8. Did Jesus Provide for the Healing of ‘Man-Made’ Infirmities?

Are health problems caused by things like medical procedures, accidents, or war included in the healing Jesus provided through His sacrifice?

The answer is yes, and there are countless testimonies that support this. However, this truth must be verified through Scripture.

Isaiah 53:4

Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.

The original Hebrew word behind “sorrows” in Isaiah 53:4 is מַכְאֹב (maḵ'ōḇ). It refers to pain, suffering, and affliction, regardless of the cause.

Matthew 8:17

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.”

The original Greek word behind “infirmities” in Matthew 8:17 is ἀσθένεια (astheneia). It refers to weakness, infirmity, sickness, or bodily frailty, regardless of the cause.

Jesus Christ carried our pains so that we don’t have to. He took our infirmities. There are no restrictions mentioned. In our own minds we may overly complicate things, but the bottom line is simply this: “by His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)

Through His ministry on the earth, Jesus demonstrated that His healing power is effective against all kinds of diseases, sicknesses, pains, and infirmities.

Matthew 4:24

Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

The original Greek word behind “torments” in Matthew 4:24 is βάσανος (basanos). It refers generally to intense pain or severe suffering. There are no restrictions or qualifications mentioned. Those who were tormented, regardless of the cause, were healed!

Consider the following two Scriptures demonstrating the healing power of Jesus towards ‘man-made’ issues:

Matthew 15:30

Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.

Luke 22:50-51

And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

Clarification of the meaning of “maimed” in Matthew 15:30:

Matthew 18:8

“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.

Mark 9:43

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—

In both Matthew 18:8 and Mark 9:43, Jesus describes the condition of having a body part missing (“cut off”) as being “maimed”. The same Greek word (κυλλός (kyllos)) is used behind “maimed” in Matthew 15:30, Matthew 18:8, and Mark 9:43.

Once again, the healing power of Jesus is clearly effective to heal all afflictions, including ‘man-made’ health issues.

In Mark 9:14-29, Jesus healed a boy who was suffering severely from seizures caused by a demon. In this context of healing and deliverance, Jesus declared this powerful truth (Mark 9:23): “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

What an awesome truth! No cause behind sickness, disease, pain, or infirmity is greater than the healing power of Jesus Christ. Whether the affliction is natural, demonic, accidental, or caused by human action, healing is possible to the one who believes, because all things are possible to him who believes.

This promise of Jesus is reinforced through His words in John 14:13-14:

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

John 6:63

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

Ephesians 1:19-21

and what is the exceeding greatness of His power towards us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

As a born-again believer, you have the Spirit of God dwelling within you. This same Spirit raised Jesus from the dead! The life-giving resurrection power of God is within you. This power is more than enough to heal you and make you whole, regardless of what caused the infirmity.