I think in times past there has been some misunderstandings about healing, because people think that healing is only about what happens in the body, but it's about what happens in the spiritual first. It's important to understand healing according to God and not just our opinion of what healing is. Because, if God means one thing and we think something else then there will most likely be misunderstandings about healing. And in looking up the meaning of healing several had the same general idea--the removal or the taking away of sickness/disease/suffering. Now, understand this there can be an act of healing and yet not a manifestation of that healing. For example God told Abraham, I have made you a father of many nations and yet Romans 4:19 says, Abraham's body was dead and his wife's womb was dead yet God said he had made him a father of many nations. Naturally speaking a man with a dead body can't be a father of many nations so that would have to include that God had done something about his body, but notice what was done was not manifested, he had no way of verifying it by his senses. So, you can't wait until your senses can detect something to believe that God has done something. In Isaiah 53:4,5 it says, 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Now, here's the thing you can't base that by a condition in your flesh. Just like Abraham couldn't base what God said and did by his flesh which was contrary to what God said He did. Healing is a spiritual issue, healing is based on the spiritual, it is an act that takes place in the spiritual, and it manifests physically that's why you can't wait until your senses or your flesh can detect it to believe. Your body can tell you when you have received in the physical, not if God has done something in the spiritual. Sickness came from sin, well sin is an act of the spirit which makes it spiritual. So, sickness is spiritual at the roots, and it manifests physically. It's all about the spiritual. Jesus had to come here as a man because it was the act of a man that the creation fell by. So, Jesus had to come here in the state, spiritual state, not bodily state of a man not affected by sin which is all spiritual. So, healing has to take place in the spiritual first and it manifests physical. And the act of healing has already occurred in the spiritual. That's what Isaiah 53:4,5 is talking about. Notice, it says he bore our sicknesses and diseases and carried our afflictions that's the healing the removal of sickness and disease. God took them from mankind just like he did our sins and laid them on Jesus. That's why it says in 1 Peter 2:24 he bore our sins in his own body and by his stripes ye were healed(past tense not will be). The healing has taken place in the spiritual and that which was done in the spiritual can manifest physically.

To try to make things clear sickness originated in the spiritual so to deal with it it has to be dealt with on a spiritual level. If there was no sin there would be no sickness. Sickness in the body is a manifestation of sin spiritual, not your sin Adams sin. It's Adam's act of sin that brought sickness it goes all the way back to Adam. It's because of what Adam did that everyone after him has to face death one day. Notice, unless Jesus comes back first all of us will die physically, because of what Adam did spiritually. So, physical death is a manifestation of a spiritual act, sin. So, what is done spiritually causes things to manifest physically. Number 16:41-50 41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord. 42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun. 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

Notice something manifested physically because of something that was done spiritually. Notice, in both instance the plague and the stopping of it something was done in the spiritual for something to manifest in the physical. In Matthew 15:18,19 Jesus said, But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. What is the point Jesus is making, man is spirit and he resides in a body. Your body is in this physical realm, but you(spirit) resides in the spiritual so whatever you see a man doing physically it comes from the spirit man in the spirit realm. So, every physical action is tied to a spiritual action done in the spiritual. The body only does in response to the spirit man, so something has to be done spiritually for you to see it physically. Watch these two scriptures 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. The spirit man expresses himself through his body. 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Notice, things done in the body not by the body so every physical action is a corresponding action of the spirit man. So, the plague and the stopping of the plague was done in the spiritual first. When they came against Moses that was a spiritual act that started that physical plague. And what Aaron did to make atonement was a spiritual act that caused that plague to stop in the physical.

That shows you that both sickness and healing starts in the spiritual and manifest physically. It's all about what's done in the spiritual not in the physical. So, sickness and healing is not just physical, but spiritual at the roots. And what's done at the roots will determine the fruit. Now, what happened in Numbers 16 and how does that relate to what Jesus did, let me give you an example The Holy Spirit showed my. In Numbers 16 atonement was made and atonement is the covering of sin. It's just like if I held a flame under my hand what would come from that flame, heat. So, as long as the flame is there the heat will be there, but if I take something and cover that flame my hand will stop getting the effect of that flame even though it is still there. That's what atonement does when the sin was covered they stopped getting the effect of it. What Jesus did is greater than that, Jesus didn't teach atonement of sin he taught remission of sin which mean to take away. Like in John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. And 1 John 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. So, what that means is back in the example of the flame under my hand in atonement the flame is covered, but in remission the flame is taken away. In atonement if what is covered ever becomes uncovered you will get the effect of it again, but in remission what was there is gone forever. Now, to make it clearer let's say in the example the flame is sin and the heat is sickness and disease when the sin is taken away the sickness and disease had to go with it. If you take the flame away will the heat stay, no. Wherever the flame is that's where the heat will be.

The same thing that was done with our sins was done with our sicknesses and diseases, Jesus bore them.**1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree. So, God took the sins of mankind and laid them on Jesus. And that's the same thing God did with our sicknesses and diseases.**Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. So, if you believe Jesus took your sins so likewise believe he took your sicknesses and diseases. Don't base what you believe by a sicknesses in your body. Now, understand how God sees it, it says Jesus bore ours and if he bore ours that leaves us free(in the spirit), just like Abraham was a father of many nations in the spirit yet while his body was dead physically. Notice, Romans 4:19 Being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. In other words flesh was not his evidence of something being done by God. Abraham just received what God told him by faith. And if you are going to receive from God by faith flesh is not your evidence. What does Hebrews 11:1 say, 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Well, faith and the word are one Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. So, if it's by faith flesh is not your evidence the word is.

In Luke 17:12-14 the case of the 10 lepers: 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Notice, what Jesus told him, Your faith has made you whole so we are dealing with something that was done spiritually because faith deals with the spiritual. Notice, Jesus called them cleansed right in there condition, why? Because he was doing something on a spiritual level/in the spirit to be received physically by faith. Notice, what Jesus said in John 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. What did he see the Father do call Abraham a father of many nations while his body was contrary. Just as God called him a father of many nation while his body was dead, Jesus is calling them cleansed while they are still lepers because those things were done on a spiritual level/in the spirit not in the physical.

By Jesus sending them to the priest he is calling them cleansed, because you didn't go to the priest until after you had evidence of being cleansed, Jesus words was their evidence not there flesh. And as they went they were cleansed or as they went they received. But, something had to be done for them to receive. They couldn't stand there and wait until they looked or felt better had they done that they probably would have died with it. Healing takes place in the spiritual and the manifestation of it takes place in the physical, in your body. People don't understand the dispensation they are in-dispensation The method or scheme according to which God carries out his purposes towards men is called a dispensation. According to the scriptures you are not in the dispensation of waiting on God, you are in the receiving dispensation, if He said you were healed how can you be waiting on him to heal. If I'm not mistaken were means something has already taken place. I liken receiving healing with eating out at a restaurant-you go to a restaurant, you give them your order/make your request, and then wait for them to fix it and bring it to you/meet your need, then after you are served you pay for it. That's how people think you get healed, they think you pray to God to be healed/make your request and then wait for him to do it, and after He do it then I'll thank him. That's not the dispensation you are in.

Notice, there is a different kind of restaurant where you pay first. When you pay first your provision is waiting on you and not you waiting on it. And your healing has already been paid for by the precious blood of Jesus. When you pay first you don't go sit down and wait to be served you help yourself. That's the dispensation we are in receiving and not waiting for the need to be met. In the first dispensation they don't start working to cure your hunger until you make your request, but in the second the cure for your hunger is made before any request is made. Sometimes people may think if the healing has been done why do I still have this condition, because they don't understand just the provision being made has no effect on you physically, it has to be received. Just like food is the cure for hunger and yet when you wake up in the morning you can have a refrigerator full of food, but that refrigerator full of food don't stop you from being hungry. That food has no effect on you until you receive it. So, just the provision being made doesn't help your hunger, it has to be received. And that's what God wants us to understand about healing our healing is there, but the healing being there in the spiritual realm doesn't stop the condition until you receive it. And when you receive it the condition will go. When you receive the food the hunger will go. Just like just the act of making Abraham a father of many nations had no effect on his body physically. It was done spiritually, but had no effect physically, because it had to be received. Same thing with the ten lepers something was done spiritually, but had no effect physically until it was received.

Don't base healing by a manifestation of a condition in your body base it on the word. Your flesh is not the evidence the word is. Proverbs 4:20-23 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Notice, God connects healing with the spiritual. That word health is translated-medicine, remedy, healing, cure. God says his word is medicine, remedy, healing, cure so his word works on a spiritual level. So, healing takes place in your body through your spirit. Treatment takes place through the body. Man's way of treatment is to put something in your body. God's way of healing is to put something in your spirit. When man tells you "There's no more they can do for you" that means it's past the point of treatment not past the point of healing. What man uses to treat you with is limited because everything they use comes from the creation. But, healing comes from the creator, Mark 10:27 says, what's impossible with man is possible with God, for with God all things are possible. What people have thought is that healing is just physical, but it's not. And when you think it's only physical then you will base healing by the manifestation of it and not the act of it. If God said you were healed what good would it do to wait for him to heal. Don't let flesh be your evidence, let the word be your evidence.

It is not God's will that any should perish. And I wouldn't want to end this article without giving someone the opportunity to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It's very easy just pray: Dear God- I know I have sinned and I now turn from them and I invite Jesus to come into my heart (Revelation 3:20). He died for my sins and you have raised him from the dead and I now confess that Jesus is my Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9,10). I thank you for saving me, Amen

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12). 1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

FrankB1:
I think in times past there has been some misunderstandings about healing, because people think that healing is only about what happens in the body, but it's about what happens in the spiritual first. It's important to understand healing according to God and not just our opinion of what healing is. Because, if God means one thing and we think something else then there will most likely be misunderstandings about healing. [b]And in looking up the meaning of healing several had the same general idea--the removal or the taking away of sickness/disease/suffering. Now, understand this there can be an act of healing and yet not a manifestation of that healing. For example God told Abraham, I have made you a father of many nations and yet Romans 4:19 says, Abraham's body was dead and his wife's womb was dead yet God said he had made him a father of many nations. Naturally speaking a man with a dead body can't be a father of many nations so that would have to include that God had done something about his body, but notice what was done was not manifested, he had no way of verifying it by his senses. So, you can't wait until your senses can detect something to believe that God has done something. In Isaiah 53:4,5 it says, 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.[/b]

This is all hogwash though!

Who put the sickness or disease on you in the first place?