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UNDERSTANDING THE HEALING POWER OF GOD
REV. DOUG JONES
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this volume are from the King James Version of the Bible.
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Contents
0hapter 1 .he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 1 0hapter .he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1! 0hapter , Understanding the 7ealing Power of 8od))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) -1 0hapter % 9aw um:er *ne; 'ust Because the 7ealing Power of 8od Is Present &oes ot 8uarantee 6ou <ill Be 7ealed)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-$ 0hapter $ 9aw um:er .wo; .he Power of the 9ord 0an Be Present .o 7eal 3nd 6our Senses Be .otall1 Unaware of It))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ,% 0hapter # 9aw um:er .hree; In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))%0hapter 7 9aw um:er Four; .here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal)))))))))) $0hapter = 9aw um:er Five; .he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))7! 0hapter 9 9aw um:er Si+; <hen the 7ealing Power of 8od Is 3dministered, 6ou (ight or (ight ot Feel It5)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) =9 0hapter 1! 9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))9, 0hapter 11 9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5? ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))111 0hapter 1<hat 3:out &octorsA)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1-,
Introduction
For the past twent1 1ears, I have used the method of the la1ing on of hands to minister to those in the Bod1 of 0hrist who were :eing oppressed :1 sic/ness and disease) .his method is one that 'esus commissioned the 0hurch to use in the si+teenth chapter of the 8ospel of (ar/, verses fifteen through eighteen) (an1 have testified that the1?ve actuall1 felt the healing power of 8od go into their :odies) 6et 1ou spea/ to some of the ver1 same people three months later, and most of them are still ver1 much :ound :1 the same sic/ness and disease) .here didn?t seem to :e an1 effects from the healing power that was administered to them through the la1ing on of hands) 3s I searched the <ord for answers, I discovered that there was one main reason wh1 the1 were not :eing affected :1 the healing power that had :een administered to their :odies) .he reason was clear; It was the result of a lac/ of /nowledge) 3s I continued to stud1, I discovered that there were two main areas that the sic/ lac/ed /nowledge in) .he first area is the lac/ of /nowledge that when hands are laid on them, the healing power of 8od is at that moment administered to their :odies) .his /nowledge alone will ma/e :eing pra1ed for in a pra1er line so much more valua:le and precious) .he second area is the lac/ of /nowledge as to what to do with the healing power of 8od once it has :een o:tained) <e have :een giving people the healing power of 8od through the la1ing on of hands, :ut then we?ve :een guilt1 of not instructing them as to what the1 are to do with it once the1 have o:tained it)
3 lac/ of /nowledge in this area is one reason wh1 people have mishandled and mistreated the healing power of 8od) .herefore, once we are ministered to :1 the la1ing on of hands, we must understand that there are laws that govern the healing power of 8od) Understanding these laws and cooperating with them will :ring a:out the healing of our :odies that we have so longed for) Failure to understand and cooperate with these laws will cause us to remain as we areB:ound :1 sic/ness) Columes of :oo/s have :een written a:out faith and the role it must :e allowed to pla1 in our lives, not onl1 to o:tain healing, :ut also to live and wal/ :1 faith) 3s /nowledge has increased, our confidence in and cooperation with faith has increased and has :een strengthened) Similarl1, this :oo/ is dedicated to :ringing an understanding of the healing power of God) .he more we understand this power, the :etter equipped we are to have confidence in it and the :etter a:le we are to cooperate with it) .he laws that 1ou will :e reading a:out in the chapters ahead will spea/ not onl1 of how to o:tain the healing power of 8od, :ut also what to do with it once it has :een o:tained) I encourage 1ou to read all the scripture references carefull1, even though the1 ma1 :e ver1 familiar verses) It is m1 pra1er that as the e1es of 1our understanding :ecome enlightened concerning the healing power of 8od, 1ou will :egin to cooperate with that power until 1our :od1 is set totall1 free from the intimidating control of sic/ness or disease)
UNDERSTANDING THE HEALING POWER OF GOD
C !"ter # T e Te!$ T !t Con%uers Sic&ness'
LU(E )*#+,-. #+ And it c!$e to "!ss on ! cert!in d!/0 !s e D'esusE 1!s te!c in20 t !t t ere 1ere P !risees !nd doctors o3 t e 4!1 sittin2 5/0 1 ic 1ere co$e out o3 e6er/ to1n o3 G!4i4ee0 !nd Jud!e!0 !nd Jerus!4e$* !nd t e "o1er o3 t e Lord 1!s "resent to e!4 t e$. #7 And0 5e o4d0 $en 5rou2 t in ! 5ed ! $!n 1 ic 1!s t!&en 1it ! "!4s/* !nd t e/ sou2 t $e!ns to 5rin2 i$ in0 !nd to 4!/ i$ 5e3ore i$. #8 And 1 en t e/ cou4d not 3ind 5/ 1 !t 1!/ t e/ $i2 t 5rin2 i$ in 5ec!use o3 t e $u4titude0 t e/ 1ent u"on t e ouseto"0 !nd 4et i$ do1n t rou2 t e ti4in2 1it is couc into t e $idst 5e3ore Jesus. -9 And 1 en e s!1 t eir 3!it 0 e s!id unto i$0 :!n0 t / sins !re 3or2i6en t ee. -# And t e scri5es !nd t e P !risees 5e2!n to re!son0 s!/in20 W o is t is 1 ic s"e!&et 54!s" e$ies; W o c!n 3or2i6e sins0 5ut God !4one; -- <ut 1 en Jesus "ercei6ed t eir t ou2 ts0 e !ns1erin2 s!id unto t e$0 W !t re!son /e in /our e!rts; -= W et er is e!sier0 to s!/0 T / sins 5e 3or2i6en t ee> or to s!/0 Rise u" !nd 1!4&; -? <ut t !t /e $!/ &no1 t !t t e Son o3 $!n !t "o1er u"on e!rt to 3or2i6e sins0 @ e s!id unto t e sic& o3 t e "!4s/A0 I s!/ unto t ee0 Arise0 !nd t!&e u" t / couc 0 !nd 2o into t ine ouse. -) And i$$edi!te4/ e rose u" 5e3ore t e$0 !nd too& u" t !t 1 ereon e 4!/0 !nd de"!rted to is o1n ouse0 24ori3/in2 God. -. And t e/ 1ere !44 !$!Bed0 !nd t e/ 24ori3ied God0 !nd 1
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.his stor1 has :een a favorite of mine for 1ears) I have marveled at the determination of these men in verses 1= and 19, who tried ever1 possi:le means of entering into this room where 'esus was) 0an 1ou imagine how the1 must have felt when the1 were not allowed into the room due to the crowdA (ost people would have stopped there, turned around, and gone home) But it is ver1 apparent that these men /new that help for their friend was in that room5 .he1 /new this 1o/e of pals1 would :e destro1ed if onl1 the1 could get their friend to 'esus) Suddenl1, one of the men has an unconventional idea; F9et?s clim: up onto the roof, cut a hole in the roof, and lower him into the midst :efore 'esus5F 3greeing with the idea, the men maneuver their friend onto the roof and :egin their tas/ of getting him to 'esus) .he first sign of their presence to those alread1 in the room must have :een the dust that :egan floating down from the ceiling) .hen little pieces of the ceiling must have :egun to fall on those :elow) Finall1, a little :igger piece comes crashing down5 3ll e1es at this time are loo/ing upward) .he determined men continue to wor/) ow larger pieces are :eing ta/en off the roof until the men create a hole large enough to lower through it a man l1ing on a couch5 3s the1 lowered their dear friend through the hole, the1 must have :een quite a sight) 0overed with dirt and dust from the roof, all of them wor/ing together lowered him down to 'esus)
.he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5
Cerse -! tells us of 'esus? reaction to this ver1 unusual sight) It sa1s, F3nd when he saw their faith, he said unto him, (an, th1 sins are forgiven thee)F For 1ears I have :een so captivated :1 the statement FAnd when he saw their faith. . .F that it was the onl1 thing I?d mention from this stor1) I had come to the conclusion that the onl1 thing involved with this man?s healing was their faith) But after reading this account a little more closel1, I discovered that there were two things present which wor/ed together to free this man from his disease) 9u/e informs us in verse -! that not onl1 was faith present, :ut in verse 17, he mentions something else that was present; F. . and the PO !" O# $H! %O"& was present to heal them.F
The Unbeatable Team

<hat was this power that was presentA It must have :een healing power due to the fact that it healed the man5 .herefore, we must come to the conclusion that this man?s healing was the result of two things wor/ing togetherBfaith and the healing power of God5 .his com:ination /nows no failure) .here is not a sic/ness /nown to man that can remain dominant in a person when faith and the healing power of 8od team up and wor/ together5 Faith and 8od?s healing power wor/ed together to free this man from his disease) .hen wh1 had I spent so much of m1 time and effort defining and e+plaining the FfaithF side while hardl1 mentioning the FpowerF sideA If faith and power must wor/
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Understanding the Healing Power of God
together as a team, we must understand as much a:out the power side as we do a:out the faith side) Please do not misunderstand me) <e must :e taught a:out the faith side) 7owever, if faith and power are a team, then we must /now a:out each team mem:er equall1) <e should not :e elevating one a:ove the other) If faith were the onl1 thing responsi:le for the man?s healing in 9u/e $, there would have :een no need to let him down through the roof) .hose men had faith long :efore the1 lowered him into the midst :efore 'esus) So faith alone did not get this man healedG neither did the power alone get this man healed) It was the two wor/ing together) <hen o(r faith teams up with His power, recover1 from sic/ness and disease :egins5 .his is the team that conquers sic/nessBfaith and the healing power of 8od5 If we thin/ a:out this account in 9u/e $ for a moment, something ver1 interesting :egins to surface) .here was onl1 one thing in those men?s lives that /ept their faith from teaming up with the healing power of 8od, and that was the roof) If the team of faith and power was to unite and wor/ together, the roof had to go5 <e see clearl1 that those men did not let a little roof stand :etween them and the healing power of 8od) It too/ a little time and effort, :ut the o:stacle was removed) .he team of faith and power was then united, and the sic/ness was conquered5 I wonder if we have an1thing standing :etween o(r faith and His powerA I :elieve most of us do, and it must :e identified and Hripped apartI if we e+pect to :e free from sic/ness in our :od1)
Another Example of Uniting Faith with the Power
In the 8ospel of (ar/, we have another illustration that helps us see the same point that was made in the previous stor1) It?s the account of the woman with the issue of :lood) :!r& )*-),=? -) And ! cert!in 1o$!n0 1 ic !d !n issue o3 54ood t1e46e /e!rs0 -. And !d su33ered $!n/ t in2s o3 $!n/ " /sici!ns0 !nd !d s"ent !44 t !t s e !d0 !nd 1!s not in2 5ettered0 5ut r!t er 2re1 1orse0 -+ W en s e !d e!rd o3 Jesus0 c!$e in t e "ress 5e ind0 !nd touc ed is 2!r$ent. -7 For s e s!id0 I3 I $!/ touc 5ut is c4ot es0 I s !44 5e 1 o4e. -8 And str!i2 t1!/ t e 3ount!in o3 er 54ood 1!s dried u"> !nd s e 3e4t in er 5od/ t !t s e 1!s e!4ed o3 t !t "4!2ue. =9 And Jesus0 i$$edi!te4/ &no1in2 in i$se43 t !t 6irtue !d 2one out o3 i$0 turned i$ !5out in t e "ress0 !nd s!id0 W o touc ed $/ c4ot es; =# And is disci"4es s!id unto i$0 T ou seest t e $u4titude t ron2in2 t ee0 !nd s!/est t ou0 W o touc ed $e; =- And e 4oo&ed round !5out to see er t !t !d done t is t in2. == <ut t e 1o$!n 3e!rin2 !nd tre$54in20 &no1in2 1 !t 1!s done in er0 c!$e !nd 3e44 do1n 5e3ore i$0 !nd to4d i$ !44 t e trut . =? And e s!id unto er0 D!u2 ter0 t / 3!it !t $!de t ee 1 o4e> 2o in "e!ce0 !nd 5e 1 o4e o3 t / "4!2ue. 4eading of this woman?s healing, it is ver1 apparent that she has suffered much during the last twelve 1ears :efore the time of her healing) She has spent all that she had tr1ing to dethrone this disease in her :od1) She has endured man1 unsuccessful procedures :1 doctors to tr1 to turn her situation around)
Suddenl1, someone comes into this woman?s presence who :egins to tell her a:out 'esus) <hat wonderful news this must have :een to her ears5 3 new possi:ilit1 of :eing free :ecomes availa:le if she can onl1 get to 'esus5 Immediatel1, she sets out to find this 'esus, and ma/ing her wa1 determinedl1, she finds 7im) But as she evaluates the situation, she finds that a crowd has gathered, ma/ing access to 'esus almost impossi:le) .he woman undou:tedl1 had the thought cross her mind, *+m not strong eno(gh to p(sh m, wa, thro(gh that crowd) 0an 1ou :lame her for thin/ing that thought, /nowing that she had :een under that sic/ness for twelve solid 1earsA For an instant, she no dou:t must have entertained the notion, $(rn aro(nd and go home) .hen, suddenl1, the words of her friend who?d told her a:out 'esus flash across her mind) 3nd with renewed strength, she :egins ma/ing her wa1 through the crowd) .he closer the woman gets to 'esus, the thic/er the crowd :ecomes) 7er :od1 is screaming at her, -o(+re too wea./ -o(+re ne0er going to ma.e it/ So to /eep herself from 1ielding to those thoughts, she :egins to sa1, *f * ma, to(ch b(t His clothes1 * shall be whole) *ver and over, she sa1s it as she ma/es her wa1 through the throng) Finall1, the moment came, and she reached out as far as she could and touched 'esus? clothes) Immediatel1, 'esus turned around and as/ed 7is disciples, F<ho touched (eAF 3s the disciples responded to the question, this little lad1 fell down :efore 7im and told 7im all the truth as to wh1 she touched 7im and what happened when she did J(ar/ $;,!",,K) 3fter hearing
her wonderful testimon1, 'esus sa1s to her, F) ) &a(ghter1 th, faith hath made thee whole2 go in peace1 and be whole of th, plag(eF Jv ,%K) 7ere again, I do not /now wh1 I did it, :ut those words F) ) th, faith hath made thee whole. . .F captured m1 attention, and I thought of nothing else in connection with this woman?s healing) *ver and over, I would sa1 and thin/ a:out the words of 'esus; F) ) th, #A*$H hath made thee whole. . . .F *nce again, I had come to the conclusion that the onl1 thing involved in this woman?s healing was her faith) .herefore, for 1ears, the onl1 thing I taught on was the faith side) I?d never considered verse ,!; HAnd Jes(s1 immediatel, .nowing in himself that V*"$U! 3or power4 had gone o(t of him . ) )I But then I saw the team again) It was her faith and 7is powerB7is healing powerBthat :ecame united, and the sic/ness that had ruled her life for twelve 1ears was finall1 defeated5 For too long we have maLored onl1 on the faith side) But we must remem:er that faith is onl1 one mem:er of the two"mem:er team that conquered this woman?s disease) It?s time we :ecame acquainted with the other mem:er of the healing teamBthe healing power of 8od5
Obstacles Will Try to Stand In o!r Way of "od#s Power

Before we :egin to learn a:out 8od?s healing power, I find it interesting to note that this woman in (ar/ $ had something in common with the man in 9u/e $ who was lowered through the roof) .he common FingredientF was that she also had an o:stacle
:etween her faith and 7is power) In her case, the o:stacle was a crowd) 7ad she not made her wa1 through this crowd, the sic/ness would have never :een destro1ed) .he man with the pals1 had a roof :etween his faith and the healing power of 8od) 7ad his friends not ripped the roof off, so to spea/, his infirmit1 would have remained) .oda1 1ou ma1 not have a crowd :etween 1our faith and the healing power of 8od) 6ou ma1 not have a roof :etween 1our faith and the healing power of 8od) But most of us do have something :etween our faith and 8od?s healing power, and that is a lac/ of /nowledge) <e are lac/ing in /nowledge concerning the healing power) <e do not understand how to come into contact with it, how to o:tain it, and what we are to do with it once it has :een administered to our :odies) In 7osea we are told that ignorance will cause us to :e destro1ed) In Isaiah we are told that ignorance will cause us to :ecome captive) <e are :eing held captive and are :eing destro1ed :ecause of our lac/ of /nowledge concerning the healing power of 8od) Ignorance concerning this second mem:er of the healing team has :een a reason man1 have failed to :ecome free from their infirmities) HOSEA ?*. . :/ "eo"4e !re DESTROCED 3or LAC( OF (NOWLEDGE* 5ec!use t ou !st reDected &no14ed2e0 I 1i44 !4so reDect t ee0 t !t t ou s !4t 5e no "riest to $e* seein2 t ou !st 3or2otten t e 4!1 o3 t / God0 I 1i44 !4so 3or2et t / c i4dren. ISAIAH )*#=
#= T ere3ore $/ "eo"4e !re GONE INTO CAPTIVITC0 5ec!use THEC HAVE NO (NOWLEDGE* !nd t eir onour!54e $en !re 3!$is ed0 !nd t eir $u4titude dried u" 1it t irst. I will never forget a little lad1 who attended one of m1 services) 3s I spo/e with her, she made a statement that I will never allow m1self to forget) She said, FI refuse to :e destro1ed :ecause I don?t .now)F I have thought of that statement often, and it has made a tremendous impact upon m1 life) (a1 we all have the same determination) 3s 1ou continue to read this :oo/, I trust that it will clear a path for 1ou Fthrough the crowdF to put 1our faith in contact with the healing power of 8od) .he chapters ahead will tear off for 1ou the roof that stands :etween 1our faith and the healing power of 8od5 But this :oo/ cannot ma/e 1ou wal/ through the crowd and touch the power for 1ourselfG it cannot force 1ou to lower 1ourself into the midst :efore 'esus) *nl1 1ou can ma/e that choice) I trust this :oo/ will encourage, inspire, and strengthen 1ou to never stop until 1ou have united 1our faith with 7is power) 4emem:er, this team never loses5
C !"ter T e Co&e S !44 <e Destro/ed <ec!use o3 t e Anointin2'
ISAIAH #9*-+ -+ And it s !44 co$e to "!ss in t !t d!/0 t !t is 5urden s !44 5e t!&en !1!/ 3ro$ o33 t / s ou4der0 !nd is /o&e 3ro$ o33 t / nec&0 !nd t e /o&e s !44 5e destro/ed 5ec!use o3 t e !nointin2. 3s I was teaching the <ord one particular wee/, the 9ord said to me, FI want 1ou to stud1 Isaiah 1!;-7)F ow 1ou must understand that at that time, I had :een in the ministr1 for twent1 1earsG 1et I had failed to arrive at a clear understanding of what this verse was reall1 all a:out) But as I studied Isaiah 1!;-7, it :ecame ver1 apparent that this verse provides tremendous hope to all who are :ound :1 sic/ness and disease) In order to understand this verse, we must loo/ at and define two words; F1o/eF and Fanointing)F If the 1o/e is going to :e destro1ed :ecause of the anointing, then we must /now e+actl1 what is going to :e destro1ed and what is going to do the destro1ing)
$efining the o%e

In Isaiah 1!;-7 we are told that the 1o/e will :e destro1ed) 6et if we are unsure as to what the 1o/e is, then how will we /now when it is destro1edA <hat is the meaning of this word F1o/eFA .he word F1o/eF is used three different wa1s in the 1!
.he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5 11 Bi:le; #A Liter!4 sense. <hen this word F1o/eF is used in the literal sense, it spea/s of a harness that connects two animals to a plow or similar farm tool) 3 1o/e ma1 connect two mules or o+en to a plow) I do not :elieve that this is the t1pe of 1o/e spo/en of in Isaiah 1!;-7) owhere in the Bi:le do 1ou find an illustration of the anointing destro1ing a 1o/e off of two o+en, allowing them to roam free5 8od has not given us the anointing for the purpose of destro1ing farm tools) -A Fi2ur!ti6e sense. 'esus used the word F1o/eF figurativel1 in 7is teachings in (atthew) :ATTHEW ##*-7,=9 -7 Co$e unto $e0 !44 /e t !t 4!5our !nd !re e!6/ 4!den0 !nd I 1i44 2i6e /ou rest. -8 T!&e $/ /o&e u"on /ou0 !nd 4e!rn o3 $e> 3or I !$ $ee& !nd 4o14/ in e!rt* !nd /e s !44 3ind rest unto /our sou4s. =9 For $/ /o&e is e!s/0 !nd $/ 5urden is 4i2 t. 7ere 'esus uses the word F1o/eF figurativel1) 7e too/ a phrase from the 'ewish ra::is and incorporated it into 7is teaching) .he 'ewish ra::is had a sa1ing that when 1ou put 1ourself under a teacherBwhen 1ou :ecome a student of a particular teacher or when 1ou willingl1 learn from a teacherB then 1ou have ta/en upon 1ourself the 1o/e of the teacher) So when 'esus said, F$a.e m, ,o.e (pon ,o(. . . 1F 7e is encouraging us to :ecome 7is students) In other words, 'esus is sa1ing, FBecome a pupil of mineG :ecome a student of mine)F 6ou can see clearl1 that this is e+actl1 what 'esus is sa1ing when
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1ou read verse -9 entirel1; F$a.e m, ,o.e (pon ,o(1 A7& %!A"7 O# 8!1 for * am mee. and lowl, in heart9 and ,e shall find rest (nto ,o(r so(ls.F If 1ou are a learner, student, or disciple of the 9ord?s, 1ou have 7is 1o/e upon 1ou) In these verses, 'esus is encouraging us to ta/e upon ourselves 7is 1o/e) If 7e is encouraging us to do this, then this t1pe of 1o/e could not possi:l1 :e the t1pe of 1o/e spo/en of in Isaiah 1!;-7) 8od would never encourage us to ta/e upon ourselves something that 7e intended to destro1 off of us) 8od has not given us the anointing to destro1 students or learners of the 9ord5 =A S/$5o4ic sense. In Isaiah 1!;-7, the word F1o/eF is used in the s1m:olic sense) <hen the word F1o/eF is used in its s1m:olic sense, it :ecomes a s1m:ol of :urdens and oppression) 3n1thing that :urdens or oppresses 1our life can and should :e referred to as a 1o/e) B1 reading this scripture in its entiret1, it is ver1 evident that Isaiah was telling us that the anointing will free us from the things that :urden or oppress us) ISAIAH #9*-+ -+ And it s !44 co$e to "!ss in t !t d!/0 t !t is <URDEN s !44 5e t!&en !1!/ 3ro$ o33 t / s ou4der0 !nd is CO(E 3ro$ o33 t / nec&0 !nd THE CO(E SHALL <E DESTROCED 5ec!use o3 t e !nointin2. 3n1thing that :urdens 1our :od1Ban1thing that oppresses 1our :od1Bis a 1o/e) .here is not a single thing in this life that can :urden 1our ph1sical :od1 or oppress 1ou ph1sicall1 that the anointing cannot free 1ou from5 .his is wonderful news, especiall1 when we understand that oppression is a word that is
.he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5 1, often used in the Bi:le to descri:e the effects of sic/ness and disease) ACTS #9*=7 =7 Ho1 God !nointed Jesus o3 N!B!ret 1it t e Ho4/ G ost !nd 1it "o1er* 1 o 1ent !5out doin2 2ood0 !nd e!4in2 !44 t !t 1ere OPPRESSED o3 t e de6i4> 3or God 1!s 1it i$. 3ccording to this verse, sic/ness and disease are classified as oppression) .he word FoppressionF means to e:ercise hard control o0er) Sic/ness oppresses or, in other words, e+ercises hard control over 1ou :1 telling 1ou where to spend 1our mone1, when to go to wor/, and what 1ou can and cannot do with 1our famil1) Sic/ness and disease are an awful tas/master5 But the Bi:le reveals to us that the anointing will free us from the oppression of sic/ness5 otice the phrase in Isaiah 1!;-7 that sa1s, H. 9 . and the ,o.e shall be destro,ed beca(se of the anointing.I .his verse did not sa1 Fthe 1o/e might be destro1ed :ecause of the anointing)F It said Fthe 1o/e shall be destro1ed :ecause of the anointing5F .his word FshallF informs us that there is not a sic/ness that can attach itself to 1our :od1 that the anointing cannot free 1ou from) 8lor15 .he anointing is disease?s worst enem15 .here is not a disease /nown to man that can withstand the anointing5 .here is not a cancer that the anointing cannot destro1) .here is not a disease that we can inherit that the anointing cannot drive out of our :od1) *h, how this truth needs to :e shouted from the house tops5 *nce this truth is understood, it will set us free from the worries and fears of what the doctors ma1 sa1) o matter what name the1 put on the disease, we /now that F. . . the ,o.e shall
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be destro,ed beca(se of the anointingF JIsa) 1!;-7K5 ow I don?t /now a:out 1ou, :ut if I am :eing oppressed :1 sic/ness, and I discover that the onl1 wa1 out is through the anointing, then I am going to do ever1thing within m1 power to learn how to o:tain this anointing and how to cooperate with it to gain m1 freedom) B1 wa1 of illustration, if m1 emplo1er came into m1 office and said to me, F&oug, 1ou?re an e+cellent emplo1eeG 1ou are doing a wonderful Lo:) But if 1ou do not learn alge:ra, 1ou can no longer wor/ here)F If m1 Lo: depended on learning alge:ra, then ever1 free moment I had, I would :e stud1ing alge:ra) <h1A Because m1 Lo: depends on it5 (1 /ids might come in and sa1, F&ad, do 1ou want to go with us to the mallAF I would have to sa1, F o, not right now)F <h1A Because at this time, I must give m1 complete attention to learning alge:ra, :ecause m1 Lo: depends on it) So if our life depends on the anointing in order to :e free from the sic/ness that oppresses our :od1, then it would :ehoove us to do ever1thing within our power to learn what the anointing is, how to o:tain it, and how to cooperate with it) .herefore, we must :egin :1 as/ing the question, F<hat is the anointingAF
$efining the Anointing

4emem:er I said concerning Isaiah 1!;-7 that if we are to understand this verse, we must define the words F1o/eF and Fanointing)F <e now understand that the word F1o/eF is a s1m:ol of an1thing that would :urden or oppress us) But what
.he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5 1$ a:out this word FanointingFA In order to receive a clear understanding of this word, we must loo/ for things in the Bi:le that freed people from oppressive 1o/es) <hen we see people :eing freed from the 1o/e of sic/ness, if we loo/ carefull1 enough, we will find the anointing) 9et?s e+amine three e+amples of 'esus ministering to the sic/ with the anointing) I :elieve these e+amples will give us a clear understanding as to what this anointing is) 4emem:er, F. . . the ,o.e shall be destro,ed beca(se of the anointing.F
The Anointing and the Sic% &!ltit!de

In 9u/e #;17"19 we see the first e+ample that gives us a clear picture of the anointing destro1ing the 1o/e of sic/ness and disease) LU(E .*#+,#8 #+ And e D'esusE c!$e do1n 1it t e$0 !nd stood in t e "4!in0 !nd t e co$"!n/ o3 is disci"4es0 !nd ! 2re!t $u4titude o3 "eo"4e out o3 !44 Jud!e! !nd Jerus!4e$0 !nd 3ro$ t e se! co!st o3 T/re !nd Sidon0 1 ic c!$e to e!r i$0 !nd to 5e e!4ed o3 t eir dise!ses> #7 And t e/ t !t 1ere 6eEed 1it unc4e!n s"irits* !nd t e/ 1ere e!4ed. #8 And t e 1 o4e $u4titude sou2 t to touc i$* 3or t ere 1ent 6irtue out o3 i$0 !nd e!4ed t e$ !44. .hese people were :eing oppressed :1 sic/ness, :ut notice what freed them from their sic/nesses) .he answer is found in verse 19; FAnd the whole m(ltit(de so(ght to to(ch him9 for there went V*"$U! o(t of him1 and healed them all.F It was this FvirtueF that flowed out of 'esus which destro1ed
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their 1o/es) .his virtue did the e+act same thing that Isaiah said the anointing would do) It freed them from the sic/nesses that :urdened and oppressed their lives) So it appears :1 merit of its action and effect that this virtue is s1non1mous with the anointing spo/en of in Isaiah 1!;-7) >+actl1 what is this virtue that flowed out of 'esusA .he word FvirtueF means power) .hen what /ind of power was this that flowed out of 7imA It must have :een healing power due to the fact that it healed Fthem allF Jv 19K5 So we could come to the conclusion that what will free us from sic/ness is virtue or the healing power of 8od or the anointing/
'irt!e( Power( and Anointing Are synonymo!s Terms

.hese three termsB0irt(e1 the healing power of God, and the anointingBare all the same thing when we are spea/ing of healing) 9u/e #;19 sa1s, FAnd the whole m(ltit(de so(ght to to(ch him9 for there went V*"$U! o(t of him1 and healed them all.F otice that it did not sa1, Ffor there went an anointing out of 7im)F <h1A Because the anointing and virtue are the same thing) .he terms anointing, virtue, and the healing power of 8od are spea/ing of the same thing) (an1 times while o:serving the sic/ :eing pra1ed for in church services, we will hear the ministers sa1, F.hat anointing went right into 1ouG that power went right into 1ou)F .he1 use the words FanointingF and FpowerF interchangea:l1) .herefore, when we read Isaiah 1!;-7, FAnd it shall come to pass in that da,1 that his b(rden shall be ta.en awa, from off th,
.he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5 17 sho(lder1 and his ,o.e from off th, nec.1 and the ,o.e shall be destro,ed beca(se of the A7O*7$*7G1F we could replace the word Fanointing?? with the word Fvirtue)F <e could even replace the word FanointingF with the phrase Fthe healing power of 8od)F <e could read the last phrase of this verse, Fand the 1o/e shall :e destro1ed :ecause of the healing power of God;/ JI must ma/e 1ou aware of the fact that this :oo/ is onl1 tal/ing a:out healing) <e must not allow ourselves to thin/ ever1 time we see the word FanointingF that it is specificall1 spea/ing of the healing power of 8od) .here is an anointing to teach, to preach, and so forth) 7owever, we must remem:er that the product or result of the anointing is alwa1s freedom) I have personall1 sat under men who were anointed to teach, and their teaching freed me from the 1o/e or oppression of false :eliefs and false doctrine) False doctrine and false :eliefs are as much a 1o/e as sic/ness is) .he1 will e+ercise hard control over 1our life to the same degree that sic/ness will) False doctrine and false :eliefs will destro1 1our life in the same wa1 that sic/ness and disease will) .han/ 8od for the anointing5 7owever, this :oo/ is dedicated to :ringing an understanding concerning the anointing to heal) .herefore, I will limit m1 comments to the anointing that heals or, in other words, to the healing power of 8od)K
The Anointing and the Woman With the Iss!e of )lood

3nother e+ample that illustrates the anointing destro1ing the 1o/e of sic/ness is found in (ar/ $;-$",%) It is the stor1 of the
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woman with the issue of :lood) :AR( )*-),=? -) And ! cert!in 1o$!n0 1 ic !d !n issue o3 54ood t1e46e /e!rs0 -. And !d su33ered $!n/ t in2s o3 $!n/ " /sici!ns0 !nd !d s"ent !44 t !t s e !d0 !nd 1!s not in2 5ettered0 5ut r!t er 2re1 1orse0 -+ W en s e !d e!rd o3 Jesus0 c!$e in t e "ress 5e ind0 !nd touc ed is 2!r$ent. -7 For s e s!id0 I3 I $!/ touc 5ut is c4ot es0 I s !44 5e 1 o4e. -8 And str!i2 t1!/ t e 3ount!in o3 er 54ood 1!s dried u"> !nd s e 3e4t in er 5od/ t !t s e 1!s e!4ed o3 t !t "4!2ue. =9 And Jesus0 i$$edi!te4/ &no1in2 in i$se43 t !t 6irtue !d 2one out o3 i$0 turned i$ !5out in t e "ress0 !nd s!id0 W o touc ed $/ c4ot es; =# And is disci"4es s!id unto i$0 T ou seest t e $u4titude t ron2in2 t ee0 !nd s!/est t ou0 W o touc ed $e; =- And e 4oo&ed round !5out to see er t !t !d done t is t in2. == <ut t e 1o$!n 3e!rin2 !nd tre$54in20 &no1in2 1 !t 1!s done in er0 c!$e !nd 3e44 do1n 5e3ore i$0 !nd to4d i$ !44 t e trut . =? And e s!id unto er0 D!u2 ter0 t / 3!it !t $!de t ee 1 o4e> 2o in "e!ce0 !nd 5e 1 o4e o3 t / "4!2ue. 7ere in verses -$ and -#, we find an e+cellent description of the :ondage of sic/ness and how it can oppress a person) .his woman?s sic/ness had e+ercised hard control over her for twelve long 1ears) .hin/ a:out how wea/ she must have :een5 .hin/ a:out how worried she must have :een a:out her future, /nowing that she had spent all that she had tr1ing to get :etter) ot onl1 must this woman fight sic/ness, :ut she is also
.he 6o/e Shall Be &estro1ed Because of the 3nointing5 19 struggling against povert1) 6et notice that the instant she touched 'esus, something was transmitted from 7im to her that freed her from this oppression) .his FsomethingF is found in verse ,!) It sa1s, FAnd Jes(s1 immediatel, .nowing in himself that V*"$U! had gone o(t of him1 t(rned him abo(t in the press1 and said1 ho to(ched m, clothes<F <hen the woman touched 'esus, it sa1s that FvirtueF went out of 7im and flowed into her) .his virtue destro1ed her 1o/e) .his virtue destro1ed the sic/ness that had :urdened her life) <hat was this virtue that flowed out of 'esusA 3s I said :efore, the word FvirtueF means power) <hat /ind of power was this that flowed out of 'esusA It must have :een healing power due to the fact that it healed her5 .he anointing that destro1ed the 1o/e of sic/ness in her life was the healing power of 8od5 So it appears once again :1 merit of its action and effect that this virtue or healing power is s1non1mous with the anointing spo/en of in Isaiah 1!;-7) .he anointing that will destro1 the 1o/e of sic/ness in 1our :od1 is the healing power of 8od5
The Anointing Frees Another Who Is Oppressed by Sic%ness

3 third e+ample of the anointing freeing someone from the 1o/e of sic/ness is found in 9u/e $) .hese three e+amples will help us o:tain a clear picture that the anointing is s1non1mous with the healing power of 8od) LU(E )*#+ #+ And it c!$e to "!ss on ! cert!in d!/0 !s e D'esusE 1!s te!c in20 t !t t ere 1ere P !risees !nd doctors o3 t e 4!1
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sittin2 5/0 1 ic 1ere co$e out o3 e6er/ to1n o3 G!4i4ee0 !nd Jud!e!0 !nd Jerus!4e$* AND THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT TO HEAL THE:. otice it did not sa1 Fand the anointing of the 9ord was present to heal them)F It used the word Fpower)F <hat was the power of the 9ord present to doA Heal them) &o 1ou see in this verse that, once again, the instrument that was used in the ministr1 of 'esus to free the sic/ is referred to as the Fpower of the 9ordFA .he 1o/e of sic/ness shall :e destro1ed :ecause of the healing power of 8od or, in other words, the anointing5 'esus used the healing power of 8od to free people from sic/ness and disease) *nce again, :1 merit of its action and effect, this power is s1non1mous with the anointing spo/en of in Isaiah 1!;-7) .his power did the e+act same thing that Isaiah said the anointing would do, and that is, destro, ,o.es5 <hat is the anointing that 8od promises will destro1 1o/esA 3ccording to the stories of the multitude J9u/e #;17"19K, the woman with the issue of :lood J(ar/ $;-$",%K, and the man :rought :1 four J9u/e $;17"-#K, the anointing is the virtue or, in other words, the healing power of 8od5 .herefore, if it is going to ta/e the healing power of 8od for us to :ecome free from the 1o/e of sic/ness, then it is time we :egin to learn ever1thing we possi:l1 can a:out this power) <e must come to /now the laws that govern it, how it is o:tained, and how to cooperate with it once it is administered to our :odies) <e must not allow ourselves to remain ignorant of the ver1 thing that will destro1 the 1o/e of sic/ness off of us)
C !"ter = Underst!ndin2 t e He!4in2 Po1er o3 God

Columes of :oo/s have :een written a:out faith and the role it must :e allowed to pla1 in our lives, not onl1 to o:tain healing, :ut also to live and wal/ :1 faith) 3s /nowledge has increased, our confidence in and cooperation with faith has increased and has :een strengthened) Similarl1, this :oo/ is dedicated to :ringing an understanding of the healing power of 8od) .he more we understand this power, the :etter equipped we are to have confidence in it and to cooperate with it) For a moment, I am going to li/en the healing power of 8od to something that is ver1 common toda1; electricit1) <hen it comes to electricit1, in order to have confidence in it and cooperate with it, we must understand the laws that govern it) .he more /nowledge we have of these laws, the more we are capa:le of :enefiting from electricit1 and :eing :lessed :1 it) Before the laws of electricit1 were discovered, electricit1 was present, :ut it was not much of a :lessing to an1one) >lectricit1 has :een around since the creation of the world) It was present in 3:raham?s time, (oses? time, and even in Peter?s time) But none of these men enLo1ed the :enefits of electricit1) 6et I am sure that at times these men must have had situations arise where electricit1 would have made life much easier for them) >ven though these men and the people of their time needed electricit1, electricit1 did not manifest itself Lust :ecause the1 needed it) >ven though electricit1 has :een around since the -1
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creation of the world, it was not until men li/e BenLamin Fran/lin, .homas >dison, and man1 others :egan to learn a:out the laws that governed it that man finall1 :egan to :enefit from electricit1) .hese men made it possi:le to :enefit from and enLo1 something that had :een present since creation 1et la1 inactive) *nce those laws were discovered and cooperated with, our life as we /now it has not :een the same)
*i%e Electricity( the +ealing Power Operates by ,ertain *aws

If all of the a:ove is true concerning electricit1, it is also true concerning 8od?s healing power) .his power to free us from the oppression of sic/ness and disease was supplied to us through the death, :urial, and resurrection of our 9ord and Savior, 'esus 0hrist) .hat event not onl1 supplied the power to :e saved from sin, :ut it also made availa:le to man/ind the power to :e healed) .he healing power has :een present ever since that wonderful event occurred) 3nd since that time, thousands have had the need to :enefit from this power) 7owever, li/e electricit1, there are laws that govern the operation of the healing power of 8od) .he discover1 of these laws ma/es it possi:le for us to cooperate with the power and :e :lessed :1 it) .he laws that govern the operation of this power are not hidden from us) But if these laws are going to :e discovered, we must go to the right location and :egin to dig) .he laws that govern this power can onl1 :e found in the <ord of 8od) .he1 are revealed to us through the ministr1 of 'esus, primaril1 through 7is words and 7is actions) 9istening to what
Understanding the 7ealing Power of 8od
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'esus said and watching what 'esus did will reveal man1 things that will help us come to /now and understand the laws that govern the healing power of 8od) .here are man1 toda1 who are concluding that the reason we do not see more people healed is :ecause of a lac/ of power) So the1 have :egun to pra1 for more power) But we must accept the fact that through 7is death, :urial, and resurrection, 'esus supplied all the healing power that we need5 Pra1ing for more healing power is as unnecessar1 toda1 as pra1ing for more sa0ing power) I am not pra1ing that 8od will give us more power to save people with) 4ather, I am teaching and encouraging sinners to :elieve and receive the saving power that was supplied to them through the sacrifice of 'esus on the 0ross) I am doing the same thing with 0hristians who are oppressed :1 sic/ness) I am teaching and encouraging them to receive the healing power that 'esus supplied to them through 7is sacrifice on the 0ross) <e do not have a power pro:lem toda1) <hat we have is a .nowledge pro:lem) <e are ignorant concerning the laws that govern the healing power of 8od) .herefore, we are incapa:le of o:taining it and cooperating with it in order to receive the healing that we so desperatel1 need) 3s I unveil in the following chapters the laws that govern the operation of 8od?s healing power, I as/ 1ou to please read all of them carefull1) Beginning to read them and not finishing them will cause 1ou to come to wrong or incomplete conclusions) (1 desire is to :ring into 1our life the things that the 9ord has :een
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so gracious to reveal to me through 7is wonderful <ord) (1 pra1er for 1ou is that the e1es of 1our understanding :e opened and that 1ou ma1 come to /now the laws that govern the operation of the healing power of 8od5 *nce the laws are understood, 1ou can connect or unite 1our faith with His power and /eep 1our faith FconnectedF until an1 1o/e of sic/ness in 1our life is destro1ed5
C !"ter ? L!1 Nu$5er One* Just <ec!use t e He!4in2 Po1er o3 God Is Present Does Not Gu!r!ntee Cou Wi44 <e He!4ed
LU(E )*#+,-. #+ And it c!$e to "!ss on ! cert!in d!/0 !s e 1!s te!c in20 t !t t ere 1ere P !risees !nd doctors o3 t e 4!1 sittin2 5/0 1 ic 1ere co$e out o3 e6er/ to1n o3 G!4i4ee0 !nd Jud!e!0 !nd Jerus!4e$* !nd t e "o1er o3 t e Lord 1!s "resent to e!4 t e$. #7 And0 5e o4d0 $en 5rou2 t in ! 5ed ! $!n 1 ic 1!s t!&en 1it ! "!4s/* !nd t e/ sou2 t $e!ns to 5rin2 i$ in0 !nd to 4!/ i$ 5e3ore i$. #8 And 1 en t e/ cou4d not 3ind 5/ 1 !t 1!/ t e/ $i2 t 5rin2 i$ in 5ec!use o3 t e $u4titude Dthe multitude of Pharisees and doctors of the 9awE0 t e/ 1ent u"on t e ouseto"0 !nd 4et i$ do1n t rou2 t e ti4in2 1it is couc into t e $idst 5e3ore Jesus. -9 And 1 en e s!1 t eir 3!it 0 e s!id unto i$0 :!n0 t / sins !re 3or2i6en t ee. -# And t e scri5es !nd t e P !risees 5e2!n to re!son0 s!/in20 W o is t is 1 ic s"e!&et 54!s" e$ies; W o c!n 3or2i6e sins0 5ut God !4one; -- <ut 1 en Jesus "ercei6ed t eir t ou2 ts0 e !ns1erin2 s!id unto t e$0 W !t re!son /e in /our e!rts; -= W et er is e!sier0 to s!/0 T / sins 5e 3or2i6en t ee> or to s!/0 Rise u" !nd 1!4&; -? <ut t !t /e $!/ &no1 t !t t e Son o3 $!n !t "o1er u"on e!rt to 3or2i6e sins0 @ e s!id unto t e sic& o3 t e "!4s/0A I s!/ unto t ee0 Arise0 !nd t!&e u" t / couc 0 !nd 2o into -$
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t ine ouse. -) And i$$edi!te4/ e rose u" 5e3ore t e$0 !nd too& u" t !t 1 ereon e 4!/0 !nd de"!rted to is o1n ouse0 24ori3/in2 God. -. And t e/ 1ere !44 !$!Bed0 !nd t e/ 24ori3ied God0 !nd 1ere 3i44ed 1it 3e!r0 s!/in20 We !6e seen str!n2e t in2s to d!/. In this passage of Scripture, we find 'esus teaching a room full of Pharisees and doctors of the 9aw) Cerse 17 tells us that while 7e is teaching, ;. . the power of the %ord was present to heal them.; .he word FthemF leads us to :elieve that there were man1 in this room who were in need of healing) It also implies that the power was present to heal all of FthemF who were sic/ and not Lust certain ones) Since the power was present to heal them, 8od must have wanted them healed5 8od must have wanted ever1 1o/e of sic/ness destro1ed that was in that room5 <hile 'esus is teaching, we are told of a man with pals1 who was :rought :1 four) .he1 were endeavoring to get into the room where 'esus was) .r1ing ever1 possi:le window and door, the1 found the crowd too large, and the1 were not allowed into the room) .he1 were so convinced that help for their sic/ friend was inside that room that the1 went up on the housetop and tore a hole in the roof5 *pening a hole large enough, the1 lowered the man with pals1 into the midst :efore 'esus) 3s the stor1 reveals, this man was gloriousl1 healed with all those present as everlasting witnesses) 3s 9u/e tells this wonderful stor1, 1ou can almost imagine the e+pressions on the people?s faces as the1 watched this man
9aw um:er *ne;'ust Because the 7ealing Power of 8od Is Present &oes ot 8uarantee 6ou <ill Be 7ealed -7 :eing lowered through this roof) .he1 continued to :e amaMed when 'esus, instead of telling 7is disciples to go up on the roof and stop them from ripping it open, allowed them to continue) <hen the1 finall1 lowered the sic/ man into the room, 'esus tells the man to F. . Arise1 and ta.e (p th, co(ch1 and go into thine ho(seF J9u/e $;-%K) .his healed man leaves the house, and these astonished onloo/ers :egin to sa1 to one another, F<ow, we have seen strange things toda15FJv -#K) <e must come to the conclusion that this man?s healing was tal/ed a:out for a long time after it occurred) So man1 questions must have crossed the people?s minds as the1 told the stor1 over and over to those who were not present when it happened) It is ver1 evident that there were other sic/ people in this room :efore the man who was healed ever came on the scene) I am sure that these sic/ people must have gone :ac/ to their own homes, as/ing themselves one question; ait a min(te/ * had a sic.ness in m, bod,2 wh, wasn+t * healed too< * >(st don+t (nderstand/ I admit I have had the same question; FIf the power of the 9ord was present to heal them, then wh1 was this man with the pals1 the onl1 person healedAF 9u/e tells us of no other person who was healed e+cept for this man with the pals1 who was :rought :1 four) 6et 9u/e informs us that the power of the 9ord was present to heal them) So it is ver1 evident that the power was not onl1 present to heal, :ut it was present to heal them :efore FhimF ever came on the scene5 .his leads me to m1 first conclusion a:out the healing power of 8od; J(st beca(se the
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power of the %ord is present to heal does not g(arantee ,o( will be healed.
The Woman With the Iss!e of )lood #Stood O!t# in the ,rowd
In the 8ospel of (ar/, we find another e+ample where the power of the 9ord was present to heal all, and 1et onl1 one person received healing) It?s time we understand that Lust :ecause the healing power is present does not guarantee that we are going to :e healed) :AR( )*--,=? -- And0 5e o4d0 t ere co$et one o3 t e ru4ers o3 t e s/n!2o2ue0 J!irus 5/ n!$e> !nd 1 en e s!1 i$ D'esusE0 e 3e44 !t is 3eet0 -= And 5esou2 t i$ 2re!t4/0 s!/in20 :/ 4itt4e d!u2 ter 4iet !t t e "oint o3 de!t * I "r!/ t ee0 co$e !nd 4!/ t / !nds on er0 t !t s e $!/ 5e e!4ed> !nd s e s !44 4i6e. -? And Jesus 1ent 1it i$> !nd $uc "eo"4e 3o44o1ed i$0 !nd t ron2ed i$. -) And ! cert!in 1o$!n0 1 ic !d !n issue o3 54ood t1e46e /e!rs0 -. And !d su33ered $!n/ t in2s o3 $!n/ " /sici!ns0 !nd !d s"ent !44 t !t s e !d0 !nd 1!s not in2 5ettered0 5ut r!t er 2re1 1orse0 -+ W en s e !d e!rd o3 Jesus0 c!$e in t e "ress 5e ind0 !nd touc ed is 2!r$ent. -7 For s e s!id0 I3 I $!/ touc 5ut is c4ot es0 I s !44 5e 1 o4e. -8 And str!i2 t1!/ t e 3ount!in o3 er 54ood 1!s dried u"> !nd s e 3e4t in er 5od/ t !t s e 1!s e!4ed o3 t !t "4!2ue. =9 And Jesus0 i$$edi!te4/ &no1in2 in i$se43 t !t 6irtue
9aw um:er *ne;'ust Because the 7ealing Power of 8od Is Present &oes ot 8uarantee 6ou <ill Be 7ealed -9 !d 2one out o3 i$0 turned i$ !5out in t e "ress0 !nd s!id0 W o touc ed $/ c4ot es; =# And is disci"4es s!id unto i$0 T ou seest t e $u4titude t ron2in2 t ee0 !nd s!/est t ou0 W o touc ed $e; =- And e 4oo&ed round !5out to see er t !t !d done t is t in2 == <ut t e 1o$!n 3e!rin2 !nd tre$54in20 &no1in2 1 !t 1!s done in er0 c!$e !nd 3e44 do1n 5e3ore i$0 !nd to4d i$ !44 t e trut . =? And e s!id unto er0 D!u2 ter0 t / 3!it !t $!de t ee 1 o4e> 2o in "e!ce0 !nd 5e 1 o4e o3 t / "4!2ue. In verses -- through -%, we find a man approaching 'esus on :ehalf of his sic/ daughter) 7is name was 'airus) 7e requested that 'esus come and la1 7is hands upon his daughter that she :e healed) 3s 'esus is ma/ing 7is wa1 to 'airus? house, (ar/ tells us that a multitude is following 7im) In fact, (ar/ gives us a vivid description of this multitude) Cerse -% sa1s, F...8U?H P!OP%! followed him1 and $H"O7G!& him.F 3 further description of this crowd is given to us in verse -7; FN ) ) Dthe woman with the issue of :loodE came *7 $H! P"!@@ behind. . . .F 3nd again, in verse ,1; H9 . $ho( seest the 8U%$*$U&! thronging thee. . . .I .hroughout the 8ospels, we find account after account of crowds and multitudes that followed 'esus, and the1 alwa1s had among them people who were sic/) .his multitude in (ar/ chapter $ that is following 'esus and 'airus must have :een no e+ception) But it appears as we read this portion of Scripture that onl1 one person in this crowd received healing, and that was the woman with the issue of :lood)
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ow the first question that must :e as/ed is this; F<as the power of the 9ord present to healAF 6es5 Cerse ,! sa1s, FAnd Jes(s1 immediatel, .nowing in himself that V*"$U! had gone o(t of him. . . .F <hat was this virtueA .he word FvirtueF used here means power) <hat /ind of power went out of 7imA It must have :een healing power due to the fact that she was healed5 It is ver1 clear that the healing power was present) <as this power present to heal all who were present or Lust the womanA It must have :een present to heal all :ased on what 'esus said in verse ,!; FAnd Jes(s1 immediatel, .nowing in himself that 0irt(e had gone o(t of him1 t(rned him abo(t in the press1 and said1 ho to(ched m, clothes<F otice 'esus did not turn around and sa1, F ow I was Lust touched, and virtue went out of (e) 3nd I /now it went into a woman who has had an issue of :lood for twelve 1ears) I /new 1ou were coming, and that virtue was onl1 for 1ou)F o5 .he ver1 fact that 'esus turned around and said, F<ho touched m1 clothesAF tells me that the power was present to heal all) 8lor15 It was not Lust for the woman) But how man1 were healed in this crowdA *ne5 <ere there others who needed ph1sical healingA 6es, I am sure there were5 .hen we must come to the conclusion once again that Lust :ecause the power of the 9ord is present to heal does not guarantee that ever1 sic/ person is going to :e healed)
The +ealing Power And the -esidents o f .es!s# +ometown

In (ar/ chapter #, we find a third e+ample that reveals to us
9aw um:er *ne;'ust Because the 7ealing Power of 8od Is Present &oes ot 8uarantee 6ou <ill Be 7ealed ,1 that Lust :ecause the power is present to heal does not guarantee that all the sic/ are going to :e healed) :AR( .*#,. # And e 1ent out 3ro$ t ence0 !nd c!$e into is o1n countr/> !nd is disci"4es 3o44o1 i$. - And 1 en t e s!55!t d!/ 1!s co$e0 e 5e2!n to te!c in t e s/n!2o2ue* !nd $!n/ e!rin2 i$ 1ere !stonis ed0 s!/in20 Fro$ 1 ence !t t is $!n t ese t in2s; !nd 1 !t 1isdo$ is t is 1 ic is 2i6en unto i$0 t !t e6en suc $i2 t/ 1or&s !re 1rou2 t 5/ is !nds; = Is not t is t e c!r"enter0 t e son o3 :!r/0 t e 5rot er o3 J!$es0 !nd Joses0 !nd o3 Jud!0 !nd Si$on; !nd !re not is sisters ere 1it us; And t e/ 1ere o33ended !t i$. ? <ut Jesus s!id unto t e$0 A "ro" et is not 1it out onour0 5ut in is o1n countr/0 !nd !$on2 is o1n &in0 !nd in is o1n ouse. ) And e cou4d t ere do no $i2 t/ 1or&0 s!6e t !t e 4!id is !nds u"on ! 3e1 sic& 3o4&0 !nd e!4ed t e$. . And e $!r6e44ed 5ec!use o3 t eir un5e4ie3. And e 1ent round !5out t e 6i44!2es0 te!c in2. 'esus is in 7is hometown ministering) Cerse $ gives us a summar1 of 7is success; FAnd he co(ld there do no might, wor.1 sa0e that he laid his hands (pon a few sic. fol.1 and healed them.F otice it did not sa1, F3nd 7e wo(ld there do no might1 wor/)F It said, F3nd 7e co(ld there do no might1 wor/)F Cerse # tells us wh1 'esus could there do no might1 wor/; FAnd he mar0elled beca(se of their U7B!%*!#. . . .F It did not sa1, F3nd 7e marveled :ecause of the lac/ of power)F It said 7e marveled at their un:elief) *t was their (nbelief that ca(sed them not to
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benefit from the power that was present to heal. .his account reveals that there were a few who did receive healing) But due to 'esus? reaction in verse #, I am ver1 comforta:le in coming to the conclusion that the power of the 9ord was present to heal more than Lust the few who did get healed) (ar/ #;# sa1s) FAnd he mar0eled beca(se of their (nbelief. And he went ro(nd abo(t the 0illages1 teaching.F 'esus? marveling informs me that 7e /new that the power was present to set ever1 sic/ person free in 7is hometown) 3lthough the power isn?t mentioned specificall1, it is ver1 apparent that the power was present to heal more than those who were healed) .here was no power shortage there while 'esus was ministering) If the other sic/ people had not :een in un:elief, the1 could have received their healing also) .heir 1o/e could have :een destro1ed too) .hrough this e+perience of 'esus in 7is hometown, we come to understand that Lust :ecause the healing power is present does not mean that all the sic/ are automaticall1 going to :e set free) .he accounts given to us in 9u/e $, (ar/ $, and (ar/ # reveal to us that Lust :ecause the power of the 9ord is present does not automaticall1 guarantee that 1ou are going to :e healed) .he1 also reveal to us that 1our need for healing does not cause 8od?s healing power to manifest itself and heal 1ou) .here were people in each of these stories who needed to :e healed, 1et the1 remained :ound :1 their 1o/es) I will never forget a little lad1 who came to one of m1 services and said to me with tears, FI /now I will :e healed)F
9aw um:er *ne;'ust Because the 7ealing Power of 8od Is Present &oes ot 8uarantee 6ou <ill Be 7ealed ,, I responded, F7ow do 1ou /now, SisterAF She said, FBecause I need to see m1 grandchild graduate from high school)F I thought to m1self, 7eed does not ca(se the healing power to manifest itself and heal ,o(. 4emem:er the e+ample of electricit1 that I used) 3s I said, I am sure that man1 in (oses? time must have needed electricit1, :ut electricit1 did not manifest itself Lust :ecause the1 needed it) 9et?s face it, the world needs to :ecome saved, :ut Lust :ecause the1 need to :e saved does not ma/e the saving power of 8od manifest and Lust save them on its own) 3nother lad1 once said to me, F8lor15 I /now I will :e healed :ecause I have the greatest need in this room to :e healed)F She had previousl1 evaluated the others in the service and had come to the conclusion that her pro:lem was the most severe5 But it is not how desperate 1ou are or how sic/ 1ou are that determines whether 1ou will receive or not) <hat matters is, have 1ou connected 1our faith to 7is powerA .he first thing we must understand concerning the healing power of 8od is, >(st beca(se the power of the %ord is present to heal does not a(tomaticall, g(arantee that ,o( will be healed. Since this is true, let us continue to learn a:out all the laws that govern the operation of the healing power of 8od so that we ma1 profit personall1 from the healing power instead of Lust continuing to o:serve others :enefiting from the anointing that destro1s the 1o/e5
C !"ter ) L!1 Nu$5er T1o* T e Po1er o3 t e Lord C!n <e Present To He!4 And Cour Senses <e Tot!44/ Un!1!re o3 It
In the previous chapter, we learned that Lust :ecause the healing power is present does not guarantee 1ou will :e healed) .he second law that we must come to understand a:out the healing power of 8od is this; $he healing power can be present to heal and there be no ph,sical e0idence of its presence whatsoe0er. In other words, it can :e present and 1ou not feel its presence) People come to me and sa1, F.here is no healing power in our church)F (1 response is alwa1s, F7ow do 1ou /now there is no powerAF .he1 repl1, FBecause no one is getting healed) <e haven?t seen an1one healed in our church in months)F <hat these people are sa1ing is that the onl1 wa1 1ou can tell whether or not the power is present is :1 seeing people get healed, and if people are not :eing healed, then the power is not present) But if this :e true, then we must also conclude that if people are not :eing savedB:orn againBthen the power to save is not present) 6et I have attended man1 services where I /new that there were un:elievers or sinners present) .he pastor preached a salvation message, :ut when the altar call was given, no one raised his hand in response, no one moved, and the service was dismissed with no one :orn again) <as the power to save presentA 3:solutel15 6et there was no ,%
9aw um:er .wo;.he Power of the 9ord 0an Be Present .o 7eal 3nd 6our Senses Be .otall1 Unaware of It ,$ ph1sical evidence given to the sinner that the saving power of 8od was present) If 1ou went :1 what 1ou saw, 1ou could have concluded that the power to save was not present) 7owever, the power was present to save) <e must not go :1 outward manifestations to determine whether the power is present or not present) .he power of the 9ord can :e present and 1et there :e no ph1sical manifestation of it whatsoever) .he following passage of Scripture illustrates this point) LU(E )*#+,-. #+ And it c!$e to "!ss on ! cert!in d!/0 !s e 1!s te!c in20 t !t t ere 1ere P !risees !nd doctors o3 t e 4!1 sittin2 5/0 1 ic 1ere co$e out o3 e6er/ to1n o3 G!4i4ee0 !nd Jud!e!0 !nd Jerus!4e$* !nd t e "o1er o3 t e Lord 1!s "resent to e!4 t e$. #7 And0 5e o4d0 $en 5rou2 t in ! 5ed ! $!n 1 ic 1!s t!&en 1it ! "!4s/* !nd t e/ sou2 t $e!ns to 5rin2 i$ in0 !nd to 4!/ i$ 5e3ore i$. #8 And 1 en t e/ cou4d not 3ind 5/ 1 !t 1!/ t e/ $i2 t 5rin2 i$ in 5ec!use o3 t e $u4titude0 t e/ 1ent u"on t e ouseto"0 !nd 4et i$ do1n t rou2 t e ti4in2 1it is couc into t e $idst 5e3ore Jesus. -9 And 1 en e s!1 t eir 3!it 0 e s!id unto i$0 :!n0 t / sins !re 3or2i6en t ee. -# And t e scri5es !nd t e P !risees 5e2!n to re!son0 s!/in20 W o is t is 1 ic s"e!&et 54!s" e$ies; W o c!n 3or2i6e sins0 5ut God !4one; -- <ut 1 en Jesus "ercei6ed t eir t ou2 ts0 e !ns1erin2 s!id unto t e$0 W !t re!son /e in /our e!rts; -= W et er is e!sier0 to s!/0 T / sins 5e 3or2i6en t ee> or to s!/0 Rise u" !nd 1!4&;
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-? <ut t !t /e $!/ &no1 t !t t e Son o3 $!n !t "o1er u"on e!rt to 3or2i6e sins0 @ e s!id unto t e sic& o3 t e "!4s/0A I s!/ unto t ee0 Arise0 !nd t!&e u" t / couc 0 !nd 2o into t ine ouse. -) And i$$edi!te4/ e rose u" 5e3ore t e$0 !nd too& u" t !t 1 ereon e 4!/0 !nd de"!rted to is o1n ouse0 24ori3/in2 God. -. And t e/ 1ere !44 !$!Bed0 !nd t e/ 24ori3ied God0 !nd 1ere 3i44ed 1it 3e!r0 s!/in20 We !6e seen str!n2e t in2s to d!/. 7ere again is the account of this man with the pals1 :eing let down through the roof) 9u/e unquestiona:l1 reveals to us that the power of the 9ord was present in this room to heal long :efore the man with the pals1 came on the scene) Cerse 17 sa1s, FAnd it came to pass on a certain da,1 as he was teaching1 that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting b,1 which were come o(t of e0er, town of Galilee1 and J(daea1 and Jer(salem9 and the power of the %ord was present to heal them.F Cerse 1= sa1s, FAnd1 behold1 men bro(ght in a bed a man which was ta.en with a pals,9 and the, so(ght means to bring him in1 and to la, him before him.F It appears that :efore this man with the pals1 was healed, the people in this room were totall1 unaware that the power of the 9ord was present to heal them) o one was :eing healedG there were no outward manifestations of the power?s presence) 6et even though the1 could not feel it or see it, that power was present) If it had not :een for the man with the pals1 :eing healed, no one in that crowd would have ever /nown that the
9aw um:er .wo;.he Power of the 9ord 0an Be Present .o 7eal 3nd 6our Senses Be .otall1 Unaware of It ,7 power was present to heal) .oo man1 people are determining whether or not the power to heal is present through what the1 can see or feel) .his happens often) For e+ample, a minister might come to a church to hold special services) .he people in the church have never seen or heard him minister :efore) In the first service, he preaches a message on healing and as/s if people would li/e to have hands laid on them for healing) Four :rave souls come forward) .he minister la1s his hands on the first person, and that person Ffalls outF under the power and almost gets /noc/ed :ac/ into the row of chairs :ehind him) .he second person falls under the powerG the third li/ewise falls under the power) 3nd :1 the time he gets to the fourth person, the altar is full of people waiting on all sides to get in line5 <h1A Because the1 came to the conclusion :1 watching people fall under the power of 8od that the power of the 9ord was present to heal) 3s a result, the1 :ecame convinced, based on what the, saw, that the healing power was present5 .hese people would not :elieve the power was present at the first invitation) But the moment two or three people were F/noc/ed downF under the power of 8od, the altar was full of people) 0an 1ou see that the1 were using their senses to determine whether or not the healing power was presentA (an1 people are guided :1 their senses) But it is ver1 evident from 9u/e $;17"-# that the power of the 9ord can :e present and 1our senses :e totall1 unaware of it) 6our senses are an unsafe guide when it comes to determining whether or not the healing
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power is present) 3nother e+ample of the power of the 9ord :eing present without an1 evidence of its presence is found in 9u/e %) o evidence of the power?s presence was given to the senses of those in attendance where 'esus read the Scriptures that said 7e was anointed to heal) LU(E ?*#.,=9 #. And e c!$e to N!B!ret 0 1 ere e !d 5een 5rou2 t u"* !nd0 !s is custo$ 1!s0 e 1ent into t e s/n!2o2ue on t e s!55!t d!/0 !nd stood u" 3or to re!d. #+ And t ere 1!s de4i6ered unto i$ t e 5oo& o3 t e "ro" et Es!i!s. And 1 en e !d o"ened t e 5oo&0 e 3ound t e "4!ce 1 ere it 1!s 1ritten0 #7 T e S"irit o3 t e Lord is u"on $e0 5ec!use e "!t !nointed $e to "re!c t e 2os"e4 to t e "oor> e !t sent $e to e!4 t e 5ro&en e!rted0 to "re!c de4i6er!nce to t e c!"ti6es0 !nd reco6erin2 o3 si2 t to t e 54ind0 to set !t 4i5ert/ t e$ t !t !re 5ruised0 #8 To "re!c t e !cce"t!54e /e!r o3 t e Lord. -9 And e c4osed t e 5oo&0 !nd e 2!6e it !2!in to t e $inister0 !nd s!t do1n. And t e e/es o3 !44 t e$ t !t 1ere in t e s/n!2o2ue 1ere 3!stened on i$. -# And e 5e2!n to s!/ unto t e$0 T is d!/ is t is scri"ture 3u43i44ed in /our e!rs. -- And !44 5!re i$ 1itness0 !nd 1ondered !t t e 2r!cious 1ords 1 ic "roceeded out o3 is $out . And t e/ s!id0 Is not t is Jose" Fs son; -= And e s!id unto t e$0 Ce 1i44 sure4/ s!/ unto $e t is "ro6er50 P /sici!n0 e!4 t /se43* 1 !tsoe6er 1e !6e e!rd done in C!"ern!u$0 do !4so ere in t / countr/. -? And e s!id0 Veri4/ I s!/ unto /ou0 No "ro" et is !cce"ted in is o1n countr/. -) <ut I te44 /ou o3 ! trut 0 $!n/ 1ido1s 1ere in Isr!e4 in t e d!/s o3 E4i!s0 1 en t e e!6en 1!s s ut u" t ree /e!rs !nd
9aw um:er .wo;.he Power of the 9ord 0an Be Present .o 7eal 3nd 6our Senses Be .otall1 Unaware of It ,9 siE $ont s0 1 en 2re!t 3!$ine 1!s t rou2 out !44 t e 4!nd> -. <ut unto none o3 t e$ 1!s E4i!s sent0 s!6e unto S!re"t!0 ! cit/ o3 Sidon0 unto ! 1o$!n t !t 1!s ! 1ido1. -+ And $!n/ 4e"ers 1ere in Isr!e4 in t e ti$e o3 E4iseus t e "ro" et> !nd none o3 t e$ 1!s c4e!nsed0 s!6in2 N!!$!n t e S/ri!n. -7 And !44 t e/ in t e s/n!2o2ue0 1 en t e/ e!rd t ese t in2s0 1ere 3i44ed 1it 1r!t 0 -8 And rose u"0 !nd t rust i$ out o3 t e cit/0 !nd 4ed i$ unto t e 5ro1 o3 t e i44 1 ereon t eir cit/ 1!s 5ui4t0 t !t t e/ $i2 t c!st i$ do1n e!d4on2. =9 <ut e "!ssin2 t rou2 t e $idst o3 t e$ 1ent is 1!/. <hen 'esus said, H. . . $his da, is this script(re f(lfilled in ,o(r earsI Jv -1K, 7e was actuall1 sa1ing, F.he power to heal 1ou is present nowG the power to deliver 1ou is present nowG the power to li:erate 1ou is here nowF5 6et 'esus did not give the people one single miracle to help them :elieve that the healing power was present) 7e simpl1 stood in their midst and proclaimed to them that the power to heal was present and availa:le to them right then) 7e as/ed them to :elieve that the power was present :ased on 7is <ord and 7is <ord alone) 3s I read this portion of Scripture one da1, the 9ord said to me, FI want 1ou to notice that when I said, ?.his da1 is this scripture fulfilled in 1our ears,? I was as/ing them to :elieve that the power was present to heal them :ased solel1 on m1 words without giving them an1 ph1sical evidence of its presence whatsoever)F .hose people in 9u/e % did not :elieve that the power was present) .he1 responded :1 sa1ing, H<ait a minuteG we grew up
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with 7im) 7is dad did some carpentr1 wor/ for us) 7e doesn?t possess an1 special power) 7ow can 7e free usA 7ow can 7e heal usA 7is :rothers and sisters are here with usG we /now this gu1 5I 6ou see, the1 went :1 what the1 /new and saw to determine whether the power was present to heal or not) .he1 came to the conclusion so strongl1 that the power was not present that the1 F . . rose (p1 and thr(st him o(t of the cit,1 and led him (nto the brow of the hill whereon their cit, was b(ilt1 that the, might cast him down headlongF Jv -9K) .heir senses were an unsafe guide in determining whether or not the power was present) It was impossi:le for them to go :1 what the1 saw or felt to determine whether or not the power was present) 'esus was requiring them to belie0e that the power was present without the aid of a miracle to pro0e that the power was present) .herefore, we as 0hristians must not loo/ to what we feel or see to determine whether or not the power is present) If we should lean toward these two areas of feeling and seeing, we will :e sorel1 disappointed) -o(r senses are an (nsafe g(ide when it comes to determining whether or not the healing power is present/ So man1 toda1 associate the healing power with certain people or ministers) For e+ample, I have noticed that some people tr1 to determine whether or not the power is present :1 calling the church to as/ who the spea/er is going to :e on a particular night) In other words, if minister So"and"so is not going to :e ministering, then the1 see no need to attend, :ecause
9aw um:er .wo;.he Power of the 9ord 0an Be Present .o 7eal 3nd 6our Senses Be .otall1 Unaware of It %1 the1 :elieve that the power will not :e present if So"and"so is not ministering) I find this t1pe of thin/ing so sad) .he healing power of 8od does not Lust show up when certain ministers are spea/ing5 .he healing power does not manifest itself onl1 in certain t1pes of services) o, we must understand this second law concerning the healing power of 8od; $he power of the %ord can be present to heal and ,o(r senses be totall, (naware of it.
C !"ter . L!1 Nu$5er T ree* In Order To <ene3it Fro$ t e He!4in2 Po1er0 Cou :ust First )elie/e T !t t e Po1er Is Present'
LU(E ?*#.,=9 #. And e c!$e to N!B!ret 0 1 ere e !d 5een 5rou2 t u"* !nd0 !s is custo$ 1!s0 e 1ent into t e s/n!2o2ue on t e s!55!t d!/0 !nd stood u" 3or to re!d. #+ And t ere 1!s de4i6ered unto i$ t e 5oo& o3 t e "ro" et Es!i!s. And 1 en e !d o"ened t e 5oo&0 e 3ound t e "4!ce 1 ere it 1!s 1ritten0 #7 T e S"irit o3 t e Lord is u"on $e0 5ec!use e !t !nointed $e to "re!c t e 2os"e4 to t e "oor> e !t sent $e to e!4 t e 5ro&en e!rted0 to "re!c de4i6er!nce to t e c!"ti6es0 !nd reco6erin2 o3 si2 t to t e 54ind0 to set !t 4i5ert/ t e$ t !t !re 5ruised0 #8 To "re!c t e !cce"t!54e /e!r o3 t e Lord. -9 And e c4osed t e 5oo&0 !nd e 2!6e it !2!in to t e $inister0 !nd s!t do1n. And t e e/es o3 !44 t e$ t !t 1ere in t e s/n!2o2ue 1ere 3!stened on i$. -# And e 5e2!n to s!/ unto t e$0 T is d!/ is t is scri"ture 3u43i44ed in /our e!rs. -- And !44 5!re i$ 1itness0 !nd 1ondered !t t e 2r!cious 1ords 1 ic "roceeded out o3 is $out . And t e/ s!id0 Is not t is Jose" Fs son; -= And e s!id unto t e$0 Ce 1i44 sure4/ s!/ unto $e t is "ro6er50 P /sici!n0 e!4 t /se43* 1 !tsoe6er 1e !6e e!rd done in C!"ern!u$0 do !4so ere in t / countr/. -? And e s!id0 Veri4/ I s!/ unto /ou0 No "ro" et is !cce"ted in is o1n countr/. %-
9aw um:er .hree;In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5 %, -) <ut I te44 /ou o3 ! trut 0 $!n/ 1ido1s 1ere in Isr!e4 in t e d!/s o3 E4i!s0 1 en t e e!6en 1!s s ut u" t ree /e!rs !nd siE $ont s0 1 en 2re!t 3!$ine 1!s t rou2 out !44 t e 4!nd> -. <ut unto none o3 t e$ 1!s E4i!s sent0 s!6e unto S!re"t!0 ! cit/ o3 Sidon0 unto ! 1o$!n t !t 1!s ! 1ido1. -+ And $!n/ 4e"ers 1ere in Isr!e4 in t e ti$e o3 E4iseus t e "ro" et> !nd none o3 t e$ 1!s c4e!nsed0 s!6in2 N!!$!n t e S/ri!n. -7 And !44 t e/ in t e s/n!2o2ue0 1 en t e/ e!rd t ese t in2s0 1ere 3i44ed 1it 1r!t 0 -8 And rose u"0 !nd t rust i$ out o3 t e cit/0 !nd 4ed i$ unto t e 5ro1 o3 t e i44 1 ereon t eir cit/ 1!s 5ui4t0 t !t t e/ $i2 t c!st i$ do1n e!d4on2. =9 <ut e "!ssin2 t rou2 t e $idst o3 t e$ 1ent is 1!/. In verse -1, 'esus declared that the Scripture 7e read was fulfilled Fthis da1)F 7e was :oldl1 proclaiming that the power of the 9ord was present to heal, li:erate, or set them free) But one question comes to mind; &id the people who were present :elieve that the power was presentA o5 .his attitude is revealed through their response in verse --; FAnd all bare him witness1 and wondered at the gracio(s words which proceeded o(t of his mo(th. And the, said1 *s not this Joseph+s son<F 3s I said previousl1, their response was, F<ait a minute) 6ou?re 'oseph?s son) <e grew up with 1ou5 6ou don?t have an1 special power to set us free) <ho are 1ou tr1ing to /idAF 'esus responded to their dis:elief :1 sa1ing, H. . . Veril, * sa, (nto ,o(1 7o prophet is accepted in his own co(ntr,I Jv -%K) .heir un:elief is also revealed in verses -= and -9; F And all the, in the s,nagog(e1 when the, heard these things1 were filled with
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wrath1 And rose (p1 and thr(st him o(t of the cit,1 and led him (nto the brow of the hill whereon their cit, was b(ilt1 that the, might cast him down headlong.F .he1 did not :elieve that the healing power was present, there:1 ma/ing it impossi:le for them to :enefit from it) o one was healed in this crowd, and it was the result of their un:elief) But in spite of their un:elief, the power to heal was ver1 much present) <e must understand this law which reveals to us that if we are going to :enefit from the healing power of 8od, we must belie0e that it is present now to heal5 .he e+amples that follow are of people who :elieved that the power of the 9ord was present to heal, and we will see that the1 :enefited from that power as a result) 3s we read the following accounts, notice it did not require the faith of the individual to cause the power to :ecome present) But it did require the faith of the individual to benefit from the power that was present) In ever1 case listed, the recipient :elieved that the power was present to heal, ma/ing it possi:le for him or her to :enefit from it)
The Woman With the Iss!e of )lood

:AR( )*-),=? -) And ! cert!in 1o$!n0 1 ic !d !n issue o3 54ood t1e46e /e!rs0 -. And !d su33ered $!n/ t in2s o3 $!n/ " /sici!ns0 !nd !d s"ent !44 t !t s e !d0 !nd 1!s not in2 5ettered0 5ut r!t er 2re1 1orse0 -+ W en s e !d e!rd o3 Jesus0 c!$e in t e "ress 5e ind0 !nd touc ed is 2!r$ent.
9aw um:er .hree;In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5 %$ -7 For s e s!id0 I3 I $!/ touc 5ut is c4ot es0 I s !44 5e 1 o4e. -8 And str!i2 t1!/ t e 3ount!in o3 er 54ood 1!s dried u"> !nd s e 3e4t in er 5od/ t !t s e 1!s e!4ed o3 t !t "4!2ue. =9 And Jesus0 i$$edi!te4/ &no1in2 in i$se43 t !t 6irtue !d 2one out o3 i$0 turned i$ !5out in t e "ress0 !nd s!id0 W o touc ed $/ c4ot es; =# And is disci"4es s!id unto i$0 T ou seest t e $u4titude t ron2in2 t ee0 !nd s!/est t ou0 W o touc ed $e; =- And e 4oo&ed round !5out to see er t !t !d done t is t in2. == <ut t e 1o$!n 3e!rin2 !nd tre$54in20 &no1in2 1 !t 1!s done in er0 c!$e !nd 3e44 do1n 5e3ore i$0 !nd to4d i$ !44 t e trut . =? And e s!id unto er0 D!u2 ter0 t / 3!it !t $!de t ee 1 o4e> 2o in "e!ce0 !nd 5e 1 o4e o3 t / "4!2ue. .his woman with the issue of :lood had :een ver1 ill for twelve 1ears) Spending all that she had and suffering man1 things of man1 ph1sicians, she had come to the end of her a:ilit1 to change her circumstance) She was getting worse da1 :1 da1) .hen someone came to her and told her a:out 'esus) She immediatel1 set out to find 7im and to Ftouch :ut 7is clothes,F :eing confident that she would :e healed) 7er confidence and determination were fueled :1 one thing; She belie0ed that 'esus had the power that she needed to destro1 the 1o/e of sic/ness off of her) 9et me as/ 1ou a question; 3s this woman is pressing toward the hem of 'esus? garment, does she :elieve that the power is present to heal herA !mphaticall,1 ,es/ &id she :enefit from the powerA Absol(tel,/
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*f we are going to obtain healing as this woman did1 we m(st belie0e the same things she belie0ed. If she :elieved that the power was present, then we must :elieve that the power is present) 4emem:er, if 1ou are going to :enefit from the healing power of 8od, 1ou must first :elieve that it is present)
The &an Who Was *et $own Thro!gh the -oof

LU(E )*#+,-. #+ And it c!$e to "!ss on ! cert!in d!/0 !s e 1!s te!c in20 t !t t ere 1ere P !risees !nd doctors o3 t e 4!1 sittin2 5/0 1 ic 1ere co$e out o3 e6er/ to1n o3 G!4i4ee0 !nd Jud!e!0 !nd Jerus!4e$* !nd t e "o1er o3 t e Lord 1!s "resent to e!4 t e$. #7 And0 5e o4d0 $en 5rou2 t in ! 5ed ! $!n 1 ic 1!s t!&en 1it ! "!4s/* !nd t e/ sou2 t $e!ns to 5rin2 i$ in0 !nd to 4!/ i$ 5e3ore i$. #8 And 1 en t e/ cou4d not 3ind 5/ 1 !t 1!/ t e/ $i2 t 5rin2 i$ in 5ec!use o3 t e $u4titude0 t e/ 1ent u"on t e ouseto"0 !nd 4et i$ do1n t rou2 t e ti4in2 1it is couc into t e $idst 5e3ore Jesus. -9 And 1 en e s!1 t eir 3!it 0 e s!id unto i$0 :!n0 t / sins !re 3or2i6en t ee. -# And t e scri5es !nd t e P !risees 5e2!n to re!son0 s!/in20 W o is t is 1 ic s"e!&et 54!s" e$ies; W o c!n 3or2i6e sins0 5ut God !4one; -- <ut 1 en Jesus "ercei6ed t eir t ou2 ts0 e !ns1erin2 s!id unto t e$0 W !t re!son /e in /our e!rts; -= W et er is e!sier0 to s!/0 T / sins 5e 3or2i6en t ee> or to s!/0 Rise u" !nd 1!4&; -? <ut t !t /e $!/ &no1 t !t t e Son o3 $!n !t "o1er u"on e!rt to 3or2i6e sins0 @ e s!id unto t e sic& o3 t e "!4s/0A I s!/ unto t ee0 Arise0 !nd t!&e u" t / couc 0 !nd 2o into
9aw um:er .hree;In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5 %7 t ine ouse. -) And i$$edi!te4/ e rose u" 5e3ore t e$0 !nd too& u" t !t 1 ereon e 4!/0 !nd de"!rted to is o1n ouse0 24ori3/in2 God. -. And t e/ 1ere !44 !$!Bed0 !nd t e/ 24ori3ied God0 !nd 1ere 3i44ed 1it 3e!r0 s!/in20 We !6e seen str!n2e t in2s to d!/. *nce again we read of the man who was F:rought :1 fourF and let down from the roof into the midst :efore 'esus) I thin/ it is ver1 clear that this man and his friends :elieved that the power was present, thus ma/ing it possi:le for them to :enefit from the power) If the1 had not :elieved that the power was present, the man?s condition would have remained as it was) .heir :elief that the power was present /ept them going in spite of the o:stacles the1 encountered) Un:elief will cause 1our situation to remain as it is) Un:elief will /eep 1ou a prisoner to sic/ness) 6ou must :elieve that the healing power is present if 1ou are going to :enefit from it)
The ,ent!rion#s Ser/ant Who Was on +is $eathbed

LU(E +-,#9 - And ! cert!in centurionFs ser6!nt0 1 o 1!s de!r unto i$0 1!s sic&0 !nd re!d/ to die. = And 1 en e e!rd o3 Jesus0 e sent unto i$ t e e4ders o3 t e Je1s0 5eseec in2 i$ t !t e 1ou4d co$e !nd e!4 is ser6!nt. ? And 1 en t e/ c!$e to Jesus0 t e/ 5esou2 t i$ inst!nt4/0 s!/in20 T !t e 1!s 1ort / 3or 1 o$ e s ou4d do t is* ) For e 4o6et our n!tion0 !nd e !t 5ui4t us ! s/n!2o2ue. . T en Jesus 1ent 1it t e$. And 1 en e 1!s no1 not 3!r
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3ro$ t e ouse0 t e centurion sent 3riends to i$0 s!/in2 unto i$0 Lord0 trou54e not t /se43 3or I !$ not 1ort / t !t t ou s ou4dest enter under $/ roo3* + W ere3ore neit er t ou2 t I $/se43 1ort / to co$e unto t ee* 5ut s!/ in ! 1ord0 !nd $/ ser6!nt s !44 5e e!4ed. 7 For I !4so !$ ! $!n set under !ut orit/0 !6in2 under $e so4diers0 !nd I s!/ unto one0 Go0 !nd e 2oet > !nd to !not er0 Co$e0 !nd e co$et > !nd to $/ ser6!nt0 Do t is0 !nd e doet it. 8 W en Jesus e!rd t ese t in2s0 e $!r6e44ed !t i$0 !nd turned i$ !5out0 !nd s!id unto t e "eo"4e t !t 3o44o1ed i$0 I s!/ unto /ou0 I !6e not 3ound so 2re!t 3!it 0 no0 not in Isr!e4. #9 And t e/ t !t 1ere sent0 returnin2 to t e ouse0 3ound t e ser6!nt 1 o4e t !t !d 5een sic&. 7ere is another e+ample of a person who :enefited from the power that was present) It all :egan when the centurion o:tained and acted on the :elief that the healing power was present) J.he starting point on the road to healing must :e the :elief that the healing power is present) <ithout this :elief, things will remain as the1 are)K 7ow did the centurion o:tain this :elief that the healing power was presentA 7e o:tained it through .nowledge) otice verse ,; FAnd when he H!A"& of Jes(s1 he sent (nto him the elders of the Jews1 beseeching him that he wo(ld come and heal his ser0ant.F Someone told this centurion a:out 'esus and the power to heal) 3s the centurion heard, he accepted it as truth and sent the elders of the 'ews to :eseech 'esus to come and heal his servant) 3s 'esus approached the centurion?s home, the centurion saw
9aw um:er .hree;In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5 %9 7im coming and sent out another group of friends to give 'esus a message) .he message was, F. . . %ord1 tro(ble not th,self for * am not worth, that tho( sho(ldest enter (nder m, roof herefore neither tho(ght * m,self worth, to come (nto thee9 BU$ @A- *7 A O"&1 and m, ser0ant shall be healedF J9u/e 7;#,7K) .his message was sent :1 a man who :elieved that the healing power was present to heal5 .he healing e+amples given to us in the 8ospels have :een given to us to learn what these men and women did in order to o:tain their healing) <e must follow their e+amples, not so much the specifics of what the1 did, :ut, rather, the specifics of what the1 belie0ed) 3s/ 1ourself as 1ou read the different healing e+amples in the 8ospels; <hat did the people who were healed :elieveA <hat did the people who were not healed :elieveA 3nswering these questions will shed much light on wh1 some people are healed toda1 and wh1 some are not) .hose in the 8ospels who were healed have much in common with one another) .heir e+amples have enough in common that as 1ou read them, 1ou will see a pattern develop) J7owever, 1ou must understand that there are two t1pes of healing e+amples given to us in the 8ospels) .he first t1pe of e+amples are of those who came to Jes(s to be healed) .hese were the people to whom 'esus would turn and sa1, F6our faith hath made 1ou whole5F $hese were the people who initiated the healing process with their faith. In other words, the1 did not wait
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for 'esus to come to themG the, came to Jes(s) .he second t1pe of e+amples are of those whom Jes(s approached) .hese are the people to whom 'esus was led :1 the 7ol1 8host, and the1 received healing as the result of manifestations of the 7ol1 8host) $hese people did not initiate the healing process2 rather1 the Hol, Ghost initiated it thro(gh Jes(s. 7owever, in this chapter we are focusing our attention on some of those who came to 'esus to :e healedG the, approached Him) 9oo/ at this group ver1 carefull1) &iscover and understand what the1 :elieved and allow them to :e a model that 1ou can follow right into healing5K
The Woman Who ,ame to .es!s On )ehalf of +er $a!ghter

:ATTHEW #)*-#,-7 -# T en Jesus 1ent t ence0 !nd de"!rted into t e co!sts o3 T/re !nd Sidon. -- And0 5e o4d0 ! 1o$!n o3 C!n!!n c!$e out o3 t e s!$e co!sts0 !nd cried unto i$0 s!/in20 H!6e $erc/ on $e0 O Lord0 t ou Son o3 D!6id> $/ d!u2 ter is 2rie6ous4/ 6eEed 1it ! de6i4. -= <ut e !ns1ered er not ! 1ord. And is disci"4es c!$e !nd 5esou2 t i$0 s!/in20 Send er !1!/> 3or s e criet !3ter us. -? <ut e !ns1ered !nd s!id0 I !$ not sent 5ut unto t e 4ost s ee" o3 t e ouse o3 Isr!e4. -) T en c!$e s e !nd 1ors i""ed i$0 s!/in20 Lord0 e4" $e. -. <ut e !ns1ered !nd s!id0 it is not $eet to t!&e t e c i4drenFs 5re!d0 !nd to c!st it to do2s.
9aw um:er .hree;In *rder .o Benefit From the 7ealing Power, 6ou (ust First Believe .hat the Power Is Present5 $1 -+ And s e s!id0 Trut 0 Lord, /et t e do2s e!t o3 t e cru$5s 1 ic 3!44 3ro$ t eir $!stersF t!54e. -7 T en Jesus !ns1ered !nd s!id unto er0 O 1o$!n0 2re!t is t / 3!it * 5e it unto t ee e6en !s t ou 1i4t. And er d!u2 ter 1!s $!de 1 o4e 3ro$ t !t 6er/ our. .his woman?s determination reveals to me that she :elieved that the power of the 9ord was present to heal) She was so persuaded of this fact that she was not going to leave the presence of 'esus without it5 She :elieved that the power of the 9ord was present, and she o:viousl1 :enefited from it5 .hroughout this chapter, we have seen e+amples of people who did not :elieve that the power was present, and we have seen e+amples of those who did :elieve that the power was present) It is ver1 evident that we must :elieve that the power of the 9ord is present in order to :enefit from it) Failure to do so will cause us to remain :ound :1 sic/ness and disease) *n order to benefit from the healing power of God1 the recipient m(st belie0e that the healing power is present/
C !"ter + L!1 Nu$5er Four* T ere Are T1o W!/s t e Po1er o3 t e Lord Is :!de Present To He!4
If we must :elieve that the healing power is present in order to :enefit from it, then we must understand how the power :ecomes present to heal) ow I am sure 1ou understand that the death, :urial, and resurrection of 'esus was the method :1 which our 7eavenl1 Father made salvation and healing availa:le to man/ind) Since that wonderful event, the healing power has :een availa:le to an1 :eliever who :ecomes aware of it and receives it into his or her life) In order for the power to :e o:tained, it must first :ecome present to those who need to :e healed) Since 'esus is no longer wal/ing the streets of IsraelBsince 7e is no longer on the earth ph1sicall1Bhow can we who have need of healing come in contact with the healing power of 8odA .here are two vehicles :1 which the healing power of 8od is made present to heal us toda1)
The Word of "od Is the First 'ehicle )y Which the +ealing Power ,omes
$he first and primar, wa, the power to heal is made present to (s is thro(gh the ord/ <hen we read scriptures that promise us healing, the power to heal is made availa:le to us) <hen we hear someone preach or teach from the Bi:le that 8od has $-
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal $, supplied healing for us through 'esus 0hrist, the power to heal is at that moment made present) $he power alwa,s accompanies the ord. So man1 have said to me, F.here?s no power to heal in our churchG no one is :eing healed in our church)F <hat the1 are reall1 sa1ing is, FI?m not going to :elieve that the power is present until I see someone healed) If no one is :eing healed, then that must mean there is no power present)F .he onl1 wa1 I can respond to this /ind of thin/ing is to as/ them one question; FIs 1our minister preaching or teaching the fact that 'esus supplied healing to us through 7is crucifi+ionAF F*h, 1es,F the1 respond) F7e teaches on healing all the time)F <ell, if that pastor is teaching on healing, then the power to heal is present and availa:le5 <hen the <ord comes, power comes5 9et me illustrate this point) In (atthew 1%;--",,, we find that 'esus had sent the disciples ahead of 7im in a :oat to go Fto the other sideF Jv --K) 9ater, 'esus, needing to go to the other side :ut finding 7imself without a :oat, :egan to cross the la/e :1 wal/ing on top of the water5 3s 'esus approached the :oat, the disciples mistoo/ 7im for a spirit) 'esus immediatel1 calmed them :1 informing them, Hit is II Jv -7K) .he moment Peter recogniMed 7im, he requested permission to also wal/ on the water) 'esus spo/e one word to PeterG 7e said, F0omeF Jv -9K) .he moment 'esus spo/e that one word, power to wal/ on water was made availa:le to Peter5 Power to wal/ on water was
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delivered to Peter through the word Fcome)F Before this word FcomeF was given to Peter, he did not have availa:le to him the power to wal/ on water) .hen the instant Peter acted on the word that was spo/en, he unloc/ed the power that was within that little word and did something he had onl1 dreamed of doing :efore5 If there is an1thing we as :elievers need to learn a:out the <ord, it is that within ever1 promise or command is the power for us to change the situations we encounter in this life) O(r obedience releases the power within the ord. <here there is no o:edience, the power remains unreleased) 6ou remem:er in the si+th chapter of 'oshua that the children of Israel had entered the Promised 9and) Suddenl1, the1 come in contact with a massive cit1 called 'ericho) 3fter 'oshua sends two spies into the cit1, 8od instructs 'oshua as to what the children of Israel must do in order to conquer this cit1) .he1 are told :1 8od to ma/e a trip around the walls one time a da1 for si+ da1s) *n the seventh da1, the1 were to compass the cit1 seven times, and at the end of the seventh trip, the1 were to shout, and the walls would come tum:ling down5 3re 1ou aware of the fact that when those instructions were given to 'oshua, power to tum:le a cit1?s walls was made availa:le to IsraelA But if the1 had not o:e1ed the instructions, the1 would have remained powerless to tum:le the wallsG those walls would pro:a:l1 still :e standing toda1) But the1 o:e1ed 8od?s instructions, releasing the power that accompanied the instructions, and the walls could not /eep from falling5
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal $$ 4omans 1!;9 sa1s, F$hat if tho( shalt confess with th, mo(th the %ord Jes(s1 and shalt belie0e in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead1 tho( shalt be sa0ed.F .he moment this scripture is presented to a sinner, power to :ecome saved is made availa:le to him) *:edience to this verse releases the power within this verse) &o 1ou understand there is enough power within this verse when released to deliver a sinner out of the /ingdom of dar/ness and translate him into the @ingdom of 8od?s dear Son J0ol) 1;1,KA 8lor15 4omans #;17 and 1= sa1s, HB(t God be than.ed1 that ,e were the ser0ants of sin1 b(t ,e ha0e obe,ed from the heart that form of doctrine which was deli0ered ,o(. Being then made free from sin1 ,e became the ser0ants of righteo(sness.I .hese two verses show us clearl1 how we were made free from sin) .he1 reveal to us that while we were sinners, someone delivered unto us the Fform of doctrineF Jremem:er, power accompanies the <ordK) <e o:e1ed from the heart Jremem:er, o:edience releases the power within the <ordK) .hen we were made free from sin) <hat would have happened if we had never heard the <ord concerning salvationA .hen power to :ecome free from sin would never have :ecome availa:le to us) Failure to tell sinners a:out 'esus and a:out 4omans 1!;9 /eeps them from the ver1 power that the1 need in order to :ecome saved) &o 1ou understand that this is the ver1 reason wh1 'esus in (ar/ 1#;1$ sa1s, F. . . Go ,e into all the world1 and preach the gospel to e0er, creat(reFA
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8od is not withholding the power to :ecome saved from the sinnerG we are when we fail to tell the sinner what the <ord sa1s a:out salvation) <hen we tell others a:out 'esus, we are ma/ing power to :e saved availa:le to them) .hen :1 o:e1ing 4omans 1!;9, the sinner releases the power to :e saved, and it ma/es him a new creature) 'ames /new what he was doing when he strongl1 encouraged each of us to :e doers of the <ord and not Lust hearers onl1 J'ames 1;--K) 'ames must have /nown that o:edience releases the power within the <ord5 .he Bi:le illustrates the <ord as seed) *ver and over again, the Bi:le uses the seed to teach us how the <ord operates) In fact Fthe <ordF and FseedF are s1non1mous terms in man1 places in the Bi:le) First Peter 1;-, is a clear e+ample) It sa1s, HBeing born again1 not of corr(ptible seed1 b(t of incorr(ptible1 b, the word of God1 which li0eth and abideth for e0er.I .he para:le of the sower is another e+cellent e+ample of Fthe <ordF and FseedF :eing used interchangea:l1) .his stor1 is found in 9u/e chapter =) 3s 'esus e+plains the para:le to 7is disciples, 7e plainl1 states in verse 11 that the seed is the <ord of 8od) 'esus said, F7ow the parable is this9 $he seed is the word of GodF J9u/e =;11K) B1 using the seed, 'esus is teaching us through this para:le how the <ord produces results, for we all /now how the seed produces fruit) <hen it comes to a natural seed, we understand that there is power within each seed to reproduce itself) If 1ou have in 1our hand a few apple seeds, 1ou are actuall1 holding little containers
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal $7 of power) Plant them, water them, and 1ou will release the power within those seeds) .his released power is strong enough to push upward a fragile :lade through two to five inches of soil and produce enough roots so that within two 1ears, even a grown man would have difficult1 pulling it out of the ground5 4emem:er, as 'esus uses the seed to illustrate the <ord, 7e is actuall1 teaching us the characteristics of 7is <ord) 7e is ta/ing something we are ver1 familiar withBseedBto teach us a:out something we have difficult1 understandingBthe <ord) ow 1ou understand that the power within a seed in the natural must :e released through the method of planting and watering) .he power within the <ord must :e released through the method of obedience) o planting and no watering mean no results from the seed) 9i/ewise, no o:edience means no results from the <ord) 7e:rews %;1- sa1s, F#or the word of God is C(ic.1 and powerf(l1 and sharper than an, twoDedged sword1 piercing e0en to the di0iding as(nder of so(l and spirit1 and of the >oints and marrow1 and is a discerner of the tho(ghts and intents of the heart.F *ne translation sa1s, FFor the word of 8od is living and powerfulF 3nother translations sa1s, FFor the word of 8od is full of life and power)F 3nd another sa1s, FFor whatever 8od sa1s to us is full of living power)F &o we reall1 grasp the significance of this truthA If we reall1 understood that 8od?s <ord is full of life and power, we would no longer treat it with such disrespect) <e would place a new
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and higher value on the <ord) Ouestioning it would :e a thing of the past) 7earing the <ord and not doing it would :e something we onl1 used to do) .he <ord of 8od is full of power, :ut the power is onl1 released through o:edience) 3s one translation of 7e:rews %;1- said, FFor whatever 8od sa1s to us is full of living power,F we understand that power alwa1s accompanies the <ord5 For e+ample, an1time we read or hear passages in the <ord instructing us as to how we are to conduct ourselves as parents, power to raise :ehaved and happ1 children is delivered unto us) *:edience to those passages will release the power within them, and we will see our home life change as a result) .he moment we read or hear passages instructing hus:ands and wives as to how to conduct ourselves with each other, power to have a happ1 marriage is made availa:le to us) 6et instead of releasing the power of those verses through o:edience, we spend all of our time screaming at the devil, re:u/ing him, and commanding him to leave our home) 7app1 homes are not the result of screaming at the devil :ut, rather, of the power that is released through our o:edience to the <ord) If we will listen and o:e1, the truth will set us free5 I am still tal/ing a:out one wa1 that the healing power is made present or availa:le to us; b, hearing or reading the ord concerning healing/ So if 1our pastor is teaching or preaching a:out healing, 1ou can :e confident that the power to heal is present in 1our church) If people are not :eing healed, instead of :laming it on the a:sence of power, 1ou might need to change
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal $9 1our thoughts to the a:sence of obedience) *:edience to the <ord releases the power within the <ord5 .he power of 8od alwa1s accompanies the <ord of 8od) 3s I said, we can read the <ord or hear the <ord concerning healing and automaticall1 have the healing power present and availa:le to us) 3nd as illustrated in the ministr1 of 'esus, the healing power accompanies the <ord of 8od when the <ord on healing is taught) In 9u/e $;17 we see a ver1 interesting revelation concerning the power accompan1ing the <ord) Cerse 17 sa1s, FAnd it came to pass on a certain da,1 as he D'esusE was teaching1 that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting b,1 which were come o(t of e0er, town of Galilee1 and J(daea1 and Jer(salem9 and the power of the %ord was present to heal them.F otice 'esus was teaching, and 9u/e tells us that H. . . the power of the %ord was present to heal them.I .he power accompanies the <ord) <hat I find interesting in this passage is that the power of the 9ord was present to heal, and 'esus wasn?t even preaching5 7e wasn?t screaming, 7e wasn?t running around the room5 7e wasn?t Lumping over an1 pews5 .he Bi:le tells us that 7e was was simpl1 teaching) .oo man1 have the idea that the power of the 9ord is onl1 present when the1 are e+periencing a certain t1pe of service) Some thin/ that the power is onl1 present when the1 are in a high"energ1, preaching t1pe of service) But 'esus reveals to us through this event in 9u/e $ that the power can :e present even in a teaching session5 <e must understand that power alwa1s
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accompanies the <ord of 8od, not a particular t1pe of service) So the primar1 wa1 that the power to heal is made present is through the <ord) <hether 1ou?re hearing a:out healing taught in a church service or through a cassette or on .C, the power to heal is made present through the ord) 6ou can even cause the power to :ecome present to heal :1 reading healing scriptures in the privac1 of 1our own home) <h1A Because whenever the <ord concerning healing is proclaimed or read a:out from the <ord of 8od, power accompanies it ever1 time) .he powerBhealing powerBalwa1s accompanies the <ord5 ow remem:er in the previous chapter, I stated that in order for a person to :enefit from the power that is present, he or she must belie0e it is present) .herefore, we need to as/ ourselves, F&o we :elieve that the power to heal is present when the su:Lect of healing is taught or read a:out from the <ord of 8odA *r are we still waiting for our favorite minister to come to town :efore we will :elieve that the power is presentA &o we belie0e that power accompanies the promises in the <ordAF
The Power ,an )e Present E/en if Unbelief Is Also Present

Before I mention the second method :1 which the healing power of the 9ord :ecomes present, I would li/e to add one more thought) .his additional thought comes from 9u/e $;17"-#) <e must understand that it does not ta/e ever1one in the room to :e in Fone accordF to get the power present to heal) 9u/e $;17 sa1s, FAnd it came to pass on a certain da,1 as he was teaching1 that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal #1 sitting b,1 which were come o(t of e0er, town of Galilee1 and J(daea1 and Jer(salem9 and the power of the %ord was present to heal them.F otice who 'esus is teachingBPharisees and doctors of the law JScri:esKBtwo sects of the 'ewish religion) 6ou realiMe that time after time, mem:ers of these two sects would question and challenge 'esus? doctrine and ministr1) .he Pharisees were not on 'esus? side at all) So what 1ou have is a room full of un:elieversBs/epticsBand 'esus is teaching them) .his room is so full of those who oppose 'esus that Fthe fourF could not get their sic/ friend into the room) But the Bi:le sa1s in 9u/e $;17 that while 'esus was teaching, F. . . the power of the %ord was present to heal them.F .his helps me understand that 1ou do not have to have a room full of people in one accord in order to have the power of the 9ord present) 6ou do not have to have a room full of :elievers using their faith, :elieving that the power will :ecome present, in order to get the power of the 9ord present to heal) I don?t /now a:out 1ou, :ut that is good news to me5 I was in ew 6or/ teaching once and had some e+tra time off one afternoon) *ne of m1 former students offered to ta/e me to ew 6or/ 0it1) ever having had the opportunit1 to visit this cit1, I agreed to go with him) In ew 6or/ 0it1, we stopped at a certain traffic light, and as I loo/ed to m1 left, I saw a flat:ed truc/ :loc/ing one of the roads that met at that particular intersection) Standing on the flat:ed truc/ was a man preaching the 8ospel of salvation to those who were standing near:1) 3s I o:served the crowd that had gathered, it loo/ed as though man1
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were ma/ing fun of the preacher) *thers ignored him and continued on their wa1) It did not appear as if there were a lot of other :elievers helping him) It was ver1 apparent that s/eptics were the maLorit1) 3s our light turned green, we :egan moving again, and I thought to m1self, $hat man was preaching the Gospel of sal0ation to those people2 and e0en tho(gh it appears as if no one was present b(t s.eptics1 * am con0inced that the power of the %ord was present to sa0e those people/ It did not ta/e all those people in that crowd to :e in agreementBusing their faith and :elieving that the power to save would :ecome presentBin order to get the power present to save5 o, and we /now that we could :e ministering to a room full of un:elievers, preaching the 8ospel of salvation to them, and 1et the power of the 9ord would :e present to save them all) <h1A Because the power to save is made present when the 8ospel of salvation is preached or taught) 9i/ewise, we must understand that it does not ta/e ever1one in a church or a service to :e in one accordBusing their faith, :elieving for the power of the 9ord to :ecome presentBin order to get the power present to heal) 3ll it ta/es to get the healing power to :ecome present is someone to teach or preach a:out healing) .he power to heal follows the Gospel of healing) Power accompanies the <ord5 7owever, although it does not ta/e ever1one in a church or a service using his faith to cause the power to :ecome present, it will ta/e faith on the part of the recipient to :enefit from the
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal #, power that is made present as the result of the teaching or preaching of the <ord) For e+ample, it does not ta/e the faith of the sinner to ma/e the power of the 9ord to save to :ecome present) But it does ta/e faith on the part of the sinner to receive the saving power into his or her life) >phesians -;= sa1s, F #or b, grace are ,e sa0ed thro(gh faith2 and that not of ,o(rsel0es9 it is the gift of God.F Similarl1, it does not ta/e the faith of the sic/ to cause the power to heal to :ecome present) But it will ta/e faith on the part of the sic/ to receive and :enefit from the healing power that was made present through the teaching or preaching of the <ord)
&anifestations of the "ifts of the +oly Spirit Are the Second 'ehicle )y Which the Power ,omes
.here is another method :1 which the healing power can :e made present to heal the sic/) .hrough this method, the power to heal can :e made availa:le to the sic/ who have never even heard or read scriptures on healing) In other words, the healing power can :e made availa:le even where the <ord of 8od has never :een taught) .his wa1 or method is through manifestations of the 7ol1 Spirit) JBefore I continue, I want to assure 1ou that I :elieve the manifestations of the 7ol1 Spirit can also :e ver1 much present where the <ord is :eing preached or taught) But as I share with 1ou one illustration of 'esus? flowing with the 7ol1 Spirit, 1ou will find that the power through the gifts of the Spirit was made availa:le to people who appear to have never heard of the
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What Are the &anifestations of the Spirit0

<hen I spea/ of the manifestations of the 7ol1 Spirit, I am spea/ing of what is revealed to us in First 0orinthians 1-;7"11) # CORINTHIANS #-*+,## + <ut t e $!ni3est!tion o3 t e S"irit is 2i6en to e6er/ $!n to "ro3it 1it !4. 7 For to one is 2i6en 5/ t e S"irit t e WORD OF WISDO:> to !not er t e WORD OF (NOWLEDGE 5/ t e s!$e S"irit> 8 To !not er FAITH 5/ t e s!$e S"irit> to !not er t e GIFTS OF HEALING 5/ t e s!$e S"irit> #9 To !not er t e WOR(ING OF :IRACLES> to !not er PROPHECC> to !not er DISCERNING OF SPIRITS> to !not er DIVERS (INDS OF TONGUES> to !not er t e INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES* ## <ut !44 t ese 1or&et t !t one !nd t e se43s!$e S"irit0 di6idin2 to e6er/ $!n se6er!44/ !s e 1i44. .hese verses give us the names of the nine gifts of the Spirit) 3s the 7ol1 Spirit wor/s through man, these nine gifts will manifest as the 7ol1 Spirit wills) .hrough the gifts of the 7ol1 Spirit, the healing power of 8od can :e made present even where the <ord of 8od is not preached or taught) 3n1 time 1ou have a manifestation of one or more of the gifts of the 7ol1 Spirit, the power to perform that gift accompanies the manifestation) In the ministr1 of 'esus, it is ver1 evident that 'esus ministered to the sic/ through two main methods; J1K through teaching and preaching the <ordG and J-K through allowing the 7ol1 Spirit to use 7im as the 7ol1 Spirit willed) 4emem:er, the manifestations
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal #$ of the 7ol1 Spirit are as the Hol, @pirit wills, not as we will. In the 8ospel of 'ohn, we find a perfect e+ample of 'esus? flowing with the 7ol1 Spirit) JOHN )*#,#= # A3ter t is t ere 1!s ! 3e!st o3 t e Je1s> !nd Jesus 1ent u" to Jerus!4e$. - No1 t ere is !t Jerus!4e$ 5/ t e s ee" $!r&et ! "oo40 1 ic is c!44ed in t e He5re1 ton2ue <et esd!0 !6in2 3i6e "orc es. = In t ese 4!/ ! 2re!t $u4titude o3 i$"otent 3o4&0 o3 54ind0 !4t0 1it ered0 1!itin2 3or t e $o6in2 o3 t e 1!ter. ? For !n !n2e4 1ent do1n !t ! cert!in se!son into t e "oo40 !nd trou54ed t e 1!ter* 1 osoe6er t en 3irst !3ter t e trou54in2 o3 t e 1!ter ste""ed in 1!s $!de 1 o4e o3 1 !tsoe6er dise!se e !d. ) And ! cert!in $!n 1!s t ere0 1 ic !d !n in3ir$it/ t irt/ !nd ei2 t /e!rs. . W en Jesus s!1 i$ 4ie0 !nd &ne1 t !t e !d 5een no1 ! 4on2 ti$e in t !t c!se0 e s!it unto i$0 Wi4t t ou 5e $!de 1 o4e; + T e i$"otent $!n !ns1ered i$0 Sir0 I !6e no $!n0 1 en t e 1!ter is trou54ed0 to "ut $e into t e "oo4* 5ut 1 i4e I !$ co$in20 !not er ste""et do1n 5e3ore $e. 7 Jesus s!it unto i$0 Rise0 t!&e u" t / 5ed0 !nd 1!4&. 8 And i$$edi!te4/ t e $!n 1!s $!de 1 o4e0 !nd too& u" is 5ed0 !nd 1!4&ed* !nd on t e s!$e d!/ 1!s t e s!55!t . #9 T e Je1s t ere3ore s!id unto i$ t !t 1!s cured0 It is t e s!55!t d!/* it is not 4!13u4 3or t ee to c!rr/ t / 5ed. ## He !ns1ered t e$0 He t !t $!de $e 1 o4e0 t e s!$e s!id unto $e0 T!&e u" t / 5ed0 !nd 1!4&. #- T en !s&ed t e/ i$0 W !t $!n is t !t 1 ic s!id unto t ee0 T!&e u" t / 5ed0 !nd 1!4&; #= And e t !t 1!s e!4ed 1ist not 1 o it 1!s* 3or Jesus !d
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con6e/ed i$se43 !1!/0 ! $u4titude 5ein2 in t !t "4!ce. 7ere we have the stor1 of 'esus at the pool of Bethesda) .here are sic/ fol/ ever1whereBfive porches full) 3s 'esus steps over man1 sic/ people, 1ou can almost hear 7im sa1ing, F>+cuse (e) >+cuse (e) *ops) >+cuse (e) *h, I?m sorr1) >+cuse (e)F 'esus finall1 ma/es 7is wa1 through this crowd and steps up to a man who?d had an infirmit1 for thirt1"eight 1ears) 'esus spea/s to the man and sa1s F ilt tho( be made whole<F Jv #K) 3fter the man finishes answering the question, 'esus sa1s to him, F"ise1 ta.e (p th, bed1 and wal.F Jv =K) 3t that moment, the man was healed5 3s this healed man is capturing the attention of all those around him with shouts of Lo1 and happiness, 'esus quietl1 turns around and sa1s, F>+cuse (e) *ops) >+cuse (eF as 7e steps over other sic/ fol/) In other words, 'esus left the area and went 7is wa1) 3s we read this account, notice how different it is from the stor1 of the woman with the issue of :lood J(ar/ $;-$",%K) 3fter this woman had heard of 'esus, she Fcame in the press behindF and touched 'esus? garment) 'esus turned and said to her, F&a(ghter1 th, faith hath made thee wholeF J(ar/ $;,%K) But here in 'ohn $;1"9 we find that the individual who was healed seems to have never heard of 'esus) 7e didn?t even /now who it was who healed him) otice 'ohn $;1,; FAnd he that was healed wist not who it was. for Jes(s had con0e,ed himself awa,1 a m(ltit(de being in that place.F .his individual did not come to 'esus for healing, 'esus came to him)
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal #7 <hen the woman with the issue of :lood came to 'esus, 1ou see in her an e+pectation of :eing healed) 7owever, this man at the pool has no e+pectation of ever getting :etter) 'ohn $;# and 7 sa1s, F hen Jes(s saw him lie1 and .new that he had been now a long time in that case1 he saith (nto him1 ilt tho( be made whole< $he impotent man answered him1 @ir1 * ha0e no man1 when the water is tro(bled1 to p(t me into the pool. b(t while * am coming1 another steppeth down before me.F 3fter 'esus heard the hopelessness in this man?s voice, 7e said to him in verse =, F"ise1 ta.e (p th, bed1 and wal..F <hat caused 'esus to minister to this one man and pass over all the others who were also waiting for the trou:ling of the watersA It was a manifestation of the 7ol1 8host) 'esus was led :1 the 7ol1 8host to find this man, 7e was mo0ed on :1 the 7ol1 8host to minister to this man, and 7e flowed with the 7ol1 8host to heal this man) 4emem:er what Peter said a:out the ministr1 of 'esus in 3cts 1!;,=; FHow God anointed Jes(s of 7aEareth with the Hol, Ghost and with power. who went abo(t doing good1 and healing all that were oppressed of the de0il2 for God was with him. F In 7is ministr1, 'esus not onl1 healed through this healing power that 7e was given, :ut 7e also healed through flowing with the 7ol1 8host) In other words, 7e healed through manifestations of the 7ol1 8host) 0ontrasting the stor1 of the woman with the issue of :lood with that of the man at the pool of Bethesda, we must come to the conclusion that in some cases, the 7ol1 8host will initiate the
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administration of the healing power of 8od through one of the nine gifts) 7owever, if the 7ol1 8host is not moving on 1our :ehalf, ,o( 1ourself can initiate o:taining the healing power :1 coming in contact with the <ord and releasing the power within it through o:edience) .han/ 8od, whether God initiates the healing process or we do, there is a wa1 out from underneath the :ondage of sic/ness and disease5 Before I conclude this chapter, a scripture in 'ohn comes to mind that I want to share with 1ou) In 'ohn 1%;1- 'esus said, FVeril,1 0eril,1 * sa, (nto ,o(1 He that belie0eth on me1 the wor.s that * do shall he do also2 and greater wor.s than these shall he do2 beca(se * go (nto m, #ather.F In order to do 'esus? wor/s, we must /now what 7e did5 'esus preached, taught, and 7e also made 7imself availa:le to the 7ol1 Spirit to :e used :1 7im as the 7ol1 Spirit wills) otice that 'esus is not spea/ing to ministers in 'ohn 1%;1-G 7e is spea/ing to Fhe that :elieveth on (e)F If 1ou are a :eliever, then 1ou are to duplicate 7is ministr1) .his means ever1 :eliever should teach and preach, and ever1 :eliever should ma/e himself availa:le to the 7ol1 Spirit to :e used as 7e wills) ow I understand that all :elievers are not called to have a pulpit ministr1) But all :elievers are called to pass on to others what the1 have gained through the <ord and through their relationship with the Father) If we have received a glimpse of the Father?s love, then we must share what we have seen with others) Sharing and passing on what we /now to others is fulfilling
9aw um:er Four;.here 3re .wo <a1s the Power of the 9ord Is (ade Present .o 7eal #9 what 'esus said we were to do) But 'esus not onl1 taught and proclaimed the 8ood ews, 7e was also sensitive to and made 7imself availa:le to the 7ol1 Spirit) 'esus allowed 7imself to :e led :1 the 7ol1 Spirit, and 7e allowed the 7ol1 Spirit to flow through 7im as the 7ol1 Spirit willed) 3s :elievers toda1, if we onl1 allow ourselves to teach and preach, :ut fail to ma/e ourselves availa:le to the 7ol1 Spirit, then we will onl1 minister at fift1 percent of what is availa:le to us) In order to reach our full potential in :eing a :lessing to 0hristians and un:elievers, we must not onl1 teach and preach, :ut we must :e read1 and availa:le to :e used :1 the 7ol1 Spirit as 7e wills) .han/ 8od that no matter if we are teaching or preaching the <ord or flowing with the 7ol1 Spirit, the power to destro1 1o/es is made availa:le to all) 3s we conclude this section, let?s put ourselves in remem:rance of what we have learned up to this point) .he laws that govern the healing power of 8od include; #. Just 5ec!use t e e!4in2 "o1er o3 God is "resent does not 2u!r!ntee /ou 1i44 5e e!4ed. -. T e "o1er o3 t e Lord c!n 5e "resent to e!4 !nd /our senses 5e tot!44/ un!1!re o3 it. =. In order to 5ene3it 3ro$ t e e!4in2 "o1er t !tFs "resent0 /ou $ust 3irst 5e4ie6e t !t t e "o1er is "resent' ?. T ere !re t1o 1!/s t e "o1er o3 t e Lord is $!de "resent to e!4* @!A t rou2 t e Word> !nd @5A t rou2 $!ni3est!tions o3 t e Ho4/ G ost.
C !"ter 7 L!1 Nu$5er Fi6e* T e He!4in2 Po1er C!n <e Ad$inistered To Cour <od/ ! Nu$5er o3 Di33erent W!/s
*nce the healing power is present, it must :e administered to our :odies) It is one thing to have the healing power presentG it is another thing to have the power administered to our ph1sical :odies) In other words, the onl1 wa1 the healing power can free 1our :od1 is for it to :e administered to 1our :od1) <hat good would the healing power :e if it was present and 1et not in 1our :od1A <hen it comes to a person?s receiving salvation, most people agree that there is onl1 one wa1 salvation can :e administered, and that is :1 acting on 4omans 1!;9; F$hat if tho( shalt confess with th, mo(th the %ord Jes(s1 and shalt belie0e in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead1 tho( shalt be sa0ed.F .he moment we confess 'esus as the 9ord of our lives and :elieve that 8od has raised 7im from the dead, we are savedG we o:tain the saving power of 8od and :ecome saved) But when it comes to o:taining the healing power of 8od, I have good news for 1ouBthere are a n(mber of different wa1s in which the healing power ma1 :e administered to 1our :od15 ow as I list the methods :1 which the healing power ma1 :e administered, I want 1ou to :e aware of the fact that I am not listing them in the order of their importance) In fact, I :elieve that the last method shared in this chapter will :e the most 7!
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s 71 prominent) So I am not giving these methods in an1 particular order of priorit1) Please understand also that I am not giving a complete teaching concerning each one of the following methods) I will highlight them :riefl1 and move on to the ne+t method)
&ethod 1!mber One2 +and%erchiefs and Aprons

ACTS #8*##0### And God 1rou2 t s"eci!4 $ir!c4es 5/ t e !nds o3 P!u4* #- So t !t 3ro$ is 5od/ 1ere 5rou2 t unto t e sic& !nd&erc ie3s or !"rons0 !nd t e dise!ses de"!rted 3ro$ t e$0 !nd t e e6i4 s"irits 1ent out o3 t e$. 3ccording to these scriptures, something flowed from Paul?s :od1 into the hand/erchiefs and aprons) <hen the hand/erchiefs and aprons were laid on the sic/ people?s :odies, evidentl1 something was transmitted into their :odies that freed them from their sic/nesses) <hat was it that flowed from Paul into the hand/erchiefs and apronsA <hat was it that was then transmitted from the hand/erchiefs and aprons into the :odies of the sic/A <hat was it that freed the sic/ from their sic/nessesA It had to have :een the healing power of 8od5 So we must come to the conclusion that one wa, the healing power can be administered to a sic. person+s bod, is thro(gh hand.erchiefs and aprons that ha0e been anointed with healing power.
&ethod 1!mber Two2 The Spo%en Word
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LU(E +*#,#9 # No1 1 en e !d ended !44 is s!/in2s in t e !udience o3 t e "eo"4e0 e entered into C!"ern!u$. - And ! cert!in centurionFs ser6!nt0 1 o 1!s de!r unto i$0 1!s sic&0 !nd re!d/ to die. = And 1 en e e!rd o3 Jesus0 e sent unto i$ t e e4ders o3 t e Je1s0 5eseec in2 i$ t !t e 1ou4d co$e !nd e!4 is ser6!nt. ? And 1 en t e/ c!$e to Jesus0 t e/ 5esou2 t i$ inst!nt4/0 s!/in20 T !t e 1!s 1ort / 3or 1 o$ e s ou4d do t is* ) For e 4o6et our n!tion0 !nd e !t 5ui4t us ! s/n!2o2ue . T en Jesus 1ent 1it t e$. And 1 en e 1!s no1 not 3!r 3ro$ t e ouse0 t e centurion sent 3riends to i$0 s!/in2 unto i$0 Lord0 trou54e not t /se43* 3or I !$ not 1ort / t !t t ou s ou4dest enter under $/ roo3* + W ere3ore neit er t ou2 t I $/se43 1ort / to co$e unto t ee* 5ut s!/ in ! 1ord0 !nd $/ ser6!nt s !44 5e e!4ed. 7 For I !4so !$ ! $!n set under !ut orit/0 !6in2 under $e so4diers0 !nd I s!/ unto one0 Go0 !nd e 2oet > !nd to !not er0 Co$e0 !nd e co$et > !nd to $/ ser6!nt0 Do t is0 !nd e doet it. 8 W en Jesus e!rd t ese t in2s0 e $!r6e44ed !t i$0 !nd turned i$ !5out0 !nd s!id unto t e "eo"4e t !t 3o44o1ed i$0 I s!/ unto /ou0 I !6e not 3ound so 2re!t 3!it 0 no0 not in Isr!e4. #9 And t e/ t !t 1ere sent0 returnin2 to t e ouse0 3ound t e ser6!nt 1 o4e t !t !d 5een sic&. (ost people are familiar with this wonderful stor1 of the centurion and his sic/ servant) 9u/e tells us that this centurion had a servant who was ver1 dear to him) .his servant was sic/, and his condition had deteriorated to the point that he was a:out to die) But then the centurion hears a:out 'esus, and, immediatel1, he sends friends to find this 'esus to see if the1 can
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s 7, persuade 7im to come and heal the centurion?s dear servant) .he friends search for and find 'esus in another town) .he1 persuade 7im to come and heal the servant) 3s 'esus and the centurion?s friends are within view of the home where the servant is l1ing, the centurion sees them coming and sends another group of friends to 'esus with a message) .he message is an unusual one; F'ust spea/ the word onl1, and m1 servant shall :e healedF5 Upon hearing these words, 'esus stops, turns to those who are following 7im, and sa1s that 7e has not come in contact with this /ind of faith Fno, not in IsraelF J9u/e 7;9K) <e are told :1 9u/e that when the friends returned to the house, the1 found the servant who had :een sic/ completel, healed/ ow the question that we must as/ is this; &id 'esus ever come in contact with the sic/ servantA o5 &id 'esus touch him or give the centurion?s friends a hand/erchief or apron to :e laid on the servant?s :od1A o5 .hen how was the healing power of 8od transmitted from 'esus to the sic/ servant?s :od1A It had to have :een through the spo/en word) I am convinced that 'esus went ahead and did what the centurion as/ed 7im to doBspea/ the word onl1) 'esus spo/e the word, and the servant was healed) .herefore, we can conclude that the healing power of God can be spo.en into a person+s bod,/ 4ead the words of 'esus in (ar/ 11;-,) :AR( ##*-= -= For 6eri4/ I s!/ unto /ou0 T !t 1 osoe6er s !44 s!/ unto t is $ount!in0 <e t ou re$o6ed0 !nd 5e t ou c!st into t e se!> !nd s !44 not dou5t in is e!rt0 5ut s !44 5e4ie6e t !t
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t ose t in2s 1 ic e s!it s !44 co$e to "!ss> e s !44 !6e 1 !tsoe6er e s!it . ot onl1 can someone else spea/ the healing power into 1our :od1 in cooperation with 1our faith, :ut the Bi:le also teaches that as :elievers, we have the right to spea/ to our own mountains) <e can spea/ to our own :od1 and the healing power of 8od :e administered5
&ethod 1!mber Three3 The 1ame of .es!s

ACTS =*#,+ # No1 Peter !nd Jo n 1ent u" to2et er into t e te$"4e !t t e our o3 "r!/er0 5ein2 t e nint our. - And ! cert!in $!n 4!$e 3ro$ is $ot erFs 1o$5 1!s c!rried0 1 o$ t e/ 4!id d!i4/ !t t e 2!te o3 t e te$"4e 1 ic is c!44ed <e!uti3u40 to !s& !4$s o3 t e$ t !t entered into t e te$"4e> = W o seein2 Peter !nd Jo n !5out to 2o into t e te$"4e !s&ed !n !4$s ? And Peter0 3!stenin2 is e/es u"on i$ 1it Jo n0 s!id0 Loo& on us. ) And e 2!6e eed unto t e$0 eE"ectin2 to recei6e so$et in2 o3 t e$. . T en Peter s!id0 Si46er !nd 2o4d !6e I none> 5ut suc !s I !6e 2i6e I t ee* In t e n!$e o3 Jesus C rist o3 N!B!ret rise u" !nd 1!4&. + And e too& i$ 5/ t e ri2 t !nd0 !nd 4i3ted i$ u"* !nd i$$edi!te4/ is 3eet !nd !n&4e 5ones recei6ed stren2t . Cerse 1# of 3cts , sa1s, FAnd H*@ 7A8! thro(gh faith in his name hath made this man strong1 whom ,e see and .now9 ,ea1 the faith which is b, him hath gi0en him this perfect so(ndness in the presence of ,o( all.F Peter and 'ohn
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s 7$ administered the healing power of 8od to this man?s :od1 through the use of the ame of 'esus5 <hen Peter and 'ohn used the ame, the1 were onl1 doing what 'esus had told them to do) 4emem:er what 'esus told them in (ar/ 1#;1$"-!) :AR( #.*#),-9 #) ... Go /e into !44 t e 1or4d0 !nd "re!c t e 2os"e4 to e6er/ cre!ture. #. He t !t 5e4ie6et !nd is 5!"tiBed s !44 5e s!6ed> 5ut e t !t 5e4ie6et not s !44 5e d!$ned. #+ And t ese si2ns s !44 3o44o1 t e$ t !t 5e4ie6e> IN :C NA:E s !44 t e/ c!st out de6i4s> t e/ s !44 s"e!& 1it ne1 ton2ues> #7 T e/ s !44 t!&e u" ser"ents> !nd i3 t e/ drin& !n/ de!d4/ t in20 it s !44 not urt t e$> t e/ s !44 4!/ !nds on t e sic&0 !nd t e/ s !44 reco6er. #8 So t en !3ter t e Lord !d s"o&en unto t e$0 e 1!s recei6ed u" into e!6en0 !nd s!t on t e ri2 t !nd o3 God. -9 And t e/ 1ent 3ort 0 !nd "re!c ed e6er/ 1 ere0 t e Lord 1or&in2 1it t e$0 !nd con3ir$in2 t e 1ord 1it si2ns 3o44o1in2. A$en. .here is such an urgent need in the Bod1 of 0hrist toda1 to :e taught a:out the power that is in that ame) 3s 0hristians, we have :een given the privilege and the right to spea/ and act in the ame of 'esus) <hen we do so, we are representing 'esus on the earthG we are doing the same things 'esus would do if 7e were here personall1) It is ver1 evident that 9u/e in the Boo/ of 3cts is revealing to us that another wa1 the healing power of 8od is administered to the sic/ is through the ame of 'esus5
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&ethod 1!mber Fo!r2 The Anointing of Oil And the Prayer of Faith
JA:ES )*#?0#) #? Is !n/ sic& !$on2 /ou; 4et i$ c!44 3or t e e4ders o3 t e c urc > !nd 4et t e$ "r!/ o6er i$0 !nointin2 i$ 1it oi4 in t e n!$e o3 t e Lord* #) And t e "r!/er o3 3!it s !44 s!6e t e sic&0 !nd t e Lord s !44 r!ise i$ u"> !nd i3 e !6e co$$itted sins0 t e/ s !44 5e 3or2i6en i$. .he 0hurch has :een given instructions :1 'ames that one wa1 to minister to fellow 0hristians is to anoint them with oil and pra1 the pra1er of faith over them) 7ere we find another method :1 which the healing power of 8od is administered) In the *ld .estament, two entities were anointed with oil; people and things) <hen someone or something was anointed, it meant that he or she or the o:Lect to :e anointed was to :e smeared with an anointing oil, thus signif1ing that the person or thing was set apart :1 the 9ord for a specific office or function) hen something was anointed1 it was consecrated to a specific f(nction. And from that moment on1 the thing anointed was not to be (sed for an, other p(rpose/ In >+odus %!, we find 8od giving instructions to (oses to anoint things; EGODUS ?9*8,## 8 And t ou s !4t t!&e t t!5ern!c4e0 !nd !44 t !t is t t e 6esse4s t ereo3* !nd it s #9 And t ou s !4t !noint t !44 is 6esse4s0 !nd s!ncti3/ e !nointin2 oi40 !nd !noint t e erein0 !nd s !3t !44o1 it0 !nd !44 !44 5e o4/. e !4t!r o3 t e 5urnt o33erin20 !nd t e !4t!r* !nd it s !44 5e !n !4t!r
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s 77 $ost o4/. ## And t ou s !4t !noint t e 4!6er !nd is 3oot0 !nd s!ncti3/ it. In >+odus -=, we find 8od telling (oses to anoint people) *nce again, when someone is anointed, he is separated or consecrated to stand or function in a particular office) In the case of 3aron and his sons, it was the office of priest) EGODUS -7*?# ?# And t ou s !4t "ut t e$ u"on A!ron t / 5rot er0 !nd is sons 1it i$> !nd s !4t !noint t e$0 !nd consecr!te t e$0 !nd s!ncti3/ t e$0 t !t t e/ $!/ $inister unto $e in t e "riestFs o33ice. ow in the ew .estament, when 'ames tells us to anoint a sic/ person with oil, I am convinced that the person anointed should consider himself set apart or consecrated for healing and should not accept an1thing less) If the anointed laver or altar in the *ld .estament was not to :e used for an1thing other than service to the 9ord after the anointing with oil too/ place, then wh1 should we allow our :odies to :e used for an1thing other than healing once we have :een anointed with oilA $he moment the sic. person is anointed with oil1 he sho(ld consider himself set apart for healing and sho(ld boldl, re>ect sic.ness as it tries to dominate his bod,/ If we are going to use the anointing of oil as a method of o:taining the healing power, we should instruct the recipients :efore we do so, and the1 must understand the significance of this act) People who have :een anointed with oil should thin/
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differentl1 a:out themselves from that moment on) .he1 should see themselves set apart for healing5
What To Expect After the Prayer of Faith Is Prayed

otice also in 'ames $ that 'ames not onl1 tells the 0hurch to anoint the sic/ with oil :ut also to pra1 the pra1er of faith for them) <hat is this pra1er of faithA <hat should the sic/ e+pect to happen when this pra1er is pra1edA .he pra1er of faith is found in (ar/ 11;-%, which sa1s, F$herefore * sa, (nto ,o(1 hat things soe0er ,e desire1 when ,e pra,1 belie0e that ,e recei0e them1 and ,e shall ha0e them. F .he pra1er of faith is a pra1er that receives something whenever it is used) 'esus said that when we pra1 this pra1er, we are to F:elieve that we receive)F <hat are we to :elieve we receive when we have :een anointed with oil and pra1ed forA <e are to :elieve that we receive the healing power of 8od5 .his is the reason that the anointing of oil and the pra1er of faith is another method :1 which the healing power of 8od can :e administered to a fellow 0hristian?s sic/ :od1)
&ethod 1!mber Fi/e2 Praying the Prayer of Faith for o!rself

3s I discussed :riefl1, the pra1er of faith can :e found in (ar/ 11;-%; F$herefore * sa, (nto ,o(1 hat things soe0er ,e desire1 when ,e pra,1 belie0e that ,e recei0e them1 and ,e shall ha0e them.F 3nd as I stated in the previous method of o:taining 8od?s healing power, the pra1er of faith can :e used :1 elders
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s 79 when the1 have :een called to pra1 for a fellow 0hristian) But the pra1er of faith can also :e used :1 an individual for himself) 3 sic/ person ma1 pra1 this pra1er for himself in the privac1 of his own home) It is another method of o:taining healing power) 'esus instructed those who used this method to :elieve the1 receive when the1 pra1) .herefore, it is ver1 evident that when we pra1, we will receive something) 7owever, we must :elieve that we receive it when we pra1) .he word FreceiveF means to ta.e) <hen we pra1 and as/ for healing, at that moment, we are to :elieve that we have ta/en it) .a/en whatA 4eceived whatA .he healing power of 8od that has :een supplied to us through the death, :urial, and resurrection of 'esus5 So man1 are using this pra1er of faith, :ut unless the1 see healing manifested in their :odies, the1 refuse to come to the conclusion that the1 received) But 'esus did not instruct us to wait until we see changes in our :od1 and then :elieve we receive) 'esus said that when we pra,, we are to :elieve that we receive) *nce we :elieve we receive, what is there left to do :ut to give than/s to the *ne who gave the healing power of 8od to us when we pra1edA *nce 1ou :elieve 1ou receive, spend time than/ing 8od that the healing power is wor/ing in 1ou to drive out sic/ness or disease5 If we would follow the instructions of (ar/ 11;-%, the moment we pra1ed and :elieved we received, we would cease tr1ing to get 8od to heal us) <h1A Because we :elieved we
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received the healing power of 8od that?s alread1 :een made availa:le to us) .han/ 8od for different methods :1 which the healing power of 8od can :e administered to our :odies5
&ethod 1!mber Six2 The *aying on of +ands

In the ministr1 of 'esus, which is revealed to us through the 8ospels, we find one particular method :1 which 'esus ministered healing power to the sic/) .he method 'esus used a:ove all other methods was the la1ing on of hands) It is one wa1 that the healing power of 8od is administered to our ph1sical :odies) .he following scriptures show 'esus using this method of the la1ing on of hands to minister healing power to people) :AR( 7*--,-) -- And e co$et to <et s!id!> !nd t e/ 5rin2 ! 54ind $!n unto i$0 !nd 5esou2 t i$ to touc i$. -= And e too& t e 54ind $!n 5/ t e !nd0 !nd 4ed i$ out o3 t e to1n> !nd 1 en e !d s"it on is e/es0 AND PUT HIS HANDS UPON HI:0 e !s&ed i$ i3 e s!1 ou2 t. -? And e 4oo&ed u"0 !nd s!id0 I see $en !s trees0 1!4&in2. -) A3ter t !t HE PUT HIS HANDS AGAIN UPON HIS ECES0 !nd $!de i$ 4oo& u"* !nd e 1!s restored0 !nd s!1 e6er/ $!n c4e!r4/. :AR( .*#,. # And e 1ent out 3ro$ t ence0 !nd c!$e into is o1n countr/> !nd is disci"4es 3o44o1 i$. - And 1 en t e s!55!t d!/ 1!s co$e0 e 5e2!n to te!c in t e s/n!2o2ue* !nd $!n/ e!rin2 i$ 1ere !stonis ed0 s!/in20 Fro$ 1 ence !t t is $!n t ese t in2s; !nd 1 !t 1isdo$ is t is 1 ic is 2i6en unto i$0 t !t e6en suc $i2 t/
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s =1 1or&s !re 1rou2 t 5/ is !nds; = Is not t is t e c!r"enter0 t e son o3 :!r/0 t e 5rot er o3 J!$es0 !nd Joses0 !nd o3 Jud!0 !nd Si$on; !nd !re not is sisters ere 1it us; And t e/ 1ere o33ended !t i$. ? <ut Jesus s!id unto t e$0 A "ro" et is not 1it out onour0 5ut in is o1n countr/0 !nd !$on2 is o1n &in0 !nd in is o1n ouse. ) And e cou4d t ere do no $i2 t/ 1or&0 s!6e t !t HE LAID HIS HANDS UPON A FEW SIC( FOL(0 !nd e!4ed t e$. . And e $!r6e44ed 5ec!use o3 t eir un5e4ie3. And e 1ent round !5out t e 6i44!2es0 te!c in2. LU(E ?*?9 ?9 No1 1 en t e sun 1!s settin20 !44 t e/ t !t !d !n/ sic& 1it di6ers dise!ses 5rou2 t t e$ unto i$> !nd HE LAID HIS HANDS ON EVERC ONE OF THE:0 !nd e!4ed t e$. 'esus :elieved so much in this method of ministering to the sic/ that 7e commissioned ever1 :eliever to use this same method) 4emem:er what 'esus said in (ar/ 1#) :AR( #.*#),#7 #) And e s!id unto t e$0 Go /e into !44 t e 1or4d0 !nd "re!c t e 2os"e4 to e6er/ cre!ture. #. He t !t 5e4ie6et !nd is 5!"tiBed s !44 5e s!6ed> 5ut e t !t 5e4ie6et not s !44 5e d!$ned. #+ And t ese si2ns s !44 3o44o1 t e$ t !t 5e4ie6e> In $/ n!$e s !44 t e/ c!st out de6i4s> t e/ s !44 s"e!& 1it ne1 ton2ues> #7 T e/ s !44 t!&e u" ser"ents> !nd i3 t e/ drin& !n/ de!d4/ t in20 it s !44 not urt t e$> THEC SHALL LAC HANDS ON THE SIC(0 !nd t e/ s !44 reco6er. 'esus said, F. . the, shall la, hands on the sic.1 and the, shall reco0er.F <hat :egins the recover1 process is the administration of the healing power through the la1ing on of hands5 It?s
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impossi:le to :egin to recover if the healing power has not :een administered first) .he instant hands are laid on us, from that moment on, we should consider ourselves to :e recovering :ecause the healing power is in us wor/ing mightil15 I have given 1ou a :rief description of the methods through which the healing power is administered to our :odies; hand.erchiefs and aprons2 the spo.en word2 anointing of oil and the pra,er of faith2 pra,ing the pra,er of faith ,o(rself2 the 7ame of Jes(sG and the la,ing on of hands. I am personall1 convinced that the la1ing on of hands will :e the predominant wa1 most 0hristians will receive the healing power of 8od) 3nother wa1 we could sa1 that is, most 0hristians are going to :e a:le to comprehend :etter that the healing power of 8od was administered to their :odies after hands were laid on them than through the use of an1 other method) (ost people can :elieve more easil1 that something was administered to their :od1 when the1 were touched :1 a hand than the1 can :elieve that healing power was administered when a hand/erchief or apron was placed upon them) I?ll sa1 it another wa1; It is easier for people to comprehend that something is given to them when hands are laid on them than if someone were to Lust wal/ up to them and sa1, FBe healed5F For some reason, most do not have the comprehension that something can :e administered to them through the spo/en word)
The *aying on of +ands Is a )asic )ible $octrine

<h1 do I :elieve that the la1ing on of hands will :e the
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s =, predominant wa1 for most 0hristians to receive the healing power of 8odA Because the Boo/ of 7e:rews tells me that the doctrine of la1ing on of hands is referred to as the mil/ of the <ord) HE<REWS )*#-,#? #- For 1 en 3or t e ti$e /e ou2 t to 5e te!c ers0 /e !6e need t !t one te!c /ou !2!in 1 ic 5e t e 3irst "rinci"4es o3 t e or!c4es o3 God> !nd !re 5eco$e suc !s !6e need o3 $i4&0 !nd not o3 stron2 $e!t. #= For e6er/ one t !t uset $i4& is uns&i43u4 in t e 1ord o3 ri2 teousness* 3or e is ! 5!5e. #? <ut stron2 $e!t 5e4on2et to t e$ t !t !re o3 3u44 !2e0 e6en t ose 1 o 5/ re!son o3 use !6e t eir senses eEercised to discern 5ot 2ood !nd e6i4. HE<REWS .*#0# T ere3ore 4e!6in2 t e "rinci"4es o3 t e doctrine o3 C rist0 4et us 2o on unto "er3ection> not 4!/in2 !2!in t e 3ound!tion o3 re"ent!nce 3ro$ de!d 1or&s0 !nd o3 3!it to1!rd God0 - O3 t e doctrine o3 5!"tis$s0 !nd o3 4!/in2 on o3 !nds0 !nd o3 resurrection o3 t e de!d0 !nd o3 etern!4 Dud2$ent. Paul tells us that Frepentance from dead wor/sF is Fmil/,F and the message Fof faith toward 8odF is Fmil/F too) .he mil/ of the <ord is also the Fdoctrine of :aptisms,F the Fdoctrine of la1ing on of hands,F and so forth) <e understand that the mil/ of the <ord is referring to areas that 1oung 0hristians should :e taught a:out when the1 enter 0hristianit1) It is also referring to areas that 1oung 0hristians can receive and :enefit from the quic/est) It is easier for 1oung 0hristians to comprehend that the healing power of 8od is
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administered to their :odies after the1 have had hands laid on them than through the use of an1 other method) .here is something a:out the la1ing on of hands that people can accept the fact that something was given to them the moment hands are laid on them) .here is a ver1 interesting record of something that happened to 'esus in 7is own hometown) It is found in the si+th chapter of the Boo/ of (ar/) (ar/ tells us that 'esus went into 7is hometown, taught them, and tried to set them free from their sic/nesses) But (ar/ gives us a ver1 sad commentar1 a:out 7is success) (ar/ tells us that 'esus F. . co(ld there do no might, wor.1 sa0e that he laid his hands (pon a few sic. fol.1 and healed themF J(ar/ #;$K) J<e?re tal/ing a:out the fact that most 0hristians will :e a:le to :elieve quic/er that healing power is administered to them when hands are laid on them than if that power is administered to them through an1 other method) .his is due to the fact that the la1ing on of hands is the mil/ of the <ord)K It appears that (ar/ is telling us in (ar/ #;$ that when no other method of administering healing power would :e accepted, some of these people in 'esus? hometown did allow 7im to la1 7is hands upon them for healing) It appears that the la1ing on of hands wor/ed when nothing else would5 6ou might as/, F<hat do 1ou mean :1 ?nothing else?AF <hen spea/ing healing into their :odies would not :e accepted, 'esus could la1 hands on a few sic/ fol/s) <hen the anointing of oil and the pra1er of faith would not :e permitted, 7e could la1 hands on some of the
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s =$ people) .he la1ing on of hands will wor/ when other methods will not :e accepted5
Old Testament Examples of the *aying on of +ands To ,onfer Something

In *ld .estament times, people :elieved in the la1ing on of hands) .he1 would actuall1 ta/e a goat, la1 their hands on it, confess all the sins of the camp onto the goat, and then release the goat into the wilderness to :e Ludged) <e are told of this practice in 9eviticus 1#) LEVITICUS #.*-#0--# And A!ron s !44 4!/ 5ot is !nds u"on t e e!d o3 t e 4i6e 2o!t0 !nd con3ess o6er i$ !44 t e ini%uities o3 t e c i4dren o3 Isr!e40 !nd !44 t eir tr!ns2ressions in !44 t eir sins0 "uttin2 t e$ u"on t e e!d o3 t e 2o!t0 !nd s !44 send i$ !1!/ 5/ t e !nd o3 ! 3it $!n into t e 1i4derness* -- And t e 2o!t s !44 5e!r u"on i$ !44 t eir ini%uities unto ! 4!nd not in !5ited* !nd e s !44 4et 2o t e 2o!t in t e 1i4derness. .hese people :elieved that the sins of the people would :e transmitted to the goat through the la1ing on of the hands of the priest) .he1 :elieved in the la1ing on of hands5 In the *ld .estament, we also see fathers on their death:eds calling their children to their :edside) .he1 would then ta/e each child, la1 their hands upon him, and pronounce :lessings upon him) .hese people :elieved in the la1ing on of hands5 3n e+ample of the la1ing on of hands to confer :lessings is found in 8enesis %= when 'oseph, /nowing that his father would
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not live much longer, :rings his two sons to his father to :e :lessed) GENESIS ?7*#=,-9 #= And Jose" too& t e$ 5ot 0 E" r!i$ in is ri2 t !nd to1!rd Isr!e4Fs 4e3t !nd0 !nd :!n!sse in is 4e3t !nd to1!rd Isr!e4Fs ri2 t !nd0 !nd 5rou2 t t e$ ne!r unto i$. #? And Isr!e4 stretc ed out is ri2 t !nd0 !nd 4!id it u"on E" r!i$Fs e!d0 1 o 1!s t e /oun2er0 !nd is 4e3t !nd u"on :!n!sse Fs e!d0 2uidin2 is !nds 1ittin24/> 3or :!n!sse 1!s t e 3irst5orn. #) And e 54essed Jose" 0 !nd s!id0 God0 5e3ore 1 o$ $/ 3!t ers A5r! !$ !nd Is!!c did 1!4&0 t e God 1 ic 3ed $e !44 $/ 4i3e 4on2 unto t is d!/0 #. T e An2e4 1 ic redee$ed $e 3ro$ !44 e6i40 54ess t e 4!ds> !nd 4et $/ n!$e 5e n!$ed on t e$0 !nd t e n!$e o3 $/ 3!t ers A5r! !$ !nd Is!!c> !nd 4et t e$ 2ro1 into ! $u4titude in t e $idst o3 t e e!rt . #+ And 1 en Jose" s!1 t !t is 3!t er 4!id is ri2 t !nd u"on t e e!d o3 E" r!i$0 it dis"4e!sed i$* !nd e e4d u" is 3!t erFs !nd0 to re$o6e it 3ro$ E" r!i$Fs e!d unto :!n!sse Fs e!d. #7 And Jose" s!id unto is 3!t er0 Not so0 $/ 3!t er* 3or t is is t e 3irst5orn> "ut t / ri2 t !nd u"on is e!d. #8 And is 3!t er re3used0 !nd s!id0 I &no1 it0 $/ son0 I &no1 it> e !4so s !44 5eco$e ! "eo"4e0 !nd e !4so s !44 5e 2re!t* 5ut tru4/ is /oun2er 5rot er s !44 5e 2re!ter t !n e0 !nd is seed s !44 5eco$e ! $u4titude o3 n!tions. -9 And e 54essed t e$ t !t d!/0 s!/in20 In t ee s !44 Isr!e4 54ess0 s!/in20 God $!&e t ee !s E" r!i$ !nd !s :!n!sse * !nd e set E" r!i$ 5e3ore :!n!sse . 0an 1ou see that these *ld .estament saints :elieved in the la1ing on of hands for the purpose of transmitting :lessingsA In the ew .estament, we see again and again people coming
9aw um:er Five;.he 7ealing Power 0an Be 3dministered .o 6our Bod1 a um:er of &ifferent <a1s =7 to 'esus and :eseeching 7im to come and la, His hands on the sic/) .heir requests reveal their :elief that when hands were laid on the sic/, something happened) <hat happenedA 7ealing power was administered5 Glor,5 .his understanding that power is administered through the la1ing on of handsBif it is em:raced :1 the sic/Bwould eliminate so much worr1 and fear concerning whether or not the1 are going to recover) If the sic/ :elieved that the same healing power went into them when hands were laid upon them that went into the woman with the issue of :lood, then the1 could release a sigh of relief) In their thoughts would :e the words, Glor,/ $he healing power of God is wor.ing in m, bod, to dri0e o(t sic.ness/ .he1 would sa1, FI /now the healing power of 8od is in m1 :od1, :ecause I had hands laid on me according to (ar/ 1#;1=, which sa1s, H. . the, shall la, hands on the sic.1 and the, shall reco0er.G ow that I have made 1ou aware of the methods :1 which the Bi:le reveals to us that the healing power is administered, I can :oldl1 ma/e this statement; In order to :e set free from sic/ness and disease, 1ou must first come into contact with one of the following methods) If 1ou have not had a hand/erchief or apron laid on 1ouG if 1ou or someone else hasn?t spo/en the healing power of 8od into 1our :od1G if 1ou haven?t called for the elders and had them anoint 1ou with oil and pra1 the pra1er of faithG if 1ou haven?t pra1ed the pra1er of faith for 1ourselfG if 1ou haven?t had the ame of 'esus spo/en over 1ouG or if 1ou haven?t had hands laid on 1ouBthen ,o( are not going to be
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healed. .hese methods are 8od?s means :1 which 7e can get to 1ou the healing power that is necessar1 to destro1 the 1o/e of sic/ness in 1our :od1) .he healing power of 8od must :e administered to 1our :od1 through one of these methods) ow 1ou understand that when the 7ol1 8host manifests 7imself through one of the nine gifts listed in First 0orinthians 1-;="1!, 7e will also use one of these methods to administer healing power into 1our :od1) For e+ample, man1 times I have called out a particular disease through a word of /nowledge during a church service) Instead of calling those who responded to come forward to la1 m1 hands on them, I have simpl1 spo/en to them :1 sa1ing, FBe healed)F .he instant I spo/e those words to them, I am convinced that the healing power of 8od was immediatel1 administered to their :odies) Glor,5 Some ma1 as/, F<hich method should I use in order to have the healing power administered to m1 :od1AF I suggest that 1ou use the method that 1ou :elieve in the strongest) Find a method that 1ou do have some confidence inG then connect 1our faith with His power5
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(an1 ministers feel the healing power of 8od go out of their hands when the1 are ministering to the sic/) *n the other side of the coin, I have spo/en to man1 ministers who?ve said the1 feel nothing when the1 are ministering to the sic/) 3lso, when spea/ing to people who have :een ministered to, I have had man1 of them tell me that the1 felt something when the1 were ministered to) 6et I have had as man1 tell me that the1 felt nothing) Some have even e+pressed to me their :elief that since the1 did not feel an1thing when hands were laid upon them, the1 must not have received an1thing) But that is simpl1 not true)
Feeling the Power Will )e The Exception( 1ot the -!le

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that it was administered, he would :e wal/ing :1 feelings and not :1 faith) .here is one scriptural record of 'esus? feeling the power go out of 7im, and in the same record, the recipient also felt the power :eing administered) .his record is found in (ar/ $;-$",%) <e /now it as the stor1 of the woman with the issue of :lood) :AR( )*-),=? -) And ! cert!in 1o$!n0 1 ic !d !n issue o3 54ood t1e46e /e!rs0 -. And !d su33ered $!n/ t in2s o3 $!n/ " /sici!ns0 !nd !d s"ent !44 t !t s e !d0 !nd 1!s not in2 5ettered0 5ut r!t er 2re1 1orse0 -+ W en s e !d e!rd o3 Jesus0 c!$e in t e "ress 5e ind0 !nd touc ed is 2!r$ent. -7 For s e s!id0 I3 I $!/ touc 5ut is c4ot es0 I s !44 5e 1 o4e. -8 And str!i2 t1!/ t e 3ount!in o3 er 54ood 1!s dried u"> !nd SHE FELT IN HER <ODC t !t s e 1!s e!4ed o3 t !t "4!2ue. =9 And Jesus0 i$$edi!te4/ (NOWING IN HI:SELF THAT VIRTUE HAD GONE OUT OF HI:0 turned i$ !5out in t e "ress0 !nd s!id0 W o touc ed $/ c4ot es; =# And is disci"4es s!id unto i$0 T ou seest t e $u4titude t ron2in2 t ee0 !nd s!/est t ou0 W o touc ed $e; =- And e 4oo&ed round !5out to see er t !t !d done t is t in2. == <ut t e 1o$!n 3e!rin2 !nd tre$54in20 &no1in2 1 !t 1!s done in er0 c!$e !nd 3e44 do1n 5e3ore i$0 !nd to4d i$ !44 t e trut . =? And e s!id unto er0 D!u2 ter0 t / 3!it !t $!de t ee 1 o4e> 2o in "e!ce0 !nd 5e 1 o4e o3 t / "4!2ue. otice as 1ou read verse ,! that it is evident that 'esus felt
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that virtue or power flow out of 7im) It is also evident that the woman felt that power enter into her Jverse -9K) I was reading this account one da1 when, suddenl1, it dawned on me that this is the onl1 account from the healings of 'esus in which there is an1 mention of 7is feeling the power go out from 7im) .his alone tells me that it is possi:le for a minister to feel the power going out of him when ministering to the sic/) But it?s going to :e the e+ception rather than the rule) If it were to :e the norm, then there would :e mention of 'esus? feeling the power go out of 7im ever1 time 7e touched someone to minister to him or her, :ut there is not) *nce I saw this, it settled a lingering question for me personall1) .herefore, I am going to continue to la1 hands on the sic/ whether I feel the power go out of m1 hands or not) I am going to :elieve that the healing power of 8od is ministered to the sic/ ever1 time I touch them) <hether I feel something or not, I choose to :elieve (ar/ 1#;1=, which sa1s, F$he, shall ta.e (p serpents2 and if the, drin. an, deadl, thing1 it shall not h(rt them2 $H!- @HA%% %A- HA7&@ O7 $H! @*?K1 A7& $H!@HA%% "!?OV!".F .hose who are :eing ministered to should ta/e the same position) 6es, we have the e+ample of the woman in (ar/ $, who apparentl1 felt something when she touched 'esus) But, remem:er, in all the other healings found in the 8ospels, we find no other record of an1 sic/ person feeling an1thing when he was ministered to :1 'esus) .herefore, we must come to the conclusion that whether we feel an1thing or not, when hands are
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laid on us, we must :elieve that the healing power of 8od is :eing administered to our :odies) 4emem:er we are to wal/ :1 faith and not :1 what we feel) I remem:er in the late seventies, it seemed ever1one was falling out onto the floor under the power of 8od when hands were laid upon them for healing) I?d have people sa1 to me, FI didn?t fall) &oes that mean I didn?t receiveAF (1 response was alwa1s the same, F o, falling or not falling does not determine who gets healed and who doesn?t)F owhere in the Bi:le does it sa1 1ou have to fall in order to get healed) 3nd nowhere in the Bi:le does it sa1 1ou have to feel the power go into 1ou :efore 1ou can :egin to :elieve that it has :een administered) In order for me to :elieve that the healing power is in m1 :od1, I must as/ m1self one question; F7ave I had hands laid on me for healingAF If the answer to this question is 1es, then I can conclude that the power is present in m1 :od1) If I?ve had the elders of m1 church come and anoint me with oil and pra1 the pra1er of faith, then the power is in me) *r if I have spo/en to m1 :od1 and commanded it to :e well, then the power is in me) .han/ 8od for the truth of 7is <ord that sets us free from :eing controlled :1 what we feel or see5
C !"ter #9 L!1 Nu$5er Se6en* T e He!4in2 Po1er o3 God C!n <e in Cou And Cet Lie Wit in Cou In!cti6e
If 1ou have ever had the opportunit1 of attending one of 4ev) @enneth >) 7agin?s crusades where he is ministering to the sic/, 1ou have heard him sa1 something li/e this; F.he moment I la1 m1 hands upon 1ou, the healing power of 8od will :e administered to 1our :od1) But what 1ou do with it after that is up to 1ou)F .he following chapters are dedicated to teaching 1ou what 1ou must do with the power once it is administered to 1ou) 6ou have a part to pla1 if the power is going to manifest healing in 1our :od1 once it has :een administered) People who have had the healing power administered to their :od1 through one of the methods mentioned in 9aw um:er Five J0hapter =K must :e aware of the fact that the power has the a:ilit1 to lie within them dormant or inactive) In other words, Lust :ecause the healing power is administered to their :od1 does not guarantee that the1 will :e healed) For e+ample, I /now of people who have :een called into the ministr1, ma1:e to the office of pastor or teacher, 1et the1 have never done an1thing with itG the1 have never answered the call) .he1 have never gone into the ministr1) Ouestion; Is the call of 8od still on their lifeA 6es, the Bi:le sa1s the gifts and calling of 8od are without repentance J4om) 11;-9K) *nce m1 7eavenl1 Father has called a person to a ministr1 office, 7e will never ta/e 9,
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that calling from that individual) Understanding this means that a person can have a call upon his life, and 1et that call can lie within him dormant or inactive) 3 call that is upon a person?s life does not manifest itself Lust :ecause it is present) @o it is with the healing power. It can :e present in 1our :od1 and 1et lie dormant or inactive) It does not manifest itself in 1our :od1 Lust :ecause it has :een administered to 1our :od1) First .imoth1 %;1% sa1s, F7eglect not the gift that is in thee1 which was gi0en thee b, prophec,1 with the la,ing on of the hands of the presb,ter,.F 7ere we find Paul encouraging .imoth1 concerning something that 8od had given to him) Paul called what was given to .imoth1 a gift) .he vehicle 8od used to get this gift to .imoth1 was the la1ing on of hands) <hat this gift was is unclear, :ut what is clear is that Paul told .imoth1 not to neglect it) .he word FneglectF means to ignore or to be careless of) <ith this word Fneglect,F Paul is impl1ing that .imoth1 has not given this gift the proper attention, and, therefore, .imoth1 has caused this gift to lie within him dormant or inactive) Paul implies that this neglected, ignored gift will produce nothing in or through .imoth1?s life until he stops neglecting it) ow I understand that what Paul is spea/ing a:out in this verse is not the healing power) 6et this verse does support the truth that a person can have something given to him through the la1ing on of hands and the thing given lie dormant or inactive until the person who received it does something with it)
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.oo man1 people have the mista/en idea that once a gift has :een given to someone :1 8od, 8od will :e the one who ma/es sure the gift /eeps wor/ing until it is a:le to manifest itself in or through that person) But do 1ou see Paul telling .imoth1 in First .imoth1 % that 8od is the one who is supposed to /eep the gift from :ecoming dormant or inactiveA o, Paul gives $imoth, the responsi:ilit1 of /eeping the gift active and wor/ing) 3lso, do 1ou understand that the gift does not have the power in and of itself to /eep wor/ingA .he gift neglected will :ecome dormant or inactive) <e must understand that when 8od gives us something, He is not responsi:le to /eep it wor/ing, and the gift is not responsi:le to /eep itself wor/ing) e are the ones who have :een given the responsi:ilit1 of /eeping what 8od gives us active and wor/ing :1 refusing to neglect it1 ignore it1 or be careless of it) (an1 who have need of healing will never :enefit from the healing power of 8od that is in them until the1 learn how to give the power the proper attention needed for it to continue to wor/ in them once it has :een o:tained) Second .imoth1 1;# sa1s, F herefore * p(t thee in remembrance that tho( stir (p the gift of God1 which is in thee b, the p(tting on of m, hands.F 7ere is the second time Paul tal/s to .imoth1 a:out this gift that .imoth1 had :een given through the la1ing on of hands) JI have found it necessar1 to remind people more than once, too, of the healing power that is in them) People
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have a tendenc1 to get so ta/en up with the pro:lem that the1 forget a:out what has :een given to them through the la1ing on of hands)K .his time, in Second .imoth1 1;#, Paul uses a stronger phrase than he did in First .imoth1 %;1%) Instead of sa1ing, F&o not neglect the gift,F this time he sa1s, FStir up the gift)F .imoth1 is told that the gift within him needs to :e stirred up) ow notice Paul did not tell .imoth1 to pra1 and as/ 8od to stir up the gift that was inside him) o, once 8od gives 1ou something, it is 1ours from that point on) 3nd what 1ou do with it is up to 1ou, not 8od) If 1ou neglect it, ignore it, or fail to stir it up, there is nothing that 8od can do to cause the gift to :e active and productive within 1ou) .o illustrate this point, if I gave 1ou a watch as a gift, then from that instant, it would :e 1our responsi:ilit1, not mine, to /eep that watch running) <hat 1ou do with the watch after it has :een given to 1ou is up to 1ou) So it is with the healing power of 8od) It will :e given to 1ou the instant hands are laid on 1ou) But from that moment, what 1ou do with it is up to 1ou) 6ou can neglect it, ignore it, :e careless of it, and fail to stir it up) *r 1ou can stir it up and give it the proper attention, and see it produce in 1ou what 8od planned all alongBhealing/ Paul told .imoth1 to F...stir (p the gift of God1 which is in thee b, the p(tting on of m, handsF J- .im) 1;#K) .his phrase Fstir upF implies to aro(se from dormanc,) 7ere again, we find this truth that what was given to .imoth1 was l1ing inactive or dormant) It is ver1 evident that the gift that was given to .imoth1
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The +ealing Power &ay *ie $ormant( )!t It Will 1ot "o Away
9i/ewise, the healing power of 8od will lie within us dormant until we choose to stir it up) It does not evaporate or dissipate after a certain period of time) For e+ample, if 1ou had a /idne1 pro:lem five 1ears ago and had hands laid on 1ou five 1ears ago for healing, the instant hands were laid on 1ou, the healing power of 8od was administered to 1our /idne1s) But as the da1s passed, if 1ou ignored or neglected the power that was administered, the healing power would still :e present) Five 1ears later, that same healing power would still :e present in 1our /idne1s5 It would not leave, :ut it would :e l1ing dormant within 1ou) If we choose to allow the healing power to remain inactive in us once it has :een administered to our :odies, then we will continue to :e dominated :1 sic/ness) But the instant we stir the healing power up, we ma/e it active, and it :egins to drive out the sic/ness and to recover our :odies from the sic/ened
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condition) <e must learn not to neglect what has :een given to us5 3nother e+ample of something that has :een given to us :1 8od and 1et has the capa:ilit1 of l1ing dormant or inactive is the a:ilit1 to wal/ in love toward others) 4omans $;$ sa1s, FAnd hope ma.eth not ashamed2 beca(se the lo0e of God is shed abroad in o(r hearts b, the Hol, Ghost which is gi0en (nto (s.F I /now people who are :orn again, who have had the love of 8od shed a:road in their hearts :1 the 7ol1 8host, and 1et 1ou never see an1 evidence of this love) .he1 have the a:ilit1 to wal/ in loveG the1 have the a:ilit1 to forgive) 6et the1 do not forgiveG the1 do not wal/ in love toward others) But the a:ilit1 to wal/ in love never FevaporatesFBit will never leave 1ou) *nce 8od has given it to 1ou, it is 1ours for life) .his is solid evidence that a 0hristian can :e given something from 8od and 1et what has :een given can lie dormant or inactive) So man1 are allowing the love of 8od to lie dormant within them) ow we understand that ever1 :orn"again child of 8od has the a:ilit1 to stir up this love that is within him an1time he chooses) 4emem:er, once 8od gives 1ou the a:ilit1 to wal/ in love, what 1ou do with it afterward is up to 1ou, not 8od) If 8od could stir up the love in 1ou and cause it to :ecome active, I am sure 7e would :e doing it dail1) But we must understand that as much as 8od desires for 1ou to wal/ in love, 7e cannot force love to :ecome active in 1ou) 6ou are the onl1 one who controls whether love is dormant or active in 1our life)
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 99 If 1ou can have love l1ing within 1ou dormantBif 1ou can have a call to the ministr1 l1ing within 1ou inactiveBthen it is possi:le to have the healing power in 1ou and it lie within 1ou inactive) So man1 have the mista/en idea that if the healing power has :een administered, then the1 are guaranteed to :e healed) .his is untrue) If it were true, then if 1ou have a call of 8od upon 1our life, 1ou would Lust go into the ministr1 automaticall1 whether 1ou wanted to or not) *r if 1ou have the love of 8od in 1ou, then 1ou are guaranteed to wal/ in love ever1 da1 of 1our life whether 1ou wanted to or not) o, the call does not dictate what 1ou will do in life) .he love does not force 1ou to wal/ in love) 3nd the healing power does not heal 1ou Lust :ecause it is present) 6ou have a part to pla1) If 1ou do not pla1 1our part, these things will lie within 1ou dormant or inactive) .his same principle is true when we use First 'ohn 1;9 which sa1s, F*f we confess o(r sins1 he is faithf(l and >(st to forgi0e (s o(r sins1 and to cleanse (s from all (nrighteo(sness.F .he instant we confess a sin to the Father, 7e forgives us) In other words, we receive forgiveness) .hen two hours later, suppose we start to :e dominated :1 feelings of inferiorit1 and guilt a:out the ver1 thing we as/ed forgiveness for) <e :egin to wal/ governed :1 our feelings, and for the ne+t two da1s, we conclude that 8od did not forgive us when we as/ed 7im to) .hen later while in church, our pastor is preaching, and we suddenl1 realiMe that we were forgiven the moment we as/ed two da1s ago) <e realiMe that our feelings have :een l1ing to us ever
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since5 <hile we are sitting in that church service, we spea/ up on the inside and sa1, <ait a minute) (1 Father said that if I would confess m1 sins, 7e would forgive me) I confessedG therefore, in spite of what m1 feelings are sa1ing to me, I :elieve that I have :een forgiven) I was forgiven two da1s ago) I stir up that which I have allowed to :ecome dormant within me) I stir up the forgiveness I received two da1s ago) From that point on, we will :egin to :enefit from the ver1 forgiveness that we received two da1s earlier) .his forgiveness was l1ing within us dormantBinactiveBfor two da1s5 .he forgiveness did not go awa1) It had :een administered to us the instant we as/ed, :ut it lied within us dormant until we stirred it up and :egan to reap the :enefits of it)
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6ou can stir up the call on 1our life an1time 1ou want to if the call is present) If 1ou are :orn again, 1ou can stir up the love of 8od and wal/ in love an1time 1ou want to) 3nd if 1ou have had the healing power administered to 1our :od1, 1ou can stir up the healing power of 8od an1time 1ou desire) .he gift or call of 8od will lie within 1ou until 1ou decide to do something with it) I /now certain 0hristians to whom I would li/e to sa1, F<ould 1ou please arouse from dormanc1 that call of 8od upon 1our lifeAF I /now some 0hristians to whom I would li/e to sa1, F<ould 1ou please arouse the love of 8od that has :een shed a:road in 1our heart :1 the 7ol1 8hostA <ould 1ou stir it up, pleaseA It?s in there sleeping5F I?m sure 1ou /now what
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 1!1 I?m tal/ing a:out5 I wonder how man1 good people have failed to receive their manifestations of healing Jand have :lamed 8od for not giving them healingK :ased on their :od1?s never :eing freed from the sic/ness) In other words, the1 allowed the healing power to lie dormant within them simpl1 :ecause the1 didn?t see or feel the desired results in their :od1) So man1 of us have failed, not :ecause God did not do an1thing when we were pra1ed for :ut, rather, :ecause we allowed the healing power that was given to us to lie dormant within us5 It?s time we :egan to understand that spiritual things can lie within us dormant until two things happen; J1K we become aware of their presenceG and J-K we ta.e (pon o(rsel0es the responsibilit, of stirring (p what we ha0e been gi0en. Failure to :ecome aware of and to activate what 8od has given us will cause us to fail to :enefit from it completel1) .here are so man1 sic/ ones to whom 8od has given healing power through the la1ing on of hands, who will continue to suffer :ecause the1 are either totall1 unaware of the power?s presence or the1 fail to /eep it active once it has :een received) .here are reasons wh1 people neglect the healing powerG there are reasons wh1 people fail to stir up the healing power and allow it to lie within them dormant) *ne reason people neglect and fail to stir up the healing power given when hands are laid upon them is, the1 are unaware that it is gi0en to them when hands are laid (pon them. 7ow often have I seen people enter pra1er lines, have hands
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laid on them, and then on the wa1 :ac/ to their seats, chec/ to see if an1thing has happened in their :odies5 .he1 are chec/ing to see if 8od has given them an1thing) So when the1 still feel the pro:lem in their :odies, the1 come to the quic/ conclusion that 8od didn?t do an1thing for them, and the1 leave another healing service disappointed) .hese t1pes of people are completel1 unaware of the healing power that was administered to their :odies) Because the1 are unaware of the power?s presence, the1 allow it to :ecome dormant or inactive) .hese t1pes of people will have to :e convinced that the power was given to them when hands were laid on them) .he1 will have to :e convinced of its presence :efore 1ou could :egin to tal/ to them a:out stirring that power up) It?s eas1 to identif1 those who are unaware that the healing power has :een administered to their :odies) .he1 are recogniMed :1 their words) For e+ample, people who sa1 things such as, F8od?s going to heal meG 8od?s going to do itF reveal that the1 do not :elieve that when the1 were pra1ed for, 8od gave them healing power) <hat a sad opinion of 8od the1 have) 9isten to the sic/ confess scriptures concerning healing) I have heard people confess things such as, FI :elieve that :1 the stripes of 'esus I am healed)F I have heard confessions such as, F'esus too/ m1 infirmities and :ore m1 sic/nesses)F .hese truths are from the Bi:le, all right, :ut what I li/e to listen for is the attitude with which the truths were spo/en) <hat I have found is that the maLorit1 of people who confess such things have the
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 1!, mentalit1 that 'esus providedBs(ppliedBhealing for them) .he1 have the mentalit1 that through 7is death, :urial, and resurrection, 'esus made healing availa:le to them) 6et the1 show no evidence that the1 are aware of the fact that the healing power that 'esus supplied to them through 7is death was administered to their :odies when the1 were pra1ed for) It?s one thing for the healing power of 8od to :e made a0ailable to us through 'esus, :ut it is another thing altogether to have that power administered to our :odies) People who :elieve that the healing power has :een administered to their :odies will thin/ and tal/ differentl1 than those who onl1 :elieve that 'esus supplied the healing power through 7is death) .he same point can :e made using the su:Lect of salvation) I /now sinners who :elieve that 'esus died for their sins, 1et the1 have never as/ed 'esus into their hearts) 'esus? suppl1ing salvation and the sinner?s receiving salvation into his life are two entirel1 different things) (ar/ 11;-% sa1s, F$herefore * sa, (nto ,o(1 hat things soe0er ,e desire1 when ,e pra,1 belie0e that ,e recei0e them1 and ,e shall ha0e them.F In this scripture, 'esus did not tell us to :elieve that healing was supplied to us) 7e said to F:elieve that 1ou receive)F .here is a huge difference :etween :elieving that 'esus supplied healing and :elieving that the healing power was received into 1our :od1 when 1ou were pra1ed for) 3s I said, one wa1 to determine whether or not people are aware of the fact that the healing power has :een administered to
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their :odies is :1 listening to them) 6ou can recogniMe :1 their words whether or not the1 are aware that healing power has :een administered to them) 4emem:er, we are tal/ing a:out the reasons wh1 people neglect the healing powerBwh1 the1 fail to stir up the healing power) <e said that one reason wh1 the1 neglect and fail to stir it up is, when hands are laid on them, the, are (naware that the power was gi0en to them at the time hands were laid on them. 3nother reason wh1 people neglect and fail to stir up the healing power when hands are laid on them is, their attention is fi:ed on their problem. .he word FneglectF means to ignore or to be careless of. It implies that 1ou have 1our attention on other things) *ne of the main reasons people neglect the healing power of 8od is due to their attention :eing fi+ed on their pro:lem) For e+ample, 1ou /now 1ou are neglecting the healing power of 8od when the onl1 thing 1ou can thin/ a:out is the doctor?s report) <hen the onl1 thing 1ou can see with 1our mind?s e1e is the image on the P"ra1, 1ou /now that?s a good indicator that 1ou are guilt1 of neglecting the healing power of 8od) Pro:lems can and will demand our attention, :ut we must not allow them to cause us to neglect the ver1 thing that will destro1 the 1o/e off of us) eglected power is dormant power) eglected power is inacti0e power) eglected power is idle power) <e cannot afford to allow our attention to :ecome so
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 1!$ distracted :1 our pro:lems that we find ourselves guilt1 of neglecting the healing power of 8od within us) Since we are not to neglect it, then what must we do to place the proper amount of attention upon it so that it will destro1 the 1o/e of sic/ness in our :odiesA Paul tells us the answer in his instructions to .imoth1 in First .imoth1 %;1% and 1$)
+ow To Stir Up What Is Within o!5

# TI:OTHC ?*#?0#) #? Ne24ect not t e 2i3t t !t is in t ee0 1 ic 1!s 2i6en t ee 5/ "ro" ec/0 1it t e 4!/in2 on o3 t e !nds o3 t e "res5/ter/. #) :edit!te u"on t ese t in2s> 2i6e t /se43 1 o44/ to t e$> t !t t / "ro3itin2 $!/ !""e!r to !44. (editation and giving 1ourself wholl1 to the gift received are the means :1 which we /eep ourselves from neglecting the gift) .imoth1 was told to do these two things after the gift had :een given to him) 7e was not told to do these two things in order to obtain this gift) .herefore, these two areasBmeditation and giving 1ourself wholl1 to itBare things that we are to do after we have received the healing power) .oo man1 have the idea that once the power has :een received, then the wor/ is all over) .he1 :elieve that the1 no longer have to thin/ a:out this powerBthe1 no longer have to tal/ a:out this power) .his idea is far from the truth) .imoth1 was told to do two things concerning the gift that had :een given him through the la1ing on of hands; 7e was to meditate upon it, and he was to gi0e himself wholl, to the gift
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received) It would :e impossi:le for the gift to :e neglected and lie dormant as long as .imoth1 followed Paul?s instructions) If we are to /eep the healing power of 8od active in our lives, we must follow the same instructions given to .imoth1 :1 Paul) .he instructions to FmeditateF and to Fgive 1ourself wholl1F must :e applied to the healing power within 1ou) &oing so will ensure that the power is /ept wor/ing in 1ou until 1ou are satisfied with the fruit produced) &oing so will cause 1ou not to neglect the gift)
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.herefore, if 1ou are told to meditate on what has :een given to 1ou through the la1ing on of hands, then meditate5 <hen 1ou meditate on something, 1ou ponder itG 1ou thin. a:out it) .herefore, spend time thin.ing a:out how 'esus supplied this healing power through 7is death, :urial, and resurrection) Spend time thin.ing a:out the method :1 which the power was administered to 1our :od1) Spend time thin.ing a:out what the healing power is doing within 1ou now) If 1ou are not thin/ing a:out these three things, then 1ou are not meditating on the gift of the healing power given 1ou through the la1ing on of hands, and the healing power will lie within 1ou dormant) It?s that simple) .he second thing Paul told .imoth1 to do was to Fgive himself wholl1F to the gift given) F8iving 1ourself wholl1F to something means that 1ou dedicate ,o(rself to what has been gi0en) 6our attention is fi:ed on what has :een given) .he thing
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 1!7 1ou give 1ourself wholl1 to will captivate 1our attention so deepl1 that if I give 1ou half a chance, 1ou will tell me ever1thing 1ou have discovered a:out that thing) .hings 1ou have given 1ourself wholl1 to will thrill 1ou to thin/ a:out, read a:out, tal/ a:out, and share with others a:out) .hings 1ou give 1ourself wholl1 to will give 1ou so much pleasure that 1ou wish ever1one 1ou meet would also o:tain and enLo1 what 1ou have given 1ourself wholl1 to) .herefore, proof that 1ou have given 1ourself wholl1 to something will :e revealed through 1our words and actions) I can determine what 1ou have given 1ourself wholl1 to :1 o:serving these two areas in 1our life) If we are to give ourselves wholl1 to what has :een given, then we must fi+ our attention on the healing power of 8od) Spend time tal.ing a:out how 'esus supplied this healing power through 7is death, :urial, and resurrection) Spend time tal.ing a:out the method :1 which the power was administered to 1our :od1) Spend time tal.ing a:out what the healing power is doing within 1ou now) <hen we have so given ourselves to these truths, the1 will so thrill our hearts that the onl1 thing left to do is to spend time than.ing our 7eavenl1 Father who made the healing power availa:le to us through the sacrifice of 7is Son 'esus5 Spend time than.ing 7im for ma/ing 1ou aware of the methods :1 which the power was administered to 1our :od1) Spend time than.ing 7im for suppl1ing such might1 power that no sic/ness can stand against it and remain in 1our :od1) <hen the power encounters
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sic/ness, sic/ness is the loser ever1 time5 Praise 8od5 Spend time than.ing 8od :ecause the power is wor/ing mightil1 in 1ou, recovering 1our :od1 from an1 sic/ened condition) >ver1 time the enem1 comes and :egins to raise questions in 1our mind concerning whether or not the power is in 1ou, respond to his negative thoughts with a :old declaration) .ell him out loud how 'esus supplied the healing power through 7is death, :urial, and resurrection) <ith 1our mouth, inform the enem1 how the healing power was administered to 1our :od1) .hen declare with confidence what the healing power is doing in 1ou now, recovering 1our :od1 from the sic/ened condition) B1 doing this, 1ou will successfull1 resist him ever1 time) 4emem:er what 'ames %;7 sa1s; F@(bmit ,o(rsel0es therefore to God. "esist the de0il1 and he will flee from ,o(.F 4efuse to allow the healing power of 8od to lie dormant within 1ou5 If 1ou stop thin.ing, tal.ing, and than.ing concerning the healing power of 8od in 1ou, 1ou will :e guilt1 of neglecting the power and allowing it to :ecome dormant) It?s /ind of li/e a marriage) If 1ou stop thin.ing a:out 1our spouse, if 1ou stop tal.ing to and a:out 1our spouse, if 1ou stop than.ing 1our 7eavenl1 Father for 1our spouse, 1our marriage relationship will :ecome neglected) But 1ou can arouse 1our marriage from dormanc1 :1 thin.ing a:out and tal.ing to and a:out 1our spouse and :1 than.ing the Father for 1our spouse) First .imoth1 %;1% and 1$ sa1s, F7eglect not the gift that is in thee1 which was gi0en thee b, prophec,1 with the la,ing on of the hands of the presb,ter,. 8!&*$A$! (pon these things2
9aw um:er Seven; .he 7ealing Power of 8od 0an Be in 6ou 3nd 6et 9ie <ithin 6ou Inactive 1!9 G*V! $H-@!%# HO%%- $O $H!82 that th, profiting ma, appear to all.F Paul gave .imoth1 the instructions to meditate and to give himself wholl1 to the gift given for a purpose) .he purpose of these instructions is found in the phrase F. . that th, profiting ma, appear to all.F <hen did .imoth1 originall1 profitA hen hands were laid (pon him and he was gi0en this gift. But Paul told .imoth1 that his profitingBthe giftBwould never appear to all unless he meditated upon it and gave himself wholl1 to it) Paul told .imoth1 if he neglected this giftBif he ignored it or was careless of itBit would not appear to all) Should .imoth1 have chosen not to o:e1 the instructions to meditate and give himself wholl1 to the gift, then no one around him would have ever /nown that he had received something through the la1ing on of hands) 7is mother would have never /nown it) 3nd his friends would have never /nown itB:ecause it would have :een present within him inactive and dormant) 9i/ewise, no one will ever /now that the healing power was given to 1ou if 1ou do not follow the same instructions to meditate and give 1ourself wholl1 to it) If 1ou neglect it :1 never thin.ing a:out its presence, :1 never tal.ing a:out its presence, and :1 never giving than.s for it, no one will ever /now that the healing power was given to 1ou when hands were laid on 1ou) 6our :od1 will never /now it, 1our famil1 will never /now it, 1our doctor will never :e aware of it, and 1our friends will never realiMe it) If the healing power is valua:le enough for 8od to suppl1 it
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to us through the sacrifice of 7is Son, then it is valua:le enough to :e tho(ght a:out, tal.ed a:out, and than.ed a:out to /eep it active in 1our life so that all can see what 1our 7eavenl1 Father has given to 1ou through the la1ing on of hands) hat ,o( ha0e gi0en ,o(rself wholl, to will e0ent(all, appear (nto all/ I /now individuals who have given themselves wholl1 to :od1":uilding, and it has definitel1 appeared unto all5 .heir :od1 is a perfect displa1 of the different muscle groups) <hen that person first :egan :od1:uilding, what he had given himself to wholl1 did not automaticall1 appear unto all) But as time passed and he continued to give himself to :od1":uilding, it eventuall1 :ecame ver1 evident that he had given himself wholl1 to :od1" :uilding) .he person who receives his full healing manifestation is the person who has /ept that power active within him :1 giving himself wholl1 to it) 7e refused to quit Lust :ecause results did not appear instantl1) He sta,ed with it and .ept the power wor.ing (ntil he was satisfied with the fr(it prod(ced/ So remem:er to thin., tal., and give than.s to /eep the healing power of 8od wor/ing within 1ou5
C !"ter ## L!1 Nu$5er Ei2 t* Once t e Po1er H!s <een O5t!ined0 F(ee" t e S1itc o3 F!it Turned On'F
3s I mentioned in 0hapter 1!, for 1ears I?ve heard 4ev) @enneth >) 7agin sa1 things when he is ministering to the sic/, such as, F.he moment I la1 hands on 1ou, the healing power of 8od will :e administered to 1our :od1) But what 1ou do with it after that is up to 1ou)F 3nd then he will sa1 something else that?s ver1 interesting) 7e?ll sa1, F@eep the switch of faith turned on)F &o 1ou see that it is faith that not onl1 obtains the healing power, :ut it is also faith that .eeps the power wor/ing in us once it is o:tainedA Keep the switch of faith t(rned on/ >ven though I have heard and used this phrase for 1ears, I did not alwa1s full1 understand what it meant) I had personall1 instructed people to /eep the switch of faith turned on after I had laid hands upon them) But after a time, I found m1self as/ing, F<hat does it reall1 mean to /eep the switch of faith turned onAF I would as/ others to define this phrase) .he1 would tell me that it meant to /eep :elieving) <ell, that settled m1 heart for a while, so after I would la1 hands on fol/s, I would tell them, F@eep :elieving)F But then I :egan to as/ the question, FBelieve whatA <hat e+actl1 are we to :elieveAF <hen we mention the switch of faith, are we tal/ing a:out :elieving that 8od has raised 'esus from the deadA 3re we 111
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tal/ing a:out :elieving that 8od will provide for all of our needsA <hat are we tal/ing a:out when we use this phrase F@eep the switch of faith turned onFA If we are unsure as to what we are to :elieve, then how are we to /now that we have the switch turned onA It?s hard to /eep the switch of faith turned on if we are unsure as to what the switch of faith is)
What Is #the Switch of Faith#0

In pursuing the definition of Fthe switch of faith,F I came across something that 4ev) @enneth >) 7agin said when he was spea/ing a:out the first time he ever used this phrase) 3s I listened to his stor1, he plainl1 gave the definition) I found out that the switch of faith is not Lust :elieving) 4ather, it is a ver1 specific :elief) I am going to give 1ou the stor1 that Brother 7agin tells of the first time he used the phrase) 7e used it to help a couple who had a little child with clu::ed feet) .his is such a wonderful stor1BI trust that it :lesses 1ou as much as I have :een :lessed :1 it) Brother 7agin was holding a meeting in a certain denominational church in which the people had received the :aptism of the 7ol1 8host and had gone charismatic) Several hundred of them had received this e+perience, and while Brother 7agin was there for eight da1s, another 1$! were :aptiMed in the 7ol1 8host and spo/e with other tongues) 7e also laid hands on the sic/ each night for healing) *ne particular night, he was la1ing hands on the sic/, and a 1oung couple :rought their onl1 child, a little :o1, to :e pra1ed
9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5?11, for) Both of his feet were clu::ed feetG the1 were deformed) Brother 7agin held those little feet in his hands and ministered 8od?s healing power to them) 3fter doing so, he opened his e1es, loo/ed at those little feet, and the1 were Lust as crippled as the1 were to :egin with) Brother 7agin said to the parents, in effect, FIf it will help 1ou an1, I?ll tell 1ou this; I have a stronger anointing right now to minister to this :o1 than I have had with others in this pra1er line :efore him) I?m Lust going to hold these little feet in m1 hands for a few minutes)F 3fter a moment of holding those little feet in his hands, he opened his hands and loo/ed at them again, and the1 were Lust as crippled and deformed as the1 ever were) So he said to them, FIf it will help 1ou an1, I felt that power go right out of m1 hands into this child?s feet)F 3nd then he said to them, F@eep the switch of faith turned on) >ver1 time 1ou thin/ of it, sa1, ?.he healing power of 8od has :een ministered to those feet, and it?s wor/ing in them right now)?F Several wee/s later, Brother 7agin was ministering in .ulsa) <hile he was ministering there, the son of the pastor of that denominational church, who was attending the meeting in .ulsa, got up to give the testimon1 of the couple with the little :o1) 7e said that the 1oung couple came :ac/ to his dad?s church a few wee/s after the little :o1 was pra1ed for and as/ed to show the child and to testif1) <ith the pastor?s permission, the1 :rought the child up to the front of the church, and :oth of his feet were perfectl1 healed5 Both feet were normal5
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.his was their testimon1; F<e did Lust what Brother 7agin told us to do) >ver1 time we would loo/ at those feet, we would sa1, ?.han/ 8od the healing power of 8od was ministered last .hursda1 night to our child?s feet, and that power is wor/ing in these feet now to effect a healing and a cure)? <e did that ever1 time we thought of it for three da1s and nights, and after the third da1, the feet :egan to change) 9ittle :1 little, the1 changed until the1 were Lust as perfect as feet could :e5F 8lor15 <hat a testimon15 But the thing I want 1ou to see is the definition of the switch of faith) otice what Brother 7agin said to this couple; F@eep the switch of faith turned on) >ver1 time 1ou thin/ of it, sa1, ?.he healing power of 8od has :een ministered to those feet, and it?s wor/ing in them right now)F? <hat is the switch of faithA It consists of two elements) .he switch of faith is the :elief that; J1K the healing power of 8od has :een administeredG and J-K the healing power is wor/ing mightil1 in 1our :od1 to recover 1our :od1 from the sic/ened condition) 3s I :ecame aware of this, a num:er of thoughts came to m1 attention) First of all, do 1ou understand that we should not :e telling people to F/eep the switch of faith turned onF until we first determine if the1 even have the switch of faith) It?s impossi:le to /eep something on that 1ou do not have) For e+ample, I can?t /eep a flashlight on if I don?t have a flashlight) So if I do not have the switch of faith, I can?t /eep it on) <e Ludge whether or not a person has the switch of faith :1 determining what the person :elieves in two areas; J1K &o the1 :elieve that the healing power was given to them when the1 were
9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5?11$ pra1ed forA and J-K &o the1 :elieve that the power is wor/ing in them now to drive out the sic/ness and diseaseA If the1 do not :elieve that the power is in them, then the1 do not have the switch of faith, and there is no reason to encourage them to /eep it on) 9i/ewise, if the1 do not :elieve that the power is in them wor/ing mightil1 to drive out the sic/ness, then the1 do not have the switch of faith, and there is no reason to encourage them to /eep it on) I am convinced that most people do not have the switch of faith) <h1A Because the1 are in ever1 pra1er line that is offered to them) .he1 are still tr1ing to get 8od to heal them) .he1 are still wondering whether or not the1 will ever :e healed) But remem:er the couple who :rought the little :o1 to :e ministered to :1 Brother 7aginA .he1 :elieved that the power was administered to those feet, and the1 :elieved that the power was wor/ing mightil1 in those feet) 3nd ever1 time the1 tho(ght of it the1 said, F.han/ 8od, the healing power of 8od was ministered last .hursda1 night to our child?s feet, and that power is wor/ing in those feet now to effect a healing and a cure5F
,onfession 4eeps the +ealing Power Acti/e

.his couple?s confession of what the1 :elieved /ept that power active and wor/ing until, after three da1s, the feet started changing) If the1 had stopped :elieving after two da1s that the power was in those feet, do 1ou understand that the1 would have caused the power to :ecome dormant or inactive, and their child?s feet would continue to remain as the1 wereA $heir lo,alt, to
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their belief that the healing power was administered1 and their confession of what the, belie0ed .ept the power wor.ing. If the1 had stopped :elieving and confessing that the power was in their child?s feet and wor/ing mightil1, the power would have :ecome dormant) .he1 did the things that /ept the power that was given :1 the la1ing on of hands active, not dormant) <hat were these thingsA $hin.ing, tal.ing, and than.ing5 *nce 1ou have :een pra1ed for, from that moment on, 1ou should :e :elieving and tal/ing a:out the healing power of 8od that is in 1ou) 3s 1ou do, all worr1 and fear will :e dealt with) I will use a natural illustration to Fdrive homeF m1 point) 9et?s sa1 1ou have a plant, and 1ou haven?t watered it in da1s) .he plant is loo/ing a little wilted) 6ou are well aware of the fact that if no one puts water onto the plant, the plant will die) So 1ou draw a glass of water and pour it onto the plant) &oes the plant immediatel1 Lump to lifeA o) But all worr1 and fear that the plant is going to die is erased :ecause 1ou /now that the water was administered and is wor/ing mightil1 to recover the plant) 3 few hours later, 1ou wal/ :1 that plant, and it still loo/s as :ad as it did :efore 1ou watered it) But 1ou go 1our wa1 without a concern, /nowing that the water is wor/ing mightil1 to recover the plant) So it is with the healing power of 8od) <hen 1ou are pra1ed for, the power is administered, and from that moment on, 1ou can rela+, /nowing that the power is wor/ing mightil1 in 1ou) >ver1 time 1ou thin/ of it, 1ou can lift 1our hands and sa1 with a voice of confidence, F.han/ 6ou, 7eavenl1 Father, that the healing
9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5?117 power of 8od is in me mightil1 driving out the sic/ness and disease)F $hin., tal., and than.5
Than%sgi/ing Is the )est Tool To 4eep o! in -emembrance of the +ealing Power

.he :est vehicle to /eep 1ou thin/ing and tal/ing a:out the power that was administered to 1ou is than/sgiving) <hen 1ou spend time giving than/s, 1ou are putting 1ourself in remem:rance of what 8od has done for 1ou; F.han/ 6ou, Father, that power was administered to m1 :od1) I am not tr1ing to get 6ou to moveG 6ou have alread1 moved on m1 :ehalf) .han/ 6ou that the power was given to me through the la1ing on of hands) It is wor/ing mightil1 in me) I can?t feel it, :ut, Father, 6ou said in 6our <ord that :elievers shall la1 hands on the sic/, and the sic/ shall recover) I :elieve that I am recovering) I want to than/ 6ou, Father, that if it wasn?t for 6ouBif it wasn?t for the la1ing on of hands and 6our powerBI would remain sic/) But now I :elieve that I am recovering)F @eep the switch of faith turned on5 >ver1 time 1ou thin/ of it, sa1, FI :elieve the healing power is wor/ing mightil1)F Before 1ou ta/e 1our medication, sa1, F.han/ 6ou, 9ord, that 6our power is wor/ing mightil1 in m1 :od1) .herefore, I :elieve that I am recovering)F >ver1 time 1ou go to the doctor and he happens to give 1ou a negative report, Lust sa1 than/ 1ou and wal/ :ac/ to 1our car, shut the door, and sa1, FBut I :elieve the healing power of 8od is in me, wor/ing mightil1F5 JI encourage 1ou to continue following 1our doctor?s
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instructions, and /eep ta/ing 1our medication) But ever1 time 1ou ta/e 1our medication, sa1, F.he healing power of 8od is in me, wor/ing mightil1) .han/ 6ou, Father5FK
Another Example of the Power of Thin%ing( Tal%ing( and "i/ing Than%s5

3fter I :ecame aware of these truths, I came in contact with a 1oung lad1 who had not :een a:le to /eep food down for a:out si+ months) She had gone to medical doctors, and the1 had located a cancerous tumor in her stomach) In order to /eep food down, she had to ta/e medication :efore she ate each meal, so she :egan coming to some of m1 meetings for help) 3fter a:out two wee/s, at the end of one of m1 lessons, I encouraged ever1one to spend a little time worshipping 8od :efore I dismissed the group) 3s we :egan to worship 8od, I felt impressed to go to her and la1 m1 hands on her and command that tumor to dr1 up and wither awa1 in the ame of 'esus) <hen I did, I felt nothing go from me to her) <e reLoiced a little more, and I dismissed the service) .he ne+t da1 she came into the meeting Fall smiles)F She testified that after the previous da1?s service, she had gone to a restaurant with some friends and :egan to fellowship) Forgetting to ta/e her medication, she ate, and after a couple of hours, she suddenl1 remem:ered that she had eaten and /ept the food down without ta/ing the medication5 .hat night she purposel1 did not ta/e her medication and ate her dinner) 3gain, she was a:le to /eep the food down) 3s we heard her tell this wonderful news, we all reLoiced, and I said to her, F ow 1ou /eep coming to these
9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5?119 meetings) &on?t stop 1et) @eep the switch of faith turned on)F So she /ept coming faithfull1, smiling from ear to ear each da1) 3:out three wee/s later, she as/ed permission to spea/ with me after the teaching session) ow remem:er, I was teaching on healing ever1 da1) 3fter the session, she as/ed me the question, F&oug, what would happen if I went :ac/ to the doctor, and he said that the tumor was still there and that cancer cells still e+ist throughout m1 :loodstreamAF ow I personall1 don?t remem:er m1 response to her, :ut later she told me that all I said was, FSo what5F and wal/ed awa1) .he ne+t da1 she came to me and as/ed the e+act same question; F&oug, what would happen if I went :ac/ to the doctor, and he said that the tumor was still there and that cancer cells e+ist throughout m1 :loodstreamAF .his time I said to her, F<ait a minute) &o 1ou :elieve that the healing power of 8od was administered to 1our :od1 when hands were laid on 1ouAF She said, F6es5F I said, F&o 1ou :elieve that the healing power is in 1ou now, recovering 1ou from this diseaseAF 3gain she answered, F6es5F I said to her, F.hen what difference does it ma/eA If 1ou :elieve that the healing power is in 1ou and wor/ing mightil1, then stic/ with what 1ou :elieve)F .he ne+t da1 she came :ac/ and :egan as/ing the ver1 same question she had as/ed the past two da1s in a row) 4ight in the middle of her question, I stopped her and said, F<ait a minute) <hat?s going onAF She started to cr1, and through the tears, she
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said, F&oug, what 1ou don?t /now is that three da1s ago, I went to the doctor, and he said that the tumor is still there) 7e did sa1 that it has shrun/ a little, :ut it?s still a:out a three"pound tumor, and the cancer cells are throughout m1 entire :loodstream)F F'ust stic/ with what 1ou :elieve,F I encouraged her) F>ver1 time 1ou thin/ of it, sa1, ?.he healing power of 8od is in m1 :od1, and it?s wor/ing in me to drive out the cancer) .han/ 8od, I :elieve that I am recovering)F? She dried up her tears, and for the ne+t two wee/s, she faithfull1 attended each session) .hen I noticed one .hursda1 that she was not present in the healing class) Frida1 came and went, and she was still not in class) I told one of m1 wor/ers that if she didn?t show up the following (onda1 that we would contact her to see how things were going) *n (onda1, I wal/ed into the meeting, and there she was, Fall smiles)F She was Lumping all over the place5 Finall1, I got her to calm down and tell me the news) She said that on the past .hursda1, her famil1 had insisted that she have the tumor removed whether she could /eep food down or not) .he1 persuaded her to go to the hospital, and the doctors were read1 to operate) But :efore the1 were to operate on Frida1, the1 wanted to ta/e another P"ra1 on .hursda1) 3fter the P"ra1 was ta/en and read, the doctors came to her and said that to their amaMement, the tumor was completel1 gone5 .he1 could not find the nearl1 three"pound tumor5 J.he last time I saw this 1oung lad1 was almost a 1ear after this wonderful event, and she is as health1 as she can :e) 8lor15K
9aw um:er >ight; *nce the Power 7as Been *:tained, ?@eep the Switch of Faith .urned *n5?1-1 ow we must as/ ourselves the questions, F<hat would have happened if she would have stopped :elieving that the power was in herA <hat would have happened if she would have stopped :elieving that the power was wor/ing in her, driving out the tumor and cancerA <hat would have happened if she would have stopped tal/ing a:out it and giving than/s for what was administered to her through the la1ing on of handsAF I am convinced that, had she a:andoned her :eliefs, she would have turned off the switch of faith, and the healing power that had :een administered to her would have :ecome dormant) .he recover1 process would have :een stopped, and things would have gotten much worse in her life)
$on#t Fall Short of -ecei/ing o!r &anifestation

<hat is the switch of faithA 3s I said, it consists of two elements) It is the :elief that; J1K the healing power of 8od has :een administeredG and J-K the healing power is wor/ing mightil1 in 1our :od1 to recover it from the sic/ened condition) If 1ou have received the healing power of 8od into 1our :od1, ever1 time 1ou thin/ of it, sa1, F.he healing power is in m1 :od1, and it?s wor/ing mightil1 in me now to drive out the sic/ness and effect a healing and a cure)F It does not matter what 1ou see or feel) 4efuse to wal/ :1 sight, and choose to wal/ :1 faith) ow 1ou must understand that 1our a:ilit1 to sta1 with what 1ou :elieve determines the outcome) Should we 1ield to what our :odies are telling us or 1ield to what we see, we will :e led into
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certain failure) If we do find ourselves a:andoning our :eliefs due to the circumstances we are facing, there is a scripture we can run to for help, and that is First 'ohn 1;9; F*f we confess o(r sins1 he is faithf(l and >(st to forgi0e (s o(r sins1 and to cleanse (s from all (nrighteo(sness.F .he moment 1ou find 1ourself governed :1 what 1ou see and not :1 what 1ou :elieve, as/ the Father to forgive 1ou and to help 1ou arouse from dormanc1 the power within 1ou) Sa1 with :oldness, F.han/ 6ou, Father) I :elieve that the healing power is in m1 :od1, and it is wor/ing mightil1 in me to effect a healing and a cure) I :elieve that I am recovering) I :elieve what (ar/ 1#;17 and 1= sa1s; ?And these signs shall follow them that belie0e2 *n m, name shall the, cast o(t de0ils2 the, shall spea. with new tong(es2 $he, shall ta.e (p serpents2 and if the, drin. an, deadl, thing1 it shall not h(rt them2 the, shall la, hands on the sic.1 and the, shall reco0er.?F @eeping the switch of faith turned on teams our faith up with 7is power5
C !"ter #W !t A5out Doctors;

So man1 toda1 seem to have questions a:out the role of doctors in a 0hristian?s life, especiall1 when the1 are :elieving that the power is wor/ing in their :odies mightil1) I cannot count the people I /now of who have refused to see a doctor :ecause the1 were afraid that if the1 /new what /ind of disease the1 had, it might affect or wea/en their faith) I will never forget one lad1 who had a tumor that she could feel) 3fter she told me what her situation was, m1 first response to her was, F7ave 1ou gone to a doctor to determine what 1ou?re up againstAF 7er response was immediate; F o5F I said, F3re 1ou fighting the fear that this lump could :e cancer and that 1ou could die from itAF She replied, F>ver1 da1 I fight those thoughts)F I responded :1 informing her that she was fighting the fear of death :ased on no /nowledge whatsoever) 6ou see, when 1our mind does not /now the facts, it will alwa1s come to the deepest, dar/est conclusion that it could possi:l1 thin/ up) Her fears were ass(mptions based on no facts whatsoe0er. I continued ministering to this lad1 :1 sa1ing that one visit to the doctor could eliminate the fear of death :1 giving her understanding as to what the pro:lem was and could, therefore, free her to place her attention on the real pro:lem and not some dreamed"up fear) She finall1 agreed to go to a doctor, :ut she 1-,
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e+pressed another fear, which is also so common; She said that she was afraid that if she /new what the pro:lem was that it might affect her faith and wea/en it) .he moment she said that, the 9ord gave me two illustrations to give to her) 7e showed me first that if /nowing what 1ou?re up against would hinder 1our faith and wea/en it, then 7e would have never counted the five thousand :efore 7e fed them5 <e find this account of 'esus? feeding the five thousand in 9u/e 9) LU(E 8*#-,#+ #- And 1 en t e d!/ 5e2!n to 1e!r !1!/0 t en c!$e t e t1e46e0 !nd s!id unto i$0 Send t e $u4titude !1!/0 t !t t e/ $!/ 2o into t e to1ns !nd countr/ round !5out0 !nd 4od2e0 !nd 2et 6ictu!4s* 3or 1e !re ere in ! desert "4!ce. #= <ut e s!id unto t e$0 Gi6e /e t e$ to e!t. And t e/ s!id0 We !6e no $ore 5ut 3i6e 4o!6es !nd t1o 3is es> eEce"t 1e s ou4d 2o !nd 5u/ $e!t 3or !44 t is "eo"4e. #? For t e/ 1ere !5out 3i6e t ous!nd $en. And e s!id to is disci"4es0 :A(E THE: SIT DOWN <C FIFTIES IN A CO:PANC #) And t e/ did so0 !nd $!de t e$ !44 sit do1n. #. T en e too& t e 3i6e 4o!6es !nd t e t1o 3is es0 !nd 4oo&in2 u" to e!6en0 e 54essed t e$0 !nd 5r!&e0 !nd 2!6e to t e disci"4es to set 5e3ore t e $u4titude. #+ And t e/ did e!t0 !nd 1ere !44 3i44ed* !nd t ere 1!s t!&en u" o3 3r!2$ents t !t re$!ined to t e$ t1e46e 5!s&ets. otice the phrase F. . . 8a.e them sit down b, fifties in a compan,F Jv 1%K) 'esus /new how man1 were in the crowd :efore 7e :egan to feed them) 3nd 7e told 7is disciples to count them too) So apparentl1, 1our faith doesn?t have to :e hindered or wea/ened :1 1our /nowing what circumstance 1ou?re up against)
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(ar/ 11;-, is the second illustration the 9ord showed me that will help us understand that /nowing what we are up against will not affect or wea/en our faith) In (ar/ 11, 'esus was teaching 7is disciples after the1 had witnessed the cursing of the fig tree) 7e tells them in verse -,, F#or 0eril, * sa, (nto ,o(1 $hat whosoe0er shall sa, (nto this mo(ntain1 Be tho( remo0ed1 and be tho( cast into the sea2 and shall not do(bt in his heart1 b(t shall belie0e that those things which he saith shall come to pass2 he shall ha0e whatsoe0er he saith.F 'esus did not sa1, F.hat whosoever shall sa1 unto a mountain)F otice 'esus used the words Fthis mountain,F impl1ing that 7e was pointing to a literal mountain) .here must have :een a mountain within view of the disciples when 'esus gave them this promise) If /nowing what 1ou are up against would affect or wea/en 1our faith, I do not :elieve that 'esus would have pointed to a real mountain while giving this promise5 <e must understand that /nowing what we are up against will allow us to focus all of our attention on the pro:lem and on the answer to the pro:lem) It will aid us in ignoring imaginar1 pro:lems and allow us to direct our faith to the pro:lem) I encourage 1ou if 1ou are sic/ to find out what 1ou are up against) .hen follow 1our doctor?s instructions, /eep ta/ing 1our medication, and a:ove all else, .eep the switch of faith t(rned on/

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UNDERSTANDING THE HEALING POWER OF GOD

REV. DOUG JONES

First Printing 1997 ISB !"9#$7$9$"!"%

&oug 'ones (inistries P)*) Bo+ ,$9$.ulsa, */lahoma 7%1$,

UNDERSTANDING THE HEALING POWER OF GOD

C !"ter # T e Te!$ T !t Con%uers Sic&ness'

1ere 3i44ed 1it tod!/.

.he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5

The Unbeatable Team

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Another Example of Uniting Faith with the Power

.he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5

Understanding the Healing Power of God

.he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5

Obstacles Will Try to Stand In o!r Way of "od#s Power

Understanding the Healing Power of God

.he .eam .hat 0onquers Sic/ness5

C !"ter T e Co&e S !44 <e Destro/ed <ec!use o3 t e Anointin2'

$efining the o%e

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

$efining the Anointing

The Anointing and the Sic% &!ltit!de

Understanding the Healing Power of God

'irt!e( Power( and Anointing Are synonymo!s Terms

The Anointing and the Woman With the Iss!e of )lood

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The Anointing Frees Another Who Is Oppressed by Sic%ness

Understanding the Healing Power of God

C !"ter = Underst!ndin2 t e He!4in2 Po1er o3 God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

*i%e Electricity( the +ealing Power Operates by ,ertain *aws

Understanding the 7ealing Power of 8od

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The +ealing Power And the -esidents o f .es!s# +ometown

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The Woman With the Iss!e of )lood

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The &an Who Was *et $own Thro!gh the -oof

The ,ent!rion#s Ser/ant Who Was on +is $eathbed

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The Woman Who ,ame to .es!s On )ehalf of +er $a!ghter

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

The Power ,an )e Present E/en if Unbelief Is Also Present

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

What Are the &anifestations of the Spirit0

Understanding the Healing Power of God

Understanding the Healing Power of God

&ethod 1!mber One2 +and%erchiefs and Aprons

&ethod 1!mber Two2 The Spo%en Word

Understanding the Healing Power of God

&oug 'ones (inistries P)) Bo+ ,$9$.ulsa, /lahoma 7%1$,

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