Not only does he want to, but also as far as he is concerned, he did (1 Peter 2:24)! Healing is available on the same basis as salvation from hell -- it is a gift from Jesus Christ. He paid for it, and he offers it now to anyone who wants it.


Receiving healing is your responsibility

Would you tell an unsaved person, "It's up to God -- God will save you if he wants to," rather than telling him how to receive salvation by faith? Were you born again because God made a decision to save you? God made the decision to save you before he sent Jesus. You are the one who made the decision, not God. It was not up to God; it was up to you. Jesus already did everything he needs to do about your salvation. He did not need to do anything else -- it was your move. God did not save you until you did something about it.


God's other blessings are available to you on the same basis. He has already given you all things that pertain to life and godliness (
2 Peter 1:3-4)! It is up to you to receive them.

God made the decision to heal you before he sent Jesus. You are the one who makes the decision, not God. It is not up to God; it is up to you. Jesus already did everything he needs to do about your healing. He does not need to do anything else -- it is your move. God will not heal you until you do something about it.


Doubt or faith: It's up to you!

When Peter walked on water in Matthew 14:28-31, the wind, the waves and the command of Jesus were the same when he walked as when he sank. The difference had nothing to do with God or Jesus. It had nothing to do with the circumstances. It had only to do with Peter's faith (at first) and doubt (as he considered the circumstances more than the word of his Lord). It was up to Peter, not Jesus, whether he walked on the water or started to sink in it. (Thank God, this story also shows the mercy of God when our faith is not what it ought to be. If you have not developed faith for healing as you should, you can still call out for mercy! Peter did and got it. You can, too.)



God wants you to be healed

To say that God will heal you if he wants to is to question his will for your healing. It is the same as saying, "I do not know whether or not it is the will of God to heal me. I have not taken the time to read his Word and find out."

Jesus said that if you saw him, you saw the Father. He went everywhere healing the sick. He did not please himself, but always pleased his Father. Therefore, God's will was healing for all of the sick who came to him.

The leper was the only person who ever questioned Jesus' will to heal. Jesus' answer was, "I will." Read Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40-45 and Luke 5:12-15. The Bible says that God is no respector of persons; he does not play favorites (Romans 2:11, Ephesians 6:9, and Colossians 3:25). If it was his will to heal the leper, it is his will to heal you.


Jesus bore your sicknesses and pains (Isaiah 53:4). There would be no point in that unless it were his will that you should receive what he provided for you. He surely didn't intend to suffer for nothing.

"It's up to God" at best demonstrates lack of instruction. At worst, it is a religious cop-out to avoid having to develop your faith or assume personal responsibility for your healing.