CHRIST OUR HEALER

Naim Choi, Intercultural Site Pastor

"Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases." (Psalm 103:2-3, NIV)

Have you ever prayed for healing and wondered whether God was listening? Have you ever believed in Jesus yet still carried pain, sickness, or weakness that would not go away? Have you ever asked, “Lord, where are You in this?” If so, you are not alone.

Since the beginning of 2026, we have been on a sermon series titled ROOTS, asking important and honest questions about our faith, including what we believe, why we believe it, and whether God’s Word can truly be trusted in our everyday lives.

When it comes to believing what the Bible says about Jesus, especially regarding healing, these questions become even deeper. We live in a broken world marked by pain, sickness, loss, and fear. Many of you are carrying silent battles, enduring long treatments, facing unanswered prayers, or living with chronic pain. Across cultures, languages, and generations, the longing for healing is universal.

At RockPointe, we are a church filled with real stories and real questions: How does healing work? Why am I still sick? Did I do something wrong? Does God still love me? These are not questions of weak faith. They are the prayers of faithful people who are hurting.

And this is where the good news of the gospel meets us: healing is not merely something Christ does; healing is who Christ is. Scripture reveals Jesus as Christ, our Healer, the One who restores what sin, suffering, and death have broken. In Him, healing is not a formula or a reward; it is a relationship with the living Savior who walks with us through suffering.

From the beginning of Scripture, God reveals Himself as a healing God. In Exodus 15:26, the Lord declares, “…I am the Lord, who heals you.” Healing has always been part of God’s covenant love, not only physical healing, but also healing through the restoration of relationship, identity, and purpose.

The prophets looked forward to a coming Messiah who would bring healing in His very being. Isaiah proclaimed, “…By His wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). This promise was not limited to physical recovery; it pointed to a deeper and more complete healing-freedom from sin, reconciliation with God, and the renewal of the human heart.

When Jesus began His ministry, healing was the centre of His work. He touched lepers, restored sight to the blind, made the lame walk, and freed those bound by demons. Wherever Jesus went, broken lives were made whole.

But Jesus did more than heal bodies. He healed people completely. He forgave sins (Mark 2:5), restored dignity (Luke 13:12), and welcomed outcasts (Luke 5:12–16). His healings were signs of the Kingdom of God breaking into the present world, revealing what life looks like when God reigns.

Healing was never just a miracle; it was a message: God has come near.

The greatest healing Jesus offers came through His suffering on the cross. On Calvary, Jesus bore our sins, shame, diseases, and sorrows. The wounds that broke Him are the wounds that make us whole. “…By His wounds you have been healed” (1 Peter 2:24). Through His death and resurrection, Christ defeated sin, sickness, and death once and for all. “I am the resurrection and the life…” (John 11:25).

This is why Christian healing is not limited to the absence of illness; it is the presence of Christ. This is where our ROOTS sermon series invites all of us: to place our trust not in outcomes but in Jesus Himself. Even when physical healing does not come immediately, believers are assured of deeper healing, peace with God, soul healing, and the promise of resurrection life.

Dear RockPointe, Christ is still our Healer today. He heals through prayer, through medical wisdom, through community, and through the gentle work of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes healing is instant; other times it is a journey. Sometimes God heals the body; other times He strengthens the heart to endure. But always, He is present, and His presence is our hope.

For immigrants, refugees, and those carrying the wounds of displacement, trauma, and loss, Christ’s healing is profoundly personal. He is the One who binds the brokenhearted, restores hope, and gives new life where despair once ruled (Psalm 147:3).

As the RockPointe Church, we are called to be a community of healing, bearing one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2), praying for the sick (James 5:14-15), comforting the grieving (2 Corinthians 1:3-4), and pointing all people to Jesus. We live between the already and the not yet: healing has begun, but complete restoration will come when Christ returns to make all things new. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes…” (Revelation 21:4)

My prayer is that RockPointe become a church that grows in compassion, courage, and concern for others.

A church where no one suffers alone.

A church that prays for the sick.

A church that carries the weak.

A church that reflects the healing heart of Christ.

Until the day Christ returns, we proclaim with confidence: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)

Christ is our Healer.

He was, He is, and He will be forever.

Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus.