Does God still heal sicknesses nowadays?

Openline program on Moody Radio on January 10, 2026 Hour 2 @3:14

Question:

Hi, I want to ask you about biblical healing like today, you know? I have heard conflicting things on this, I grew up being taught that if we just ask and if the Lord wants to, He will. And I recently heard teachings that people say Jesus never turns anybody down and we are all supposed to be able to be healed even if things like come at us, it doesn't mean that we will not be sick but we are supposed to be healed. What is your thoughts on that?

Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=664335&hour=2

Summary of Dr Rydelnik's answer:

Throughout biblical history, there are only around 2 hundred years where there were radical signs and wonders including healings, including the period of Moses and Joshua and then Elijah and Elisha and then the Lord Jesus and the Apostles. Each time it was a time of new revelation, Moses gave the law and Joshua also did miracles and then Elijah and Elisha established the prophetic period. This began the prophetic ministry of the different prophets to Israel. They did miracles and it was a period of new revelation. And then Jesus and his disciples during the period of new covenant, the new testament being written. I think signs and wonders in this unusual amount is part of new revelation.

If a person is sick, I pray in a variety of ways. I pray for miraculous healing. I pray God that if you don't heal miraculously, I pray that you will providentially make all the medical treatments work. So often, we think that this antibiotic is suppose to heal this sickness or it works because this surgery is suppose to work. Unless the Lord heals by His guiding hand, the sickness will not heal. So, we do not demand that God heals our sicknesses but pray that God will guide and heals us if He so wills. We should always pray more and who knows, God may heal our sicknesses.

Conforming to the image of Christ by J.C. Ryle

He that would be conformed to Christ’s image, and become a Christ–like man, must be constantly studying Christ Himself. Now the Gospels were written to make us acquainted with Christ. The Holy Spirit has told us the story of His life and death, His sayings and His doings, four times over.

Four different inspired hands have drawn the picture of the Savior His ways, His manners, His feelings, His wisdom, His grace, His patience, His love, His power are graciously unfolded to us by four different witnesses. Ought not the sheep to be familiar with the Shepherd?

Ought not the patient to be familiar with the Physician? Ought not the bride to be familiar with the Bridegroom? Ought not the sinner to be familiar with the Savior? Beyond doubt it ought to be so.

The Gospels were written to make men familiar with Christ, and therefore I wish men to study the Gospels.

On whom must we build our souls if we would be accepted with God? We must build on the Rock, Christ. From whom must we draw that grace of the Spirit which we daily need in order to be fruitful? We must draw from the Vine, Christ.

To whom must we look for sympathy when earthly friends fail us or die? We must look to our elder Brother, Christ. By whom must our prayers be presented, if they are to be heard on high? They must be presented by our Advocate, Christ.

With whom do we hope to spend the thousand years of glory, and the after eternity? With the King of kings, Christ. Surely we cannot know this Christ too well!

Surely there is not a word, nor a deed, nor a day, nor a step, nor a thought in the record of His life, which ought not to be precious to us. We should labor to be familiar with every line that is written about Jesus.”

Source: www.jcryle.info

Webpage: https://www.jcryle.info/2025/12/he-that-would-be-conformed-to-christs.html

Who were the wise men in the Christmas Story?

Open Line program on Moody Radio on December 20, 2025? Hour 2 @6:09

Question from listener:

I have a question about Christmas. A friend asked me the other day, where the wise men came from? It doesn't specifically say in the bible. But did they come somewhere in the East or has some historian provided more information on them?

Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik:

https://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=660698&hour=2

Summary of Answer:

Dr Michael Rydelnik says that the wise men were from the East and speculates that they were the same class of astronomer, wise men, king's counselors that Daniel were part of 5 centuries earlier. And he left them the scripture, he left them the book of Daniel and as they read the scriptures like Numbers 24 about the star rising out of Jacob, Numbers 24:17-19 and when they saw the star, they knew it was the fulfilment of prophecy.

In Dr Michael Rydelnik's opinion, he thinks the star that the wise men saw was not an actual star in the sky but it was the shekinah glory of God.

Numbers 24

17“I see Him, but not now;I behold Him, but not near;A Star shall come out of Jacob;A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,And batter the brow of Moab,And destroy all the sons of tumult.

18“And Edom shall be a possession;Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,While Israel does valiantly.19Out of Jacob One shall have dominion,And destroy the remains of the city.” -nkjv

17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

-kjv

17I see him, but not now;

I look at him, but not near;

A star shall appear from Jacob,

A scepter shall rise from Israel,

And shall smash the forehead of Moab,

And overcome all the sons of Sheth.

18“And Edom shall be a possession,

Seir, its enemies, also will be a possession,

While Israel performs valiantly.

19“One from Jacob shall rule,

And will eliminate the survivors from the city.” -nasb

17“I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near.

A star will come out of Jacob;

a scepter will rise out of Israel.

He will crush the foreheads of Moab,

the skulls of all the people of Sheth. 

18Edom will be conquered;

Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,

but Israel will grow strong.

19A ruler will come out of Jacob

and destroy the survivors of the city.” -niv