In a powerful conversation on The Daniel Kolenda Show, David Diga Hernandez tackled one of the most debated topics in the modern church: healing.
Kolenda and Hernandez spoke about miracles, unanswered prayers and the tension many believers feel when healing doesn’t happen as they expect.
Hernandez was clear from the outset — he does not believe healing is something a minister controls.
“I’m not making any claims about the ability,” Hernandez said. “I cannot heal the sick. I cannot heal the sick at will. I can only, when directed by the Spirit, minister as He leads — and the rest is up to Him.”
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That distinction is crucial in a climate where critics often accuse charismatic ministers of claiming supernatural control over outcomes. Hernandez firmly rejected the idea that the “gift of healing” means a person can heal anyone at any time.
“I’ve never met anyone who believes they can heal at will,” he said.
Instead, he described healing as an assignment — a grace given by God to minister in faith — not a personal power switch.
“God’s power backs His Word, but His presence backs His people,” Hernandez explained, emphasizing that the gospel itself carries power independent of human perfection.
He also addressed the difficult reality every healing minister faces: not everyone gets healed.
When asked whether he has prayed for people who weren’t healed, Hernandez answered without hesitation: “All the time.”
He has prayed for people in comas who did not recover — and others who did. He has prayed for the terminally ill who later passed away. Those moments once deeply frustrated him, but over time, his perspective matured.
“It used to frustrate me,” he admitted. “But I’ve learned that I’m not the healer.”
That shift brought freedom.
“Sometimes, is it a lack of faith? Yes. Is it always a lack of faith? No,” Hernandez said. “Sometimes, is it demonic in nature? Yes. Is it always demonic in nature? No.”
Rather than attempting to force a single explanation onto every situation, he embraces humility in the face of the mystery.
“We take what we know, and we trust God with the rest,” he said. “That’s basic trust.”
Hernandez also pushed back against a common criticism: if healing is real, why not empty hospitals?
“What children’s hospital is going to allow me to go room to room and do this?” he asked. “Logistically, it makes no sense. Legally, they wouldn’t allow it. Not everyone would want prayer. And even still, it would be up to God.”
For Hernandez, faith is not rooted in personal success rates but in Scripture itself.
“That’s why I believe in healing, because of the Word,” he said. “Despite what my experience will sometimes tell me.”
He pointed to biblical examples — Paul advising Timothy to take wine for his stomach, and Jesus not healing everyone at the Pool of Bethesda — as evidence that healing has never operated as a mechanical guarantee.
“It’s possible for two things to be literally true at the same time,” he said. “There’s the spiritual reality, which is still literal, and the material world, which is still literal. And sometimes those two don’t align.”
Yet he continues to preach that healing is God’s will — not as a formula but as a posture of faith. For him, the answer is not hype, manipulation or defensiveness — but simple trust in the Healer.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
