Healing Is Going Around—Grace Brought It

We’ve all heard it before: “There’s a flu going around.” Maybe someone warns, “Be careful, there’s a virus out there.” It’s almost expected that sickness has its own “season.” But what if we flipped that perspective?

What if we believed there’s a health and wholeness season going around? Because friend, there is—and Grace brought it!

The Finished Work of Healing

The Word says:

“He 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.”— 1 Peter 2:24

Notice that last part—you were healed. Not “might be,” not “someday will be,” but already done. Healing is not something we’re waiting on God to do; it’s something Jesus already accomplished. Our role is to believe, receive, and walk in it.

Of course, we take care of our bodies. Stewardship is part of honoring God’s temple. But even in that, we remember the source of our wholeness—by His stripes, we were healed.

Living from Authority

Ephesians 4:26 reminds us, “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath, neither give place to the devil.”

We give the enemy place when we forget who we are and what we’ve been given.

Jesus declared in Matthew 28:18, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.” And in Matthew 10:8, He passed that authority on to us:

“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”

We’re not beggars trying to persuade God to move. We are His representatives, carrying His authority on the earth. We don’t ask Him to do what He’s already done—we thank Him for it and then command circumstances to bow to the name of Jesus.

Grace at the Pool of Bethesda

John 5 gives us a vivid picture of this truth. At the Pool of Bethesda—literally “house of grace”—a multitude of sick and disabled people waited for the angel to stir the waters. Only the first one in would be healed. It’s a picture of the law: limited, dependent on effort, and powerless to help everyone.

Among the crowd lay a man paralyzed for thirty-eight years—the same number of years Israel wandered in the wilderness. When Jesus asked, “Do you want to be made well?” the man answered with excuses. His eyes were still on what he couldn’t do.

But Jesus didn’t tell him to wait for the next stirring. He said, “Rise, take up your bed, and walk.”

Grace spoke—and strength came.

That’s what grace does. It lifts you where your efforts fail. The man obeyed, and immediately he was healed. Yet, the religious leaders missed the miracle, more focused on rules than rejoicing.

Beloved, don’t let self-effort rob you of what God is doing. Your breakthrough doesn’t come by trying harder—it comes by turning your eyes to Jesus. As He told the man to rise, He’s telling you the same: “Take up your authority and walk free.”

Healing and the Working of Miracles

When Jesus sent out the seventy in Luke 10, He said,

“Whatever city you enter… heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’”

Healing is part of the Kingdom message. Jesus preached the Kingdom—and people were healed. Not because of a formula, not always through the laying on of hands, but because they believed.

Faith receives what grace has already supplied. Jesus ministered in many ways, but in nearly every story, faith played a part. The woman with the issue of blood believed before she touched Him. The centurion believed before Jesus ever came to his house. The Kingdom message itself carried the power to heal those who believed.

The Ten Lepers—Made Whole

Luke 17 tells us of ten lepers crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” He told them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. Healing came in motion—in obedience and faith.

But only one returned to give thanks. He fell at Jesus’ feet, glorifying God, and Jesus said, “Arise, go your way; your faith has made you well.”

Nine were healed, but one was made whole.

Gratitude completes the miracle. Thankfulness keeps our hearts aligned with the Giver, not just the gift. Healing touches the body, but wholeness restores the soul.

God’s Will Is Health and Prosperity

God’s desire for us has never changed:

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” — 3 John 2“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19

Health, wholeness, provision—these are all expressions of His heart. Grace brought them, faith receives them, and thanksgiving sustains them.

So next time you hear, “There’s a flu going around,” smile and say,

“There’s healing going around—and Grace brought it.”