Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for May 15, 2026

FORGIVENESS CAN HEAL

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Psalms 32:3-5

“When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the draught of summer. I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.”

Additional Verses

📖 Psalm 32; Mark 2:1-12; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:1-3

When four men brought the man who was paralyzed to Jesus Christ in Mark Chapter 2, the first thing that He did was to pronounce the forgiveness of the man’s sins. This shows that sin is the root cause of all sicknesses and suffering in human lives. Sin is synonymous to Satan. Sin is the result of man’s separation from God and the root cause of man’s separation from God is Satan. The other name of Satan is Sin. In Acts 10:38, Peter summarizes the mission of Jesus Christ in the following words: “...how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” After Jesus Christ healed the man who had spent thirty eight years at the pool of Bethsaida in John Chapter 5, He later found him in the temple and warned him not to sin again lest a worse thing would come upon him. This shows that without forgiveness of sins, even though you may receive your healing in your body, you are bound to lose your healing if your sin remains. In Psalm 32:3-5 above, David shares how his health was so compromised because of sin. From the moment he confessed his sins and received forgiveness, all his bones were healed. When you continue to live in sin, your performance at school, at work, in sport and even in your marriage will be affected. 1 Corinthians 3:16 says, “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” You must know that from the day you became a child of God, your body became the temple of God. Just as Satan and his angels were cast out from heaven in Revelation 12:7-10, you must also cast him out of your body and mind through your confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in your life. Declare your victory over the devil and all evil in the name of Jesus Christ. Every day let the Word of God lead and direct your life. You must not be ashamed to declare that you are the redeemed of God through Jesus Christ. Whenever you fall into sin, you must immediately confess to God and receive your forgiveness without delay. 1 John 1:9 -10 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, I am sorry for the time that I have not been able to forgive. Help me to have a forgiving heart like Yours so that I may not hold any grudge because it causes bitterness. Thank You for the Spirit of forgiveness which brings healing. In Jesus Christ’s Name l pray. Amen.