FAITH FOR HEALING
-God is sovereign over all things in this world
-His ways are perfect and just
-God’s timing and purposes are always for a reason. God knows what is best for us
-Wrong attitudes and unforgiveness can be a barrier to receiving God’s blessings (Exodus 15:26)
The Lord said to Solomon:
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)
Jesus Himself said,
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, FORGIVE HIM, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25)
HAVING RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS (LOVING OTHERS) IS IMPORTANT TO GOD.
-I will now share on what God says in His Word about healing
1)FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE WORD OF GOD
The Apostle Paul wrote, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17)
“Jesus said, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32)
Jesus said to the leper who was healed, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17:19)
Jesus also said to the two blind men who cried out to Him for mercy, hoping to be healed by Him, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” AND THEIR EYES WERE OPENED...” (Matthew 9:28-30)
Meditating on God’s Promises in His Word in the area of healing and answered prayers, and speaking out these promises helps to build our faith in the area of divine healing. The Lord said to Joshua before he was about to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, that “this Book of the Law should not depart from his mouth” and that if he was to meditate on the Book of the Law and observe it, he would prosper and have good success. (Joshua 1:8)
The book of Hebrews also says much about the importance of every believer having faith in God and in His ability to perform miracles.
“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
2)WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT HEALING
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits; Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction…” (Psalm 103:2-4)
“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we ARE healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
The Apostle Peter wrote in His Epistle:
“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow in His steps:”
“Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; (1 Peter 2:21-22)
The prophet Isaiah wrote in relation to Jesus Christ:
“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness – by whose stripes you were healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)
The Psalmist also wrote, “Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:19-20)
THE BIBLE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT GOD IS THE GOD THE HEALS THE SICK AND SETS AT LIBERTY THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED AND THAT HE ALWAYS HAS AND ALWAYS WILL.
3)THE MIRACLES THAT JESUS DID (Jesus Had great compassion for the sick)
“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
“But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” (Matthew 9:35-36)
“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.” (Matthew 4:23-24)
Jesus
-Healed the Paralytic
-He Healed Blind Bartimaeus
-He healed the lame, the mute and the maimed He made whole
“…Great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marvelled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel.” (Matthew 15:30)
Jesus also
-Made the deaf to hear
-He cleansed the lepers, and
-Raised the dead
JESUS HEALED PEOPLE OF EVERY TYPE OF PHYSICAL AILMENT, SICKNESS AND DISEASE
4)JESUS SAID, EVEN GREATER THINGS WILL WE DO AS BELIEVERS THAN HE DID
Jesus said to Philip,
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (John 14:12)
5)THE MIRACLES PERFORMED BY THE CHURCH IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
The Apostle Peter said to the lame man, who had been lame from his mother’s womb, who laid daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful:
“Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: ‘In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.’ And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them – walking, leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:6-8)
MIRACLES WERE COMMONPLACE IN THE EARLY CHURCH
“And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch.” (Acts 5:12)
“And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.
Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were ALL HEALED.” (Acts 5:14-16)
WHEN PHILIP PREACHED CHRIST TO THE MULTITUDES IN SAMARIA
“…Unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.” (Acts 8:7)
GOD EVEN PERFORMED UNUSUAL MIRACLES BY THE HAND OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
“Now God worked unusual miracle by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.” (Acts 19:11-12)
Demonic spirits are the cause of many types of sicknesses and infirmities. Jesus loosed the woman who was bound up by a spirit of infirmity for 18 years and she was healed. (Luke 13:10-17) (Jesus’ Heart to see people SET FREE)
6)ALL BELIEVERS CAN LAY HANDS ON THE SICK AND THEY WILL RECOVER
Jesus Himself said,
“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)
7)GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS
Jesus said,
“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:13-14)
The Apostle John wrote:
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know the He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” (1 John 5:14-15)
8)WE MUST SIMPLY BELIEVE FOR OUR HEALING MIRACLE
Jesus said, “Have faith in God.” For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” (Mark 11:22-24)
WE MUST SIMPLY JUST BELIEVE FOR OUR MIRACLE TODAY
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