Mark 16:17-18
“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
When Jesus commissioned His followers, He didn’t send them out with polite prayers and safe expectations. He sent them carrying authority. The word 'heal' in the Greek is ‘iaomai’, meaning ‘to make whole, to restore, to bring back to soundness’.
How good!? It’s not partial relief. It’s full recovery.
Do you have an area in your body that needs full recovery? Or a loved one who needs their body restored to health?
Healing is not a side benefit of the gospel. It’s part of the gospel itself. Wherever Jesus went, He preached, taught, and healed. The power to heal was never meant to end with Him, it was meant to continue through His Church. That’s why, in Acts 3, Peter looked at the lame man at the temple gate and said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” And he did.
That same power flows today through every believer filled with the Spirit.
As we fast, we begin to discern the gap between what is and what was meant to be. We stop accepting sickness as inevitable and start contending for full recovery.
In the gospels, healing was never just physical; it was prophetic. Every miracle pointed to God’s Kingdom breaking in - eyes opening, hearts restored, lives made whole, and bodies healed. Each act of restoration declared: “This is what Heaven looks like.”
Wherever there is long-term sickness or limitation, know today that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you. He still heals cancer, still restores minds, still mends broken hearts, still reverses impossible diagnoses.
When you pray bold for healing, you’re declaring that the cross is enough. Isaiah 53:5 says, “By His stripes we are healed.” The Hebrew word for 'healed' here is ‘rapha’ - to ‘repair, mend, make new again’.
You’re standing on a finished work, not just a wish or hope.
It’s also important to remember that healing may happen instantly or over time, miraculously or through medicine. But in every form, God is the Healer. Whether He works through a moment of power or a process of restoration, His heart is always to make us whole.
Lay hands on the sick. Speak life over your own body. Intercede for hospitals, for mental health in your community, for children battling illness, for hidden pain no one sees. You carry the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead!
Where does God want to release healing through you - in your body, your family, your church, or your city?
What fear or disappointment do you need to let go of to believe boldly again?
PRAY BOLD
“Jesus, You are still the Healer. Today I stand on Your Word - by Your stripes we are healed. I rebuke sickness, fear, and despair in Your name. Let Your resurrection power flow through my body and those I know who need a miracle in their body. Restore what’s been broken and heal what’s been wounded. Holy Spirit, stretch out Your hand to heal and perform wonders in our day. We want to see miracles that make people turn their heads and declare - only God could do this.”
EQUIPPERS EVERYWHERE:
Today we are praying for Tonga!
(As part of this fast, we’re lifting up our Equippers family and churches around the world. Each day, take a few moments to pray for the country we list and our church/es there - praying for the pastors and people, and believing for God’s presence, power, and provision to move in that nation.)