There’s a moment when the pain, doubt, or confusion presses in so hard it drowns out everything else. Your prayers feel unanswered. Your strength runs dry. And deep down, you begin to wonder if God still heals—or if He ever did. (and if you can relate, you never have to worry about being the only one, either)
However, when this is going on with you, this is where you let the this truth break into the conversation of doubt going on in your head:
“With his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).
Make no mistake! That isn’t just poetry. It’s a blood-bought reality.
But here’s the part you can not miss—This healing is accessed by faith.
Without faith, you’ll keep standing outside the door Jesus already opened.
What Does It Mean That “By His Stripes Ye Were Healed”?
That verse isn’t just talking about your soul—it’s about your entire being. The lashes Jesus took on His back weren’t random cruelty. They were payment.
Jesus was sinless. He owed nothing. He paid nothing for Himself.
He paid it all, all the debt, cleared it out – for YOU.
Every stripe He bore was a blow against sickness, sin, brokenness, and pain.
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree… by whose stripes ye were healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
Did you catch that? “Ye were healed.” That’s past tense. Already done. God doesn’t say you might be. He says you were.
This means your healing isn’t something you beg for.
It’s something you receive—by faith—because it’s already been paid in full.
Faith Is the Hand That Reaches for What Jesus Already Paid For
Faith isn’t wishful thinking, either. It isn’t waiting to “feel” healed. Faith believes what God said—even when your body says otherwise.
Look at the woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5:25–34). Twelve long years of suffering. She was out of money, out of options, and out of hope—until she heard about Jesus.
She said within herself, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”
She didn’t ask permission. She pressed in. She believed.
And Jesus didn’t say, “My power healed you.”
Be absolutely sure you get that! He did not say His power from on high healed you.
He said, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole.”
That same kind of faith still touches Him today.
God’s Healing Touch Isn’t Always Instant—but It’s Always Certain
You may or may not want to hear this, but I am certain that God always heals, always. I’m certain because when we get to Heaven, we will definitely have a glorified body. And I’m certain that there is no sickness in Heaven.
Healing doesn’t always happen overnight. Sometimes it unfolds little by little. And sometimes, God starts by healing your heart before He heals your body.
But here’s the truth: Faith holds on.
Faith doesn’t flinch when the symptoms stay.
Faith doesn’t bow to the diagnosis. It clings to God’s promise with a stubborn, unshakable grip—like Jacob wrestling the angel:
“I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.” (Genesis 32:26)
It’s not your job to figure out the how or the when. Your job is to believe He will—because He said He would.
Are You Ready to Take Him at His Word?
You may feel tired. You may feel defeated. But healing doesn’t come from effort. It comes from trusting the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Faith doesn’t ignore the sickness—it declares Jesus is Lord over it.
Faith doesn’t wait for the report to change—it confesses God’s report:
“With his stripes we are healed.”
God’s Word on Health and Healing
So open your Bible. Find every verse in the Bible that relates to healing. Feed your spirit with truth. Speak the Word out loud. And choose—right now—to believe again.
Healing isn’t just possible. It’s already provided.