Chapter 2. 18
Gift of Healing
Underlying Belief; The Bible
is without error.[1]
There are spiritual roadblocks to healing.
Healing can be supernatural today.
The Will of God does not change.
Faith is required.
Why do we get sick?
Sickness exist because of
Satan. According to the Book, man was made perfect with no sickness. When Adam
sinned; the earth and Man became cursed. Now Death is a normal process.[2] The Believer dies once, but lives twice; the Un-believer
and Make-believer dies twice, but lives only once. (SELAH; Ponder that)
We not only toil in the earth just to eat; but our bodies also toil to
stay healthy. If Satan can get his way,
he will buffet us and steal the normal
process of healing from our bodies. Make no mistake: Satan must stop the promises
of God from bearing fruit, so it is a
normal process for our bodies to be attacked and for us to fight back.
The good news is we don’t have to be sick when we die. We can go home healthy. God says his plan for us is to live till we
are about 70 years of age and if we have taken exceptional good care of our
bodies, then we can live till we are about 80 and longer than that if we took
care of our parents.[3] It’s in the Book (I hope my kids read this)
So we are all appointed to die, but that time is not a set time. Our way of life can lengthen it or certainly shorten
it. Free Will was
given to men and angels, it is uses on earth to improve our surroundings as
well as for others, but without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Free Will most certain will lead us to spiral
downward.
You must
get this: When the Christian dies, he will have completed the thing
which God created him for.[4] Life is a wonderful gift from God, but it is temporary. When we die this gift of life will become eternal SOMEWHERE.[5]
Medical -
Rabbit Trail
Dr. Marytn Lloyd-Jones, a
Medical Doctor and a Pastor sharing from a Doctor’s point of view; says
man is created with a pair of “wellness scales” build inside. Our bodies have bad cloistral and good
cloistral; we have germs and we have antibodies. When the scale tips to the sick side, the
good side seeks to balance the scales by producing the antibodies that are needed;
this is going on 24/7 and we have no clue.
Vaccinations are a tiny invasion of germs
that the body sees trying to tip the scales and this produces the needed
antibodies. Antibiotics do the same
thing, they tip the scales back. Lots of
things can tip the scales and cause us to get sick: accidents, germs, infections, stress, fatigue,
depression, hurt, guilt, fear, malnutrition, alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
What you see and think also activates the “wellness center” to balance the
scales. If you believe you will get
better, your mechanism works overtime to balance the scales. If you think you won’t, the mechanism just
takes a break. My friend Ginger, because
of her prayers of faith, beat cancer
three times; bladder, abdomen and mandible.
I have another friend who got cancer and ask people at church to pray
that he would go ahead and just die; he did.
I can remember praying for a “brain dead” friend to live, her family was
in the next room praying she would go ahead and die. She lived; is normal, got married and has a
family today. Unbelief and doubt can
steal our health. Our responsibility is
to pray in FAITH the prayer of life, for both the body and the
soul. We are not responsible for the
outcome; that’s the work of the Holy Spirit.
So
here’s where we are: The man who
doesn’t believe he will receive spiritual healing and the man who does are both right. We walk by our faith and not by our
experience.[6]
Experience
Vs: Scripture
Our experience says, who can
know the mind of God, much less His Devine will.
Our experience with the TV
Faith Healers, seem to be that they only heal the things we can’t see. Where is the healing of the totally blind,
the totally paralyzed, those with Cancer, the straightening of backs or growing
new limbs? Maybe these guys are just fakes
Our experience says; although
we have heard about God healing others, we have not personally witnessed the
miracle of healing in our own lives, and we probably won’t.
Our experience says that God
wants some people sick to be used in His Devine plan.
Our experience indicates that
the Bibles “Gifts
of Healing” concluded with the end of the Apostles of Christ. Does scripture support this?
Our experience says sometimes
God afflicts us to teach us something. Well, what did
you learn?
We believe in the power of prayer for
healing “if it
is God’s will”.[7] Sometimes He says YES, sometime He says NO, sometimes
He says WAIT. But does scripture support this?
Are
we correctly applying the scripture; “If it’s the Lord’s will”? Can we know God’s Will?
Is what you believe found in
the scriptures or is it just what you have always heard?
The question should be what does God say?
Has God Changed?
Scripture
states that God does not change or vary His nature and cannot lie. If God does not change, then we should LOGICALLY be able to look at the life of Jesus
Christ, who did the will of the Father, and learn the will of God through the
scriptures. YES, we can know the
will of God on a number of subjects, but let’s just look at healing. The Book says; when God speaks; the matter
is settled, His word will accomplish His plan.
He cannot lie or change His mind, He does not vary; He is always the
same.[8] It’s in the Book
Christ says he only does the
things the Father has told Him to do. He healed
You can say with confidence and in FAITH; as written in
the scriptures, that you know THE WILL OF GOD concerning healing, He wants you well, this is not far
out boasting.[10]
Gift of Bearing Weariness
T.D. Jakes, a television teacher, says he likes
to “crawl into the scripture”, like he is present within the moment and just
“look around” at what’s going on. I
think it’s important here to crawl into the moment with Jesus and examine the gift of healing in His ministry. Jesus was created as a mortal man with all of
man’s limitations. Weariness, fatigue, hunger, thirst and
the desire to
get away to rest or just
have some “me
time.” [11]
What if you had the gift of healing; with today’s communications and
transportation; could you possibly be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week? I can well imagine why Christ
would heal people and instruct them not to tell anybody.[12]
I am grateful for those who are teaching healing by systematically
walking through the scriptures, reviving the hunger for the Masters Touch like that seen in the scriptures.
I strongly suspect that if I had the “gift of healing” I would operate
secretly behind the scenes and not on TV. I can just feel the spiritual load that would
be on that person as well as on his family; it would be just incredible, if not
un-bearable. Of all the gifts of the
Spirit that are available, this is the one that I would pursue, but I don’t think I could handle the responsibility of knowing that someone
needs a touch and I’m just too tired to go and pray. That’s probably why the gifts are given “as the spirit
wills”.
What
about doctors; there were many Doctors during New Testament times.[13] There was no rebuke from Jesus found in the
scriptures concerning doctors. In fact
Luke was a disciple as well as a Doctor.
Doctors give hope; Hope is good medicine. So pray for wisdom for your doctor,
then pray over your medicine, then take your medicine.
The Anointing
There
were instances in the Bible of special anointing that happened by virtue of
the Holy Spirit.
The anointed Bones of the prophet
Elisha brought life back into a dead man.[14]
Moses face was anointed by
a brilliant light when he encountered God.[15]
Stephens face became anointed
with light just before he died.[16]
The Shadow of Peter fell on people
and they were healed.[17]
The Handkerchief of Paul was placed on
the sick and they were healed.[18]
Shadows and
handkerchiefs evoke Hope, an EXPECTATION of healing; a
point of contact.
A TV evangelist, pushing his prayer cloths, told the viewers he had received a
letter from a woman who had sewed his prayer cloth into her husband’s pillow
case to get him saved. Another letter
exclaimed that a wife had ground up his prayer cloth and put it in her husband’s
hamburger to get him saved. This is
salvation and healing by “Remote Control.”
What does God say? No man comes
to the Father unless the Holy Spirit draws him.[19] I am troubled by those that would traffic in
human suffering to grow rich. All
compassion shown in the scriptures was FREE.
Using the scriptures to raise money for a ministry is a misuse of God’s
word and has caused many to be turned off to the gospel and even to make fun of
it. However the anointing of God is
still available even if your experience
tells you it’s not.
Nowhere in scripture do you find Jesus using His special powers to
provide for Himself or for his immediate followers when immediate resources
were available. (For others, He turned existing
water into wine; existing fishes and bread fed 5000; existing coin in fish
mouth payed temple tax for disciples) [20]
Faith
Healers
The New Age movement says; it doesn’t matter
what you believe as long as you are sincere. Today we have Faith Healers who
in their services have manifestations of phenomena that are just
astounding. Some of their teachings
however, cause the believer to abandon their basic scriptural beliefs. The trend has
begun that it does not matter what you
believe as long as you have the manifestations of the phenomena in your
ministry.
Phenomena
should not determine Doctrine. The magicians in Pharaohs’ court
could produce the same phenomena as Moses’ did.
Here we see darkness vs.; light.
The scripture says that Satan and his angles can transform themselves
into angels of light.[21] Scripture alone should determine your
doctrine; proving scripture with scripture.[22]
Primarily, Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Healing followed
because of His compassion. Miracles and
signs were used to confirm that Jesus was who He said He was. All miracles of healing in the Bible happened
spontaneously; they were not foretold in advance; and there were no failures
and no experimentations to see what would happen. There was no pre-selection. Fake healers have a selection process with staff “doctors”
that select the “neurotics’ with no organic disorder before they have their
sessions, those whose’ mind can be manipulated. A family member went to a Faith Healer and was
not healed, she was told she did not have enough Faith. What a trip to put someone on; where was his
faith?
I believe God answer’s
prayers.
I believe the Special “Gift of Healing”
is available today, and I check out what I
believe by what God’s Word says in the Book.
Gift
of Healings
God gave the Church spiritual gifts which
are available to
The calling to use spiritual gifts is irrevocable.[26]
Don’t have the Gift
You can pray and receive
healing without having the special gift of healing. According to the scriptures, we are already
healed by the wounds of Christ; we just need to receive it. “IF” the Elders of your church
believe in the Gifts of Healing; have them anoint you with oil, lay hands on
you and pray for healing. What we think
in our heart and mind is what we are. We
must walk by our faith and not be moved by what our body is telling us. The prayer of FAITH will heal us. We must be Patience.
Gifts footnotes [27]
Christ
Commissions
Jesus told His followers
that they will do even greater works
than Him since He is going to His Father.
The greater works is about Quantity
not Quality. His ministry was only
three years; our ministry can be ten times that. Most of the Miracles of
Jesus was that of compassion; healing
the sick and the afflicted.[28]
Roadblocks to Receiving
Pride: The Pharisee had
“I”
trouble. The scriptures teach us to be
humble before our God putting others first and
denying self. We should respond to
others immediately, whether it’s convenient or not.[29]
Willful Sin: The scriptures
talk about adultery, fornication and male prostitutes; their tithes, offerings
and prayers are an abomination to God. Christ says we
should examine ourselves and confess our sins before we partake of
communion. That is why many people get
sick and die. If you are in an
adulterous or homosexual relationship, you are in Willful sin which
hinders your prayers. We are to confess our sins, TURN from our wicked
ways and God will hear our prayers.[30]
Un-forgiveness is a curse on
our bodies. It takes a toll on our
health. We can carry a grudge for years
and the other person doesn’t even know it; but our body is eaten up. Un-forgiveness hinders our prayers to the
Father and is a curse on our body.[31]
Strife: We are urged to have compassion and not
allow strife in our own household because it can hinder our prayers. We are not to “withhold ourselves” from our
spouse for spite.[32]
Unbelieving friends will hinder your
prayers; Jesus
and Peter both did something unusual before they prayed. This
is not seen at first glance, but the UNBELIVERS were sent out of
the room so that the prayers would not be hindered by doubt and unbelief. He only included those in
authority; the father, the mother, and the Disciples to be a part.[33] I know this is pushing it, but it’s
important to know that those laying hands on you to pray, believe in healing today.
Doubt: We can confess to others with our mouth that we believe for
our healing, but in our heart we doubt if anything is going to change. God says that this is double minded.[34] You have no anchor and will be blown about by
every wind of different thought and opinion. In Jesus’ own hometown where He had
grown up, He was able to heal only a few folks.
They all knew Him and hadn’t seen
any miracles in the past 30 years, therefore they doubted that He could
possibly be the Messiah. They just
plainly did not believe. Some folks
doubt, but just “try it” to “see what will happen”. Double minded people receive nothing. This is
not faith. It’s
scriptural to pray that God will help you in your unbelief; to grow you in your
faith.
Faith is crucial in receiving the answer to your
prayers.
Doubt Roadblocks footnotes
[35]
Sin, Strife, Un-forgiveness, Pride, Doubt,
Unbelief and Fear are all roadblocks to receiving your promised healing. Job
said; the thing I FEARD has come upon me[36] Fear opens
the door for Satan’s attacks.
You are an exception:
You are NOT an exception to God’s Grace and Promises; you are
included.[37]
There is a war going on
There is a teaching
that once you have prayed for something, that to pray again is operating in
doubt and unbelief. This is just not
what the scripture teaches. Your prayer
is heard before you even start to utter it.
The answer is dispatched before you finish and warfare cranks up
immediately to prevent you from receiving.
Keep praying even if it takes three weeks. Don’t stop; there’s spiritual warfare going
on to cause you to give up, and stop the promises of God from reaching you; to
keep you from receiving your healing[38]. All through the scriptures, Satan’s quest is
to stop the promises of God from reaching His children.
INSTANT HEALING
Demon infirmed
Phoenician woman
The Book says; the woman was a
Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She
begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. Jesus told her; "First let the children
eat all they want for it is not
right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs." The woman replied "Yes, Lord,",
"but even the dogs under the table eat the children's
crumbs." Then Jesus told her,
"For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."
The term “Dogs” here is not as harsh as it
sounds; it really translates “LITTLE PUPPIES”. This
teaches that you do not have to be of a special race or status to receive God’s
healing. Some feel like they are not
worthy to receive God’s gift of healing. This delusion is sent from Satan, from the pit
of hell itself to rob you of your rights as a child of God.
Jesus
tested the faith of the Phoenician woman for the benefit of those
listening.[39] This increased their faith. The woman left with what she came for, the
healing of her daughter, in fact everyone who came to Jesus left with what they
came for.
NOTE: It was the Woman’s
Faith, not her daughters that released the power of healing.
Demon possession Child
The
Disciples could not heal a young lad that was possessed by a
demon. Jesus said it was because of
their little Faith. Faith is the subject of this discourse, not the Demons. The Disciples will increase their faith by
fasting and prayer and thus will be able to cast out the demons.[40] A mustard seed, as small as it is, if
watered will grow large enough for birds to take refuge. The smallest Faith, if watered will also grow
and become a place of refuge and of power.
Faith releases the power to heal
Lame
man at the gate beautiful
A certain man lame from his
mother's womb seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked
for some money. Peter said; Silver and
gold have I none; but such as I have I give unto thee: In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. Leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with
them into the temple. The
Disciples equipped with the Gifts of healing gave this man a gift he did not
dream of. Note: There was action on the part
of the man; he leaped as they helped him up.
The
lame man did not have any faith; it was the FAITH of the disciples that healed him.[41]
Lame man at the pool of
Bethesda
Jesus walked past many
people who were sick at the pool, but when He saw the lame man lying there and
learned that he had been in this condition for a long time. He
stopped to talk with him. Why did Jesus walk past all the others that were afflicted at the pool and select just
this one to heal? It would seem that God
is particular about who receives healing and who doesn’t, but this is just not
the case. God is not a respecter of
persons,[42]
He has compassion for all.
Jesus asked him, "Do you want to get well?" Note: Some people secretly don’t want to work at
anything, but just enjoy the attention they get as they sit in their infirmity;
they do not want to work and want everything done for them
The lame man replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when
the water is stirred. While I am trying
to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me." Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up
your mat and walk." AT ONCE the man was cured; he picked up his mat
and walked. Jesus asked the question: Do you
want to be healed? Jesus perceived
the man’s FAITH[43] and with COMPASSION He healed him. Christ
still has compassion today.
Attached demon Woman bent over
There was a woman that had a
spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could
not lift up herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto
her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity and he laid his hands on her:
and IMMEDIATELY she was made
straight, and glorified God.[44]
Luke, one of the disciples and
a doctor says that sickness is a demonic curse. For this woman, bowed over and not able to
straighten up, to leave her home and to seek out Jesus was surely FAITH. Jesus saw her faith and had compassion on her and she was healed.
GRADUAL HEALINGS
The Ten Lepers
As
Jesus entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were
lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us; and when Jesus saw them, he said unto them, go show
yourselves unto the priests. And it came
to pass, that, AS THEY WENT, they were
cleansed[45]
Interestingly, these lepers believed that
Jesus could heal them, and as they obeyed what
Jesus told them, the healing began.
They put their faith into action.
It
was the Faith of the ten lepers that was in operation.
Man Born Blind
Jesus saw a man which was
blind from his birth and his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who was
it that sinned; this man, or his parents that he was born blind? Jesus answered, neither hath this man
sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him[46]
and shortly Jesus healed him. The case
of this blind man leads the reader to believe that God puts sickness and
afflictions on certain people for His own Devine purpose. Could be,
but in the end, this man was healed.
Scripture
does not support people being sick because God predestined them to be
sick. The belief in
reincarnation was prevalent
and the belief that imperfections in a man were because of his sin now or in a
previous life, or they were the sins of his father and mother. Without debating the issue, Christ was
teaching His disciples that regardless of the cause of the blindness, it is “God’s will”
that he be healed.
God chose this man before he was born to be healed physically and spiritually.
He was double blessed. By faith this man
received his healing in his SPIRIT, and when he obeyed and washed in the pool
of Siloam he received it PHYSICALLY. Sometimes we have to exercise our faith.
Blind Man in Bethsaida
In Bethsaida the town’s people
brought a blind man to Jesus and asked Him to heal him. Jesus laid hands on him and asked if he could
see. The man said I see men as trees,
walking. Jesus put His hands upon him
again and his sight was fully restored, and saw every man clearly. This blind man evidently had been able to see
before he became blind as he knew what men looked like.
His
healing came in two stages. [47] The teaching here is not that
Jesus could not heal the blind man the first time, but that we should not be
discouraged with gradual healing, but to be persistent in seeking out Jesus for
our complete healing. The first stage of
the blind man’s healing gave him HOPE and enlarged
his FAITH, thus the
second time he was totally healed.
Jesus warned the man to not go into the
town. He knew the town’s people would
try to talk him
out of his healing. That’s
the message for us today; friends will try to convince us that our affliction
will come back.
In this instance, it was the faith of the friends of the blind man that invoked the
healing.
Clearly the Book teaches that healing can
be
Instantaneous or it can be gradual.
Paul’s Affliction
Paul
wrote; “To keep me from becoming conceited because of these
surpassingly great revelations,[48]
there was given me a THORN IN MY FLESH, a messenger of
Satan, to torment me. Three
times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me, but he said "My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”.
Does God afflict some with sickness and
not others? Could be. To use this scripture to say that it is sometimes
“God’s will” for you to be sick; you must ask yourself these
questions that applied to Paul.
1)
Has God given you any surpassing great
revelations?
2)
Have you rote any extraordinary miracles? If
not, then this scripture does not apply to you.
We do not even know if Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” was physical or not. The unpacking of the scriptures reveals to me
that everywhere Paul went, people wanted to worship him as a god and he was
forever telling them, he was just a man like them. Satan wanted men to look at Paul instead of Jesus Christ,
this same trick is going on today.
Thorn in the Flesh
Thorn in the flash can be a
metaphor like “Pain
in the neck”. Some think
Paul had trouble with his eyes. That may
be, but I personally think his “thorn in the flesh” was people trying to worship
him like he was
a god and others demon possessed
people running around shouting and calling attention to Paul instead of Christ.[49] Regardless… scripture says it was a “Messenger from
Satan”, not from God.
Silent
Healing – The Confession
A woman who had suffered
for twelve years with an issue of blood sought out Jesus to be healed. She was considered unclean and should not
have been in the crowd, but her faith drove her to just reach out and touch His
clothes believing she would be healed. It
was her Faith that healed her
infirmity; but Jesus wouldn’t let it go, He wanted her to confess it openly. Sometime people are healed, but don’t tell it
because they think, “what if it comes back” and I have told everybody
that I am healed, I will be so embarrassed. When you receive your healing, God wants you
to confess it with your mouth so
others will be edified.[50] Don’t lose your healing because of doubt and
unbelief.
God
wants to hear you speak your heart.
Perfect
Access
When
Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the temple was torn into from the top to the bottom revealing
The Holy Place.[51] This allowed for the first time, man to have
direct access to God.
Now, no priest is required to intercede for
you. You can approach the throne room of
God boldly.
METHODS OF HEALING
Methods
and formulas; I think it is interesting that we as Believers look for a
formula to follow or some kind of strict procedure to operate in so we can
affect healing on someone. The example
we should follow is to do what Jesus did.
I think He healed in so many different ways was to show us that it’s not
WHAT the method is, but WHO the healer is.
Healing should always point back the Great
Physician Jesus Christ. I’m going to
list a few way healing occurred in scriptures and you will get the point.
a)
Jesus spit on the ground, and made clay of the
spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay and told him
to Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.
[52]
b)
Took the little girl by the hand and said, get
up.[53]
c)
He called her to him, and said; Woman, you are
loosed from your infirmity[54]
d)
Jesus just thought it and told the Centurion, it
will be done just as you believed it would[55]
e)
The Disciples anointed many with oil and healed
them[56]
f)
Jesus just spoke and her daughters at home were
healed[57]
g)
Jesus spoke; pick up your mat and walk[58]
h)
Disciples spoke and took him by the right hand
and lifted him up[59]
i)
Jesus said; go show yourselves unto the priests.[60]
j)
Took him by the hand, spit on his eyes and laid
hands upon him[61]
God
hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath
chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;[62]
The Book teaches that there
is no specific method
required for you to receive
your healing.
DIESEASES AND AFFLICTION
Nest; a partial
list of diseases/afflictions that are mentioned in the Bible
that God through
faith gave us dominion over.
Ague: Fever and disease of the eyes; malaria[63]
Atrophy: Withered parts of the body[64]
Blain: Boils, sores, inflammatory abscess[65]
Blemish: A physical deformity; a marred face, any limb
to long or short, a broken foot or hand, a hunchback, a dwarf, a eunuch.[66]
Blindness: The Loss of sight from birth, by disease or
by the hand of man. (Also a blemish) [67]
Boils: A tumor on the surface of the body
accompanied by scabs and itching. Also,
called blain or furuncles associated with diabetes,
Bright’s disease, fever,
undernourishment, fatigue or constipation.[68]
Consumption: A disease of the eyes and lungs which is very
grievous; Tuberculosis[69]
Deafness: The physical inability to hear; was inflicted
by God in the Old Testament. Also,
referred to as a spiritual deafness; can be caused by Meningitis, Scarlet
fever, Measles, Whooping cough, Pneumonia and Hysteria.[70]
Demons: A distressing
spirit; they can possess a person and alter their personality. Also known as an unclean spirit; You can be
possessed by more than one; They can render you mute as well as blind; They can
cause epileptic seizures; Throw you to the floor, bruise you, make your body
rigid, foam at the mouth, cause you to grind your teeth. They can cause sickness; insanity, give you great
strength for destruction. They recognize
the Holy Spirit and become afraid. Before leaving a person they try to do as
much damage as possible hoping you will give up and not receive your
healing. The blood of Jesus Christ gave us authority
over them. [71]
Dropsy: Also known as Nephrosis or Edema; an
abnormal accumulation of serious fluid in the body’s tissues causing
swelling. A badly swollen face that
almost closes the eyes.[72]
Dysentery: A
rotting of the bowels, the fibrin separates from the inner coating of the
intestines and is expelled as a bloody flux.[73]
Epilepsy: Convulsive attacks; temporary loss of
consciousness. [74]
Fever: Also known as
Ague, a burning fever; may be accompanied by chills and soreness of muscles,
dry skin and headaches.[75]
Gonorrhea: A Venereal
disease; an unclean discharge from the body or a stopping up of the body by the
discharge; Causes blindness.[76]
Gout: Excessive uric
acid in the blood; painful inflammation of the joints; can settle in the feet [77]
Hemorrhage: A discharge of
blood; bleeding; a ruptured blood vessel; blood that will not easily clot; also
referred to as menstruation; [78]
Hemorrhoids: Also called Piles; a swelling of veins
inside and protruding outside the anus; referred to as tumors in the OT. [79]
Insanity: A mental
disorder; referred to as a madman; behavior that is degenerative from the
normal; Confusion.[80]
Itch: Can be caused
by; Nervous disorders, reaction to certain foods, drugs, chemicals, material,
dust, parasites, fungus such as ringworm, diabetes, gout jaundice and digestive
disturbances - Scratching gives temporary relief, but damages the skin,
intensifying the discomfort.[81]
Lameness: Partial loss of
muscle functions, deformation or dislocation of bones; Injury. [82]
Leprosy: A moderately infectious disease, some of the
symptoms include; ulcers, tuberculosis nodules, loss of fingers and toes,
abnormal coloring, gangrene.[83]
Murrain: A plague; Death,
seemingly limited to livestock.[84]
Paralysis; Temporary or permanent loss of all muscle
functions – Some types of paralysis are known as Parkinson’s disease or Shaking
palsy.[85]
Scab: A disease of the
skin; sent as a curse in OT. [86]
Scall: A form of
Leprosy. [87]
Scurvy: A nutritional disorder caused by lack of
vitamin C. Extreme weakness, spongy gums,
bleeding under the skin. [88]
Spermatorrhea: A disease of the genital organs. [89]
Stammering: A heavy of dull tongue; slow of speech; also
stuttering: Sudden checks in the flow of
words or rapid repetition of a consonant. Usually caused by lack of self-confidence. Shyness, fear. [90]
Sun Stroke: Exposure to excessive heat; dizziness, headache,
dryness of the mouth and skin, nausea, rapid pulse, occasional convulsions or
even death. [91]
Tumors: A morbid
swelling; a malignant tumor is a form of cancer. There are tumors that are benign or not
harmful. They exert pressure as they
grow. [92]
Worms; Some types of
worms today include the pinworm, roundworm, hookworm and tape worm. They vary in length from microscopic in size
to 15 feet long. A curse; [93]
God
has given us authority over sickness; it’s His Will that we be healed.
Gift of
weariness
As I close out Healings; I reflect back on how many times Jesus told those He had healed to NOT tell anybody? [94] How many times did He try to slip away to
pray and get some rest? [95]
If I had the gift of healing full time, I would probably FAIL just through
the process of WEARINESS.
Did you see it? Jesus came so that a Gospel could be
preached, but it was His compassion for people that we see lived out in His
life. Before He could share spiritual things,
He had to first deal with the physical things, the
things of the flesh that were screaming
out. He had to deal with the physical
before He could deal with the Spiritual.
The gifts are given as the Holy Spirit determines; He not only knows the
sweet spirit that has been birthed in our hearts, but also knows our talents
and abilities, as well as the limitations of our bodies. [96]
The
Take Away
It
is a normal process for our bodies to be attacked by sickness. Our bodies “Wellness Scales” fights against
this invasion to balance the scales and then Satan attacks our mind. Most people do not read the Bible, so they don’t know
the promises of God. Folks have BS, a Belief System; a World View; they only know what they
have experienced; so their experience becomes their “Truth”.
Because of our BS experience, our mind tells
our body that we probably won’t receive supernatural healing; SO for us to receive healing we must renew our mind and embrace the scriptures as the FINAL AUTHORITY. Nowhere
in scripture are we told or is it implied that the gifts of healing have stopped.
The gifts are dispensed as the Spirit of God Wills. Who are we to limit the compassion of
God? With all that said; and believing
God has made healing available to the believer; we need to be aware of what STOPS THE
PROMISES from
being received.
This study has shown that the scriptures
indicate that willful
sin; strife, pride, doubt, fear, unbelieving friends and scriptural ignorance can
steal our promise. The Book
paints a picture of a war going on with principalities and powers with
the goal to stop the promises of God from reaching us; so we must pray often. To receive; first of all we must believe and not
doubt; then pray often about
our need. Although we are believers, we
also have some un-belief.
To cause our garden of faith to GROW and get a good crop, we must spend time tilling
the soil of the scriptures and watering it with prayer daily. If you have sown some bad BS seed in your thinking, then this
is a good time to pray for a crop failure.
The scriptures show that supernatural
healing can be instant
or gradual. We can also see
in the scriptures that there is no special method to
receive our healing. The emphasis is on
the result not the process; there are no Devine healers, just Devine healing,
and you can praise God that you are NOT an
exception or a special case; that you too can be healed. All sickness and afflictions are subject to
and under the feet and authority of Jesus Christ. [97] All that remains, is for us to grab hold of
the promise, believe, pray often and be patience.
When
Jesus Christ returns all believers will get a new glorified body. The Laws of Nature will no longer apply; we
will be able to; Walk on Water
as well as through Walls; Disappear and Reappear at will, and Transport ourselves at the speed of thought. Transform ourselves
into a white Glory Light as well as the form of a human being and Eat Food. We will
have mighty Power, Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding.
We will experience No Accidents or Violence,
No Pain, Arthritis,
or Headaches.
No Heart Diseases, Diabetes or Cancer.
No Dementia or Ringing in the Ears, No Down syndrome or Physical Defect. There will be No Obesity or Wrinkles; No Tears, Sorrow or Death. We will
be raised Incorruptible,
nothing but awesomeness and uninterrupted happiness. It’s in the Book.
[1] 2 Timothy 3:16 – All scripture is God-breathed -- 2 Peter 1:20-21 –
There is no private interpretations of scripture
[2] Genesis 3:16-19 –
Sickness was part of the fall of man
[3] Psalms 90:10 – We can
live 70 to 80 years; it’s not set -- Deuteronomy 5:16 – Live even more years if
you Honor your parents -- Job 14:5 – Man lives between the limits God has set.
[4] Isaiah 55:11 – What God
sets in motion will not return to him void, but will prosper and accomplish the
thing which was sent
[5] Hebrews 9:27 – Everyone
must die once; some will die twice
[6] 1 Corinthians 5:7 For we
walk by faith not by sight
[7] James 4:14-16 – Do not
boast about what you will do tomorrow, but pray; “If it
is the Lord’s will”
[8] Psalms 119:89 – When God
speaks; the matter is settled -- Isaiah 55:11 – What God speaks, His plan will
be accomplish -- Hebrews 6:18 – He cannot lie, so be encouraged -- Numbers 23:19 – He cannot change His mind -- James 1:17 – In God there is no varying or turning -- Hebrews 13:8
– He is the same yesterday, today and forever
[9] John 5:19 – God the Son
did what He saw God the Father do -- John 14: 31 – Jesus did what the Father
said to do -- John 5:30 – Jesus did the will of the Father -- Acts 10:38 –
Sickness is from Satan -- 1 John 3:8 – Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan
-- Matthew 9:35 – Jesus cured every sickness and every disease -- Matthew
6:9-10 – Jesus said; pray for the Fathers Will to be done
[10] The sick man said, if you want to, you can make me well, Jesus said I WANT TO !
[11] Matthew 14:13 – The
crowds followed him wherever He went. -- Mark 6:32-33 - Jesus withdrew to a
quiet place to rest -- Mark 7:24 – Jesus needed to be alone for a while to rest
[12] Mark 3:9-12 – Jesus told
His disciples’ not to tell who He was; the people were crowding and pushing to
touch Him
[13] Mark 5:26 – There were many
doctors in the time of Jesus
[14] 2 Kings 13:21 – Elisha’s
Bones had were anointed to bring life
[15] Exodus 34:29 – Moses face
radiated with the anointing -- John 14:6
– Jesus is the only way to God the Father -- John 6:44 – The Holy Spirit draws
men to Jesus
[16] Acts 6:15 – Stephen’s
face radiated with the anointing
[17] Acts 5:15 – Peter’s
shadow was anointed to heal
[18] Acts 19:11-12 – Paul’s
handkerchiefs were anointed to cure
[19] John 14:6 – Jesus is the
only way to God the Father -- John 6:44 – The Holy Spirit draws men to Jesus
[20] James 2:9 – Changed water
into wine – Matthew 14:16 – fed 5000, five loaves, two fish -- Matthew 17:21 –
Coin in fish mouth for temple tax
[21] 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 –
Demons can masquerade as angels of light
[22] Matthew 24:24 – False
prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles
[23] 1 Corinthians 12:1- God
does not want us to be ignorant about spiritual gifts -- Romans 12:2 - God’s
will is that we renew our mind --Romans 10:12 - The gifts are available to
anybody
[24] 1 Corinthians 12:11 -
Gifts are given as the Spirit determines -- 1 Corinthians 12:28 - There are
many gifts of healing.
[25] 1 Corinthians 14:12 – The
gifts are given to build up the Church
[26] Romans 11:29 – The gifts
and calling of God is irrevocable
[27] James 5:13-16 – Call on
the Elders to pray for your healing -- 2 Chronicals 7:14 – Turn from sin,
humble yourself, seek His face, He will heal -- Mark 9:23 – Everything is
possible for the believer -- Mark 11: 24 – You must believe that you have
received it. -- Proverbs 23:7 – Whatever you think in your heart; so you are --
2 Corinthians 5:7 – We walk by our faith not by our
feelings -- Romans 10:17 – Faith comes by reading and hearing God’s word
-- Isaiah 53:5 – He was wounded to provide our healing. -- Hebrews 6:12 – Faith
and Patience will inherit what has been promise -- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray
every time you get the chance
[28] Matthew 10:1 – The Believer has authority to heal EVERY disease and
sickness --
Matthew 10:7-8 – We are commanded to heal the sick -- Luke 9:2 – Christ sends
us out to heal to sick -- Mark 16:17-18 – Lay hands on the sick and they will
be healed. -- John 14:12 – We can do even more works that Jesus because we have
more time.
[29] Luke 18:10-14 – It’s not
all about YOU; humble yourself before
God -- 2 Timothy 4:2 – Respond even when if it is not convenient
[30] Deuteronomy 23:18 –Tithes
of a whore or a homosexual – abomination -- 1 Corinthians 11:27-30 – Seek
forgiveness for your sins
[31] Mark 11:25 – Forgive
others so you may be forgiven -- Acts 8:22-23 – Bitterness in your hearts is
sin -- Colossians 3:13-14 – Put on the virtue of love and forgive others --
Matthew 6:12 – Forgive others as you want God to forgive you -- Matthew 6:15 –
If you do not forgive, neither will the Father
[32] 1 Peter 3:7 – Be
considerate of your spouse so it will not hinder prayers -- 1 Corinthians 7:5 –
Don’t deprive your spouse of your body, less Satan can get a foothold
[33] Acts 9:39-40 – At the death of Dorcas, Peter sent the unbelievers out of the room -- Mark 5:35-43 -
At the death of Jairus’ daughter, Jesus sent the unbelievers out of the room
[34] James 1:6-8 – You must believe and not doubt to receive -- James 1:8
- A double minded person is unstable in all his ways --
[35] Hebrews 11:6 – You cannot
please God without Faith -- Mark 9:23-24 – I believe, help me in my unbelief.
-- Mark 6:4-5 – Where there is No faith, there is no mighty work
[36] Job 3:25-26 – What I feared has come upon me.
[37] Romans 3:23 – We are all
sinners, there are no exceptions -- Jeremiah 32:27 – Is anything too hard for
the Lord, is it too hard for Him to heal you
[38] Ephesians 6:12 – We are
at war with principalities, powers, rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness
-- Danial 10:12-14 – Satan tries to sidetrack your prayer promises from
reaching you -- 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 – Pray every
chance you get
[39] Mark 7:26-29 – Her faith was tested. – Their faith increased
[40] Matthew 17:15-21 – Faith
no matter how small releases healing power.
[41] Acts
3:2-9 – It was the Disciples faith that healed
the lame man
[42] Acts
10:34 – God does not respect one man over another -- Romans 2:11 – God does not
respect your position in life.
[43] John 5:1-9 - The lame
man’s Faith was operative
[44] Luke
13:11-13 – A Spirit of Infirmity had been
hanging on her for 18 years
[45] Luke 17:12-14 – As they went they were healed
[46] John 9:1-25 –
Specifically; this man’s healing was predestined so as to give glory to God
[47] Mark 8:22-26 – Placed
hands upon him twice to get his healing
[48] Acts 19:11-12 – Because of extraordinary miracles; of his handkerchiefs
and aprons healing people -- 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 – Because of surpassingly great revelations.
[49] Acts 28:5-6 – They said Paul was a god because he did not die when
ta snake bit him. --Acts 14:11 – When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted that the gods have come down to us --
Acts 16:16-18 – A known demon possessed fortune telling girl was drawing
attention to Paul and herself and away from God
[50] Mark 5:30 – The woman
silently receives her healing; Jesus said; who touched
Me? -- Mark 5:33-34 – Jesus wants the woman to openly
confess her healing -- John 21:15 – Jesus wanted Peter to openly confess
his Faith; Do you truly love me, yes Lord I love
you.
[51] Matthew 27:51 – The
curtain has been opened forever, we can enter boldly without an earthly priest.
[52] John 9:6-7 - Spit, clay
and a bath
[53] Mark 5:41 - Took her by
the hand and spoke to her
[54] Luke 13:12-13 – Called
her and laid hands
[55] Matthew 8:13 – Jesus
thought it; said it will be done as you have believed
[56] Mark 6:13 - Anointed with
oil
[57] Mark 7: 29 - Spoke
[58] John 5:8-9 – Spoke and
gave instructions
[59] Acts
3:6-7 - Spoke and lifted him by the right hand
[60] Luke 17:14 – Gave
instructions so show themselves to the priest
[61] Mark 8:23 - Took him by
the hand and spit on his eyes
[62] 1 Corinthians 1:27 – God choses the foolish things of the world to confound the
wise
[63] Leviticus 21:17
[64] Matthew 12:10
[65] Exodus 8:23
[66] Leviticus 21:17
[67] John 9:1-7 – Matthew
27-30 – Mark 8:22-25 – Genesis 19:10-11
[68] Deuteronomy 28:27,35 – II
Kings 20:7
[69] I Samuel 2:33 – Leviticus 26:16
[70] Matthew 11:6 – Mark 7:32
– Exodus 4:11 – Matthew 13:14
[71] I Samuel 16:14 – Matthew
8:28, 9:32-33, 12:22, 17:14, - Mark 1:23, 3:22, 5:2, 5:9, 9:18 – Luke 8:2,
8:27-29, 9:39,
[72] Luke 14:2
[73] Acts 28:8
[74] Mark 9:17-22
[75] Leviticus 26:16
[76] Leviticus 15
[77] II Chronicles 16:12
[78] Mark 5:25
[79] I Samuel 5:6, 5:11-12,
6:4
[80] Proverbs 26:18 – I Samuel
21:13 – Acts 26:24 – Zechariah 12:4
[81] Deuteronomy 28:27
[82] Matthew 11:5, Acts 3:2-11
[83] Luke 5:16, Leviticus
13:14-59
[84] Exodus 9:3, 9:6, Psalms
78:50
[85] Matthew 4:24, 8:6, 8:13,
9:2, 9:6, Acts 8:7, 9:33-34
[86] Leviticus 13:2, 14:56,
Deuteronomy 28:27, Isaiah 3:17
[87] Leviticus 13:30
[88] Leviticus 22:22
[89] Leviticus 15:16
[90] Exodus 4:10, Isaiah 32:4,
33:19
[91] II Kings 4:19
[92] I Samuel 5:6, 5:9, 5:12
[93] Acts 1
[94]
Luke 8:55-56 – Tell no one; keep it quiet for right now -- Matthew 8:4 – I’m
glad I could help, BUT don’t tell anybody
[95] Luke 5:15-16 - Jesus withdraw to desolate places to pray -- Matthew 14:23 – Jesus often went ALONE
to share His heart with God
[96] Ephesians 1: 1 Corinthians 12:11- Gifts given as the Holy
Spirit wills
[97] Ephesians 1:22 - And God
placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything
for the church -- Corinthians 12:11- Gifts given as the Holy Spirit wills
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