Jesus Still Heals Today

Prayers for healing are qualified by the recognition that God's will is supreme. In the New Testament, for one reason or another God did not always heal even great people of faith. Paul's thorn in the flesh, and the sickness of some of his friends are examples. Our faith must always be in the God whose will is supreme and best. To pray in Jesus name is not just an incantation, but also a submission to His will and authority.

We should pray for the sick with confidence that God will answer that prayer and bring healing. Such faith cannot be manufactured, no matter how gifted, insistent, or righteous we are. Our responsibility is to pray and to leave the results with God.

Jesus Christ has placed in the hands of the church the keys of the kingdom (Mt 16:19). One of these keys will set men and women free from the power and authority of Satan. We need to use this key wisely but resolutely. It will not fit every lock. But the locks it does fit will spring open at the name of Jesus Christ. The authority Jesus had to deliver people from satanic powers has been bequeathed to the church. It may be used wherever and whenever it is appropriate [Michael Harper, The Healings of Jesus (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1986), 51].

Some have abused and sensationalized healing ministries. Others have abandoned them altogether. Our responsibility is to be faithful to the teaching of God's Word and we will therefore be responsive