God is not so hard-pressed that He has to build His reputation by making His people suffer sickness. He’s God! He builds His reputation by working miracles for people. He gets glory when the sick get healed, the lame start walking, and the blind get their sight.
Because God is Love (1 John 4:8), He enjoys doing those kinds of things for people. So much so, that in Jesus’ ministry, He always made it easy for people to receive. When they came to Him for healing, Jesus just did whatever they said.
In Mark 5, for instance, the woman with the issue of blood said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well” (verse 28, "NKJV"), and that’s exactly what happened. When she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, power went out of Him and healed her body, and He said, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction" (verse 34, "NKJV").
The same thing happened with Jairus when his little daughter was at the point of death. He came to Jesus and said, “Come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live” (Mark 5:23), so that’s what Jesus did.
As you may remember, while they were on the way to Jairus’ house, he got news that his daughter had already died. But that didn’t deter Jesus. He told Jairus not to fear but to keep believing. Jesus went on with Jairus to his house, “took the child by the hand, and said to her…‘Little girl, I say to you, arise,’ [and] immediately the girl arose” (verses 41-42, "NKJV").
Then, there was the Roman centurion, in Matthew 8, whose servant was “sick of the palsy, grievously tormented” (verse 6). Although Jesus offered to come heal him, because the centurion felt unworthy to have Jesus in his home, he said, “Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed” (verse 8). What happened? Jesus spoke the word, just as the centurion requested. “As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee,” He said. “And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour” (verse 13).
Faith Declares the End Result
Notice that each one of those people spoke words of faith to Jesus. They didn’t just moan and cry and talk to Him about how bad things were. The woman with the issue of blood said, “I shall be made well.” Jairus said of his daughter, “She shall live.” The centurion said, “My servant shall be healed.”
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