KEY COMPONENTS IN THE HEALING PROCESS

“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” Matthew 4:23 In the healing process there are some components that I consider important, they are present in the Bible and were seen during Jesus' healing ministry. Their application is not important just for healing, but also for other areas of our life. Some of them are motivated by love, and some by faith. These components include the following: hope, desire, patience, prayer, love, joy, faith, command, expectation, determination, petition, action, confession and perseverance. They are all inter-related to each other and when put into practice they work in a powerful way. Let's see some practical examples from the Bible and from life experiences as well as the results of the application of some of these biblical components in the healing process. Mark 1:40-42 - "A man with leprosy came to Him and begged Him on his knees, 'If you are willing, you can make me clean.' Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. ' I am willing,' He said. 'Be clean.' Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured." In this short passage we see some of the components being put into action. For example, the man with leprosy came to Jesus. It means he took ACTION by going after Jesus. he had DESIRE to be made whole. he had HOPE to find a cure for his body. When he saw Jesus he EXPECTED to receive healing. He BEGGED (asked) Jesus on his knees. "Filled with COMPASSION, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. 'I'm willing, 'He said. 'Be clean!' (COMMAND) Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured." And JOY sealed the process. It is amazing how effective Jesus was in His ministry. It is important for us to know that the power of God is still as available to us today as it was to Jesus 2000 years ago. His power is available through the person of the Holy Spirit, through the name of Jesus, through the Bible, and through you and me, because Jesus gave us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). Let's look at another example of God's power in conjunction with some of the key components. Mark 5:24-34—"A large crowd followed and pressed around Him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak, because she thought, 'If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.' Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, 'Who touched my clothes?' 'You see the people crowding against you,' His disciples answered, 'and yet you can ask, "Who touched me?"' But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at His feet and, trembling with fear, told Him the whole truth. He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.'" Let me ask you something. What do you think motivated that woman to keep searching for healing without giving up? Just a simple desire to be made whole. She had a deep desire to become a normal person. Her desire generated perseverance and action--during 12 years she went from place to place and from doctor to doctor searching for healing without giving up. Finally, when she heard about Jesus she was determined and single-minded. She knew in her heart that this was the opportunity of a lifetime. The moment had arrived and once again she took action to go after Jesus with single-minded determination to be healed. She set a condition for herself: "If I touch His clothes I will be healed . . ." Her faith was based on that condition, but her determination would not accept failure. She knew what she wanted and she got it. As I mentioned before, these key components are inter-related. They begin with desire and end with faith. Love and compassion are also important ingredients in this process, never despise them.