Is there a doctor in the house? (Part 3)

Obstacles to receiving your healing.

In Mark 9:14-29, we see the true struggle between having head knowledge and needing heart knowledge. Here, the father of a possessed child is asked by Jesus if he believes that Jesus can heal his son. The father's reply is, "I believe, but help my unbelief Lord." Basically, he was saying I know in my head you are able to do this, but my heart does not believe that You are The Healer. Help me! So, this father had a measure of faith in his head, but what he really needed was for his heart to take this information from his head and by this faith, his boy was healed.

It's the same for us today. Our brain gathers knowledge, but our heart believes. God ALWAYS wants to heal us. This is not up for debate. His very nature is wholeness and healing. He wants this for you and for me without question and without reservation. However, we place limitations and stipulations on this. STOP! You will never receive healing this way. You have to believe with your heart and not rationalize and analyze with your head. Healing IS yours in Jesus' name!

Do you have to serve Him to be healed? No, but you must believe! Sometimes people come to Him for a need before they ever get to know Him relationally. Did all of the people He healed in the Bible serve Him and know Him intimately before they were healed? No. They only had to believe. It was the love and compassion of Jesus' healing ministry that caused the people to follow Him. It's the same today.

What about the "I'm not good enough" argument? Guess what? None of us are ever good enough to get anything from Jesus on our own merit or name. The Bible says we all fall short in this. It's not your actions, deeds, or philosophy that matters to Him. Only your belief. And remember, He helps even with that.

Continued...