Some people wonder why they are prone to enemy attack. The bible has the answer: 'Whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake' (Ecc 10:8). God loves us so much, he places walls of protection around us. But some of us push the boundaries and even flirt with practices that the bible describes as 'detestable'. It's easy to compromise when there are so [...]

Jesus knows how to heal us. After all, he created us and knows what's best. But sometimes, we want him to heal us on our terms. So, we remain sick. Jesus healed people in strange ways. He put his fingers in one man's ears, rubbed mud in another man's eyes and told a paralysed man to stop sinning. In the Old Testament, Naaman, chief of the [...]

The bible is clear that sickness can be caused by a curse. Some bible-believing Christians struggle to accept this. But then they also struggle to get healed! In Deut 28, God warned his people that they would be cursed if they disobeyed him. These curses included: wasting diseases fever inflammation incurable boils, tumours, festering sores and itching madness blindness confusion God also said he would visit [...]

Some Christians don't get healed because they take communion without resolving issues with other believers. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 11: 29-31: 'For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgement on themselves. 'That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 'But if we were more discerning with regard to [...]

If you are tormented by illness, you may need to ask yourself: 'Is there anyone I haven't forgiven?' Jesus said in the parable of the unmerciful servant (Matt 18:21-35) that his father arranges for unforgiving believers to be tortured. Ouch! This cuts across the contemporary concept of God being a daddy who hands out blessings like sweeties. But his rules don't change. Jesus also made it clear in Matthew [...]

If God doesn't heal a Christian, there's always a reason. And he doesn't play games. He'll usually tell us why if we ask him. The problem is, we don't always like what he says. So, we may need other people to bring his truth to us. This is why James 5 says that healing can involve confessing our sins to one another. This isn’t surprising, as [...]

Many people ask God: 'Why haven't I been healed?' They know that Jesus healed everyone who asked him, and wonder: 'Why not me?' Jesus treated everyone differently. He often put his finger on the cause of their illness, or on an issue that needed addressing. So when we pray for people, we must ask the Holy Spirit to show us what to do. We must also [...]