Spiritual and physical salvation take time. Never give up. Never make assumptions. Never reason with yourself that God has sent you a "thorn in the flesh" to humble you or He is perfecting you or you are not worthy. Do not make such assumptions. They probably are not true. You are just talking yourself out of your healing.

You can be healed and you shall be healed if you will praise the Lord each day, reminding Him of His promises. The written Word can never be changed, not one tiny bit; and the written Word promises healing to God's people.

Healing does not come by magic, and sometimes God takes a saint home before He heals him or her. However this is the exception not the rule. And if such does take place, the believer has been delivered from suffering in any case. But I think numerous believers could be healed if they would make up their mind it is the Lord's will for them and maintain this persuasion without surrendering to fatalism or inevitability.

Please notice we are not referring to "speaking the word of faith" or anything of the kind. We are not attempting to manipulate the spirit realm by our faith. Rather we are looking to the Lord Jesus, reminding Him of what He has said and waiting confidently, patiently, joyously for His power to work in our life according to His Word. This attitude is necessary for all aspects of salvation, not just physical healing.

Healing as a sign of the Lord's truth.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:17,18)

But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. (John 5:36)

The miraculous signs performed by the Lord Jesus proved beyond all doubt the Father had sent Him.

God employs miraculous physical healing and other supernatural works as signs that the word being spoken is indeed His Word. The Kingdom of God is not in word but in power. Whenever the Lord Jesus is moving in a special way there will be many dramatic miracles, including the miraculous healing of sick people.

A sign has little meaning of itself. The importance of the sign is what it points to. However, when people are healed of cancer, or tuberculosis, or heart disease, they are not thinking about a sign but about being healed.

The healing revival of the last fifty years got off course because the emphasis was placed on getting anyone and everyone healed without reference to the fact that such healing is intended as a sign so people will believe in God, be saved, and serve the Lord. In some instances, what the sign was to point to was not present. The signs were happening but there was no true, clear Word from God for the signs to verify. The miraculous healing became an end in itself.

To be continued.