1. God does not heal everyone because some people believe when they see miracles.
Then many (not all) of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
John 11:45
2. God does not heal everyone because only a few people believe in God when they see miracles.
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
John 12:37
It would be nice if there were many more miracles but the fact is that miracles are only going to add a few more people to the faith. Some people do not believe no matter what they see. You can raise the dead in front of them and they will still not believe.
Abraham told the rich man: “…If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead” (Luke 16:31).
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In fact, some people will hate you because of the miracles they see.
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:15-25
The miracle Jesus did brought about a surprising division. You would have thought that the healing of a man born blind would make everybody believe.
If God was trying to make everybody believe by miracles then He failed. No matter what God does, certain people will never believe. God is therefore not in a hurry to heal everyone.
I know a man of God who had a halo appear over his head when he was preaching. Do you think that everybody believed in his ministry? Certainly not! We must understand then that miracles or no miracles, the work of God still goes on. Only some people will believe because of the miracles.
This explains why one of the greatest evangelists of our time, Billy Graham, could preach the gospel without praying for miracles. People are saved by the foolishness of preaching and not by the power of miracles.
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 1:21
3. God does not heal everyone because some people even hate you after they see miracles.
If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
John 15:24
4. God does not heal everyone because people require different catalysts to help them believe.
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1 Corinthians 1:22
5. God does not heal everyone because God has determined that people should be saved by preaching and not by miracles.
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 1:21
There are some common misconceptions that exist about the healing ministry. Without understanding these, they will linger in our minds and influence our thinking.
Dear minister of God, keep on preaching; just keep on preaching! Evangelise and tell the truth because it is the method by which God has determined that people should be saved.
We may see the power of God but we must understand that God is not trying to take away our common sense. We know that He is not trying to eradicate medicine. We know that He is not trying to outdo doctors. Above all we know that He is not replacing the need for powerful preaching of the gospel.
God has His reasons for healing. Decide today to allow preaching to affect you. Decide to believe in the simplicity of the preaching of the Word.
… And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Revelation 9:20-21
As you can see, the people in this Scripture refused to repent in spite of all that happened to them. God knows that people will not repent even when they see certain things. We need to believe the preaching of the Word when we hear it. We do not have to look for signs before we believe.
6. God does not heal everyone because many people believe in the Word of God even without seeing miracles.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
John 20:29
Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.
John 11:45-46
It is true that God heals so that people will believe. But on the other hand, there are people who believe the Word of God without seeing anything.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
John 20:29
There are many people who don’t see any miracle but believe in God. But there are some people who have to see a sign before they believe. Maybe there are people who have to be on their deathbeds before they believe in God. Some people have to lose everything before they succumb to God’s love.
There are people who only get saved in prison. But you don’t have to wait for that. Blessed are those who have not seen any of these things but yet believe.
The reality is that not everyone who sees miracles believes in God.
7. God does not heal everyone because He is not trying to eradicate sicknesses from the world.
Some people think that God is trying to eradicate sickness from the world through preachers. God is not trying to remove the diseases of this world through anointed ministers. His anointed apostles and prophets are not agents for the eradication of all known illnesses. If that were so, then God has failed in his quest to do so. I want you to read this passage:
And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
Acts 3:9-11
You will notice that this man had been laid at this Beautiful Gate of the temple for many years. The Bible says he had been lame from his mother’s womb. His family and relatives had carried him there many times to ask for alms from those who entered the temple.
A few weeks earlier, Jesus Himself had been walking through this Beautiful Gate of the temple. He had preached in this temple many times. Why didn’t Jesus heal this man Himself? Why didn’t Jesus eradicate all diseases from Jerusalem? If God is trying to eradicate illnesses from the world, why did Jesus not heal this cripple when He was here? Obviously, God does not seem to have that goal.
I have watched as many people go back from miracle services still sick. There have been documentaries that are highly critical of evangelists. One of the chief criticisms is about the many people who remain unhealed at their services.
In London, there was even a demonstration by cripples against a famous healing evangelist. How come cripples would demonstrate against a man of God?
This confusion comes about because we do not understand what God is doing and what He is not trying to do. Jesus Christ Himself explained why He healed only one man at the Pool of Bethesda.
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.
John 5:19-20
Do not be disappointed when God does not heal everyone. Do not be angry with God when only one out of several sick people is healed. Jesus said, “I and my Father are one, and He that has seen me has seen the Father.”
…he that hath seen me hath seen the Father…
John 14:9
Jesus is not trying to heal everybody. But He is trying to save every soul. Jesus gave His life for the whole world. He invited everyone to Heaven.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Everlasting life does not depend on the healing of your kidney, your liver, your blood, your skin or your eyes.
When Jesus walked on this Earth, He knew there were many reasons why people were sick. He knew there were many reasons why God healed and equally many reasons why God didn’t heal.
Understand God’s plan. God is trying to give you everlasting life. Jesus came to give you everlasting life. He loves us very much and He does not want any of us to perish.
God Is Not against Medicine
Unfortunately, extreme faith teachings have given the impression that God is against medicine. They have left us with the impression that God would like to replace all medical personnel with pastors. They left us with a feeling that to take medicine was sinful or unspiritual.
There was a time when many people were being healed through the faith revival. At that time, many ministers would not touch medicine. It was unheard of for a truly spiritual person to use medicine.
I heard of a church in which over forty-five people died because they refused to take medicine. There were little children who needed medication, but because of their parents’ belief in faith healing, they rejected all medicine for their children. Eventually, the pastor himself became ill but refused medication. By and by, he was brought to church in a wheel chair, still refusing medical help until he died.
This kind of thing throws the healing ministry into confusion. This is why many have turned away from the healing ministry. In spite of the confusion, you cannot discount the reality of God’s healing power.
We Don’t Understand Everything!
God is not trying to replace hospitals and doctors with pastors and evangelists. God gave the wisdom for medical science. The two streams of healing are ordained of God and are not contrary to each other. The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1: 24
Jesus comes to help you by being the power and the wisdom of God in your life. Christians become unbalanced when they just take the power of God and leave out the wisdom. You need both the power and the wisdom. Medical science can transplant hearts today and solve many problems. Many children would be dead from various diseases like malaria, convulsions, and measles if there were no medicines.
God has given us the wisdom to think and to have common sense. One time, Jesus told His disciples to go aside and rest awhile.
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mark 6:31
Why did Jesus tell His disciples to rest? Because there are many diseases that come from not resting. It is common sense to rest when you need to. Jesus ministered to the sick but He did sensible and practical things too.
Accept that God Is Mysterious
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 29:29
I cannot explain why divine healing takes place the way it does. The Bible says the secret things belong to the Lord but those that are revealed belong to us.
Again the Scriptures tell us that we look through a glass dimly. This means that when you look through a glass, you cannot see things clearly. It is not everything we know and we shouldn’t pretend to know everything because we do not. We definitely do not understand everything because we are looking through a glass.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1 Corinthians 13:12