Perhaps, one of the strangest passages of the Scripture is Psalm 22:3, which says that God inhabits the praises of Israel, or His people. What could it mean? We know that God is omnipresent, that is, He is equally present at all places. There is not a spot where God is not. However, His presence is manifested just as much as it is recognized by people. When we lift up our consciousness to God, individually or collectively, we open a channel for great outpouring of His love and power.

Praise and worship are far from being vain activities. When they are done in the right spirit, with the right attitude, they prove to be the best medical treatments!

Gods love is a healing love. Gods power is a healing power. As we see it in the gospels, Jesus attributed healings to the fact that the kingdom of God is near. The manifested presence of God was bringing changes to peoples minds and bodies, restoring them to wholeness. Divine healing was a vital part of the Good New of Jesus, and we need to be aware of it, as long as we want to be faithful to His message.

"The body is... for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body" (1 Corinthians 6:13), wrote Paul. Traditionally, Christians assume that the Lord is interested in their spirit and their soul. For them, body is something corruptible, subject to decay, and, therefore, inferior. But this is far from being true. God loves our bodies and longs to restore them just as much as He desires to restore our souls! His love is extended to all parts of our being.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;
Who forgives all your iniquities; who heal all your diseases;
Who redeems your life from ruin; who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfies your mouth with good; your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Psalm 103:2-5

When should we praise God, after our restoration or before? My answer is "before".

Praise is an indicator of faith. Faith deals with invisible realities: it gets hold of them in the realm of the Spirit, and then it brings them into the visible manifestation. When we praise God, irregardless of our current condition, we recognize the supreme reality and the supreme authority of His healing law and His healing love. We declare that His law cannot be broken, and His steadfast love toward us never ends. We confidently rely both on His law and His love.

When Paul and Silas praised God in the prison, as it is described in Acts 16, their bonds and chains were loosened. But I think this wonder would not occur if they would decide to withhold their praise until their release.

When Abraham received the promise from God concerning the son, he gave glory to Him (Romans 4:20), although the fulfillment of this promise seemed to be impossible. No matter how impossible our healing seems to us, it would be beneficial to us to walk by the steps of his faith.

Not only faith sees the answer in the spiritual realm it celebrates the answer.

Since Ive been able to see many people who received healing during worship services and in their private worship, I came to the conviction that healing through praise in not just a nice theory. The best proof (and, perhaps, the only reliable proof) is the proof of our experience. Wholeness is something we all want to experience, and the good news is that God already provided all that is necessary for our bodies. Let us act on that knowledge.

Let us release our sickness and embrace our health. Let us be thankful for the healing as we receive it.