"Healing was only for Israel under the Old Covenant, not New Testament believers."
How it sounds in your head: Those healing promises in the Old Testament were for Israel under the Law. We're under grace now, which means we accept our circumstances and trust God's sovereignty. Physical promises were for the old covenant; we have spiritual blessings instead.
"But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises."
-- Hebrews 8:6Source: Dispensational teaching that separates believers from covenant promises, making the New Covenant LESSER than the Old in tangible provision.
Pastors emphasize that we're not under Law but grace, which you've interpreted as meaning physical promises don't apply anymore. The focus is on spiritual blessings and heaven, not earthly health and provision.
A GENTILE, not under Old Covenant Israel, came to Jesus for his dying servant with zero covenant claim. Jesus marveled at his faith and healed the servant THAT VERY HOUR from a distance, proving healing isn't limited by covenant status but flows from God's nature.
I REFUSE the lie that healing was only for Old Covenant Israel. IT IS WRITTEN that I am under a BETTER covenant with BETTER promises—if they got healing, I get MORE, not less. Christ redeemed me from the curse and gave me the BLESSING of Abraham—health, provision, protection. IT IS WRITTEN in 1 Peter 2:24 - 'By whose stripes you WERE healed'—that's New Covenant, written to the Church, declaring healing as DONE. I am under the BARAK blessing, and if it protected Abraham even when he lied, how much more does the BETTER covenant in Christ's blood protect and heal me? I am a branch in the TRUE Vine, connected to better promises. Healing isn't a downgrade from Old to New; it's an UPGRADE through Jesus' finished work.
The Father didn't give you a lesser deal than Israel—He gave you His SON and a BETTER covenant signed in better blood. He's running toward you with MORE than they had, not less, because you're IN Christ, the fulfillment of every promise ever made.