Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
God Himself forgives every iniquity and heals every disease, offering together the healing of the soul in forgiveness and the healing of the body in restoration, because people are His by creation and by redemption. Forgiveness of all iniquities comes as the righteousness of Christ enters the soul with life-giving power and is received by faith, cleansing the heart from spiritual diseases such as envy, jealousy, evil-surmising, evil-speaking, and opposition to His plans, and joining the believer to Christ for obedience. Bodily healing may be asked for in earnest united prayer for oneself and for another, and God mercifully relieves disease in answer to prayer as the tender Physician who hears need, undertakes the case, and limits the power of the destroyer to whom sickness and death belong. Healing is not granted in every case, but when it serves the sufferer's good and God's glory, so trust remains whether He spares life for continued work or gives rest in death, while those who seek recovery do their best and cooperate with Him through nourishment, nature's remedies, and medical treatment under His blessing. These benefits of complete forgiveness and healing are never to be forgotten but to be received by repentance, turning to His service, and clinging to Him as Father, Friend, and Guide, and returned to Him in heartfelt praise with soul and all within blessing His holy name.
What God Forgives and Heals
God Himself forgives every iniquity and heals every disease, desiring every person to prosper and be in health even as the soul prospers. Healing and recovery come from Him as Restorer, whose power works through nature's agencies to restore the body, joining healing of the body with healing of the soul. Sickness, suffering and death do not belong to Him but to the destroyer.
Forgiveness of all iniquities comes when the righteousness of Christ enters the soul with life-giving influence, and those connected with Christ by faith receive His healing love as God takes away their sins. The Saviour is ready to forgive all iniquities, and through His love and humiliation He brings salvation to sinners, pardoning every transgression so the believer can rest in His love. Confession brings assurance that God has forgiven all sins, even while grave illness remains, as shown with Nathaniel.
The diseases He heals are spiritual as well as physical, with forgiveness itself as healing for the soul. The worst spiritual diseases are envy, jealousy, evil-surmising, evil-speaking, and a desire to follow plans that counterwork the work of God, and Christ as the great Physician calls the spiritually diseased to come to Him to be healed. His grace is the gospel remedy for sin: it cleanses the heart, heals spiritual sickness, helps people overcome sinful traits, and joins them to Christ so they can obey and do good works, and then the forgiven can sing of it.
Healing of diseases also means complete bodily healing by God as tender caregiver and Physician who hears people's needs, undertakes the case in sickness, heals completely, and restores strength for the appointed work to be done. Forgiving iniquities is healing of the soul and healing diseases is healing of the body, and He offers both together to the afflicted as encouragement because people belong to Him by creation and by redemption, and on that ground He claims them to forgive and to heal. The restoration of the paralytic illustrates this union, where forgiveness and renewal of the soul came with bodily strength and hope, while purity and peace replaced the marks of sin and suffering, and the bodily healing showed His power to renew the heart. The burden of sin with its unrest and unsatisfied desires can underlie physical illness, while the peace Christ gives strengthens mind and body.
Jesus is the Restorer and Great Physician in whom the sin-sick soul can trust for healing of body as well as soul, able to heal every disease and bring healing of soul as well as body. A person afflicted by disease may be brought to Him in prayer for healing and spiritual help, and He can limit Satan's power.
Receiving Healing Through Trust
Complete forgiveness and healing are benefits never to be forgotten, belonging to the language of heartfelt praise in which the soul and all within bless the holy name. Those who repent and turn to the service of the Lord receive His favor in the forgiveness of all iniquities and the healing of all diseases. As a heavenly Father He is attentive to the wants of those who seek Him, giving a thankful heart, a mind stayed upon God, and the rest of the Holy Spirit, with daily honor rendered to Him through deep searching of heart, humility of soul, and righteous works as grace is carried forward intelligently. He knows human infirmities and heals diseases, remaining a faithful friend, Counsellor, and Guide who does not forsake those who cling to Him.
Healing may be asked for in prayer for oneself and for another, for the Lord blesses by healing all infirmities. God mercifully heals bodily disease in answer to earnest united prayer, even when death seems near and reason may fail, when the sick person and a few people of faith bow before Him for relief, and such healing calls for grateful thanks and wholehearted praise. This is seen in relief of severe trouble in the lungs and head while speaking, presented as His sustaining and healing mercy. It is seen again in relief of critical affliction of the lungs and inflammation of the brain, in answer to united prayer for tonsillitis with the coming in of His Spirit, blessing upon the heart, the presence of angels, and His light and love awakening gratitude and devotion, and in relief from long-lasting pain with restored bodily function as a miracle of His healing.
Healing is not promised in every case, since some died in the days of Christ and the apostles because the Lord knew what was best. Jesus is willing and able to bear human infirmities and heal diseases when healing serves the sufferer's good and God's glory, and the promise therefore calls for earnest confidence and trust in God. The sick should do their very best to recover and cooperate with healing by taking the nourishment the system must have even without appetite, because both the earthly physician and Christ desire it, and must not shorten life by refusing food, trusting the Lord whether He spares life to continue work or gives rest in death. Spiritual strength and refreshment given during illness can prepare for enduring further trials even before physical deliverance comes.
God is the mighty Healer who ultimately does the work, so trust is not to be placed in human agents alone, but when sickness comes He is to be called upon, and if healing is for His glory He will answer and remove the sickness in connection with the treatment given. Medical missionaries use nature's remedies and apply health-reform principles while looking to Christ as the true Healer and relying on divine agencies for recovery. His healing power is felt with the blessing of God upon medical treatment to accomplish a wonderful work for the sick, joining spiritual forgiveness with physical healing, which requires those who do the work to live in constant dependence upon Christ, humble the heart before God, believe His Word, and keep the eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ as leader and counsellor.
Following Christ the great Medical Missionary means working for healing of the soul as well as healing of the body. Forgiveness is healing for the soul, and while physical remedies relieve bodily suffering the sick are to be pointed in tenderness and love to Christ's power to heal the maladies of the soul and to Him for salvation and healing. Patients who hear the word of life may have softened hearts and accept Christ as their healer. Bringing both kinds of healing to the sick through diligent study of the Word to be familiar with its promises is the purpose for which sanitariums were established.
Forgiveness of iniquities and healing of diseases are benefits for which the soul blesses the Lord, together with redemption and lovingkindness. They belong to the words believers use to praise God and to testify clearly to others of His mercy, love, and dealings with them. Those who receive comfort and forgiveness praise God and honor Him daily.
God Himself forgives every iniquity and heals every disease, offering together the healing of the soul in forgiveness and the healing of the body in restoration, because people are His by creation and by redemption. Forgiveness of all iniquities comes as the righteousness of Christ enters the soul with life-giving power and is received by faith, cleansing the heart from spiritual diseases such as envy, jealousy, evil-surmising, evil-speaking, and opposition to His plans, and joining the believer to Christ for obedience. Bodily healing may be asked for in earnest united prayer for oneself and for another, and God mercifully relieves disease in answer to prayer as the tender Physician who hears need, undertakes the case, and limits the power of the destroyer to whom sickness and death belong. Healing is not granted in every case, but when it serves the sufferer's good and God's glory, so trust remains whether He spares life for continued work or gives rest in death, while those who seek recovery do their best and cooperate with Him through nourishment, nature's remedies, and medical treatment under His blessing. These benefits of complete forgiveness and healing are never to be forgotten but to be received by repentance, turning to His service, and clinging to Him as Father, Friend, and Guide, and returned to Him in heartfelt praise with soul and all within blessing His holy name.
What God Forgives and Heals
God Himself forgives every iniquity and heals every disease, desiring every person to prosper and be in health even as the soul prospers. Healing and recovery come from Him as Restorer, whose power works through nature's agencies to restore the body, joining healing of the body with healing of the soul. Sickness, suffering and death do not belong to Him but to the destroyer.
Forgiveness of all iniquities comes when the righteousness of Christ enters the soul with life-giving influence, and those connected with Christ by faith receive His healing love as God takes away their sins. The Saviour is ready to forgive all iniquities, and through His love and humiliation He brings salvation to sinners, pardoning every transgression so the believer can rest in His love. Confession brings assurance that God has forgiven all sins, even while grave illness remains, as shown with Nathaniel.
The diseases He heals are spiritual as well as physical, with forgiveness itself as healing for the soul. The worst spiritual diseases are envy, jealousy, evil-surmising, evil-speaking, and a desire to follow plans that counterwork the work of God, and Christ as the great Physician calls the spiritually diseased to come to Him to be healed. His grace is the gospel remedy for sin: it cleanses the heart, heals spiritual sickness, helps people overcome sinful traits, and joins them to Christ so they can obey and do good works, and then the forgiven can sing of it.
Healing of diseases also means complete bodily healing by God as tender caregiver and Physician who hears people's needs, undertakes the case in sickness, heals completely, and restores strength for the appointed work to be done. Forgiving iniquities is healing of the soul and healing diseases is healing of the body, and He offers both together to the afflicted as encouragement because people belong to Him by creation and by redemption, and on that ground He claims them to forgive and to heal. The restoration of the paralytic illustrates this union, where forgiveness and renewal of the soul came with bodily strength and hope, while purity and peace replaced the marks of sin and suffering, and the bodily healing showed His power to renew the heart. The burden of sin with its unrest and unsatisfied desires can underlie physical illness, while the peace Christ gives strengthens mind and body.
Jesus is the Restorer and Great Physician in whom the sin-sick soul can trust for healing of body as well as soul, able to heal every disease and bring healing of soul as well as body. A person afflicted by disease may be brought to Him in prayer for healing and spiritual help, and He can limit Satan's power.
Receiving Healing Through Trust
Complete forgiveness and healing are benefits never to be forgotten, belonging to the language of heartfelt praise in which the soul and all within bless the holy name. Those who repent and turn to the service of the Lord receive His favor in the forgiveness of all iniquities and the healing of all diseases. As a heavenly Father He is attentive to the wants of those who seek Him, giving a thankful heart, a mind stayed upon God, and the rest of the Holy Spirit, with daily honor rendered to Him through deep searching of heart, humility of soul, and righteous works as grace is carried forward intelligently. He knows human infirmities and heals diseases, remaining a faithful friend, Counsellor, and Guide who does not forsake those who cling to Him.
Healing may be asked for in prayer for oneself and for another, for the Lord blesses by healing all infirmities. God mercifully heals bodily disease in answer to earnest united prayer, even when death seems near and reason may fail, when the sick person and a few people of faith bow before Him for relief, and such healing calls for grateful thanks and wholehearted praise. This is seen in relief of severe trouble in the lungs and head while speaking, presented as His sustaining and healing mercy. It is seen again in relief of critical affliction of the lungs and inflammation of the brain, in answer to united prayer for tonsillitis with the coming in of His Spirit, blessing upon the heart, the presence of angels, and His light and love awakening gratitude and devotion, and in relief from long-lasting pain with restored bodily function as a miracle of His healing.
Healing is not promised in every case, since some died in the days of Christ and the apostles because the Lord knew what was best. Jesus is willing and able to bear human infirmities and heal diseases when healing serves the sufferer's good and God's glory, and the promise therefore calls for earnest confidence and trust in God. The sick should do their very best to recover and cooperate with healing by taking the nourishment the system must have even without appetite, because both the earthly physician and Christ desire it, and must not shorten life by refusing food, trusting the Lord whether He spares life to continue work or gives rest in death. Spiritual strength and refreshment given during illness can prepare for enduring further trials even before physical deliverance comes.
God is the mighty Healer who ultimately does the work, so trust is not to be placed in human agents alone, but when sickness comes He is to be called upon, and if healing is for His glory He will answer and remove the sickness in connection with the treatment given. Medical missionaries use nature's remedies and apply health-reform principles while looking to Christ as the true Healer and relying on divine agencies for recovery. His healing power is felt with the blessing of God upon medical treatment to accomplish a wonderful work for the sick, joining spiritual forgiveness with physical healing, which requires those who do the work to live in constant dependence upon Christ, humble the heart before God, believe His Word, and keep the eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus Christ as leader and counsellor.
Following Christ the great Medical Missionary means working for healing of the soul as well as healing of the body. Forgiveness is healing for the soul, and while physical remedies relieve bodily suffering the sick are to be pointed in tenderness and love to Christ's power to heal the maladies of the soul and to Him for salvation and healing. Patients who hear the word of life may have softened hearts and accept Christ as their healer. Bringing both kinds of healing to the sick through diligent study of the Word to be familiar with its promises is the purpose for which sanitariums were established.
Forgiveness of iniquities and healing of diseases are benefits for which the soul blesses the Lord, together with redemption and lovingkindness. They belong to the words believers use to praise God and to testify clearly to others of His mercy, love, and dealings with them. Those who receive comfort and forgiveness praise God and honor Him daily.