Why I'm Interested In Divine Healing

Written September 23, 2025

I wrote the following letter for my friend Blas after he asked why I'm so passionate about divine healing.

Dear Blas,

Thanks for giving me the excuse to write this. I'm writing to you because I care about you, and also because I know it will help others asking the same questions about divine healing and why it matters.

Let me share where I'm coming from on this journey that's led me deeper and deeper into relationship with Christ.

For 28 of my 32 years, I had no real grasp on ultimate truth. I cycled through worldviews—atheistic liberalism, nonpartisan democracy reform as silver bullets—constantly revising my ontology, getting better at even knowing what questions to ask.

My nature has always been truth-seeking. I need to know what's true about the most important things so I can orient my life properly. And I've finally landed somewhere solid: we are image bearers of God, called to come to Christ and spread the good news.

But here's what's been bothering me: Are we worshiping Him well? Are we doing what He wants?

I grew up in a highly atheistic, arguably anti-Christian milieu. Even the people wearing cross necklaces weren't meaningfully convicted. And honestly? I haven't had much room to judge. My Christianity has been beyond lukewarm—I've barely attended church, had minimal daily faith practices. It's been a side consideration.

Even with the surge of interest in Christianity following Charlie Kirk's murder, I'm not optimistic that our current "discipleship infrastructure"—our churches and how they disciple people—is sufficient. Too many people won't get there with how Christianity is currently promoted.

I think about my brother. What would convince him to take Christ seriously? Not Marco Rubio speaking about Christianity. Not just knowing Charlie loved Christ before he was murdered.

So what might move the needle?

Here's what changed everything for me: learning that Jesus didn't say "pray for the sick"—He said "heal the sick" (Matthew 10:8). That's a command, not a suggestion.

And when we're following this command, we're not begging God to maybe heal if it's His will; we're exercising the authority He already gave us to enforce His Kingdom reality where sickness has no place.

I believe there's a fullness of faith waiting to be uncovered that unlocks the supernatural power Christ left us when the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost—power that still dwells on earth, despite what cessationists claim.

My own faith has gone from 65% to nearly 100% all-in in the past month.

Why? Because I've witnessed what I believe to be miracles. And I'm meeting more and more people with healing testimonies that have no scientific explanation:

Someone with multiple brain cancers dissolved after weeks of healing prayer by an anointed pastor
Autism cured after prayer from the same pastor
When this same man prayed for me, my eyesight—specifically my medium and long-range vision—noticeably improved. I didn't have medical before-and-after documentation, and mine's a pretty minor miracle if you want to call it that, but I can tell the difference
Other healings that can only be explained by the Holy Spirit working through people with deep, abiding faith in Jesus

Here are some clips from a documentary showing real examples of these miracles—people being healed in ways that defy medical explanation.

Now, I know there are entire genres and subgenres of fake pastors and healing charlatans out there. That's exactly why meeting the real deal has been so important to me—and why it will be so important to the world. We need to test the spirits, verify the testimonies, and document the medical evidence. The fakes make the real thing even more powerful when you encounter it.

Look at the Azusa Street Revival in the early 1900s that launched the Pentecostal movement (600 million members today). It started with prayer warriors praying in tongues for hours daily, maintaining continuous prayer chains for years. People came with all sorts of diseases and left healed—blindness cured, deafness cured, the lame walking, even the dead raised.

It's mind-blowing that we live in a reality designed by God where He lets us tap into the healing power Jesus had. But we need to live in the fullness of faith to access it—having an extraordinarily different prayer life than what most of us currently have.

As someone who feels called by the Great Commission to make disciples of nations, I believe divine healing is one of the most effective tools imaginable for evangelism. Right now, the way the Word is evangelized resonates with some but not enough.

But imagine seeing your grandmother's cancer healed after doctors said nothing could be done. That's how you stir up faith. That's how you make it undeniable that Christianity offers something no other worldview can.

God wants heaven to be as crowded as possible. My role—like many others'—is to help make that happen. And that requires people's understanding of Christianity as the one true way to become much clearer. Witnessing the unique supernatural powers available to Christians practicing the fullness of faith feels like the avenue God is calling me to explore.

I can imagine:

Creating documentaries about healing miracles
Supporting ministries with proven healing gifts
Building a website/platform documenting clear miracles with medical evidence—cases where there's no explanation except divine intervention
Helping spark something like another Azusa Street Revival

The reality is this: Christianity is the only faith that properly orders both ordinary and supernatural reality. But until we demonstrate the supernatural part, too many people will remain unconvinced.

Every healing is an act of spiritual warfare—territory reclaimed for the Kingdom. This is why I'm so passionate about divine healing. It's not just about physical restoration for the people healed (which is awesome and is important); it's about demonstrating the reality of God's Kingdom breaking into our world.

Thank you for asking about this. Feel free to send any questions. And I will keep you updated as I continue down this journey.

God bless you,

Gary