The Healing Ministry of Jesus

When we hear the word “healing,” what first comes to mind? I suppose different things will naturally come to each of our minds, depending on what it means to us and how we have experienced it.

But recently, after a dream I had and while praying over a feeling impressed upon my heart by the Holy Ghost, I began to receive a revelation of what Christ truly came to do. That was his primary assignment on earth, and it still is today.

 

The Healing Ministry of Jesus

In this dream, I watched this person play one of those lighthearted games with her child. It was very unusual for her, as far as I know. She never engaged in lighthearted activities nor showed any interest in them. It was as though she had, knowingly or unknowingly, eliminated that joyful aspect of herself.

For the first time, as I watched her play and giggle while the character in the game collected coins, I was surprised and, at the same time, truly happy to see her in that state.

Upon waking up and beginning to write down the details of the dream, I felt a strong impression in my spirit to pray for this person. After documenting the dream, I bowed my head to pray, but I was short of words—I did not know where to start. I remained still and meditative.

Moments later, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I began to understand that this is what God is doing for this person in this season:

Healing.

 

Upon this realization, I began to sense the deep love of God. A sudden understanding came to me: ‘So in and through it all, this is what God has been doing? All the warnings, all the things that may have been classified as “judgment” were what they never truly understood.’ Those were the workings of God, bringing about their healing. It was as if the Holy Ghost was telling me a story about the healing ministry of Jesus.

“This person has been battered by life—crushed, wounded, and struck from many angles. So much so that they withdrew within themselves, grew lifeless, became uninterested, and even gave room to the devil and his demons because of the wounds of life.”

But I see Jesus setting this person free.

While still in prayer, the merciful and loving heart of Jesus for this person became even more real to me. More than they realized, Christ is deeply concerned about them and has always been. He has been trying to heal them, but they did not understand the way in which he was bringing about that healing. They have been resisting him. Yet, from this dream, after much struggle and resistance, they are finally allowing the Healer in, and they are beginning to see a great difference, experiencing renewed lightheartedness.

Still pondering the depth of Christ’s love during prayer, I began to wonder why he loves so deeply. The Holy Spirit then brought to my heart that it is because it has been experienced.

 

Isaiah 53:1-5 KJV

“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

[2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

[3] He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

[4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

[5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

 

Jesus loves so deeply and can heal so thoroughly because he knows what it means to be broken, beaten, and battered.

Jesus loves so deeply and can heal so thoroughly because he knows what it means to be broken, beaten, and battered. Share on X

He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities.

The Father, who is the epitome of love, sent his only Son to heal humanity. But that assignment required the Son to drink from that cup. Otherwise, how could he know how to heal if he were not a partaker of our suffering?

At this point, the Holy Spirit made me understand the meaning of the scripture that reads,

 

“[He] was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” (Heb. 4:15b)

 

This is not referring to temptation to sin. He does not have such within him. He was born without sin. It means the Father allowed his Son to carry the weight of the very assignment he came to administer to humanity.

It means he was TESTED in every way—being permitted by the Father to experience:

• Being beaten

• Being misunderstood

• Being broken

• Being hungry

• Being wounded

Yet, he had no sin of his own to warrant any of it. And with his stripes, we are healed.

This is the healing ministry of Jesus

This gives us a clearer understanding of the One to whom we pray. We are praying to a God who knows exactly what we are going through. We are never praying to a distant God.

 

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…” (Hebrews 4:15a)

 

When we pray to Him, the Bible helps us understand that he is not only listening—he is touched. He feels what we feel because he has been there. Because of this, we can come boldly before him.

But here is the great challenge. After we have cried and prayed, and taken that small step of faith to come before him, when he steps in, we often run back. We hide. We resist. Why? Because we do not understand the nature of his healing. We do not truly know the healing ministry of Jesus.

That is why I asked the question at the beginning of this post: “When you hear the word healing, what comes to your mind?”

Through the revelation of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s healing ministry begins with one distinct mark: EXPOSURE.

Nobody likes to be exposed, so they run away. The evidence that our prayers are being answered is when he begins to bring hidden things to the surface. But many would rather hide, manage, or simply keep enduring at this stage. The issue is not how much we can hide or endure. The major issue is that without the healing that comes from Christ, we are being robbed even more.

For healing to come, wounds must be brought to the surface. When we understand that God the Father, the epitome of love, is never trying to humiliate the wounded, we can willingly submit and surrender ourselves into His hands for healing.

God already gave us his Son as the perfect example. Before we could pray, “…with his stripes we are healed,” the Father exposed the Son in the most unlikely way: He was hung on the Cross—naked.

The Cross of Christ was not hidden in a valley. It was mounted on a hill for all to see, because the healing He would bring was for everyone to partake in. It was healing for the nations.

So when Christ calls, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,” it is not just a verse to read, it is a call coming from a deep, loving heart.

God the Father exposed the Son because without the wound, the healing could not be ours. He was wounded for us, yet he himself knew no sin. Christ steps into our case, not for his benefit, but for ours. What a practical and profound example.

Exposure is never easy. Christ, exposed at the Cross, cried, “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”

He felt forsaken.

On the other hand, while hanging on the Cross, the Bible says that he spoiled principalities and powers and made a public spectacle of them. The very powers that once bound humanity were exposed at the Cross, and Christ destroyed their hold over mankind.

 

Colossians 2:13-15 KJV

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

[14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

[15] And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”

 

To understand the healing ministry of Jesus is to understand that it is all about:

Exposure of Robbery.

Humanity was robbed in the Garden of Eden. Their joy was robbed. Their peace was robbed. Their dominion over Satan and sickness was robbed. Their vitality was robbed. Even life itself was robbed from them.

But Jesus came to restore to humanity everything that Satan had stolen.

Maybe you are reading this, and many battles of life have robbed you in different areas, so much that you have lost your liveliness. Jesus, the Healer, is here to bring thorough healing, so much that you will wonder at yourself.

His healing is not one we can administer ourselves. Proper and complete healing comes from him alone. We must trust him and surrender ourselves into his hands. Do not run away when he begins by exposing those areas. Surrender and trust him. His hands are steady, firm, and full of love.

It is okay to cry and temporarily feel forsaken. But you are never forsaken. What you are feeling is only proof that healing is being administered.

Jesus is the Master Healer. He knows exactly how to restore all that the enemy has robbed from us. His healing is thorough when we surrender fully.

 

As I conclude, Christ’s measure of exposure is rooted in love, not in shame. When it comes, it is to reveal the areas of our lives where the enemy is operating. The purpose is so that we can allow him to heal us.

Christ’s bringing of these exposures is solely between us and him. This is also an act of his love. Love covers all sins. But where an individual consistently resists healing from something that is deeply robbing them, Christ may take a step further in love and reveal the matter to a third party—someone who has his heart.

The intention is not to expose a person’s secret to another. Rather, it is as though Christ is saying, “If you do not trust Me, you can trust this person.”

Christ only involves one or two persons where personal resistance has been ongoing for quite some time. The man or woman Christ shares his heart with concerning another’s matter could be a leader, a pastor, or a friend. But know that Christ will never reveal an individual’s matter to someone who does not have the mind of Christ.

Understanding exposure from a different lens will position us to receive our healing.

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Exposure is Christ’s way of introducing his healing ministry to us. It is an invitation to receive what he has already made provision for, not to shame us.

Whoever exposes with the intent to shame is not acting with the heart of God. Every motive is judged by God.

His measure of exposure is not to prove how weak we are, but to prove how close he is to us. Faith, trust, and absolute surrender bring about thorough healing from the Healer—so much that we begin to see parts of ourselves we never knew existed.

This is the primary assignment of Jesus, and it is rooted in love and mercy.

 

Acts 10:38; Luke 4:18-19; Prov. 28:13

 

Hebrews 4:15-16 KJV

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”