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A leper come to Jesus in Matthew 8:2. and said to Jesus,"Lord if thou wilt, thou can make me clean". The leper knew that Jesus could heal him, but like a lot of people today he wanted to know if Jesus WAS WILLING TO heal him. The answer that Jesus gave to the leper, is the same answer that He will give you. Jesus said, "I WILL, BE CLEAN". There is about nine sctiptures in the Bible, that says, "God is no respecter of people". That means if Jesus did it for the leper, He will do it for you. Also in Matt 8: 5-7, a Centurion came to Jesus on behalf of his servant, and Jesus said, "I WILL COME AND HEAL HIM", again we see the williness of Jesus.In John 5: 2--6. There was a man who was infirm, waiting for am angel to come and trouble the water, hoping he would be the first one in the water, to be healed.And Jesus said to him, "WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE?". Notice, Jesus didn't ask if he wanted to be healed, He knew he did, that was the reason the man was there, Jesus asked him, "WILL YOU BE HEALED".We have descovered that God wants to heal us, Now God wants to know, "WILL YOU BE HEALED".THE PRICE HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID.Isaiah 53: v4. "Surely He [Jesus] has borne our griefs [sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [Pains].v5. He [Jesus] was wounded for our tansgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes [Whippings that He took] we are healed.we know this is talking about Jesus, because in Acts 8: The Eunuch was reading this chapter and asked Philip who was he talking about, And Philip said it was Jesus. Acts 8:34--35.Matthew 8: 2--17. Is all about healing of the body, and in v 17, it says,"That it might be fulfiled which was spoken by Isaish the Prophet, saying, Himself,[Jesus] took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses".1 Peter 2: 24. "By whose stripes you were healed".We have just seen three witnesses to the fact that Jesus has healed us.Isaish had a revelation before the death of Jesus and said, "By His stripes we are healed". Matthew, who wrote his gospel after the death of Jesus, said, "That the prophecy might be fufilled". And Peter looking back after the death of Jesus, and said, "BY WHOSE STRIPES WE WERE HEALED".Please note the tense, WERE, "PAST TENSE".Jesus has taken our sicknesses, just the same as he has taken our sins. And just as you believe that God has forgiven your sins, you should believe that He has healed you. And just like you have received salvation you can receive healingMany people today are like the man at the pool, waiting for God to heal them, instead of knowing that they can receive right now.Mark 16: 18. "These signs shall follow them that believe, They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover".John 14: 12. "The believer shall do the same works that Jesus did".although Jesus was the Son of God, He opperated as, "Ben Adam", the son of man, and he didn't do one healing or miracle untill He was baptised in the Holy Ghost. Thats why we can do the same works as He did, We have the same Holy Ghost, Acts 1: 8, "Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you.James 5: 15. "The prayer of faith shall heal the Sick".So now that you know what God's will is, Jesus is saying to you,WILL YOU BE HEALED-TODAY.