Perfect Healing

"God's healing is so perfect it doesn't matter what happens; we are His forever!"

After visiting a friend with a life and death health situation and his family the other day, I  went home and started to pray about it. Almost immediately, I froze. I felt so small, and lost confidence for a moment. What do I know about the reasons he is in this health crisis?

And no matter how much I want to help, what if my ignorance does more harm than good? But a scripture intercepted my thinking and reminded me of the truth about who is in charge. Truth is, no matter the problem, I lack the power to screw up this situation—and the ability to fix it. 

It’s a great opportunity to turn the whole thing over to The Healer of our souls. It’s an ancient lesson that we all keep forgetting. It’s time to remember the old stories of what God can and has done for us all our lives. And remember to worship Him for His amazing Love and Kindness. One seemingly simple statement carries all we need to cling to:

"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 

It’s a verse from Matthew 19:26, spoken by Jesus to emphasize that salvation and overcoming life's ultimate challenges are beyond human effort but achievable through divine power. We have little power. God's power is limitless, urging that we trust in Him over self-reliance. 

Jesus often said, “Your faith has made you well,” linking healing to trust (faith) in Him (Matt. 9:22; Mark 5:34; Luke 17:19; 18:42). The Greek word used, sozo, means not only physical healing but also a complete saving of the person, showing that these healings reached deeper than the body—they brought peace and restoration of the whole person.

Faith was never really the power itself. Jesus was. Faith was simply the means by which His power was received. The effectiveness of faith lies not in the one who believes so much as in the One believed in.

Clearly Jesus did not always heal in response to faith. At the pool of Bethesda and in the healing of the man born blind (John 5; John 9), Jesus healed those who neither asked nor believed. Their healing flowed purely from His will and grace, not their faith but to show the power and kindness of God.

In every case, healing happened because Jesus chose it. Sometimes He highlighted faith; other times He revealed mercy first and faith followed. Ultimately, healing—physical and/or spiritual—wasn't because of strength of faith, but in the compassion and authority of the Healer.

So I’ve asked the Healer to bless with complete wellness everyone who is watching what is about to happen. I trust Him alone and completely. He continues to do some AMAZING things in my life. I’m asking Him to share the wealth with everyone my friend's health situation touches.

Trusting God is the wisest choice anyone can make. It is a gift, not of ourselves, but from the One who knew us before the sun shined it's first golden beam and the stars were hung in the sky. We are left with one sweetly solemn thought: God's healing is so perfect it doesn't matter what happens next; we are healed, and we are His forever!

In some way or another, we all need to see His power—some for the same reasons, others for very different reasons. Today I have a great peace about it, and can actually look forward to the day of surgery. “No matter what happens next, I will bless the Lord of angel armies. His praise will continually remain on my lips.” And we will all "taste the sweetness of the Lord."(From Psalm 34).

Copyright February 2026; Gary Landerfelt; MyPericope.com