Our Creator can, and does, heal. But not always. Many times God deliberately chooses not to heal.
Why would God ever choose not to heal a person? Isn’t health and wholeness in this life what He wants for us?
➤ Does He withhold healing because we have unrepented of sin?
➤ Or is it because we lack faith?
➤ Or is it because we have simply not asked?
Any of these factors can, and often do, lead to a situation where healing is withheld. But what about situations where none of these are a factor? Consider Paul’s prayers for his own healing 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. God’s reasons for answering “no” were not because of sin in Paul’s life or some lack of faith. God said “no” because He had something much bigger and much better in mind for Paul that could only be achieved through perseverance in suffering.
For believers, that bigger and better goal God has in mind is to be transformed into a new type of person who thinks and acts like Jesus himself Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:12-15. That transformation is what makes us fit to receive God’s gift of eternal life. If we were to received that gift of eternal life without having first undergone this transformation in the way we think and act… eternity could end up being a very unhappy place.
God’s purpose was that Paul be moved forward towards this goal through physical suffering. Even in this physical suffering Paul was following the example set down before by Jesus Himself Hebrews 2:10.
Note: the word translated perfect is teleos, it means complete or a finished product. In common English usage perfect is used to mean without flaw, defect or deficiency. Jesus did not have any flaw or deficiency… He was without sin, He was not lacking in faith… yet He was made perfect… meaning He became everything God intended and willed for Him to be… a king, a priest, the firstborn of many brothers… this is the perfection God wants you to achieve… which will only be complete when you are resurrected.
As with Paul’s life, our present lives with all their trials and suffering should be viewed as a training ground. Preparing us for a future that is bigger and brighter than anything we might enjoy in our present physical lives.
Why then does God choose to heal some people?
We cannot possible know all the reasons why God chooses to heal or not to heal. However, two broad categories shine forth in the scriptures:
1. God heals because He is compassionate. He desires to act with kindness and gentleness towards all human beings. In the greater world around us human disobedience, indifference, and disbelief often disrupt the flow of His compassion.
2. God heals to demonstrate His power to perform works in this world John 9:2-3. He often heals for the purpose of building and strengthening newly budding belief in Himself either in the person being healed or ones looking on.
By contrast Paul’s strong faith was tested and strengthened when he was required to persevere through the trial of not being healed.
Only God, who knows th
Why would God ever choose not to heal a person? Isn’t health and wholeness in this life what He wants for us?
➤ Does He withhold healing because we have unrepented of sin?
➤ Or is it because we lack faith?
➤ Or is it because we have simply not asked?
Any of these factors can, and often do, lead to a situation where healing is withheld. But what about situations where none of these are a factor? Consider Paul’s prayers for his own healing 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. God’s reasons for answering “no” were not because of sin in Paul’s life or some lack of faith. God said “no” because He had something much bigger and much better in mind for Paul that could only be achieved through perseverance in suffering.
For believers, that bigger and better goal God has in mind is to be transformed into a new type of person who thinks and acts like Jesus himself Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:12-15. That transformation is what makes us fit to receive God’s gift of eternal life. If we were to received that gift of eternal life without having first undergone this transformation in the way we think and act… eternity could end up being a very unhappy place.
God’s purpose was that Paul be moved forward towards this goal through physical suffering. Even in this physical suffering Paul was following the example set down before by Jesus Himself Hebrews 2:10.
Note: the word translated perfect is teleos, it means complete or a finished product. In common English usage perfect is used to mean without flaw, defect or deficiency. Jesus did not have any flaw or deficiency… He was without sin, He was not lacking in faith… yet He was made perfect… meaning He became everything God intended and willed for Him to be… a king, a priest, the firstborn of many brothers… this is the perfection God wants you to achieve… which will only be complete when you are resurrected.
As with Paul’s life, our present lives with all their trials and suffering should be viewed as a training ground. Preparing us for a future that is bigger and brighter than anything we might enjoy in our present physical lives.
Why then does God choose to heal some people?
We cannot possible know all the reasons why God chooses to heal or not to heal. However, two broad categories shine forth in the scriptures:
1. God heals because He is compassionate. He desires to act with kindness and gentleness towards all human beings. In the greater world around us human disobedience, indifference, and disbelief often disrupt the flow of His compassion.
2. God heals to demonstrate His power to perform works in this world John 9:2-3. He often heals for the purpose of building and strengthening newly budding belief in Himself either in the person being healed or ones looking on.
By contrast Paul’s strong faith was tested and strengthened when he was required to persevere through the trial of not being healed.
Only God, who knows th
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