醫治是上帝的旨意God's Will to Heal

GOD’S WILL TO HEAL

I remember as a young Christian I had doubts to whether it was God’s will to heal today. Many Christians and non-Christians alike fill the church with doubt and unbelief in this matter. Some say the days of miracles are gone. Others say God gave us doctors so we don’t need to have God heal us today. Still others point out that God that uses sickness to teach us lessons. “Thorns in the flesh” and such.  But this morning I want to take away all doubt in the matter of it being God’s will to heal us.

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.        Mark1:40-42

He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”       Exodus 15:26                 

Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.   Psalms103:3

If You Are Willing

1. The Question

 A. This is a question that a lot of us seem to ask the Lord.

 B. Doubt concerning God’s will in this matter seem to be common. We know God can, but you just don’t know His will in the matter.

 C. But actually what you are saying is, Lord I know you can help me, but for some reason you won’t. This is not the right attitude towards God.

2. Do You Doubt God’s Will to Heal You?

 A. You may have seen other healed, and believe in healing, but for some reason you can’t believe for your own healing.

 B. Some are waiting for some special personal revelation from God so they will know it is God’s will.

 C. Others confess that they believe they’re sickness came from God to teach them some spiritual lesson, but are constantly taking medicine and seeking out doctors to cure them. If they really believed that God was the cause, then why are they trying to get out of His will by seeking healing through doctors? Its fine to see doctors, but don’t go around saying “God made me sick.”

What Is God’s Will?

1. Let’s Ask Jesus. OK?

 A. Jesus says to the leper, “I will.” You know if we are honest with the scriptures, the Bible teaches that by Jesus Christ we can be healed physically if we would only meet the conditions.

 B. A careful study of the scriptures will reveal God’s will on the subject.

 C. We can go to the Bible and find out the Will of God. We don’t need any special revelation, because God has already given us His Word.

And Jesus went about all Galilee , teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kind of sickness and all kind of disease among the people.   Matthew4:23

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.    Matthew9:35

So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.  Luke9:6

2. Jesus is Our Example of the Father’s Will.

Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said unto him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, “show us the Father?”   John14:8-9

A. Here we see that what Jesus did is what the Father would do.

Then I said, “Behold, I have come in the volume of this book it is written of me To do your will, O God.”   Hebrews10:7

B. No where in the Bible do we see Jesus refusing to heal.

C. He never said to anyone that their sickness was from God or that God was disciplining them. “No where!” Jesus has and always will say, “I WILL!”

Healing Is Promised

1. Both in the New Testament and in the Old Testament God Promises Healing.

A. God heals and strengthens over 3 million Israelites.

God says, “For I am the Lord that heals you.”  Exodus15:26

After all the Jews partook of the “Passover Lamb” the next day the Bible says, “There were none feeble among their tribes.”   Psalm105:37

B. Not one single person was sick or weak among 3 million people. Today you couldn’t get 10 people together without someone being sick.

C. But here we see God giving one of His redemptive names, “I am the God that heals you.”

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.   Isaiah53:5

D. Here we have a prophecy of know Jesus would not only carry our sins but also our sicknesses. Healing is in the Atonement work of Christ.

2. Healing is Promised in the New Testament.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.

 A. Jesus provided for our physical healing on the cross. It’s in the Atonement.

 B. Just as the Israelites ate the Passover meat of the lamb and received strength and health, so do we when we partake of Jesus Christ by Faith.

The Source of Sickness and Disease

1. We Live in a Fallen World

 A. We know that before sin entered the earth there was no sickness.

B. Sickness is something the devil brought with sin when he led man to sin against God.

C. We must get it into our heads that sickness is of the Devil and not God.

2. Jesus Dealt With Sickness the Same Way He Dealt With the Devil.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.  Luke4:35

So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.   Luke4:39

A. Here we have an example of Jesus rebuking the devil, and rebuking sickness.

B. We know from scripture that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.

3. Personal Sin Sometimes is the Cause

A. A lot of sickness is caused by personal sin, although his is not the case most of the time. But sometimes when we repent of certain sins, God heals us.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.   James5:16

Healing and Salvation Are Parallel

If you are saved, you can be healed. It takes the same amount of faith and nothing more. You can be healed immediately, just like you received forgiveness. Jesus has already died on the cross and has risen from the dead. Its past, so Jesus has already provided for you.

中譯

上帝的旨意來要醫治

我還記得當我還是一個剛信主的基督徒，我懷疑上帝的醫治在今日還有沒有存在。現今的基督徒和非基督徒，同樣也對上帝醫治充滿著懷疑和不信任。

有的人說現在不會有神蹟出現了，還有人說，上帝已給我們醫生了，我們不用尋求上帝的醫治了，更有人指出上帝用疾病來教導我們一些事；這都是屬肉體的想法。但現在我要將你們懷疑及不信任上帝行醫治的心帶走，要你們來信神會來醫治我們。

有一個長大痲瘋的來求耶穌，向他跪下，說：“你若肯，必能叫我潔淨了！”耶穌動了慈心，就伸手摸他，說：“我肯，你潔淨了吧！”大痲瘋即時離開他，他就潔淨了。   馬可福音1：40-42

又說：你若留意聽耶和華你神的話，又行我眼中看為正的事，留心聽我的誡命，守我一切的律例，我就不將所加與埃及人的疾病加在你身上，因為我耶和華是醫治你的。    出埃及記15：26

他赦免你的一切罪孽，醫治你的一切疾病。   詩篇103：3

如果你願意

1、疑問

 A.這似乎是大多數人常會問神的問題。－“如果你願意”

B.我們知道上帝會願意的，但你不確定醫治是祂的旨意。

C.但實際上你是在說：上帝我知道你會來幫助我，但因為一些理由你不願意幫我。這不是一個面對神的正確態度。

2、你懷疑上帝醫治的旨意嗎？

 A.你可能看到別人被神醫治，而相信神會來醫治。但你就不能相信你會被神醫治。

B.有的人在等候神的特別啟示，所以他們能知道這是從神來的應許。

C.有些人承認他們相信疾病是從神來，是要來教導他們屬靈上的功課。但他們還是不斷地拿藥吃，找醫生做治療。如果他們真的相信神讓他們生病，那為什麼不去尋求神的醫治反倒去找醫生。找醫生是好的，但不要一直說“是神讓我生病的。”

什麼是神的旨意

1、我們來問問耶穌

A.耶穌向患大痲瘋的人說“我肯”，如果我們用真誠的心來看聖經的教導，假如我們遇到這樣的情形，耶穌基督是能醫治好我們身體上的疾病。

B.仔細地來看這段經節，可知道神的旨意應許有在這上面。

C.我們可以在聖經鄉找出神的旨意。我們不需有任何的特別啟示，因為神已給我們他的話語了。

耶穌走遍加利利，在各會堂裏教訓人，傳天國的福音，醫治百姓各樣的病症。   馬太福音4:23

耶穌走遍各城各鄉，在會堂裏教訓人，宣講天國的福音，又醫治各樣的病症。    馬太福音9:35

門徒就出去，走遍各鄉宣傳福音，到處治病。 路加福音9:6

2、耶穌是我們父神旨意的典範

 腓力對他說：“求主將父顯給我們看，我們就知足了。”耶穌對他說：腓力，我與你們同在這樣長久，你還不認識我嗎？人看見了我，就是看見了父，你怎麼說“將父顯給我們看”呢？     約翰福音14:8-9

A.這裡我們可以看到耶穌做的跟天父做的一樣

那時我說：“神啊！我來了，為要照你的旨意行；我的事在經卷上已經記載了。”  希伯來書10:7

B.在聖經中沒有一處寫到耶穌拒絕行醫治

C.他從沒對任何人說他們的疾病是從神來的，或是他要用此來教導他們的。從來沒有！耶穌總說“我肯”！

醫治是被應許的

1、在新約和舊約中，神都承諾會醫治

A.神醫治超過三百萬各以色列人

你若留意聽耶和華你神的話，又行我眼中看為正的事，留心聽我的誡命，守我一切的律例，我就不將所加與埃及人的疾病加在你身上，因為我耶和華是醫治你的。    出埃及記15：26

他領自己的百姓帶銀子、金子出來，他支派中沒有一個軟弱的。   詩篇105:37

B.在那三百萬人當中，沒有一個人是生病或感到虛弱的。在現今，你確無法找到十個都是健康的人。

C.但在這裡我們看到神對需要救贖的說：我是神，是醫治你的神。

哪知他為我們的過犯受害，為我們的罪孽壓傷。因他受的刑罰，我們得平安；因他受的鞭傷，我們得醫治。         

以賽亞書53:5

D.在以賽亞書53:5我們可以知道耶穌不但背負了我們的罪，還有我們的疾病。

2、在新約裏醫治是被應許的

這應驗了在以賽亞書所說的預言，說：他和我們的疾病已同釘在十字架上。

A.在十字架上，耶穌已預備好了給我們醫治。這是包含贖罪裏。

B.當我們以信心跟隨耶穌基督，就像以色列人在踰越節時吃羊肉一樣，會得到健康平安。

疾病和不健康的來源

1、我們活在沉淪的世界

A.我們知道罪還沒有來到這世界前，是沒有疾病的

B.當撒旦讓人犯罪違背神，他也把疾病同罪一起帶來。

C.我們一定要了解到疾病是撒旦帶來的，不是神。

2、耶穌處理疾病和對付撒旦的方式是一樣的

耶穌責備他說：“不要做聲，從這人身上出來吧！鬼把那人摔倒在眾人中間，就出來了，卻也沒有害他。   路加福音4:35

耶穌站在她旁邊，斥責那熱病，熱就退了。她立刻起來服侍他們。   路加福音4:39

A.以上的經節，我們看到耶穌趕除撒旦及趕除疾病的例子

B.我們可從經節看到耶穌毀壞撒旦的作為

3、個人的罪，有時也會造成疾病

A.很多的疾病是來自個人所犯的罪，但當我們向神悔改，我們所犯的罪，神會醫治我們。

所以你們要彼此認罪，互相代求，使你們可以得醫治。義人祈禱所發的力量是大有功效的。  雅各書5:16

醫治和救贖是相同的

如果你是得救的，你會被醫治。你只要有相同的信心，你能即刻被神醫治好,就像你從神那得到罪的原諒。

耶穌已為了你的罪死在十字架上，而且已從死裡復活，這已是完成式了，耶穌的應許是已經要給你了。