Trust Jesus' power to heal.

Jesus teaches us to have faith that will seek out his power to heal.

Matthew 9:18-31

18 While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." 19 And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples.

20 Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, 21 for she said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well." 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well.

23 When Jesus came to the leader's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, "Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26 And the report of this spread throughout that district.

27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." 29 Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith let it be done to you." 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, "See that no one knows of this." 31 But they went away and spread the news about him throughout that district.

Do we ignore Jesus' teaching to have faith in his power to heal?

Note:  I think it is important to point out that these stories do not teach that if one is sick (or doesn't get healed) that there is a lack of faith.  But in the three stories here, their faith influences their healing. The leader of the synagogue has faith and his daughter is healed - after the unbelieving crowd is removed from his house.  The woman is healed because "your faith has made you well."  The blind men are healed "according to their faith let it be done to them."  It doesn't seem that it matters how much faith they had ( faith of a mustard seed can move mountains), but that with whatever faith they had, they turned to Jesus for help.