If you are searching for comfort and reassurance in scripture related to illness, suffering, and God’s protection, then this article is for you. Below I have compiled powerful Bible verses which provide wisdom, hope, and clarity around why sickness occurs and how God can heal and restore us even in affliction. Carefully study these passages to better understand God’s character and the spiritual resources available to us in hard times.
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Introductions
In times of illness and suffering, we can feel frightened, alone, and overwhelmed. Yet Scripture offers us reassurance – God sees our pain and promises us comfort and healing. When affliction comes, it does not mean God has abandoned us. Rather, He walks with us in the darkest valleys. Scripture guides us to place our trust in the Lord, even when we cannot trace His plans.
The Bible recounts stories of faithful men and women who endured terrible illness, yet held onto hope. We think of Job, a righteous man who lost everything including his health, yet continued praising God. And we remember many examples of Jesus miraculously healing the sick – restoring sight, curing leprosy, making the lame walk. He is the same compassionate Healer today.
God promises to renew our strength when health fails. He numbers every hair on our heads – we are not forgotten. While suffering continues for a season, it is producing in us perseverance and character. For God causes all things to work for good – there is purpose in the pain.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the Bible verses below that talk about God protecting us from sickness. They remind us this world is temporary, but the arms of Christ bring comfort, courage, and everlasting life.
God’s Promises of Healing and Restoration:
Exodus 15:26
“Said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, wilt do that which is right in his sight, wilt give ear to his commandments, keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee”
Psalm 103:2-3
“Bless the Lord , O my soul, forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases”
Jeremiah 30:17
“For I will restore health unto thee, I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord ; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after”
Matthew 10:1
“When he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, to heal all manner of sickness all manner of disease”
Finding Comfort Through Scripture in Times of Illness:
Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God”
Trusting God’s Plan Even in Sickness or Hardship:
Romans 8:28
“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”
Romans 5:3-4
“Not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; Patience, experience; experience, hope”
James 1:2-4
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect entire, wanting nothing”
Prayer for Healing and Deliverance from Affliction:
James 5:15
“The prayer of faith shall save the sick, the Lord shall raise him up; if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him”
Psalm 107:20
“He sent his word, healed them, delivered them from their destructions”
Matthew 8:16-17
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: he cast out the spirits with his word, healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, bare our sicknesses”
Reasons Why God Allows Sickness and Suffering:
John 9:2-3
“His disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him”
Job 2:6-7
“The Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord , smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown”
Romans 8:18
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us”
Claiming Protection Through Faith:
Psalm 91:10-11
“There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways”
Isaiah 54:17
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord , their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord”
Ephesians 6:16
“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked”
1 Peter 5:8-9
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world”
