HEALING
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with hi stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
When Jesus was raised from the dead, was He still carrying sicknesses and diseases? No, He was raised with a perfect, glorified body. So where did He leave our sicknesses and diseases He took in His body? He left them in hell. Jesus died and descended to the depths of hell, carrying our sicknesses and diseases. But when He was raised from the dead, He came forth a glorious man. Therefore, when we are born again, healing is ours to claim!
When we confess Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, we are declaring that His work of redemption was done on our behalf. We affirm that the punishment of our peace was laid upon Him; He died for our sins; by His stripes we were healed. When we believe that He was raised from the dead in glory, we are declared innocent and therefore free from all the penalties of sin. If, as the Bible says, as He is in heaven so are we, then we must also walk in divine health.
Here's another question: If God didn't want us healed, why did Jesus bear those stripes before He went to the Cross? That was one part of His suffering He could have bypassed. But He did it by choice. He received those stripes for a purpose. And that purpose is clearly stated in the scriptures: By His stripes we were healed.
Healing is a firmly established fact. Now we just need to get the revelation in our own spirits that healing is God's will for us. When we do, we will start walking in the divine health Jesus purchased 101 us with those stripes on His back.
Prayer: Lord, I believe you shed your blood on the cross for my sins. You took my sickness and gave me your health. I appropriate what you did for me and receive my healing now in Jesus' name.
Scriptural Reading: Isaiah 53:1-12
