On the cross, Jesus Christ paid the price for the consequences of fallen mankind’s sin. Jesus defeated Satan and took away his authority to keep us in bondage, whether spiritually, physically, or emotionally. When we believe in Jesus through faith, the Spirit that lives inside of us gives us the power and authority to resist the lie of the Enemy that healing is not for us today.
When I was thirty-eight, and a Christian, I developed asthma, which made it hard for me to breath.
At the time, I did not know about the authority and power I possessed through Jesus Christ to overcome sickness. I felt overwhelmed and helpless against this disease, as I depended on puffers and steroids to keep breathing. This went on for five years-until I was enlightened after reading a book on healing .Now I don’t claim to have all the step-by-step answers about God ‘s healing, but I would like to share my experience with you. I started taking up my authority in Jesus’ name by speaking to the asthma, telling it to let go and leave my body. I understood that verbalizing this type of believing, positive prayer begins the healing process. I felt empowered and spoke to the Enemy that he had no entitlement to put this disease on me or to be any part of me. I confessed, “I receive my healing.” I stood in faith, taking the authority that Jesus had given me for healing. Even when the symptoms of asthma still manifested, I believed that all symptoms of this disease would increasingly be gone. Progressively I got better, and I used my medicines less and less. In time, I didn’t need my meds anymore, and my physical healing was totally manifested. I have been healed from asthma for 20 years, and I am thankful that God still gives His healing love and power to people today!
“Surely He has borne our griefs [sicknesses, weaknesses, and distressed] and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain peace] and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole” (Isaiah 53:4-5).
“When evening came, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons, and He drove out the spirits with a word and restored to health all who were sick. And thus He fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, He Himself took [in order to carry away] our weaknesses and infirmities and bore away our diseases” (Matthew 8: 16-17).
