God's plan is health for you!

by Dorothy Johnstone

God has designed our body to heal itself – we have all experienced the natural ability for our body to repair itself. This is evidence that God is a GOOD God and wants to heal individuals.
God also wants to make HIS ways known to mankind, and to bring healing to multitudes, as outlined in scripture …
  • “That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations” (Psalm 67:2). If God wants to heal nations, then He wants to heal YOU. “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.” (Matthew 4:23)
The question must be asked then – if God is a good God, and health is HIS plan, and He is able to heal, then what is the reason that so many people are sick? Please let me explain some of those reasons.
‘Sickness can creep in to a healthy body without the person realizing it at first – anyone who has had a food borne illness can testify to that! God has warned us in His word about certain foods, and what to eat. When God designed the earth He designed it to provide food for man, but after the fall and due to death and decay, God instituted another eating plan. When we consistently choose what food to eat, we choose the consequences.
  • God gives us food to eat, but forbids eating blood (Genesis 9:2,3). In both Deuteronomy Chapter 14:3-21 and Leviticus Chapter 11 further clarification is given about what mankind should and should not eat. When we eat foods that God is warning us not to eat, there are reasons for it. Both the vulture and the kite are designed as scavengers – their purpose is to clean up the earth, they are not to be eaten by man.
Most people however need healing not just for their body. God has designed us with a spirit, soul, and body (the soul consists of the mind, will and emotions). God in His great mercy has given us multiple systems to enable health and healing.
  • We have all been hurt by thoughtless words, and these hurts are mostly hidden, God promises healing from these hurts. “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds” (Psalms 147:3). God tells us to speak wisely “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24).
Although it might not make sense to us, in this example, healing begins first with forgiving the person that has hurt us! “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:” (Mathew 6:14). We might not understand God’s Plan, but when we follow it, we benefit. When we forgive others, God forgives us. “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases” (Psalm 103:3). Healing follows choosing to forgive.
God has made provision for healing and health even if a disease is attempting to establish itself. “O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. (Psalm 30:2). God will do His part. Will you choose to believe God’s word, and to trust Him for healing? God may prompt you to change your lifestyle, to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you, or to see a doctor – but whatever you do, you need to trust in Him to heal you!
God’s greatest health plan for mankind though is for eternity.

God has given us Jesus Christ, that all who believe on him will be saved. “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed” (I Peter 2:24). Salvation and healing are a joined blessing. Everyone who makes Jesus Christ their personal Lord and Savior is entitled to healing at the same time!
If you have been saved, but walked away from God, God loves you and is still calling out to you - “Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.” (Jeremiah 3:22). Dear friend, if this is you, please choose to return back to Him today.
May God bless and protect you and keep you safe til the day of your salvation, and forevermore. In Jesus' Name. Amen.