Is It God’s Will to Heal?
Settling the Question Through Is It God’s Will to Heal?
Table of Contents
Preface
Why This Book Was Written
Chapter One
The Foundational Question
Chapter Two
The Most Damaging Doctrine
Chapter Three
Faith Cannot Operate in Uncertainty
Chapter Four
Misused Scriptures Examined
Chapter Five
The Unchanging Nature of God
Chapter Six
The Danger of Faith Scars
Chapter Seven
God’s Side and Man’s Side: The Principle of Appropriation
Chapter Eight
Receiving What Has Already Been Secured
Closing Prayer
Why This Book Was Written
This book was written to bring clarity.
Not excitement.
Not controversy.
Not debate.
Clarity.
For many believers, the subject of divine healing has been surrounded by confusion. Some have been taught that healing passed away. Others have been taught that sickness is sometimes God’s will. Still others have been encouraged to believe without ever being properly grounded in Scripture.
The result has been instability.
And instability weakens faith.
This book does not attempt to address every theological argument. It does not attempt to answer every objection that has ever been raised. Its purpose is simpler and more foundational:
To settle the will of God in the heart of the believer.
Faith begins where the will of God is known. If the will of God concerning healing is uncertain, faith cannot stand steady. But when the Word of God is examined carefully, when Scripture is rightly divided, and when the character of Christ is properly understood, uncertainty begins to disappear.
This book flows from the conviction that the Word of God must be the final authority.
Every chapter has been anchored in Scripture. Every conclusion has been drawn from the revealed nature of God in Christ. The goal is not to persuade through emotion, but to establish through the Word.
If you are reading this while walking through physical difficulty, know this:
This book is not written to pressure you.
It is written to strengthen you.
It is not written to demand performance.
It is written to provide clarity.
As you read, take your time. Look up every Scripture. Allow the Word to shape your thinking. Let certainty replace hesitation.
Because when clarity increases, confidence grows.
And when confidence grows, faith becomes steady.
THE HEALING STRIPES
Study Companion – Issue 01
Is It God’s Will to Heal?
Part One – Establishing Certainty
Editor’s Introduction
This foundational study addresses one of the most important questions in healing theology:
Is it God’s will to heal?
Before faith can operate, the will of God must be settled in the heart. Uncertainty produces hesitation. Hesitation weakens confidence. And confidence is essential to biblical faith.
In this issue, we begin dismantling one of the most damaging doctrines in the body of Christ—the belief that God authors sickness, disease, and death.
Take your time with this study. Read carefully. Look up every Scripture. Allow clarity to replace uncertainty.
Section One
The Foundational Question
The issue is not whether God heals.
Scripture clearly shows that Jesus healed:
- The blind
- The lame
- The lepers
- The multitudes
The deeper question is personal:
Is it God’s will to heal me?
Faith requires personal certainty.
Section Two
Why This Question Matters
Key Principle:
Faith begins where the will of God is known.
If God’s will is uncertain, faith cannot function properly.
Many believers pray:
“Lord, if it be Thy will…”
This sounds humble.
But in the area of healing, it reflects uncertainty.
Uncertainty is not faith.
Faith requires knowledge.
Section Three
The Most Damaging Doctrine
One of the most destructive beliefs in the church is this:
That God is the author of sickness and death.
Common religious statements include:
- “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away.”
- “God picked another flower for His garden.”
These statements may sound comforting, but they are not doctrinally sound.
If God is the source of sickness, how can we resist it?
If He placed it upon someone, how can faith oppose it?
Faith cannot rise against what it believes God has ordained.
Section Four
Misused Scripture: Job 1:21
“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away.”
Job spoke these words in grief.
Important considerations:
- Job lived under limited Old Testament revelation.
- He did not understand Satan’s role in destruction.
- He did not possess the completed canon of Scripture.
- He was not born again.
- He did not have the indwelling Holy Spirit as believers do today.
Grief statements are not doctrine.
Job’s words reflect sorrow, not full revelation.
Section Five
Misunderstood Scripture: Exodus 15:26
“I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
At first reading, this appears to say God actively places sickness on people.
However:
The Old Testament Hebrew often expresses events in a causative sense where the deeper meaning is permissive.
In covenant context:
If Israel broke covenant, consequences followed.
God did not author disease.
He permitted covenant consequences.
Now consider the contradiction:
Can God declare,
“I am the Lord that healeth thee,”
while simultaneously being the inflictor of disease?
God does not contradict His nature.
Section Six
The Unchanging Nature of God
Malachi 3:6
“For I am the Lord, I change not.”
If He revealed Himself as healer,
He remains healer.
God’s character does not fluctuate between harming and healing.
He is consistent.
Section Seven
The Prayer of Uncertainty
Many believers approach healing prayer with:
“Lord, if it be Thy will…”
This phrase reveals doubt concerning God’s will.
Jesus prayed “If it be Thy will” only once—
In Gethsemane, concerning the redemptive plan.
He never prayed that way when ministering healing.
When the leper said:
“Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
Jesus responded immediately:
“I will; be thou clean.”
(Mark 1:40–41)
Jesus revealed the will of the Father clearly.
Section Eight
The Consequences of Uncertainty
Prayers rooted in uncertainty release no power.
When believers pray without clarity and do not see manifestation, they often develop what we might call “faith scars.”
These are:
- Deep disappointments
- Hardened expectations
- Reluctance to believe again
- Confusion about God’s character
Clarity protects faith.
Section Nine
Foundational Conclusion
From this session, you must establish:
- God is not the author of sickness.
- Healing aligns with His revealed nature.
- Faith requires certainty regarding God’s will.
- Jesus demonstrated willingness to heal.
- Understanding precedes appropriation.
Divine healing is not automatic.
It must be understood.
It must be believed.
It must be appropriated.
But it begins with this truth:
God is never the killer.
He is always the healer.
Reflection & Personal Examination
Take time to answer thoughtfully:
- Have I ever prayed for healing with uncertainty?
- Do I subconsciously believe God may be the source of sickness?
- Have I experienced disappointment that affected my confidence in healing?
- What Scriptures have shaped my understanding of God’s will?
- Does Mark 1:40–41 settle anything in my heart?
Write your reflections below:
Scripture Meditation Assignment
This month, meditate on:
Exodus 15:26
Malachi 3:6
Mark 1:40–41
Read them daily.
Speak them aloud.
Let certainty replace confusion.
Closing Encouragement
Faith grows through hearing the Word of God.
As clarity increases, confidence strengthens.
As confidence strengthens, faith becomes active.
This study establishes the foundation.
Continue steadily.
Clarity is building.
Chapter Two
The Most Damaging Doctrine
One of the most damaging beliefs in the body of Christ is this:
That God is the author of sickness, disease, and death.
That belief may not always be stated boldly. Sometimes it is implied. Sometimes it is wrapped in religious language. Sometimes it is spoken at funerals in solemn tones.
“The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.”
“God picked another flower for His garden.”
These phrases sound spiritual. They sound comforting. But when examined in the light of Scripture, they do not accurately represent the character of God.
And that matters.
Because if you believe God placed sickness upon you, how can you resist it?
If you believe He authored the disease, how can you exercise faith against it?
Faith cannot rise against what it believes God has ordained.
This is why this doctrine is so damaging. It does not merely confuse theology — it disables faith.
Now let us go to Scripture.
Acts 10:38 says:
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”
Notice carefully:
Healing is called “doing good.”
Sickness is described as oppression.
And that oppression is attributed to the devil — not God.
If God were the author of sickness, then Jesus would have been undoing the Father’s work everywhere He went. But Jesus Himself declared in John 5:19:
“The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do…”
Jesus did not operate independently from the Father. He revealed the Father.
Hebrews 1:3 tells us He is:
“The express image of his person.”
So if Jesus healed consistently, then healing reflects the will and nature of God.
Now consider James 1:17:
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
Sickness is not a good gift.
Disease is not a perfect gift.
God does not wrap cancer in divine purpose and call it instruction.
The confusion often comes from misinterpreted passages — which we will examine carefully in the next chapter — but before we even address those texts, we must establish something foundational:
God’s nature does not contradict itself.
He cannot declare, “I am the Lord that healeth thee” (Exodus 15:26) and simultaneously be the inflictor of disease.
He cannot reveal Himself as healer and act as destroyer.
Jesus made the distinction clear in John 10:10:
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
There are two operations described in that verse.
Stealing. Killing. Destroying.
Life. Abundance. Restoration.
They do not originate from the same source.
When believers are taught that God sometimes makes people sick for mysterious reasons, it creates internal conflict.
You cannot confidently resist what you think might be divine.
You cannot boldly declare healing while secretly wondering if the sickness serves God’s purpose.
That internal contradiction weakens faith.
And once faith weakens, appropriation becomes difficult.
This is why doctrine matters.
This is why clarity matters.
This is why The Healing Stripes exists — not to create emotional excitement, but to remove confusion.
If we are to grow in faith for divine healing, we must first settle the character of God.
He is not divided.
He is not conflicted.
He is not the source of oppression.
He is the healer.
And until that truth becomes established in the heart, faith will hesitate.
But once the heart is convinced of His nature, confidence begins to rise.
And where confidence rises, faith can stand.
Chapter Three
Faith Cannot Operate in Uncertainty
Faith is powerful.
But faith is not automatic.
And faith does not operate in confusion.
One of the greatest hindrances to receiving divine healing is not a lack of love for God. It is not even necessarily rebellion. Often, it is simply uncertainty.
Uncertainty about what?
Uncertainty about the will of God.
Let us establish this clearly:
Faith begins where the will of God is known.
That statement is not motivational — it is biblical.
Hebrews 11:1 says:
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Faith has substance.
Faith has evidence.
Faith stands on something.
But what does it stand on?
It stands on the revealed Word of God.
Romans 10:17 tells us:
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Faith does not come from emotion.
Faith does not come from desire.
Faith does not come from desperation.
Faith comes from the Word.
If the Word concerning God’s will to heal is unclear in the heart, faith will hesitate.
And hesitation weakens expectation.
This is why many sincere believers pray for healing using the phrase:
“Lord, if it be Thy will…”
That statement may sound humble. It may sound reverent. But in the context of healing, it reveals uncertainty.
If the will of God is unknown, faith cannot be firm.
Consider how Jesus responded when confronted with uncertainty.
In Mark 1:40–41, the leper approached Him saying:
“If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
Notice carefully — the leper was not questioning Jesus’ ability.
He said, “Thou canst.”
He believed Jesus could heal.
His question was about willingness.
And many believers today are in the same position. They believe God can heal. They are not questioning His power. They are questioning His will.
But Jesus answered immediately:
“I will; be thou clean.”
That statement removed uncertainty.
And once uncertainty is removed, faith has room to function.
Now contrast that with praying in doubt.
James 1:6–7 says:
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.”
Wavering is instability.
Instability disrupts receiving.
Notice — Scripture does not say God withholds because He is unwilling. It says the one who wavers should not expect to receive.
Why?
Because faith requires certainty.
If someone prays, “Lord, if it be Thy will,” while inwardly wondering whether God might be the source of the sickness, that inner conflict weakens confidence.
And confidence is vital.
1 John 5:14 declares:
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.”
Confidence comes from knowing His will.
If His will is settled, prayer becomes steady.
If His will is uncertain, prayer becomes hesitant.
Hesitation produces what I call “faith scars.”
When someone prays repeatedly with uncertainty and sees no change, disappointment grows. And over time, disappointment hardens into doubt.
But the root problem was never God’s unwillingness.
It was uncertainty about His will.
This is why doctrine matters.
This is why clarity matters.
Before faith can appropriate healing, the will of God must be established in the heart beyond debate.
Not emotionally.
Not intellectually alone.
But scripturally.
Once the will of God is known, faith stands firm.
And when faith stands firm, confidence grows.
And when confidence grows, appropriation becomes possible.
This chapter is not about increasing volume.
It is about removing doubt.
Because faith cannot operate in uncertainty.
But once uncertainty is removed by the Word of God, faith has solid ground to stand on.
And from that place, growth begins.
Chapter Four
Misused Scriptures Examined
When discussing divine healing, certain Scriptures are often quoted to suggest that God is the author of sickness or suffering.
These verses have shaped belief for generations.
And if they are not examined carefully, they can create deep confusion about the character of God.
We must not ignore them.
We must examine them.
Not emotionally.
Not defensively.
But biblically.
Two passages are frequently cited:
• Job 1:21
• Exodus 15:26
Let us look at them closely.
Job 1:21 — “The Lord Gave, and the Lord Hath Taken Away”
In the midst of devastating loss, Job declared:
“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
These words are often repeated at funerals.
They are quoted in times of grief.
They are sometimes used to imply that God actively removes life or health.
But context matters.
In Job chapter one, we are given insight into a heavenly conversation that Job himself did not hear.
Satan appears before God.
Satan challenges Job’s integrity.
Satan is granted limited access.
Then destruction follows.
Children die.
Possessions are destroyed.
Loss unfolds.
But notice carefully — it was not God who carried out the destruction.
It was Satan.
Later in the book, Job himself says in Job 3:25:
“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me.”
Fear opened the door.
And Job, living under Old Testament revelation, did not possess the full understanding we now have.
He was not born again.
He did not have the indwelling Holy Spirit.
He did not have the completed canon of Scripture.
Job spoke from grief, not from full revelation.
And even in Job 1:22, Scripture clarifies:
“In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.”
He did not accuse God foolishly — but that does not mean he fully understood what had transpired.
Grief statements are not doctrinal foundations.
The clearer revelation comes later.
Jesus reveals the destroyer plainly in John 10:10:
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…”
Job did not have that revelation.
We do.
We must interpret Job through the lens of completed revelation — not interpret Jesus through the lens of Job.
Exodus 15:26 — “I Will Put None of These Diseases…”
This passage has troubled many sincere believers.
Exodus 15:26 states:
“If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God… I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
At first reading, it appears that God says He brought disease upon the Egyptians.
This has led many to conclude that God actively inflicts sickness.
But here we must understand something critical:
The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew, and Hebrew often uses what is called the “causative sense.”
In many cases, what appears to say God caused something actually reflects that He allowed it within covenant structure.
There is a difference between causing and permitting.
Under the Old Covenant, blessings followed obedience, and consequences followed disobedience.
If Israel broke covenant, they stepped outside divine protection.
God did not need to actively inflict disease — the removal of protection allowed consequences to occur.
Now notice the second half of the verse:
“For I am the Lord that healeth thee.”
God reveals His covenant name: Jehovah Rapha — The Lord who heals.
It would contradict His own revealed name for Him to simultaneously identify as healer and primary inflictor.
And remember Malachi 3:6:
“For I am the Lord, I change not.”
If He revealed Himself as healer, that revelation stands.
Interpreting Scripture Through Jesus
When interpreting Old Testament passages, we must ask:
What did Jesus reveal?
Hebrews 1:1–2 tells us that God has spoken in these last days through His Son.
Jesus is the fullest revelation of the Father.
And what did Jesus consistently demonstrate?
Compassion.
Healing.
Restoration.
He never once placed sickness on someone to teach them a lesson.
He never refused healing on the grounds that suffering was divinely assigned.
If a doctrine suggests that God authors sickness, but Jesus consistently healed sickness, then that doctrine must be re-examined.
Because Jesus does not contradict the Father.
He reveals Him.
Why This Matters
If misinterpreted Scriptures are allowed to shape belief, faith becomes unstable.
But when Scripture is rightly divided, clarity emerges.
2 Timothy 2:15 instructs us:
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God… rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Right division produces right belief.
Right belief strengthens faith.
Strengthened faith makes appropriation possible.
This chapter is not about dismissing difficult verses.
It is about understanding them in proper light.
When Scripture is read in context and through the revelation of Christ, the character of God becomes consistent.
He is not divided.
He is not conflicted.
He is not alternating between healer and destroyer.
He is the Lord who heals.
And when that truth is established, faith grows steadier.
Chapter Five
The Unchanging Nature of God
One of the greatest anchors of faith is this truth:
God does not change.
If His nature fluctuated, faith would be unstable.
If His character shifted with time, culture, or covenant, then confidence would always be fragile.
But Scripture does not present a changing God.
It presents a consistent One.
Malachi 3:6 declares:
“For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Notice the connection.
His unchanging nature is the reason His covenant people are preserved.
If God were inconsistent, covenant would collapse.
Now consider Hebrews 13:8:
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
If Jesus revealed the Father — and He did (John 14:9) — then the healing ministry of Jesus reveals the heart of an unchanging God.
Jesus did not heal as a temporary expression of divine power.
He healed as a revelation of divine nature.
If He healed yesterday,
And He is the same today,
Then healing aligns with His present character.
This is not emotional reasoning.
It is covenant logic.
Covenant and Continuity
Under the Old Covenant, God revealed Himself in Exodus 15:26 as:
“The Lord that healeth thee.”
Jehovah Rapha.
That was not a temporary title.
It was a covenant name.
Names in Scripture reveal nature.
God did not say,
“I was the Lord that healeth thee.”
He revealed Himself in present tense.
And Malachi confirms He does not change.
If healing was part of His revealed covenant nature,
Then healing does not disappear simply because time moves forward.
In fact, the New Covenant strengthens the promise.
Isaiah 53:5 prophesies:
“…with his stripes we are healed.”
And 1 Peter 2:24 confirms its fulfillment:
“…by whose stripes ye were healed.”
Notice the tense.
“Were healed.”
Healing is connected to redemption.
It is not an optional add-on.
It is not spiritual exaggeration.
It is tied to the finished work of Christ.
If redemption is secure,
If salvation is secure,
If forgiveness is secure,
Then we must examine healing in that same redemptive light.
The Danger of Dividing God’s Nature
Sometimes believers subconsciously divide God into seasons.
They speak as though He was healer in Bible days,
But now operates differently.
But Scripture does not support that.
Psalm 103:2–3 says:
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.”
Forgiveness and healing are listed together.
We would never say,
“God used to forgive sins, but He no longer does.”
Then why assume healing expired?
If His nature is consistent,
If Christ is the same,
If redemption is complete,
Then healing remains aligned with His revealed will.
Stability for the Heart
The unchanging nature of God stabilizes the believer.
Faith becomes steady when the object of faith is steady.
If God is unpredictable,
Faith becomes cautious.
If God is consistent,
Faith becomes confident.
James 1:17 tells us:
“…with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
No shifting.
No rotating shadows.
No unpredictability.
The God who healed the blind,
The God who cleansed the leper,
The God who restored the lame,
Has not altered His nature.
This does not remove the need for appropriation.
It does not remove the role of faith.
It does not eliminate spiritual growth.
But it removes uncertainty about His character.
And once uncertainty about His character is removed,
Faith stands on solid ground.
Foundation Secured
At this point, we have established:
God is not the author of sickness.
Faith cannot operate in uncertainty.
Misused Scriptures must be rightly divided.
And God’s nature does not change.
These truths form a foundation.
Without foundation, faith collapses.
With foundation, faith builds.
And when faith builds on the unchanging character of God, confidence grows stronger.
The question is no longer,
“Is God willing?”
The question becomes,
“Will I grow in understanding and appropriate what He has already secured?”
Chapter Six
The Danger of Faith Scars
When believers pray for healing and do not see immediate manifestation, something deeper can happen beneath the surface.
It is not always rebellion.
It is not always bitterness.
Sometimes it is simply disappointment.
And disappointment, if not addressed through truth, can harden into what I call “faith scars.”
A faith scar forms when a person believed — or thought they believed — and did not see the result they expected.
Over time, something shifts.
They still attend church.
They still love God.
They still affirm that He heals.
But inwardly, confidence has weakened.
They pray more cautiously.
They speak more carefully.
They no longer expect with the same boldness.
And often, the root issue traces back to uncertainty.
James 1:6–7 tells us:
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering…
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.”
When someone prays without certainty of God’s will, the prayer may be sincere — but it is unstable.
And unstable faith produces unstable expectation.
If a believer prays,
“Lord, if it be Thy will,”
and nothing changes,
they may conclude:
“Perhaps it was not His will.”
But if the will of God was never settled in the heart to begin with, then the foundation was already weak.
Proverbs 4:23 instructs us:
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
The heart must be guarded.
Wrong doctrine wounds the heart.
Misunderstood Scripture weakens expectation.
Repeated disappointment without clarity hardens belief.
But faith scars are not permanent.
They can be healed the same way faith grows — through the Word.
Romans 10:17 again reminds us:
“Faith cometh by hearing…”
When clarity replaces confusion, stability begins to return.
When doctrine is corrected, confidence strengthens.
When the character of God is properly understood, expectation rises again.
Hebrews 10:35 says:
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.”
Confidence is valuable.
Confidence has reward.
But confidence must be rooted in truth.
This chapter is not written to shame anyone who has struggled.
It is written to explain something many believers quietly experience.
If disappointment has left hesitation in your heart, it does not mean God has changed.
It may mean understanding needs strengthening.
And strengthening comes through Scripture.
Faith scars are healed by revelation.
When certainty returns, confidence returns.
And when confidence returns, faith stands steady once again.
Chapter Seven
God’s Side and Man’s Side: The Principle of Appropriation
One of the simplest truths — yet one of the most misunderstood — is this:
There is God’s side.
And there is man’s side.
God has His part.
We have our part.
Confusion arises when those roles are blended together.
Many believers assume that if healing belongs to God, then its manifestation must rest entirely upon Him.
But Scripture reveals partnership.
Consider salvation.
Ephesians 2:8 says:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith…”
Grace is God’s provision.
Faith is man’s response.
God provided redemption.
Man receives it by faith.
Healing follows the same pattern.
Isaiah 53:5 declares:
“…with his stripes we are healed.”
1 Peter 2:24 confirms:
“…by whose stripes ye were healed.”
Provision has been made.
But provision does not equal automatic manifestation.
Provision must be appropriated.
The word “appropriate” simply means:
To take possession of what has already been provided.
When Israel entered the Promised Land, God had already given it to them (Joshua 1:3).
Yet they still had to possess it.
The land was theirs by covenant.
But it was entered through action.
In Mark 5, the woman with the issue of blood said:
“If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”
Jesus responded:
“Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole.”
Notice — power was present.
But faith appropriated it.
Jesus did not say,
“My power made you whole.”
He said,
“Thy faith.”
Faith is the hand that receives what grace has supplied.
This is not striving.
This is not earning.
This is not forcing.
It is aligning with what has already been secured.
2 Corinthians 1:20 says:
“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen…”
The promise is settled.
The provision is complete.
The redemptive work is finished.
Our role is not to convince God.
Our role is to grow in understanding and receive.
Appropriation requires:
Clarity of God’s will.
Confidence in His character.
Steadiness of faith.
Consistency in the Word.
It is not emotional intensity.
It is not volume.
It is not desperation.
It is conviction grounded in Scripture.
God’s side is provision.
Man’s side is appropriation.
When those two meet, manifestation becomes possible.
Chapter Eight
Receiving What Has Already Been Secured
At this point, the foundation has been laid.
We have established:
God is not the author of sickness.
Faith cannot operate in uncertainty.
Misused Scriptures must be rightly divided.
God’s nature does not change.
Provision must be appropriated.
Now we come to the final question:
How do we receive what has already been secured?
Notice the wording carefully.
Not how do we convince God.
Not how do we persuade heaven.
Not how do we beg.
But how do we receive?
Because Scripture presents healing — like salvation — as provision.
Ephesians 1:3 tells us:
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.”
Provision precedes reception.
The cross was not partial.
Redemption was not incomplete.
The work of Christ was not unfinished.
Jesus declared in John 19:30:
“It is finished.”
That declaration did not apply only to forgiveness.
It applied to redemption in its fullness.
Isaiah 53:5 declared prophetically:
“…with his stripes we are healed.”
1 Peter 2:24 confirms historically:
“…by whose stripes ye were healed.”
The tense matters.
Healing was secured.
The question becomes: how is it received?
Receiving Begins with Agreement
Amos 3:3 asks:
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
Agreement is essential.
Agreement begins with Scripture.
When the Word settles the will of God in the heart, agreement replaces hesitation.
You cannot receive what you secretly doubt.
But when the Word removes doubt, agreement forms.
And agreement strengthens faith.
Receiving Requires Stability
Hebrews 10:23 instructs:
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
Holding fast implies persistence.
Not emotional striving.
Not frantic repetition.
But steady conviction.
Faith does not fluctuate with symptoms.
Faith does not retreat with delay.
Faith stands on what has been written.
Receiving Is Not Earning
It is important to clarify something here.
Appropriation is not performance.
Healing is not earned through spiritual perfection.
It is not purchased through effort.
It is not unlocked through flawless behavior.
It is received through faith.
Romans 4:16 says:
“Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace…”
Grace provides.
Faith receives.
This keeps the focus where it belongs — on Christ.
Not on human merit.
Not on spiritual competition.
Not on comparison.
But on the finished work.
Receiving Flows from Confidence
1 John 5:14–15 declares:
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that he hear us… we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
Notice again:
Confidence comes from knowing His will.
The entire purpose of this book has been to settle that issue.
Once the will of God is established, prayer becomes confident.
Once confidence is present, faith stabilizes.
Once faith stabilizes, receiving becomes natural.
A Settled Conclusion
Receiving what has already been secured is not about forcing manifestation.
It is about growing in clarity.
Growing in confidence.
Growing in conviction.
The Word builds certainty.
Certainty strengthens faith.
Faith appropriates provision.
And as you continue to renew your mind through Scripture, you will find that hesitation weakens and confidence strengthens.
This mini-book was not written to create pressure.
It was written to remove confusion.
When confusion is removed, faith stands.
When faith stands, expectation rises.
And when expectation aligns with Scripture, the believer walks forward steady — not shaken.
The will of God has been revealed.
The character of God has been clarified.
The work of Christ has been secured.
Now the invitation is simple:
Grow in understanding.
Hold fast to confidence.
And receive what has already been provided.
Closing Prayer
Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
I thank You for the clarity of Your Word.
Thank You that You are not divided.
Thank You that You do not change.
Thank You that Your character is consistent and faithful.
Your Word declares that You are the Lord who heals.
Your Word declares that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Your Word declares that by His stripes we were healed.
Father, I pray for every reader of this book.
Where there has been confusion, bring clarity.
Where there has been uncertainty, bring stability.
Where disappointment has left hesitation, bring renewed confidence through Your Word.
Let the eyes of their understanding be enlightened.
Let their hearts be established in truth.
Let faith rise, not through emotion, but through revelation.
You are faithful to Your covenant.
You are faithful to Your promises.
You are faithful to Your nature.
As Your people continue in Your Word, let understanding increase. Let confidence grow. Let faith stand firm upon what has already been secured through the finished work of Christ.
We give You thanks for Your goodness.
We give You thanks for Your faithfulness.
We give You thanks for the clarity that comes from Your Word.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
