We are to apply the “stripes” of Jesus for healing of those in need!
It was written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 53:
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the Arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah, the prophet in the Bible, lived during the 8th century BC, specifically during the reigns of four kings of Judah: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. His ministry is thought to have spanned roughly 60 years, from the late 740s BC to around 681 BC.
Isaiah, by The Holy Spirit, prophesied 700 years before Jesus fulfilled the prophecy concerning our Divine healing. Once Jesus fulfilled this prophecy to the letter, The Word went from “are” to “were” in describing this Truth.
Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in Matthew chapter 8:
16 That evening the people brought to Jesus many who were demonized. And by Jesus only speaking a Word of healing over them, they were totally set free from their torment, and everyone who was sick received their healing!
17 In doing this, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: He put upon Himself our weaknesses, and He carried away our diseases and made us well.
This fulfillment was vital for us to be able to walk in Divine health today. Jesus took on stripes at the whipping post and suffered on our behalf. The innocent paid for the guilty. He then sealed this reality as He went to the cross on our behalf. He fully paid the ransom price with His Blood which He presented to FATHER as full payment for our salvation. Included were healing, restoration, and health.
Jesus, the resurrected Christ, taught the disciples this Truth as He explained the Kingdom of GOD in Acts chapter 1. Peter finally understood this plan and process.
Peter recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1st Peter chapter 2:
23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him Who judges righteously;
24 Who Himself bore our sins in His Own Body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-by Whose stripes you were healed.
Notice the past tense “were”. Peter understood that the stripes placed on Jesus’ back at the whipping posts, provided complete healing for all, both in the present and in the future. Not one sickness or disease was omitted. Those stripes accounted for ALL sickness and disease.
Let’s now take a look at the Great Commission again.
After His resurrection, Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
The power and authority of is fully accessible to those who believe. Where do we stand in our level of believing? Are you and I producing fruit yet? Next, we will address this area of building up our faith.