Faith

Faith and Healing Scriptures

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Sometimes we need to be reminded of God’s love and healing power when walking through life’s struggles. That time was last year for my family and I, when I went through one serious health struggle after another.

When struggles get too big, they can easily become all we see. So to help me keep my eyes focused on the Truth of God’s Word, I compiled the following list of Scriptures. I read them everyday—many times per day, in fact—to remind myself that the Lord Jesus is greater than anything this world can throw at me. My hope is that somebody else, maybe you, will benefit from this same list of Faith and Healing Scriptures.

Struggles in life will come, so let your faith in the Lord Jesus be strengthened as you read these Scriptures.

2 Corinthians 5:7
We live by faith, not by sight.

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

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Living by Grace through Faith

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How does a person become a Christian? I think the majority of existing Christians would say that a person gets saved by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior or by simply believing in Jesus or by accepting the free gift of grace from God. And any of these would be correct. Paul wrote to the Ephesian church “For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).

However, when asked how a Christian becomes mature in their faith, most Christians will answer: by reading your Bible, doing daily devotions, praying often, going to every church service, getting connected to a small group, giving to the church and missions, by serving at your church, etc.

Not that doing any of those activities are bad––in fact, they’re all very good things to be involved with––but none the less, they are just activities. They are merely external events that we can choose to do.

Instead, I believe the way for a Christian to become spiritually mature is to live life the same way they received eternal life––by the grace of God through faith in Jesus. Let’s take a look at Galatians to study this a bit further.

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