While many blame lack of faith for not being healed, its possible there are other reasons:
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." (2 Cor. 12:7-9 NKJ)
From my limited human perspective, many who claim to have been healed seem further removed from obedience to Scripture, choosing to determine truth via experiences.
Whereas, those physically weak seem more dependent on the truth they see in scripture.
Perhaps God is choosing the better path for the sick person, one of obedience to scripture rather than going down the rabbit hole of contradictory and confusing experience "gut feelings".
From God's reply to Paul it does appear God is stronger in us when we are weak (My strength is made perfect in weakness"), the reverse is then true "strength makes imperfect" God's manifestation in us.
I am relatively healthy (but we all are dying of something), and drove cab for many years. One Christian lady in particular comes to mind, she was so arthritic she couldn't move without pain. We carried her literally (she only weighed 100 lbs, maybe less) to the car. But the grace she showed, her joy at being alive...blew me away. I couldn't fathom the joy she experienced in God, even though her body was wracked in pain.
In Christ's Sermon on the Mount there is a "principle of reversal" I think relevant here:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. (Matt. 5:3-6 NKJ)
If we apply it to a sickness that doesn't get healed in this life, it requires in the next God reverses the situation 180 degrees.
If having cancer were like losing $1000, then in the Kingdom of God one would be given $1000 to spend, and likely more. So God will "compensate" for permitting a person suffer in this life. Reverse it completely.
Someone not healed in this life might rejoice because His treasure in heaven has now increased exponentially:
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matt. 6:19-21 NKJ)
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." (2 Cor. 12:7-9 NKJ)
From my limited human perspective, many who claim to have been healed seem further removed from obedience to Scripture, choosing to determine truth via experiences.
Whereas, those physically weak seem more dependent on the truth they see in scripture.
Perhaps God is choosing the better path for the sick person, one of obedience to scripture rather than going down the rabbit hole of contradictory and confusing experience "gut feelings".
From God's reply to Paul it does appear God is stronger in us when we are weak (My strength is made perfect in weakness"), the reverse is then true "strength makes imperfect" God's manifestation in us.
I am relatively healthy (but we all are dying of something), and drove cab for many years. One Christian lady in particular comes to mind, she was so arthritic she couldn't move without pain. We carried her literally (she only weighed 100 lbs, maybe less) to the car. But the grace she showed, her joy at being alive...blew me away. I couldn't fathom the joy she experienced in God, even though her body was wracked in pain.
In Christ's Sermon on the Mount there is a "principle of reversal" I think relevant here:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. (Matt. 5:3-6 NKJ)
If we apply it to a sickness that doesn't get healed in this life, it requires in the next God reverses the situation 180 degrees.
If having cancer were like losing $1000, then in the Kingdom of God one would be given $1000 to spend, and likely more. So God will "compensate" for permitting a person suffer in this life. Reverse it completely.
Someone not healed in this life might rejoice because His treasure in heaven has now increased exponentially:
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matt. 6:19-21 NKJ)
