-hearted and emotionally wounded come to Him.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed (Luke 4:18 NKJV).
Christ unleashed power in the infirm woman that day. He healed her body and gave her the strength of character to keep a proper attitude. All who are broken and wounded today will find power unleashed within when they respond to the call and bring their wounds to the Great Physician.
Prayer
I offer You, the Great Physician, my humblest and most sincere gratitude for the healings You have blessed me with over the years. From a scratch that heals itself to the mental anguish that inevitably comes from life’s bumps and bruises, You have never neglected bringing me comfort and recovery. You are great and greatly to be praised. In Jesus’s name, amen.
Declaration
I believe in the Miracle Worker who healed yesterday and heals today and every tomorrow.
Good and Perfect Gifts
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow (James 1:17 NLT).
Jesus healed ten lepers, and only one returned to Him (see Luke 17:11-19). When he came to Jesus, he fell down at His feet and worshipped Him. Then Jesus asked a question. It’s seldom that Jesus, the omniscient One, would ask anything, but this time He had a question. I shall never forget the pointedness of His question. He asked the one who returned, “Where are the nine?”
Perhaps you are the one in ten who has the discernment to know that this blessing is nothing without the One who caused it all to happen. Most people are so concerned about their immediate needs that they fail to take the powerful experience that comes from a continued relationship with God! This is for the person who goes back to the Sender of gifts with the power of praise.
Ten men were healed, but to the one who returned, Jesus added the privilege of being whole. Many will climb the corporate ladder. Some will claim the accolades of this world. But soon all will realize that success, even with all its glamour, cannot heal a parched soul that needs the refreshment of a change of pace. Nothing can bring wholeness like the presence of a God who lingers on the road where He first blessed you to see if there is anything in you that would return you from the temporal to embrace the eternal.
Remember, healing can be found anywhere, but whole- ness is achieved only when you go back to the Sender with all of your heart and thank Him for the miracle of a second chance. Whatever you do, don’t forget your roots. When you can’t go anywhere else, my friend, remember you can go home!
Prayer
Jesus, my Savior, I pray that I will be the one who will always return to thank You for all that You do for me—for my good health, family, friends, employment, the air I breathe and the water that nourishes me—but especially for the sacrifice You made on the Cross for my salvation. Thank You!
Declaration
I declare and believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He reigns forevermore in Heaven.
