Healing prayer

2 Chronicles 30:18‭-‬19 NIV

Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the Lord , who is good, pardon everyone who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord , the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary."

James 5:14‭-‬16 NIV

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Hezekiah knew that God is loving and merciful.  He knew the character of God. He asked God to pardon his people, and God healed them.

Jesus told the paralyzed man, "Your sins are forgiven." And then He told the man to get up, take up his mat, and walk.

I believe that God wants us to experience holistic, integrated healing.  He wants us to experience the transforming power of His love.  He wants to regenerate our spirits, and He wants to heal us of soul wounds.  He wants to heal our bodies so that we live in good health, even as our souls prosper. 

3 John 2

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

Heavenly Father, thank you for your good heart toward us.  Thank you for your love that includes healing.  Jesus, thank you for paying the price for my healing.  Holy Spirit, thank you for empowering me to follow in Christ's footsteps.  Please use me to heal people and tangibly show them your love.  I love you.