Short answer: Yes. God still heals today, and healing is always His will. Jesus bore our sicknesses on the cross, He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and He has never turned away anyone who came to Him in faith.
It may be the most common question people type into a search bar when they or someone they love is hurting: does God still heal today? It deserves a straight answer from the Word of God. We believe the answer is a bold, joyful yes, and in this article we will show you why, using Scripture and the teaching of the men God raised up to restore this truth to the Church.
What does the Bible say about healing?
From the first pages of the Old Testament to the last chapters of the New, God reveals Himself as a healer. He did not introduce healing as a new idea in the Gospels. He announced it as His name.
“I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
Exodus 15:26, KJV
David told his own soul to remember all God’s benefits, and healing is on the list.
“Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.”
Psalm 103:3, KJV
When Israel needed deliverance, God did not send a committee. He sent His Word.
“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
Psalm 107:20, KJV
Then Jesus came, and healing moved from promise to daily practice. Over and over the Gospels record the same simple pattern: people came, and He healed them.
Is it God’s will to heal?
This is the question underneath almost every other question, and Jesus answered it Himself. A man with leprosy came to Him with a doubt that many people still carry today: I know You can, but are You willing?
“Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.”
Matthew 8:2-3, KJV
Jesus did not say, “Let Me pray about it,” or “Maybe this is for your good.” He said, “I will.” And that was not a one-time exception. Scripture says again and again that He healed them all (Matthew 12:15, Luke 6:19). Peter summed up His whole ministry this way:
“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.”
Acts 10:38, KJV
Notice who is doing what. Sickness is called the oppression of the devil. Healing is what God does. Jesus said He only did what He saw the Father doing (John 5:19) and that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father (John 14:9). When you watch Jesus heal, you are watching the will of God in action. That is why we say, with total confidence, that God’s will is always healing.
Is healing part of what Jesus purchased?
Yes. This is one of the clearest truths in the Bible, and one of the most overlooked.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows… and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:4-5, KJV
The Hebrew words behind “griefs” and “sorrows” speak of sickness and pain. We do not have to guess, because Matthew tells us exactly how to read it. After Jesus healed the sick and cast out spirits, Matthew said this fulfilled Isaiah’s words: “Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” (Matthew 8:16-17). Peter then wrote in the past tense, to the Church, long after the cross:
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree… by whose stripes ye were healed.”
1 Peter 2:24, KJV
Not “will be.” Were. Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13), and sickness is listed in that curse (Deuteronomy 28). Healing is not an extra, a bonus, or a special favor for a few. It is part of the finished work of Christ, and like salvation, it is received by faith.
Did healing stop with the apostles?
No, and the Bible never says it did. The same Jesus who healed in Galilee sent His followers out with a promise: “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18). When they went, Scripture says the Lord worked with them and confirmed the Word with signs following (Mark 16:20).
The book of Acts is full of it, including “special miracles by the hands of Paul” (Acts 19:11-12). And healing was never meant to stay with a few apostles. James wrote to the whole Church: “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church… and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up” (James 5:14-15). Paul listed “gifts of healing” among the gifts the Holy Spirit gives the Church (1 Corinthians 12:9). Most important of all, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8). If He healed then, He heals now.
Why isn’t everyone healed?
This is a tender question, and we want to answer it with love. If you are sick, or you have lost someone you prayed for, nothing here is meant to add to your pain. We never blame a sick person. Sickness is the enemy’s work, and a sick person needs compassion, prayer, and hope.
The Bible is clear on one thing: when healing is not seen yet, the problem is never that God is unwilling. Jesus already said “I will.” What the Word shows us is that healing is received, and receiving takes knowing what God has said.
- Knowledge. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). Many people have never been taught that healing is God’s will, so they do not know to expect it.
- Faith comes by hearing. “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). Faith grows as we hear what God has promised.
- Unbelief and tradition. In His hometown, Jesus “could there do no mighty work… and he marvelled because of their unbelief” (Mark 6:5-6). Doubt and religious tradition can get in the way, even though God’s power does not change.
- Patience. We inherit the promises “through faith and patience” (Hebrews 6:12). Some healings are immediate. Others are received by standing firm.
What about Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”? Paul himself explains it: it was “the messenger of Satan to buffet me” (2 Corinthians 12:7), a demonic harassment that came with persecution. It was not a sickness God put on him, and it cannot be used to cancel the clear promises of healing.
How can I receive healing from God today?
Here is a simple, biblical way to receive, whether you are praying for yourself or for a loved one:
- Settle it in your heart that healing is God’s will. Read Matthew 8:2-3, Isaiah 53:4-5, and 1 Peter 2:24 until it is not a question anymore.
- Feed on the Word. God’s words are “life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh” (Proverbs 4:20-22). Read the healing Scriptures out loud, every day.
- Receive by faith. Jesus said, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24). Thank Him for your healing before you see it.
- Ask for prayer. Follow James 5:14-15 and let someone lay hands on you in faith. You can send us a request any time, and we will pray with you.
- Keep standing. Do not move off the Word because of how you feel. Keep giving thanks, keep speaking what God said, and stay in fellowship with believers who will stand with you.
And if you have never given your life to Jesus, start there. He healed multitudes who did not yet know Him, and being born again is the greatest miracle of all. Here is how to begin.
Common questions
Does God heal everyone?
Jesus healed all who came to Him, and the promise of healing is for everyone who believes. Healing is received by faith, so we pray for everyone and we teach people what the Word says so they can receive.
Is sickness a punishment or a test from God?
No. Jesus said the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, while He came to give life more abundantly (John 10:10). Acts 10:38 calls sickness the oppression of the devil, and Jesus healed it. Sickness is not God’s tool for teaching or punishing His children.
Can a non-Christian be healed?
Jesus healed many people who did not yet know Him, and healing often opens a heart to the Gospel. But the greatest healing is salvation. We encourage everyone to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Does God still do miracles today?
Yes. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8), and the Holy Spirit is still working through believers with signs following (Mark 16:17-18).
Our story
This is personal for us. In 2015, just months after we were married, Jenny developed a severe autoimmune disorder, and we were told she would likely use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. We opened the Word, prayed, and stood on what God said about healing. Jenny was fully healed. Today we have three children, and we preach healing because we have seen what the Word does.
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