Jesus' Will Is the Father's Will

Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” ---Matthew 8:5-7

When the centurion asked Jesus to come heal his servant, Jesus responded, “I will.” Jesus was saying, “My will is to heal him because My will is the Father’s will. And the Father’s will is to heal everyone who allows Him to. Therefore, I will come heal him.”

Jesus didn’t know and had never before seen the centurion’s servant. Jesus wasn’t even in the servant’s presence. But Jesus knew the will of the Father.

Then the centurion said, “You don’t need to come to my house, Lord; I’m not really worthy of that. But if You will just speak the word, my servant will be healed.” Jesus commended the centurion for his faith and sent him home. There the centurion found his servant healed and set free!

Healing the servant was God’s will. Jesus was the express image of God’s will. There was never a person who came up to Jesus and asked for healing that He turned away. He never told them, “Not now, you have to suffer a little longer.” And Jesus never said, “God wants to teach you a lesson.” Jesus never said that. He would always say, “What do you want from me or God?” And that person would declare that they believed that Jesus could and would heal them. It was their faith that healed them! Even if it was as small as stretching out a hand to him…the man was healed. If the leper called out to Jesus and said, “If it is your will, you will heal me!” Jesus said, “I will!” The woman who had an issue of blood only touched the hem of His garment, and she was healed.

This is what Jesus died for, for you to reach out to Jesus, the One who loves you, and accept Him in faith and to accept the healing that He has provided for you. Now others may think that God puts disease on people for a reason, but I don’t at all. It is never God’s desire that we are tormented, physically suffering, or die and early death. But there are reasons that these things happen. Basically, we live in a fallen world and without knowing Jesus as our Lord and Savior we will live a defeated life. When we understand our authority as a child in the Kingdom of God, then we will live a victorious life.

Confession: Like the centurion, I believe in the power and authority of Jesus’ words. I know God’s will is that I be healed and walk in health and victory. So I ask in faith for my healing, and I believe I receive my answer.