One Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue, and when the scroll was given to Him to read, He found the above portion of Scripture. Through this declaration, the Lord Jesus made it clear that He was the One sent by God to bring salvation to the world. He didn’t come to this world like every other person. 1 John 3:8b says, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”

And He fulfilled this purpose when He died on the Cross as a sacrifice for all men. On one occasion, a leper came to Jesus and said, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean” (Matthew 8:2). Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be thou clean” (Matthew 8:3). Jesus told the man He was willing to heal him and demonstrated His willingness by doing it. That was the will of God in demonstration because Jesus only did God’s will. In John 6:38, He said, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” John 5:19 (ESV) also says, “…the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.”

This clearly shows that healing is God’s delight, particularly as biblical accounts reveal that the greater percentage of Jesus’ ministry on earth was given to healing the sick. Of Jesus, the Bible says, “And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them” (Matthew 4:24). God wants you well and He’s done everything necessary for you to enjoy perfect health daily. Jesus has paid it all, so you don’t have to suffer anymore.

Now is the time for you to rise from that place of limitation and bondage and be healed. Refuse to be intimidated by the symptoms you may feel in your body. They are not real. Reality is what God’s Word says. Even when it feels like your whole body has been broken by sickness, you can insist on the reality of all that Christ accomplished for you through His death, burial, and resurrection. Through Christ’s sacrificial death and His subsequent resurrection, it has become possible for everyone to enjoy a life free of sickness and infirmity.

This is God’s purpose and desire – for everyone to live a balanced, healthy, and prosperous life always. 3 John 1:2 says, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Look beyond the pain and enjoy the grace of healing that Christ made possible for you. This is God’s will for you!