God Wants You Well

GOD WANTS YOU WELL
What The Bible Really Says About Walking In Divine ealth
ANDREW
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TABLE O$ "ONTENTS
Introduction Chapter 1 Miracles Confirm God's Word Chapter 2 Part of His Atonement Chapter 3 Sozo Chapter ! "he #ull Pac$a%e Chapter & Sic$ness and Sin Chapter ' A Cop (ut Chapter ) Paul's "horn in the #lesh Chapter * +,e Pro-lems. Chapter / 0edeemed from the Curse Chapter 11 2esus Healed "hem All Chapter 11 Wh, Isn't +3er,one Healed. Chapter 12 45ecause of 6our 7n-elief4 Chapter 13 #aith 8e%ated Chapter 1! A Pure9 Stron% #aith Chapter 1& Go3erned -, :a; Chapter 1' "he Spiritual World Chapter 1) Words Are Po;erful Chapter 1* Act on 6our #aith M, Pra,er for 6our Healin% Is It Al;a,s God's Will to Heal.
Scriptures 0ecommended "eachin%s

0ecei3e 2esus 0ecei3e "he Hol, Spirit
INTRODU"TION
Althou%h I don't $no; e3er,thin% there is to $no; a-out healin%9 I ha3e %ro;n a lot in this area9 and consider it to -e a real stren%th in m, life< In fact9 it's no; -een almost fort, ,ears since I'3e had sic$ness ;in in m, -od,< "hat doesn't mean I'3e ne3er had a pro-lem< Alon% the ;a,9 I'3e had thin%s attac$ me< (ne time9 ;hile I ;as ma$in% radio pro%rams9 all of the s,mptoms of the flu hit me< M, sinuses stopped up9 m, nose ran9 and I -e%an to ha3e aches9 chills9 and fe3er=all ;ithin a 3er, short period of time< It too$ me a-out an hour pra,in% o3er it9 -ut then it ;as %one< Pro-a-l, one of the ;orst sic$nesses that's come a%ainst me these past fort, ,ears ;as the time I returned home from +n%land and ;ent ri%ht to ;or$ on m, pond< Althou%h I'd %one thirt,>four hours ;ithout sleep9 somethin% had happened ;ith the drain in the pond I ;as -uildin% on m, propert,9 so I had to attend to it immediatel,< Standin% chest deep in cold ;ater and ;or$in% for a-out si? hours ;hile I ;as so ;ea$9 tired9 and depleted ;as not smart on m, part< Soon m, nose -e%an to run and m, ears plu%%ed up9 ,et I ;as a-le to o3ercome that runn, nose in @ust a-out a da,'s time< Althou%h it too$ me a couple of da,s to %et m, ears unplu%%ed9 an outside o-ser3er pro-a-l, ;ouldn't ha3e -een a-le to tell that an,thin% had occurred< "hat's the ;orst illness that I can remem-er dealin% ;ith in almost fort, ,ears< At the 3er, -e%innin% of this period of time9 I ;as actuall, dia%nosed ;ith an incura-le disease< Ho;e3er9 ;ithin three da,s that same doctor pronounced me ;hole -ecause I had recei3ed pra,er and
healin%< So I'3e seen God heal me of a num-er of thin%s< Healin% is a stren%th in m, life< "hese truths I share in this -oo$ are ;or$in% for me9 and ha3e -een for decades< +3en thou%h I don't understand e3er,thin% there is to understand a-out healin%9 I $no; more than I'll -e a-le to tal$ a-out in this messa%e< Please refer to the 40ecommended "eachin%s4 section for additional resources that ;ill complement and e?pand on the truths contained here< M, purpose in this -oo$ isn't to teach healin% in an e?hausti3e manner9 -ut to la, a firm foundation< OW ABOUT YOU% 6ou need to consider the truths of God's Word contained in this -oo$< Althou%h I'3e personall, ;al$ed in di3ine health for a lon% time9 it's not -ecause nothin% has e3er happened to me< I'3e -een hurt9 had accidents9 and -een attac$ed -, sic$ness< I'3e had pro-lems9 -ut I'3e o3ercome them=and I'3e seen %ood health manifest in m, o;n ph,sical -od, for decades< I'3e also ministered healin% to multitudes of others< I'3e seen the -lind recei3e si%ht< "his includes -oth partiall, -lind e,es that impro3ed and totall, -lind e,es=that couldn't e3en percei3e li%ht=opened< I'3e seen -oth totall, and partiall, deaf people hear< I remem-er pra,in% for people ;hose eardrums had deteriorated9 or had e3en -een sur%icall, remo3ed< God restored their hearin%< I'3e seen indi3iduals ;ho couldn't e3en tal$ -ecause their lar,n? ;as %one recei3e a miracle and start spea$in% in ton%ues< I'3e seen thousands of people healed of arthritis and all $inds of pain< (ne man had a metal rod in his -ac$ that made him stand up strai%ht< It ;as
ph,sicall, impossi-le for him to -end o3er9 ,et he recei3ed healin% and -ent o3er @ust fine< I'3e seen deformities healed9 diseases cured9 and people come out of ;heelchairs< I'3e personall, seen three people raised from the dead9 includin% m, o;n son< He'd -een dead for almost fi3e hours9 and had alread, turned -lac$< His toe ;as ta%%ed and he ;as l,in% on a sla- in the hospital mor%ue9 -ut the :ord raised him up=%lor, to His name I don't share an, of this to promote m,self< I'm still learnin% a-out healin%< "here ha3e -een=and still are= times ;hen I pra, for people and the, aren't healed< 5ut I'm %ettin% -etter results toda, than e3er -efore< I ha3en't arri3ed9 -ut I'3e left9 and I'3e learned some important truths alon% the ;a,< Ho; a-out ,ou. Are ,ou consistentl, ;al$in% in di3ine health. Are the people ,ou pra, for re%ularl, healed. If not9 then ,ou ou%ht to seriousl, consider the truths I'm sharin%< GOD&S WORD WOR#S Please don't mista$e m, confidence for arro%ance9 -ut this is an area of m, life ;here I'3e seen results< I'3e personall, ministered to pro-a-l, hundreds of thousands of people< I'3e trained others and seen these truths ;or$ for them< A lot of ministers ha3e told me ho; recei3in% a re3elation of these same truths has ena-led them to see man, people the, ha3e pra,ed for healed< Some of these ministers ha3e seen nearl, e3er, sin%le indi3idual the, pra,ed for healed9 includin% multiple people raised from the dead< God's Word ;or$s
I ma, not ha3e it all fi%ured out9 -ut I $no; I'm %oin% in the ri%ht direction< I'3e seen the po;er of God ;or$ a%ain and a%ain< If ,ou're pre@udiced a%ainst healin% and refuse to consider ;hat the Word sa,s9 I pro-a-l, ;on't -e a-le to help ,ou< 5ut if ,ou %enuinel, desire to $no; a-out the di3ine healin% that is a3aila-le throu%h the :ord 2esus Christ and faith in ;hat He's done9 this -oo$ could literall, chan%e ,our life< At the 3er, least9 these truths can -rin% ,ou to a le3el of success and 3ictor, in this area of healin% eAual to ;hat God has %i3en me< A%ain9 I don't claim to ha3e arri3ed9 -ut healin% is manifestin% itself in m, life=not onl, @ust for me9 -ut also for the people to ;hom I'3e -een ministerin%< As ,ou hum-le ,ourself to recei3e God's Word9 I -elie3e these truths ;ill reall, help ,ou too<
" A'TER ( !i)a*les "on+i), Go-&s Wo)Man, people criticize me for emphasizin% healin%< "he, sa,9 4"his isn't important< 6ou don't ha3e to -e healed to %o to hea3en< 6ou shouldn't spend an, of ,our time on radio9 tele3ision9 or in print emphasizin% healin%< It's a secondar, issue< 6ou're ma$in% it %reater than it is<4 (ne of the radio stations m, pro%ram is -roadcast on for;arded me a letter a;hile -ac$ from a man ;ho threatened to ta$e le%al action a%ainst me< 5asicall,9 he said9 4It's a -i% sin for ,ou to ta$e people's mone,9 ;hich is hard to come -,9 and preach somethin% li$e healin% 4 "his fello; ;as one of man, people ;ho contend that it's a ;aste of time to tal$ a-out healin%< I stron%l, disa%ree< Healin% is part of Christ's atonement< If 2esus died to pro3ide healin% for us9 then it's not @ust incidental< If the :ord suffered and too$ stripes on His -ac$ for our ph,sical healin%9 then it's not insi%nificant< If 2esus thou%ht enou%h of healin% to purchase it for us9 then ;e ou%ht to thin$ enou%h of it to recei3e< God the #ather caused His Son to -ear all of our sins and all of our sic$nesses on the cross< 2esus too$ our diseases @ust as much as He too$ our sins< "herefore9 it honors Him to promote healin%< In fact9 2esus spent more time tal$in% a-out healin% than He did se3eral other truths that man, people consider to -e essential issues toda,=hea3en and hell in particular< Actuall,9 the :ord used healin% li$e a -ell to %et people's attention and to pro3e that He did ha3e po;er on earth to for%i3e sins< Man, scriptural e?amples
illustrate this< EALING AND $ORGI.ENESS In Mar$ 29 some friends of a man ;ho suffered from the pals, couldn't %et him into the house 2esus ;as ministerin% at -ecause of the %reat cro;d< 7ndeterred9 the, too$ him up to the top of the house9 remo3ed some tiles from the ceilin%9 and literall, lo;ered this man in his stretcher ri%ht do;n in front of 2esus< When /esus sa0 thei) +aith1 he saiunto the si*k o+t he 2alsy1 Son1 thy sins be +o)given thee3 !a)k 456 8otice that He said9 4Son9 ,our sins -e for%i3en ,ou<4 But the)e 0e)e *e)tain o+ the s*)ibes sitting the)e1 an)easoning in thei) hea)ts1 Why -oth this ,an thus s2eak blas2he,ies% 0ho *an +o)give sins but Goonly% An- i,,e-iately 0hen /esus 2e)*eive- in his s2i)it that they so )easone- 0ithin the,selves1 he saiunto the,1 Why )eason ye these things in you) hea)ts% Whethe) is it easie) to say to the si*k o+ the 2alsy1 Thy sins be +o)given thee7 o) to say1 A)ise1 an- take u2 thy be-1 an- 0alk% !a)k 4589: If 2esus had -een onl, a mere man9 it ;ould ha3e -een impossi-le for Him to sa, either9 40ise up and ;al$94 or 46our sins are for%i3en ,ou<4 (nl, God can for%i3e sins9 and man in his ph,sical a-ilit, does not ha3e the po;er to produce healin%< Ho;e3er9 2esus -ein% -oth full, God and full, Man9 could actuall, sa, and pro3ide -oth these
thin%s=healin% and for%i3eness< It's easier to sa,9 46our sins -e for%i3en ,ou94 -ecause ,ou can't see a sin9 and ,ou can't see if a sin is for%i3en and dealt ;ith or not< If someone challen%ed ,ou sa,in%9 46ou can't do that94 ,ou could @ust ans;er9 4Pro3e it 4 .ERI$I"ATION 2esus ;as sa,in% that it's easier to sa,9 46our sins are for%i3en4 than 40ise up and ;al$4 -ecause the, ;ould immediatel, -e a-le to tell if 2esus had the po;er to ma$e this declaration -, ;hether this man rose up and ;al$ed< Instantl, there ;ould -e ph,sical e3idence that it did or didn't ;or$< "he reasonin% follo;ed that if ,ou can do the %reater ;or$9 then certainl, ,ou can do the lesser< If ,ou can @ump fifteen feet9 then certainl, ,ou can @ump t;o feet< "he people ;ere @ust standin% there in silence not $no;in% ho; to respond< "hen 2esus continued sa,in%B But that ye ,ay kno0 that the Son o+ ,an hath 2o0e) on ea)th to +o)give sins1 ;he saith to the si*k o+ the 2alsy1< I say unto thee1 A)ise1 an- take u2 thy be-1 ango thy 0ay into thine house3 An- i,,e-iately he a)ose1 took u2 the be-1 an- 0ent +o)th be+o)e the, all7 inso,u*h that they 0e)e all a,a=e-1 an- glo)i+ieGo-1 saying1 We neve) sa0 it on this +ashion3 !a)k 45(>9(4 2esus made it 3er, clear that the reason He healed this man ;as so that people ;ould $no; that He also had po;er on earth to for%i3e sins< "he :ord used healin% as a
3erification that He had po;er to deal ;ith unseen thin%s< If He could deal ;ith ph,sical -odies9 and meet the ph,sical and emotional needs of people9 then He could also deal ;ith their spiritual needs< 2esus used healin% li$e a -ell to dra; people to Himself and %et their attention9 and then He ;ould tell them the truth< WORDS ONLY% 2esus also said that the miracles He did authenticated ;ho He ;as and confirmed ;hat He said< I have g)eate) 0itness than that o+ /ohn5+o) the 0o)ks 0hi*h the $athe) hath given ,e to +inish1 the sa,e 0o)ks that I -o1 bea) 0itness o+ ,e1 that the $athe) hath sent ,e3 /ohn 65?8 Althou%h 2esus pointed to the testimon, that 2ohn the 5aptist -ore of Him9 He ;asn't countin% on it< Christ ;as dependent on the confirmation His #ather %a3e of ;ho He ;as -, the miracles He performed< If 2esus needed the ;itness of the miracles He performed to 3alidate His authorit,9 then ho; can ;e possi-l, do less. It is the hei%ht of arro%ance to thin$ that ;e can use ;ords onl, to persuade people ;hen 2esus had to ha3e si%ns and miracles to confirm His Word< T E WAY IT S OULD BE Some fol$s sa,9 4We don't need miracles toda,< We ha3e the Word of God<4 6et9 that's not ;hat the 5i-le teaches< Mar$ 1' re3eals to us some of the 3er, last instructions 2esus %a3e His disciples -efore He ascended -ac$ to hea3en< 8otice ;hat He promised after commandin% us to
%o into all the ;orld and preach the GospelB These signs shall +ollo0 the, that believe7 In ,y na,e shall they *ast out -evils7 they shall s2eak 0ith ne0 tongues7 They shall take u2 se)2ents7 an- i+ they -)ink any -ea-ly thing1 it shall not hu)t the,7 they shall lay han-s on the si*k1 anthey shall )e*ove)3 So then a+te) the Lo)- ha- s2oken unto the,1 he 0as )e*eive- u2 into heaven1 an- sat on the )ight han- o+ Go-3 Anthey 0ent +o)th1 an- 2)ea*he- eve)y 0he)e1 the Lo)0o)king 0ith the,1 an- *on+i),ing the 0o)- 0ith signs +ollo0ing3 !a)k (85(@94> In other ;ords9 God used miracles to confirm that it ;as reall, Him spea$in% throu%h these people< "his scripture also re3eals that the :ord confirms the true preachin% and teachin% of His Word ;ith si%ns follo;in%< 5ased on this9 ;e can truthfull, sa, toda, that if ministers do not ha3e the miraculous po;er of God flo;in% throu%h them9 then ;e should -e s$eptical a-out ;hether or not God is trul, spea$in% throu%h them< 8o;9 don't mis> understand me< I'm not sa,in% that a person ;ho doesn't ha3e healin%s manifest in his or her ministr, is not of God< 8either am I sa,in% to @ust automaticall, trust all the ;ords of an,one ;ho performs a miracle< 6ou must al;a,s chec$ ;hat people sa, a%ainst God's Word< Ho;e3er9 in God's s,stem9 ;hen His Word is trul, preached there ;ill -e si%ns and ;onders follo;in%< We li3e in a da, and a%e ;here the messa%e of sal3ation has -een corrupted and di3ided into parts< Certain aspects are ne%lected and misunderstood -, most of the -od, of Christ< Man, people are preachin% onl, the for%i3eness of
sins< God confirms all of His Word that ;e preach9 -ut if all ;e preach on is spiritual9 eternal 3alues9 and the for%i3eness of sins9 then all ;e'll see happen is people -ein% -orn a%ain< 5ut if ;e preach and teach the ;hole counsel of God9 He ;ill confirm it ;ith si%ns9 ;onders9 and miracles< "his is the ;a, God has esta-lished it in the scriptures9 and this is the ;a, it should -e< WE DO TOOA 8ot e3er, true man or ;oman of God sees miracles no;ada,s -ecause the, aren't preachin% the ;hole counsel of God< Some people I respect 3er, much ha3e -een faithful ;ith the re3elation that the, ha3e< "he,'3e seen people -orn a%ain and li3es transformed< I definitel, ;ouldn't sa, that the, aren't true ministers< 6et9 it's o-3ious that the, aren't preachin% the ;hole counsel of God< God's ;ill is for His ;hole counsel to -e preached9 and He ;ill confirm it ;ith si%ns and ;onders follo;in%< He-re;s 2B3>! sa,sB o0 shall 0e es*a2e1 i+ 0e negle*t so g)eat salvation7 0hi*h at the +i)st began to be s2oken by the Lo)-1 an0as *on+i),e- unto us by the, that hea)- hi,7 Goalso bea)ing the, 0itness1 both 0ith signs an0on-e)s1 an- 0ith -ive)s ,i)a*les1 an- gi+ts o+ the oly Ghost1 a**o)-ing to his o0n 0ill% "his sa,s that God confirmed the Word that 2esus preached ;ith miracles< When He had ascended to hea3en and the disciples too$ o3er the ministr, on this earth9 God also confirmed the Word that the, spo$e ;ith si%ns9 ;onders9 and %ifts of the Hol, Spirit accordin% to His ;ill<
8o one toda, can claim the, are operatin% -etter than 2esus did< In fact9 most Christians aren't e3en re%ularl, seein% the fullness of the manifestation of God's po;er the ;a, that the earl, apostles did< Who do ;e thin$ that ;e are to -elie3e that someho; or another ;e ha3e a superior anointin% or a-ilit, to minister effecti3el, in God's e,es ;ithout needin% miracles toda,. "hat's the hei%ht of arro%ance< If -oth 2esus and the earl, -elie3ers needed miracles9 si%ns9 and ;onders to confirm the messa%e from God that the, preached9 then ;e do too<
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If the -od, of Christ ;as full, presentin% the Gospel=the ;hole counsel of God=;e'd -e ma$in% a much %reater impact on the ;orld toda,< God not onl, ;ants to for%i3e us of our sins9 He also lo3es us dearl, and desires to heal our -odies9 -less us financiall,9 and deli3er us from discoura%ement and depression< "hin$ a-out that (ne of the main reasons ;h, the modern>da, Church has -een rendered so ineffecti3e and irrele3ant in man, people's e,es is the,'3e onl, preached that God is for the hereafter< "he,'3e made relationship ;ith the :ord a hea3en and hell issue9 and ha3en't preached that He lo3es us ri%ht no;< "he, ha3en't tau%ht that God ;ants to %i3e us a d,namic and a-solutel, 3ictorious life at this present time< "he, ha3en't ministered healin%9 prosperit,9 or deli3erance< Some statistics I'3e seen ha3e said that as much as *& percent of the population in the 7nited States -elie3es that there is a God9 ,et onl, 11 to 1& percent actuall, attend church on a re%ular -asis< (ut of all these people ;ho sa, the, -elie3e in God9 ;ould there -e enou%h e3idence to con3ict them if the, ;ere accused of -ein% a Christian. "here is a hu%e %ap -et;een the people ;ho sa, that God e?ists and those ;ho en@o, a 3i-rant relationship ;ith Him< Wh, is that. Wh, do so man, people ;ho $no; God e?ists not %o on to o-tain this intimate relationship ;ith Him and ma$e Him the center of their li3es. Althou%h
there are pro-a-l, se3eral factors9 one of the most o-3ious is that the Church has presented relationship ;ith God as a hea3en and hell issue< "he,'3e preached9 42ust %et ,our sins for%i3en so ,ou ;on't %o to hell<4 TRULY RELE.ANT +3en thou%h that's true=there is a hea3en to %ain and a hell to lose9 and ,ou must ha3e ,our sins for%i3en to escape hell=most people are li3in% in such a hell in this life that the, aren't concerned ;ith a hell in the afterlife< "he,'re in strife9 endurin% di3orce9 sufferin% from sic$ness9 and terrified of ;hat's happenin% out in the ;orld< "he, ha3en't heard or seen that the :ord deals ;ith these issues in this life< "he, @ust thin$ that God is for the hereafter9 and the,'re shortsi%hted< "he, should -e thin$in% a-out eternit,9 -ut the, aren't -ecause the,'re so occupied ;ith tr,in% to stru%%le throu%h all of the terri-le thin%s the,'re facin% ri%ht no;< "he, $no; God e?ists9 -ut the, put Him off until @ust -efore the, die -ecause the, don't see His rele3ance to their present e3er,da, life< What if the Church ;ere to represent the :ord more accuratel, -, sa,in%9 4God ;ill heal ,ou and $eep ,ou health,< He'll deli3er ,ou from the depression9 despair9 and strife that ,ou find ,ourself in< God ;ill prosper ,ou in a ;a, that ,ou could ne3er accomplish @ust throu%h ,our o;n effort<4 If ;e presented the truth that God is not onl, for the for%i3eness of sins9 -ut for all these other areas too9 then people ;ould see that He is trul, rele3ant to our dail, life< If a sic$ person came to one of man, modern>da, 4churches4 CI use that term loosel,D9 the,'d as$9 4Wh, are ,ou comin% to us. Go to the doctor<4 If a poor person
came9 the,'d sa,9 4Well9 ha3e ,ou chec$ed ;ith the %o3ernment a%encies and tried ;elfare ,et.4 If someone came ;ho ;as discoura%ed9 depressed9 and under some $ind of demonic oppression9 the,'d refer them to a ps,chiatrist or other professional ;ho ;ould prescri-e them some $ind of a dru%< 5ut that's not the attitude God ;ants us to ha3e< "he Church should -e meetin% the needs of people (ur lac$ of doin% so is one reason that man, fol$s see the Church as irrele3ant to their present life< "he, don't dou-t God's e?istence< "he, @ust don't see ;h, the, need Him until the, %et read, to die< "hat's ;ron% (ur e?ample=2esus=emphasized healin%< I am simpl, follo;in% Him< +3er,;here 2esus ;ent9 He healed people< God the #ather used these miracles to sho; people that 2esus had po;er on earth to for%i3e sins< "his confirmed Christ's messa%e and pro3ed the 3alidit, of His ;ords< Since that's the ;a, God did it ;ith 2esus9 I'm follo;in% a %ood precedent< A terri-le si%nal is sent -oth to un-elie3ers and Christians ali$e ;hen misled preachers sa, thin%s li$e9 4God doesn't care a-out the healin% of ,our -od,94 or 4He's puttin% sic$ness on ,ou to teach ,ou a lesson<4"hat's a-solutel, untrue NOT /UST AN BADD9ONB M, dad died @ust a-out a month after I turned t;el3e< He ;as in a coma for a period of time -efore that< So I ;ent throu%h this %ruelin% e?perience of m, father -ein% on the 3er%e of death for months as an ele3en ,ear old< "he church that I %re; up in said that the :ord put that sic$ness on him9 and it ;as God's ;ill that he died< I didn't
re-el a%ainst God -ecause of that9 -ut deep do;n in m, heart somethin% a-out it @ust didn't sit ri%ht< Ho;e3er9 I can %i3e ,ou e?amples of man, other people ;ho ;ent throu%h similar e?periences and did re-el< (ne fello; is 3er, famous< As a ,oun% -o, he $ne; that God e?isted9 and e3en sou%ht Him< 5ut his sister died and the reli%ious people told him that God did it< He turned completel, a;a, from the :ord and toda, is a 3er, outspo$en atheist< He cites this e?ample in his life and sa,s9 46ou can't tell me that if there is a God He ;ould put sic$ness on people 4 "his misrepresentation of God turns a lot of fol$s a;a, from the :ord and em-itters them a%ainst Him< It's onl, the %race of God that $ept me from re-ellin% ;hen I ;as told9 4God is the one ;ho $illed ,our dad<4 Man, others ha3en't responded as ;ell< Countless people $no; God e?ists9 -ut for ;hate3er reason9 the, @ust don't ;ant an,thin% to do ;ith Him9 or the, don't see His rele3ance to their e3er,da, life< "hat's ;h, healin% needs to -e emphasized< We need to spea$ the truth of the ;hole counsel of God< Althou%h healin% shouldn't -e ele3ated a-o3e for%i3eness of sins9 neither should it -e diminished -elo; it< 2esus pro3ided healin% for us at the same time as He pro3ided for%i3eness for our sins< Healin% isn't @ust an 4add>on4 or an 4added -enefit4 that onl, happens sometimes< It's an essential part of ;hat Christ came to do< 2esus died for the ph,sical healin% of our -odies @ust the same as He died for our for%i3eness of sins< "he :ord purchased healin% for us @ust as He
purchased for%i3eness< It's all part of His atonement< A DONE DEAL "his truth is not ,et ;idel, understood and -elie3ed across the -od, of Christ toda,9 ;hich e?plains ;h, so fe; people are ;al$in% in it< Most Christians thin$ that God could certainl, heal if He ;anted to9 -ut the, don't see that He has alread, redeemed us from sic$ness and disease< "he, 3ie; healin% as somethin% the :ord can do9 -ut the, don't $no; for sure that it is His ;ill< If ,ou reco%nize that healin% is part of the atonement C;hich too$ place t;o thousand ,ears a%oD9 then ,ou'll comprehend that the :ord has alread, healed us< He's alread, purchased that -lessin%< "hat po;er has alread, -een %enerated< Healin% is a done deal9 and is a3aila-le to us no; e?actl, the same as for%i3eness of sins<
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C/esusD gave hi,sel+ +o) ou) sins1 that he ,ight -elive) us +)o, this 2)esent evil 0o)l-1 a**o)-ing to the 0ill o+ Go- an- ou) $athe)3 Galatians (5E 2esus %a3e Himself for our sins that He mi%ht deli3er us from this present e3il ;orld=not @ust the e3il ;orld to come< Man, people thin$ that ;hat 2esus produced throu%h His death9 -urial9 and resurrection onl, affects the spiritual9 eternal realm< 5ecause of this9 the, come up ;ith son% l,rics referrin% to ;hen all of us %et to hea3en9 ;hat a da, it ;ill -e< (f course it ;ill -e %lorious in hea3en9 -ut 2esus also came to deli3er us from this present e3il ;orld< We're not @ust sa3ed from hell9 our sins9 and future punishment =2esus also came to deli3er9 protect9 and pro3ide for us in this ph,sical ;orld ri%ht no;< AN ALL9EN"O!'ASSING WORD "he Gree$ ;ord sozo ;as used o3er a hundred times in the 8e; "estament< It's an all>encompassin% ;ord for sal3ation9 often rendered 4sa3e4 or 4sa3ed<4 Ho;e3er9 a closer loo$ at ho; this important ;ord ;as translated ma$es it 3er, clear that our sal3ation includes much more than @ust for%i3eness of sins< Sozo ;as translated 4sa3e4 thirt,>ei%ht times in reference
to the for%i3eness of sins< Some e?amples includeB She shall b)ing +o)th a son1 an- thou shalt *all his na,e /ESUS5 +o) he shall save Cso=oD his 2eo2le +)o, thei) sins3 !atthe0 (54( $o) a+te) that in the 0is-o, o+ Go- the 0o)l- by 0is-o, kne0 not Go-1 it 2lease- Go- by the +oolishness o+ 2)ea*hing to save Cso=oD the, that believe3 ( "o)inthians (54( Whe)e+o)e he is able also to save Cso=oD the, to the utte),ost that *o,e unto Go- by hi,1 seeing he eve) liveth to ,ake inte)*ession +o) the,3 eb)e0s @546 $ORGI.EN1 EALED1 AND DELI.ERED
Sozo ;as translated another fift,>three times as 4sa3ed4 Cpast tenseD in reference to for%i3eness of sins< Ho;e3er9 there ;ere also times ;here this e?act same Gree$ ;ord ;as translated as 4healed<4 C/ai)usD besought C/esusD g)eatly1 saying1 !y little -aughte) lieth at the 2oint o+ -eath5 I 2)ay thee1 *o,e an- lay thy han-s on he)1 that she ,ay be healeCso=oD7 anshe shall live3 !a)k 654? "his ;ord 4healed4 is referrin% to ph,sical healin%< As the
stor, unfolds9 2airus' dau%hter actuall, died9 and 2esus raised her from the dead< CMar$ &B3&>!3<D So in this instance sozo= 4healed4=refers to ph,sical healin%9 e3en ph,sical resurrection from the dead< "his same ;ord that's used for -oth for%i3eness of sins and ph,sical healin% also applies to deli3erance from demons< They also 0hi*h sa0 it tol- the, by 0hat ,eans he that 0as 2ossesse- o+ the -evils 0as heale- Cso=oD3 Luke F5?8 Commonl, called the Gadarene demoniac9 no-od, could hold this man< In fact9 he often -ro$e the 3er, chains ;hich -ound him< Sometimes deli3erance from demons is necessar, for someone to recei3e healin%< "hat is included in this ;ord sozo< The sa,e hea)- 'aul s2eak5 0ho ste-+astly behol-ing hi,1 an- 2e)*eiving that he ha- +aith to be healeCso=oD3 A*ts (E5: Paul -eheld this crippled man and percei3ed that he had faith to -e healed EsozoF9 and he ;as C;< *>11D< " RIST&S SA.ING 'OWER 2ames &B1& is a classic e?ample of Christ's sa3in% po;er manifestin% in our li3es -oth as healin% and for%i3eness of sins< The 2)aye) o+ +aith shall save Cso=oD the si*k1 an- the
Lo)- shall )aise hi, u27 an- i+ he have *o,,itte- sins1 they shall be +o)given hi,3 In another instance9 2esus $ne; the thou%hts of the scri-es and Pharisees9 so He as$edB Is it la0+ul on the sabbath -ays to -o goo-1 o) to -o evil% to save Cso=oD li+e1 o) to -est)oy it% Luke 85: When the, didn't ans;er9 He turned and healed the man ;ith the ;ithered ri%ht hand C;< *>11D< 2esus ;asn't @ust tal$in% a-out for%i3eness of sins< He meant the healin% of the -od,< !ADE W OLE "his same ;ord=sozo=;as also translated 4made ;hole4 in reference to healin%< Consider the e?ample of the ;oman ;ith an issue of -loodB But /esus tu)ne- hi, about1 an- 0hen he sa0 he)1 he sai-1 Daughte)1 be o+ goo- *o,+o)t7 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole Cso=oD3 An- the 0o,an 0as ,a-e 0hole Cso=oD+)o, that hou)3 !atthe0 :544 In faith9 she touched the hem of His %arment and recei3ed healin%< She ;as sozo=made ;hole< "his is the same Gree$ ;ord that is s,non,mous ;ith for%i3eness of sin< Here a%ain9 it's applied to -ein% healed ph,sicall,< "his same instance9 recorded in the -oo$ of Mar$9 re3eals that ri%ht -efore she reached out to 2esus9 she saidB
I+ I ,ay tou*h but his *lothes1 I shall be 0hole Cso=oD3 !a)k 654F Sozo ;as translated 4ma$e ;hole4 or 4-e ;hole4 ele3en times in scripture< It's o-3ious from God's Word that sal3ation isn't limited onl, to the for%i3eness of sins< An- 0hithe)soeve) he ente)e-1 into villages1 o) *ities1 o) *ount)y1 they lai- the si*k in the st)eets1 anbesought hi, that they ,ight tou*h i+ it 0e)e but the bo)-e) o+ his ga),ent5 an- as ,any as tou*he- hi, 0e)e ,a-e 0hole Cso=oD3 !a)k 8568 When 2esus heard the ne;s that 2airus' dau%hter had died9 He ans;ered him9 sa,in%B $ea) not5 believe only1 anshe shall be ,a-e 0hole Cso=oD3 Luke F56> "he :ord ;as referrin% to the healin% of her ph,sical -od,< ABUNDANTLY SU''LIED Sal3ation doesn't onl, mean for%i3eness of sins9 -ut includes healin% of the -od,9 deli3erance9 and financial prosperit,9 too< Man, in the modern church ha3e interpreted sal3ation onl, to -e for%i3eness of sins9 -ut that's a misrepresentation of ;hat the :ord did< #or> %i3eness of our sins is certainl, the centerpiece9 and I'm not minimizin% it at all< Ho;e3er9 at the same time Christ died to purchase our redemption from sin9 He also freed
us from sic$ness9 disease9 depression9 and po3ert,< Second Corinthians *B/ is 3er, clear concernin% the atonement and our redemption from po3ert,B $o) ye kno0 the g)a*e o+ ou) Lo)- /esus "h)ist1 that1 though he 0as )i*h1 yet +o) you) sakes he be*a,e 2oo)1 that ye th)ough his 2ove)ty ,ight be )i*h3 2esus -ecame poor so that ;e throu%h His po3ert, mi%ht -e made rich=a-undantl, supplied< "hrou%h Christ's death9 -urial9 and resurrection9 God has pro3ided e3er,thin% ;e need in this life and in the life to come= for%i3eness of sins9 healin%9 deli3erance9 and prosperit,< Isn't God %ood
" A'TER E The $ull 'a*kage

2esus didn't @ust die for our sins9 and then healin% ;as somethin% He could do if He ;anted to< 8o Christ paid for the healin% of our -od, as completel, as He paid for the for%i3eness of our sins< He purchased it all at once in His atonement< "his ma, -e different than ;hat much of the modern>da, church presents9 -ut scriptures -ear it out< Consider Psalm 113B1>39 ;hich sa,sB Bless the LORD1 O ,y soul5 an- all that is 0ithin ,e1 bless his holy na,e3 Bless the LORD1 O ,y soul1 an+o)get not all his bene+its5 Who +o)giveth all thine iniGuities7 0ho healeth all thy -iseases3 Gerse 2 specificall, tells us not to for%et all of His -enefits< "he :ord for%i3es all of our iniAuities and heals all of our diseases C3< 3D< In the 8e; "estament9 1 Peter 2B2! a%rees9 sa,in%B Who his o0n sel+ ba)e ou) sins in his o0n bo-y on the t)ee1 that 0e1 being -ea- to sins1 shoul- live unto )ighteousness5 by 0hose st)i2es ye 0e)e heale-3 5oth Psalm 113B3 and 1 Peter 2B2! mention the sal3ation -enefits of for%i3eness of sins and ph,sical healin% to%ether in the same 3erse< Scripture does not separate ;hat 2esus did in the atonement< (nl, men do that< As far as God is concerned9 sal3ation is a pac$a%e deal<
$RINGE BENE$ITS% It's people ;ho ha3e said9 4:et's not tal$ a-out healin%9 deli3erance9 or prosperit,< :et's @ust focus on for%i3eness of sins< "hat's the part that e3er,one can a%ree on< "hat's the main part of the atonement< All these others are @ust frin%e -enefits<4 #rin%e -enefits. I -elie3e that's offensi3e to God Suppose I had done all the thin%s for ,ou that 2esus did for us=died for ,our sins to -e for%i3en9 -orne stripes on m, -od, to produce healin% for ,ou9 -een separated from God m, #ather so that ,ou ;ould ne3er ha3e to -e separated9 -ecame poor so that throu%h m, po3ert, ,ou mi%ht -e made rich< "hen ,ou came up to me and said9 4"han$ ,ou for ;hat ,ou did9 -ut I'm onl, %oin% to ta$e one>fourth of it< #or%i3eness of sins is the most important9 and that's ;hat I reall, ;ant to focus on< So I'm not %oin% to ta$e ad3anta%e of the healin% for m, -od,9 the deli3erance from demonic oppression9 or the financial -lessin%fourth of ;hat ,ou pro3ided<4 It sure ;ouldn't -less me for ,ou to -rea$ it up in pieces< "hat ;ouldn't please me< It ;ould ma$e me feel li$e9 4What ;as the point in me sufferin% for these other thin%s if ,ou aren't %oin% to ta$e ad3anta%e of them.4 God so lo3ed the ;orld that He %a3e His onl, -e%otten Son C2ohn 3B1'D< It ;asn't onl, so that people ;ouldn't %o to hell< 2esus sa3ed us from sin9 sic$ness9 disease9 and po3ert,< He %a3e Himself as the perfect atonin% sacrifice that He mi%ht deli3er us from this present e3il ;orld< CGalatians 1B!<D
It ;ouldn't please me for ,ou to onl, ta$e ad3anta%e of a small portion of e3er,thin% I had suffered9 -led9 died9 and resurrected to pro3ide for ,ou< If I could -e li$e God9 I'm sure that I'd still lo3e ,ou9 -ut I ;ouldn't -e pleased< I'm not sa,in% that God is an%r, ;ith people9 -ut I'm sure He finds it disappointin% that He pro3ided all of this for us and so man, of us simpl, aren't ta$in% ad3anta%e of it< 5asicall,9 Christianit, has preached9 4#or%i3eness of sins is all that 2esus atoned for< (f course9 since God is God9 He could heal if He ;ants to9 -ut that's li$e icin% on the ca$e< "hat's e?tra< It isn't part of the -asic pac$a%e<4 8o9 God's Word clearl, re3eals that healin% is an inte%ral part of the sal3ation pac$a%e< Healin% is in the atonement @ust as much as for%i3eness of sins A"TI.ELY $IG T AGAINST (nce ,ou %et this re3elation firml, esta-lished in ,our heart9 it'll cause ,ou to re@ect this false teachin% that sa,s9 4God is the (ne ;ho causes people to die< He puts sic$ness on ,ou to hum-le ,ou for some redempti3e purpose and to perfect ,ou throu%h all this sufferin%<4 8o 2esus died for the for%i3eness of ,our sins and for the healin% of ,our -od,< "he,'re all part of one complete and finished atonement< "his means that 2esus ;ould no more put sic$ness on ,ou than He ;ould lead ,ou to sin< When ,ou %et this attitude9 ,ou'll sa,9 4I ;on't su-mit to sic$ness an, more than I ;ould %o out and ,ield to sin<4 (nce ,ou %et that mindset9 ,ou'll start seein% healin% manifest in ,our -od,< (ne reason people don't see a %reater de%ree of healin% is that the, aren't committed to it< "he, em-race infirmit,
thin$in%9 Well9 this is @ust natural< +3en ;orse9 man, times the,'re told9 4It's God ma$in% ,ou sic$<4 2ames !B) sa,sB Sub,it you)selves the)e+o)e to Go-3 Resist the -evil1 anhe 0ill +lee +)o, you3 "he ;ord resist means to 4acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst<4 Ho; can ,ou acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst the de3il=and the sic$ness9 infirmit,9 and disease that come from him=if ,ou thin$ God is the (ne ;ho is sendin% it instead. If Satan can con3ince ,ou that the :ord ;ants ,ou sic$9 then ,ou ;on't acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst it< 6ou ma, -e% and plead for God to set ,ou free9 -ut ,ou ;on't fi%ht sic$ness until ,ou $no; that God isn't its author< If ,ou don't -elie3e that 2esus purchased healin% as part of His atonement9 then ,ou ;on't resist infirmit, and disease< If ,ou aren't persuaded in ,our heart that God ;ants ,ou ;ell9 ,ou mi%ht as$ for deli3erance9 -ut ,ou ;on't acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst sic$ness or stand in faith for healin%< 6ou need to %et the same attitude to;ard sic$ness that ,ou ha3e to;ard sin I'm not condemnin% ,ou if ,ou %et sic$ an, more than I ;ould condemn ,ou if ,ou sin< C0omans *B1>2<D Christians are redeemed from sin< "he po;er of sin has -een -ro$en o3er us9 and ;e are dead to sin< C0omans 'B11>1!<D We should not -e li3in% in sin9 -ut there is for%i3eness< "here is %race if ,ou do sin9 so I'm not condemnin% ,ou< +3er, -orn>a%ain -elie3er has had to li3e ;ith the fact that ;e ha3en't li3ed up to God's standard9 and I'm not condemnin% ,ou for that< :i$e;ise9 I'm not condemnin% a Christian ;ho is sic$< Ho;e3er9 I am condemnin% the attitude that sa,s9 4Sic$ness is somethin% God ;ants for us<4"hat attitude is @ust as -ad as sa,in%9 4Sin is somethin% God ;ants for us<4 8o9 that's
;ron%< 2esus redeemed us from sin9 and at the 3er, same time He also redeemed us from sic$ness< 8o;9 ,ou can learn somethin% if ,ou %o out and sin< 6ou could ta$e dru%s9 -lo; out ,our mind9 do stupid thin%s9 %et in car ;rec$s9 and -e arrested< 6ou could %et drun$9 participate in immoralit, and per3ersion9 and %et a se?uall, transmitted disease< 6ou can learn from e?perience that doin% these $inds of thin%s is foolish and that there are much -etter thin%s ,ou could do9 -ut that doesn't mean that God ;anted ,ou to %et drun$9 ha3e a car ;rec$9 and %et arrested to teach ,ou that ,ou should -e see$in% Him more< 6ou could learn throu%h such e?periences as those9 -ut did God ;ant ,ou to do that. 8o< 8o-od, ;ould sa,9 4God made me %et drun$ and hi%h9 and %et arrested9 so He could hum-le me<4 We ;ouldn't sa, that -ecause ;e reco%nize that 2esus died to set us free from sin< O''RESSED O$ T E DE.IL In the same ;a, that 2esus died to set ,ou free from sin9 He also died to set ,ou free from sic$ness< In the same ;a, that Christ does not lead ,ou into sin9 neither does He -rin% ,ou infirmit, or disease< God is not the author of the sic$ness that comes a%ainst ,ou In Acts 119 Peter ;as preachin% the Gospel to Cornelius and his household< He summarized the life and ministr, of 2esus9 sa,in%B Go- anointe- /esus o+ Na=a)eth 0ith the oly Ghost an- 0ith 2o0e)5 0ho 0ent about -oing goo-1 anhealing all that 0e)e o22)esse- o+ the -evil7 +o) Go0as 0ith hi,3 A*ts (>5?F
8otice that the Word sa,s that ;hen 2esus ;ent a-out healin% people it ;as %ood< Some churches toda, thin$ that people ;ho pra, for others and claim that the,'re healed are of the de3il< "hat's contrar, to ;hat the Word of God sa,s here in this 3erse< When 2esus healed the sic$9 the 5i-le declares that it ;as %ood and it -rou%ht %lor, to God< "hin%s that -rin% %lor, to God and dra; people closer to Him are not of the de3il< Satan is not out healin% people< 2esus ;ent a-out doin% %ood=healin% all ;ho ;ere oppressed of the de3il< 8otice that the, ;ere oppressed of the de3il9 not of God< God is not the author of sic$ness9 infirmit,9 or disease< 'RO' E"Y $UL$ILLED Isaiah prophesied po;erfull, of the comin% Messiah in chapter &39 sa,in%B e is -es2ise- an- )eHe*te- o+ ,en7 a ,an o+ so))o0s1 an- a*Guainte- 0ith g)ie+5 an- 0e hi- as it 0e)e ou) +a*es +)o, hi,7 he 0as -es2ise-1 an- 0e estee,e- hi, not3 Su)ely he hath bo)ne ou) g)ie+s1 an- *a))ie- ou) so))o0s5 yet 0e -i- estee, hi, st)i*ken1 s,itten o+ Go-1 an- a++li*te-3 But he 0as 0oun-e- +o) ou) t)ansg)essions1 he 0as b)uise- +o) ou) iniGuities5 the *hastise,ent o+ ou) 2ea*e 0as u2on hi,7 an- 0ith his st)i2es 0e a)e heale-3 Isaiah 6?5?I6 +arlier in m, life9 I al;a,s heard this passa%e chan%ed and interpreted to sa,9 4"his isn't tal$in% a-out ph,sical healin%< It's @ust spea$in% of emotional and spiritual
healin%< In a s,m-olic sense9 ;e ;ere all cripples limpin% throu%h life -ecause of the dama%e sin had done to us< 2esus came to set us free from that<4 Ho;e3er9 if ,ou stud, the He-re; meanin%s of the ;ords in the ori%inal lan%ua%e here9 especiall, in 3erse !9 the, clearl, refer to ph,sical healin%< In fact9 Matthe; *B1'>1) descri-es 2esus actuall, fulfillin% this prophec, from Isaiah &3B!< When the even 0as *o,e1 they b)ought unto hi, ,any that 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils5 anhe *ast out the s2i)its 0ith his 0o)-1 anheale- all that 0e)e si*k5 That it ,ight be +ul+ille- 0hi*h 0as s2oken by Esaias CIsaiahD the 2)o2het1 saying1 i,sel+ took ou) in+i),ities1 anba)e ou) si*knesses3 8otice ho; Matthe; in the 8e; "estament9 Auotin% Isaiah &3B! under the inspiration of the Hol, Spirit9 interpreted %riefs and sorro;s to mean 4infirmities4 and 4sic$nesses<4"his scripture ma$es it 3er, clear that Isaiah ;asn't spea$in%H of spiritual and emotional healin%< (f course9 spiritual and emotional healin% is included in our sal3ation -enefits9 -ut these 3erses are spea$in% specificall, a-out the ph,sical healin% of our -odies< "he conte?t in Matthe; pro3es this< When 2esus cast these demons out and healed all that ;ere sic$9 the 5i-le sa,s this ;as the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophec,< In li%ht of Matthe; *B1'>1)9 it's clear that ;hen Isaiah &3B!>& sa,s that He -ore our sorro;s and carried our %riefs9 and that -, His stripes ;e are healed9 this is not @ust referrin% to some $ind of spiritual or emotional healin%< It's tal$in% a-out the ph,sical healin% of our -odies< "he commentar, of Matthe; * on Isaiah &3
3erifies this po;erful truth< SLI"ING U' T E ATONE!ENT We'3e alread, loo$ed at man, scriptures that clearl, re3eal ph,sical healin% as an important part of Christ's atonement< Since it's part of ;hat 2esus -led9 died9 and resurrected to pro3ide for us9 it's not optional< "hat's ;h, it's incorrect to sa,9 4:et's not preach healin%< :et's @ust focus on the for%i3eness of sins<4 "hat's slicin% up the atonement into different parts and sa,in%9 4Some parts of ;hat 2esus did are important and others aren't<4 8ot true< All of ;hat 2esus did for us=all that He suffered9 died9 and rose a%ain to pro3ide=is important< We are not honorin% the :ord to pic$ and choose9 and to present a less>than>true picture of the messa%e that He reall, ;ants us to communicate< We are not %lorif,in% God -, i%norin%9 ne%lectin%9 andIor dis-elie3in% an important part of the full sal3ation pac$a%e He has pro3ided< We'3e made the Gospel messa%e irrele3ant to man, people -ecause the, see it as onl, appl,in% to the future< "he, percei3e sal3ation as ha3in% no rele3ance to our present>da, situations9 ;hich is a-solutel, incorrect<
" A'TER 6 Si*kness An- Sin

It's al;a,s God's ;ill to heal us< We $no; this -ecause 2esus onl, did ;hat He sa; His #ather do< Then ans0e)e- /esus ansai- unto the,1 .e)ily1 ve)ily1 I say unto you1 The Son *an -o nothing o+ hi,sel+1 but 0hat he seeth the $athe) -o5+o) 0hat things soeve) he -oeth1 these also -oeth the Son like0ise3 /ohn 65(: God the Son is the e?press ima%e of God the #ather< Who being the b)ightness o+ his glo)y1 an- the eJ2)ess i,age o+ his 2e)son1 an- u2hol-ing all things by the 0o)- o+ his 2o0e)1 0hen he ha- by hi,sel+ 2u)ge- ou) sins1 sat -o0n on the )ight han- o+ the !aHesty on high3 eb)e0s (5? "he Gree$ ;ord translated 4e?press ima%e4 spea$s of an identical cop, or a perfect representation< "herefore9 God's Word re3eals that 2esus Christ is the identical cop, and perfect representation of His #ather< He onl, spo$e ;hat He heard His #ather sa,9 and He onl, did ;hat He sa; His #ather do< So ;e can -e confident in determinin% God's ;ill concernin% healin% -, loo$in% at the life of 2esus< 'ER$E"T RE'RESENTATION "here is not one e?ample in the Gospels of 2esus e3er
puttin% sic$ness on an,one< "he modern church that preaches 4God ma$es people sic$4 is representin% Him completel, contrar, to the perfect representation of Christ< It's totall, opposite of the e?act ima%e 2esus %a3e us of His #ather< 8ot one sin%le time did 2esus e3er ma$e an,one sic$< 8ot once did He e3er refuse to heal someone< 8o;9 there are a couple of times ;here people refused to recei3e healin% from Him9 -ut it ;asn't -ecause 2esus didn't ;ant to minister it to them< "he, ;ouldn't recei3e it CI'll deal ;ith this more laterD< "here isn't one sin%le time that 2esus said9 48o9 God ;ants ,ou sic$<4 He ne3er laid hands on a person and %a3e him or her an infirmit, or a disease< "hat's not the ;a, 2esus represented God the #ather< "here are se3enteen times in the Gospels ;here 2esus healed all of the sic$ that ;ere present< "here are fort,> se3en other instances ;here Christ healed at least one or t;o people at a time Csee the section 4Is It Al;a,s God's Will to Heal.4 at the -ac$ of this -oo$D< 5ut ,ou cannot find e3en one instance ;here 2esus refused to heal a person or ;here He put sic$ness on someone< Go- anointe- /esus o+ Na=a)eth 0ith the oly Ghost an- 0ith 2o0e)5 0ho 0ent about -oing goo-1 anhealing all that 0e)e o22)esse- o+ the -evil7 +o) Go0as 0ith hi,3 A*ts (>5?F God is not the author of sic$ness=He's the author of healin%< BLESSING OR "URSE% +3en under the (ld "estament la;9 sic$ness9 infirmit,9
and disease ;ere ne3er considered 4-lessin%s<4 Jeuteronom, 2*B1>1! lists the -lessin%s promised to those ;ho ;ould $eep God's commandments9 and 3erses 1'>'* descri-e the curses that ;ould come upon those ;ho didn't< 8o;9 ,ou need to understand that ;e're in the 8e; Co3enant toda,< We don't ha3e to $eep all of the (ld "estament la; in order to recei3e the -lessin%s of God< 2esus redeemed us from the curse of the la; so that the -lessin% can come upon us -, faith in Him< "h)ist hath )e-ee,e- us +)o, the *u)se o+ the la01 being ,a-e a *u)se +o) us5+o) it is 0)itten1 "u)se- is eve)y one that hangeth on a t)ee5 That the blessing o+ Ab)aha, ,ight *o,e on the Gentiles th)ough /esus "h)ist7 that 0e ,ight )e*eive the 2)o,ise o+ the S2i)it th)ough +aith3 Galatians ?5(?9(E "herefore9 in Christ ;e ha3e access -, faith to the -lessin%s listed in Jeuteronom, 2*9 and in Christ ;e ha3e -een redeemed and deli3ered from the curses listed in Jeuteronom, 2*< Ho;e3er9 this chapter of the 5i-le still sho;s us ;hat God considers to -e 4-lessin%s4 and 4curses<4 Ima%ine a chal$-oard ;ith a line dra;n do;n the middle di3idin% it into t;o columns< At the top of the left column is the ;ord9 45lessin%s<4 At the top of the ri%ht column is the ;ord9 4Curses<4 Accordin% to Jeuteronom, 2*9 health ;ould -e listed on the left in the -lessin%s column9 and sic$ness ;ould -e listed on the ri%ht in the curses column< 6et man, people in the church toda, re3erse this9 sa,in%9 4(h9 no< It's reall, a -lessin% that God %a3e me this
sic$ness<4"hat's not true< ROADBLO"#S Can some %ood come out of people -ein% sic$. Certainl,< It's @ust li$e the person ;ho learned from the hard $noc$s of sin< While doin% somethin% terri-l, ;ron%9 the, realize9 4Man9 m, life is totall, out of -alance< I'm a messed up person< I mi%ht e3en -e demonized< I need to turn to God 4 So the, call on the name of the :ord in faith9 recei3e sal3ation9 and %et deli3ered< I'3e actuall, tal$ed ;ith indi3iduals ;ho are in prison for murder and are on death ro;H that's ;here the, decided to turn to the :ord and -ecome -orn a%ain< Se3eral inmates in this situation ha3e heard m, radio pro%rams and ;ritten to me< God used ;hat ;as happenin% in their li3es to -rin% them to the end of themsel3es and cause them to -ecome -orn a%ain< 8o; their ;hole life is chan%ed9 and the, are %loriousl, sa3ed and ser3in% God< I'm sure ,ou can see that this could happen9 -ut is it correct to sa, that the :ord caused them to %o commit that murder. 8o9 that ;asn't God< I can %uarantee ,ou that the :ord tried to put restraints on them and o-stacles in their ;a,< God tried to stop those t;o teena%e -o,s from doin% ;hat the, did at Colum-ine Hi%h School on April 219 1///< "he, $illed t;el3e fello; students9 a teacher9 and then themsel3es9 ;hile ;oundin% t;ent,>three others< (ne of those -o,s ;as in a ,outh 5i-le stud, the ;ee$ -efore he did that< "he minister conductin% the 5i-le stud, recei3ed a ;ord of $no;led%e from the :ord9 interrupted the stud,9 and said9 4Some-od, here is either thin$in% a-out $illin% themsel3es or $illin% someone else<4 He %a3e an in3itation for a lon% period of time and pleaded for that person to respond9 -ut he didn't< "he 3er, ne?t ;ee$ this
-o, and another ;ent out and $illed all of those people< God ;as puttin% a road-loc$ in that ,oun% man's life< He ;as dealin% ;ith him and tr,in% to turn him from that course of action< It ;asn't God that led him to $ill people9 and then $ill himself and send himself to hell< 8o9 God tried to stop him< "here are other indi3iduals ;ho ha3e %one ahead and $illed someone9 and then at some point after;ards turned to the :ord in repentance and faith< "he :ord can use e3en the thin%s that the de3il does in our li3es9 -ut that doesn't mean He caused them< In the same ;a,9 Satan has caused people to -e sic$9 infirm9 and diseased< 6et9 ;hen the, %et into these terri-le situations9 the, cr, out to God9 turnin% ;holeheartedl, to Him9 and He ans;ers their pra,ers< After -ein% %loriousl, sa3ed9 indi3iduals ma, learn that the, ;ere @ust self> centered people -efore< "he, didn't care a-out God or an,one else< "he, ma, learn important lessons throu%h their infirmit, and -ecause of that9 mista$enl, -e%in to credit God ;ith %i3in% them that sic$ness< God ;ould no more %i3e someone sic$ness to hum-le them than He ;ould cause them to murder some-od, to hum-le them< RESIST SI"#NESS Healin% is part of Christ's atonement @ust as much as for%i3eness of sins< In the same ;a, that I should resist sin9 I should resist sic$ness< I shouldn't accept infirmit, or disease @ust the same as I ;ouldn't sa,9 4Well9 God< I $no; that 6ou could help me not to sin9 -ut I don't $no; if 6ou ;ant me not to sin< Ma,-e it's 6our ;ill for me to sin<4 8o-od, ;ould ad3ocate that t,pe of an attitude9 ,et modern Christianit, does e?actl, that ;hen it comes to
healin%< 4God9 ;e $no; 6ou can if it's 6our ;ill< We as$ 6ou to heal us4 and then the, @ust lea3e it up there< If the, %et healed9 then it must ha3e -een God's ;ill< If the, don't9 then it must not ha3e -een< "hat's as ;ron% as a person pra,in%9 4God9 if 6ou don't ;ant me to %o out and commit adulter,9 then stop me<4 And if the, don't do it9 the, sa,9 4"han$ 6ou9 God9 for stoppin% me<4 5ut if the, do it9 then the, sa,9 4It must ha3e -een God's ;ill for me to commit adulter,<4 We ;ould ne3er sa, that -ecause adulter, is sin< 5ut the, see sic$ness as somethin% that is optional< 8o9 healin% is paid for and a3aila-le @ust as much as for%i3eness of sin< "herefore9 ;e ou%ht to hate sic$ness and disease as much as ;e hate sin< As lon% as ,ou can tolerate sic$ness and sin9 ,ou ;ill< 5ut once ,ou reach the place of sa,in%9 4I'm not li3in% li$e this9 I ;ill not do itH I'll die -efore I %o out and do this94 ,ou'll start seein% sin diminished in ,our life< (nce ,ou %et the attitude that9 4I ;ill not put up ;ith sic$ness9 infirmit,9 and disease9 I resist it in 2esus' name94 ,ou'll start seein% healin% manifest in ,our life< (f course9 there's more to it than @ust this< Amon% other thin%s9 there are la;s that %o3ern healin%< "here's much to learn a-out recei3in% healin% from God9 -ut this has to -e ,our foundation< Healin% is included in Christ's atonement< GOD&S WILL IS "LEAR I am seein% a tremendous amount of 3ictor, in the area of healin% personall, and in ministerin% to others< 7nless ,ou are ha3in% -etter results9 ,ou ou%ht to consider these truths I'm sharin%< "his is a foundational truth that ma$es
e3er,thin% else ;or$B 2esus -ore our stripes on His -od, to heal our -odies @ust as much as He died to for%i3e our sins< Without e?ception9 all the people I'3e studied ;ho ha3e had the healin% po;er of God manifest in their li3es and ministries on a re%ular -asis ha3e had this same foundational -elief< I'm not tal$in% a-out someone ;ho @ust e3er, once in a;hile sees healin%< +3en an old -lind sAuirrel ;ill come up ;ith a nut e3er, once in a;hile< I'm tal$in% a-out the people ;ho ;al$ in di3ine health and consistentl, see miracles of healin%< +3er, sin%le one of them has -elie3ed that healin% is part of the atonement of the :ord 2esus Christ< "he, -elie3e it's al;a,s God's ;ill to heal @ust the same as it's al;a,s God's ;ill to sa3e< 7ntil ,ou %et that attitude9 Satan ;ill al;a,s -e a-le to ma$e ,ou passi3e< 0emem-er9 ,ou ha3e to resist=acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst=the de3il -efore he'll flee from ,ou< C2ames !B)<D 6ou need to understand and -elie3e that healin% is from God and sic$ness is from Satan< (nce ,ou ma$e this clear distinction in ,our heart9 then ,ou must resist the de3il=and all the sic$ness9 infirmit,9 and disease he sends ,our ;a,< 6ou can't @ust passi3el, sa,9 4:ord9 if it's 6our ;ill9 heal me<4 6ou must -e persuaded in ,our heart of the truth of God's Word concernin% healin%9 and then acti3el, stand a%ainst the de3il< God's Word is His ;ill9 and it's 3er, clearB Belove-1 I 0ish above all things that thou ,ayest 2)os2e) an- be in health1 even as thy soul 2)os2e)eth3 ? /ohn 4 Go- 0ants you 0ellA
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Healin% is part of Christ's atonement< It's not a separate issue from sal3ation< "he 3er, Gree$ ;ord that ;as used for sal3ation o3er a hundred times in the 8e; "estament ;as also translated healed9 made ;hole9 and sa3ed in reference to healin% the sic$< God ne3er intended for ;hat 2esus accomplished throu%h His death9 -urial9 and resurrection to -e -ro$en up and separated into different elements< Some people ha3e said9 4We're %oin% to accept for%i3eness of sins9 -ut re@ect healin%9 prosperit,9 and deli3erance<4 8o9 it's actuall, all a pac$a%e deal< It's ;ron% for the Church to present healin% as some frin%e -enefit that 4could happen9 -ut certainl, isn't part of our sal3ation< It's @ust up to the :ord ;hether He chooses to heal or not<4 God's ;ill is to heal ,ou @ust as much as it is to for%i3e ,ou< He ;ants ,ou to resist sic$ness and disease @ust as much as He ;ants ,ou to resist sin< 'ART O$ T E $ALL I'3e often thou%ht a-out ;h, an,-od, ;ould fi%ht a%ainst healin%< 5ein% ;ell seems to -e a uni3ersal desire< Consider the effort people put into %ettin% their -odies ;ell< "he, spend untold amounts of mone, on doctor's 3isits9 medications9 and operations< Medications alone are hu%e in toda,'s societ,< People are ta$in% these dru%s that produce all $inds of side effects< I'3e seen ad3ertisements on tele3ision for different medications that caused so man, terri-le side effects that I'3e thou%ht in m, heart9 I'd
rather -e sic$ than ha3e all of those side effects< 6et man, people ;ill put up ;ith them< "he, ta$e radiation and chemotherap, that causes their hair to fall out< "he,'ll ta$e dru%s that ma$e them s;ell< People ;ill literall, ha3e parts of their -odies cut off in an effort to li3e< 8o-od, li$es sic$ness +3en h,pochondriacs don't li$e it< "he, ma, ha3e a fear of sic$ness that dra;s them into it and causes them to o-sess o3er it9 -ut the, don't li$e it< People uni3ersall, hate sic$ness and disease< "hat's -ecause God didn't create man$ind to die< Jeath ;as somethin% man chose9 -ut it ;asn't somethin% God chose< "he :ord ori%inall, intended for our -odies to li3e fore3er< I'3e actuall, read some medical reports that sa, that the -od, is capa-le of healin% and repairin% itself< "he medical profession reall, cannot understand ;h, the -od, doesn't li3e fore3er< (f course9 there are these in3aders9 li$e %erms and 3iruses9 -ut ;e ha3e the capacit, to o3ercome them< God's ori%inal plan ;as for us ne3er to -e sic$< Sic$ness ;as not a part of God's plan=it ;as part of ;hat ;e un$no;in%l, chose in the #all< We ;ere created ;ith a God>%i3en desire on the inside of e3er, one of us for health< People don't li$e sic$ness< God doesn't li$e it< Wh, then do some people fi%ht a%ainst God -ein% our Healer. "he,'ll actuall, sa,9 46ou are of the de3il4 if ,ou -elie3e that the :ord heals toda,< Wh, ;ould some-od, ar%ue that ;hen health is a uni3ersal need and desire. +3er,-od, ;ants health< Wh, ;ould ;e credit God ;ith ;antin% somethin% less for our health than the -est. "here are also lesser manifestations of this same attitude<
"hese people ma, not sa, ,ou're of the de3il if ,ou -elie3e for healin%< "he, ma, not re@ect ,ou for la,in% hands on the sic$ and -elie3in% for them to reco3er< CMar$ 1'B1*<D 5ut the, ;ould certainl, sa,9 4It's not God's ;ill to heal e3er, sin%le time<4 Wh, ;ould the, thin$ that. I'3e alread, pro3en earlier in this -oo$ that healin% is part of the atonement< God pro3ided healin% for our -odies @ust as much=and at the 3er, same time=as He pro3ided for%i3eness of sins< With this -ein% so o-3ious9 ;h, do people fi%ht a%ainst healin%. A "O!!ON ROOT Althou%h there are man, reasons ;h, people are pre@udiced9 -iased9 and teach a%ainst healin%9 I -elie3e the, all stem from a common root< People resist the truth that healin% is in the atonement and it is God's ;ill to heal e3er, time -ecause it's con3enient to -elie3e that ;a,< "here ma, -e some sincere people ;ho ha3e -een tau%ht ;ron%9 -ut the -ottom line of this teachin% a%ainst healin% is that it's a cop out< It a3oids the responsi-ilit, that -ecomes ours ;hen ;e accept that God ;ants us ;ell< If the :ord has pro3ided healin% for us9 and it's o-3ious that not e3er,-od, is healed9 then the Auestion arises9 4Wh, aren't ;e ;ell.4 If God ;ants us ;ell9 and ;e aren't9 this means ;e ha3e to accept some de%ree of responsi-ilit,< I'll deal ;ith this issue later in the -oo$ ;hen I discuss ;h, e3er,one isn't healed9 ho;e3er9 for no; ;e need to realize that ;e must accept some responsi-ilit,< In an effort to dod%e responsi-ilit, and %uilt9 ;e often simpl, sa,9 4Well9 it must not ha3e -een God's ;ill<4 "hat's not true< Some people ar%ue9 4If God ;anted someone healed9 then
the,'d -e healed ;hether ,ou or I pra,ed for them or not<4"hat's not true either< Consider the for%i3eness of sins< God's Word sa,s that<<< The Lo)- is not sla*k *on*e)ning his 2)o,ise1 as so,e ,en *ount sla*kness7 but is longsu++e)ing to us90a)-1 not 0illing that any shoul- 2e)ish1 but that all shoul*o,e to )e2entan*e3 4 'ete) ?5: 6ou can't ma$e it an, clearer than that< God's ;ill is for people to -e sa3ed< 6et9 not e3er,-od, is sa3ed< 2esus Himself prophesied that more people ;ould choose the -road %ate that leads to destruction than the narro; %ate that leads to e3erlastin% life< Ente) ye in at the st)ait gate5+o) 0i-e is the gate1 anb)oa- is the 0ay1 that lea-eth to -est)u*tion1 an,any the)e be 0hi*h go in the)eat5 Be*ause st)ait is the gate1 an- na))o0 is the 0ay1 0hi*h lea-eth unto li+e1 an- +e0 the)e be that +in- it3 !atthe0 @5(?9(E God's ;ill concernin% sal3ation doesn't automaticall, come to pass< He's not ;illin% that an,one perish9 -ut that all come to repentance and the $no;led%e of Him< "he :ord doesn't ;ill for an,one to die and %o to hell9 -ut He %a3e us a choice< People %o to hell -ecause the, re@ect God's pro3ision< Some re@ect it -latantl, in open re-ellion a%ainst the :ord< (thers re@ect it -ecause the, are tau%ht ;ron%9 so the,'re trustin% in their o;n %ood ;or$s9 li$e attendin% church9 -ein% moral9 or tithin%< C0omans 11B2> 3<D Althou%h the,'3e -een decei3ed9 it's still their choices that caused them to miss hea3en<
A""E'T RES'ONSIBILITY God doesn't ;ant an,one to %o to hell9 -ut the, do< He doesn't ;ant an,one to -e sic$ either9 -ut the, are< Certainl,9 some people are in total re-ellion to;ards the :ord and His ;a,s9 and the,'re reapin% ;hat the,'3e so;n< 6et9 other people desire healin%9 and the, still fall short< "his is -ecause the, don't understand ho; to recei3e healin% properl,< Some people thin$ that -ein% a %ood person9 attendin% church9 and -ein% ;ater -aptized as an infant ;ill produce sal3ation in their life< "he, ma, -e sincere9 -ut the,'re sincerel, ;ron%< Althou%h it's not God's ;ill for them to perish9 people are perishin%< It's not God's ;ill for people to -e sic$ either9 -ut the, are< "he, don't understand ho; to recei3e healin%< We need to understand and accept our part< It's our failure9 not God's9 that sends people to hell and causes us to -e sic$< It's our failure to accept this responsi-ilit, that's the root of ;h, people fi%ht a%ainst healin%< We do not ;ant to accept responsi-ilit,< We don't ;ant to confront the truth that as a -elie3er in Christ ;e could ha3e done somethin% to pre3ent that lo3ed one from sufferin% under sic$ness and d,in%< I'm not sa,in% that it's our fault directl,9 althou%h in some cases it could -e< (ften it's not an indi3idual's sin that -rou%ht sic$ness and disease9 -ut man$ind's sin that has corrupted this ;orld< It's the sin that caused %erms and 3iruses9 fun%i and infections9 and thin%s li$e that ;hich ;ere ne3er a part of God's ori%inal plan for man$ind< "he,'re a per3ersion of nature that happened throu%h sin9 not necessaril, indi3idual sin9 -ut the collecti3e sin that
has corrupted the entire s,stem< +3en thou%h it mi%ht not -e somethin% ;e did indi3iduall, that caused sic$ness9 there is al;a,s somethin% ;e can do indi3iduall, to o3ercome that per3ersion and ;al$ in health< NOT GOD&S WILL 5ac$ in the earl, 1/)1s9 I pastored a church in a small to;n in "e?as< A couple in this church had a child ;ho ;as -orn mon%oloid< C"hat's not intended as a slur< I realize that ;e don't use that term an,more9 -ut that's ;hat these parents called it< I'm @ust repeatin% ;hat the, said<D "he mother ;as a 3er, small ;oman9 and she and her hus-and had -een li3in% in Guatemala at the time of their son's -irth< She deli3ered this -a-, -o, in a ta?i on the ;a, to the hospital and it caused him to ha3e -rain dama%e< 5ecause he ;as -orn mon%oloid9 his immune s,stem ;as deficient< "he doctor said that if the child e3er %ot a cold9 he ;ould die -ecause there ;as nothin% the, could do for him< "he, didn't e?pect him to li3e9 -ut he did< When I met them9 he ;as four ,ears old< +3entuall,9 he did %et a cold< So I ;ent to their house and pra,ed o3er him to -e healed< While holdin% the child in m, arms9 he died< We sat there ;ith the parents and pra,ed for this little -o, to -e raised from the dead for hours< We did e3er,thin% I $ne; to do< #inall,9 ;e called the authorities< "he police sho;ed up9 and it ;as a miracle that ;e didn't all %et sent to @ail< 0eall,9 the onl, reason the, didn't arrest us ;as -ecause the parents had the medical reports pro3in% that the doctors had said9 4If he e3er %ets sic$ or
has an infection9 @ust $eep him at home -ecause there's nothin% ;e can do for him<4 Since the, had those papers9 the police let us %o< It ;as a 3er, tra%ic situation< "he parents as$ed me to do his funeral< I ;as %ropin% for somethin% to sa, that ;ould comfort -oth them and me< I had ta$en this personall,< It ;ould ha3e -een comfortin% momentaril, to ha3e @ust said9 4Well9 it couldn't ha3e -een us that missed it< We %a3e it e3er,thin% ;e'3e %ot<4 "he parents ;ere %rie3in%9 and I certainl, didn't ;ant to point the fin%er at them -, sa,in%9 4It's ,our fault<4 It ;ould ha3e -een comfortin% to come up ;ith some of the cliches that ,ou hear commonl, %i3en in reli%ionB 4God ;or$s in m,sterious ;a,s< He must ha3e ;anted ,our son in hea3en< God needed him there<4 5ut I had to -e honest ;ith the Word< So I told those parents9 4I don't -elie3e this ;as God's ;ill< "he :ord did not $ill ,our son< He didn't allo; this to happen< Satan ;as the one ;ho snuffed his life out< +3en thou%h the de3il ma, ha3e ;on this -attle9 he didn't ;in the ;ar<4"hen I shared from 2 Samuel 12B23 and other scriptures ho; this child ;as no; in the presence of God< I ministered hope9 and the realit, that this -o, ;as ;ith 2esus< BT E TRUT S ALL !A#E YOU $REEB 5ut ;hen it came to ;h, it happened9 I -asicall, said9 4It's either m, fault9 ,our fault9 -oth of our faults9 or thin%s that ;e don't understand< I don't $no; ;hat it is9 -ut I can %uarantee ,ou it's not God<4 "hat ;asn't as comfortin% as if I ;ould ha3e said9 4Well9 God ;or$s in m,sterious ;a,s< He allo;ed it< "he :ord did this for some reason<4
"hat mi%ht ha3e %i3en momentar, comfort9 -ut the 5i-le sa,sB Ye shall kno0 the t)uth1 an- the t)uth shall ,ake you +)ee3 /ohn F5?4 God's Word is true9 and I couldn't find in there ;here 2esus made people sic$< I @ust had to tell them9 4I don't $no; ;here the pro-lem is9 -ut it's not God< Satan -eat us< He ;on a -attle9 -ut he didn't ;in the ;ar< 6our son is no; ;ith 2esus9 -ut it ;asn't God's ;ill for him to %o no; due to sic$ness<4 5ecause I told these people the truth9 the, pra,ed and God sho;ed them some areas ;here the, had allo;ed fear9 dou-t9 and un-elief in< "his had hindered their faith and $ept them from recei3in% the miracle the, needed< 5ecause the, recei3ed the truth9 the, repented and ;ere a-le to o3ercome that fear< "he doctors had told this ;oman that the reason her child ;as mon%oloid ;as -ecause she ;as so small< "he, said that the -a-, should ha3e -een ta$en -, a C>section< "he, concluded that if she e3er %ot pre%nant a%ain9 the -a-, ;ould pro-a-l, ha3e to -e ta$en -, C>section9 and that -oth she and the child ;ould pro-a-l, lose their li3es< So the, told her ne3er to ha3e another child a%ain< "hat ;as -ac$ in the earl, 1/)1s< Since then9 she's had three or four more children< She recentl, sent me a picture of all of her $ids< "he, had %raduated hi%h school and ;ere in colle%e< She had all natural child-irths at home ;ithout an, doctor's help -ecause she $ne; that no doctor after seein% her records ;ould e3er allo; her to ha3e another -a-,< So she @ust -elie3ed God< Instead of %oin% childless and li3in% her entire life in -itterness9
;onderin%9 God9 ;h, did 6ou do this. she found out that God ;asn't the author of sic$ness9 disease9 and death< "his precious sister ;as a-le to %o on and ha3e other children -ecause she too$ hold of the truth9 and the truth set her free< WE $AIL TO RE"EI.E I understand ;h, people ;ant to sa,9 4Surel, this must ha3e -een God's ;ill94 -ecause it ma$es us loo$ %ood< It doesn't ma$e us loo$ li$e a failure< 5ut it's an eas, ;a, out=a cop out< I understand it9 and ha3e -een tempted to do the same thin%9 -ut it's not God ;ho ma$es people sic$< It's not God ;ho fails to heal peopleH it's us ;ho fail to recei3e< M, teachin% entitled 6ou'3e Alread, Got It e?pands and e?pounds on these concepts more than I'm a-le to here< +3en thou%h it's applied %enerall, to the Christian life9 I %i3e man, e?amples of healin% and teachin% a-out healin% that pro3e ho; God has alread, healed us< It's not a matter of God %i3in% us healin%H it's a matter of us reachin% out and -, faith recei3in% healin%<
" A'TER @ 'aul&s Tho)n In The $lesh

An, time I minister on ph,sical healin%9 someone -rin%s up Paul's thorn in the flesh< "he, sa,9 4God %a3e Paul a thorn in the flesh< He made him sic$< Paul tried to -elie3e the :ord for healin%9 -ut ;asn't healed< Since Paul ;as such a %reat man of God=and the :ord didn't heal him= ;ho are ;e to thin$ that God ;ill heal us.4 "his misconception is -ased on a misinterpretation of Scripture< "he 5i-le does not sa, that Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as sic$ness< 6ou can listen to people ;ho ar%ue that9 -ut it's not ;hat the Word reall, sa,s< Lest I shoul- be eJalte- above ,easu)e th)ough the abun-an*e o+ the )evelations1 the)e 0as given to ,e a tho)n in the +lesh1 the ,essenge) o+ Satan to bu++et ,e1 lest I shoul- be eJalte- above ,easu)e3 $o) this thing I besought the Lo)- th)i*e1 that it ,ight -e2a)t +)o, ,e3 An- he saiunto ,e1 !y g)a*e is su++i*ient +o) thee5 +o) ,y st)ength is ,a-e 2e)+e*t in 0eakness3 !ost gla-ly the)e+o)e 0ill I )athe) glo)y in ,y in+i),ities1 that the 2o0e) o+ "h)ist ,ay )est u2on ,e3 The)e+o)e I take 2leasu)e in in+i),ities1 in )e2)oa*hes1 in ne*essities1 in 2e)se*utions1 in -ist)esses +o) "h)ist&s sake5+o) 0hen la, 0eak1 then a, I st)ong3 4 "o)inthians (45@9(> In 3erse )9 Paul made it 3er, clear that this thorn in the flesh ;as a messen%er from Satan9 not from God< "he
Gree$ ;ord translated 4messen%er4 here is also rendered 4an%el4 else;here in the 8e; "estament< C:u$e 1B13H 2 Corinthians 11B1!H Galatians !B1!9 for instance<D "herefore9 this ;as a demonic messen%er9 a dar$ an%el9 sent from the de3il to -uffet Paul< $RO! T E DE.IL Some people erroneousl, suppose that God %a3e this thorn in the flesh to Paul -ecause this $ept him from -ein% e?alted a-o3e measure< "he, @ust automaticall, thin$ that this is sa,in% the thorn in the flesh ;as sent from God to $eep him hum-le< 8ot true< Humilit, is important9 -ut there's also a %odl, t,pe of e?altation that is mentioned man, times in -oth the (ld and 8e; "estament scriptures< (ne e?ample is 1 Peter &B'9 ;hich sa,sB u,ble you)selves the)e+o)e un-e) the ,ighty hano+ Go-1 that he ,ay eJalt you in -ue ti,e3 5ein% e?alted9 -ein% lifted up9 is %ood ;hen God does it< Ho;e3er9 some people assume that Paul ;as spea$in% a-out pride in 2 Corinthians 12B)< "he, ar%ue9 4Paul had a real pro-lem ;ith pride and arro%ance9 so God %a3e him this thorn in the flesh to -rea$ him and $eep him hum-le<4 "hat's not a %odl, principle< We @ust sa; that the 5i-le sa,s to hum-le ,ourself< If God hum-les ,ou9 that's not humilit,9 it's humiliation< Humilit, is not somethin% ,ou can force on a person< It has to come from the inside out< Second Corinthians 12B) is tal$in% a-out Paul -ein% %lorified e3er,;here he ;ent< He sa; people raised from
the dead CActs 21B/>12D9 demons cast out CActs 1'B1'>1*D9 and man, other miracles CActs 1/B11>12D< "he people in one cit, he ministered at e?claimed9 4"hose that ha3e turned the ;orld upside do;n ha3e come here also 4 CActs 1)B'<D "here ;as so much po;er and anointin% flo;in% throu%h Paul's life and ministr, that it ;as dra;in% man, people to the :ord< "he, ;ere sa,in%9 4I ;ant to -e li$e Paul33<D +3er, time somethin% -ad happened9 Paul sa; it turn around for his %ood< People noticed this9 and ;ere sa,in%9 4I ;ant that $ind of po;er in m, life too 4 Satan reco%nized that Paul ;as dra;in% man, people to the :ord -ecause he ;as ;al$in% in such a-solute 3ictor, and -ein% e?alted -, God< "he de3il ;anted to de-ase him and do somethin% to $eep him from -ein% e?alted< "hat's ;hat 2 Corinthians 12B) is tal$in% a-out< :est Paul -e e?alted a-o3e measure9 Satan %a3e him a thorn in the flesh< It ;as from the de3il9 not God< I'3e had people ;ho ;ere sic$ tell me9 4I'm li$e the apostle Paul< God has %i3en me a thorn in the flesh9 and I'm @ust supposed to -ear it<4 0emem-er9 it ;as -ecause of the a-undance of the re3elations that this thorn came< With those re3elations9 Paul ;rote half of the 8e; "estament< "herefore9 an,-od, ;ho hasn't had an a-undance of re3elations li$e Paul did shouldn't -e hidin% -ehind his thorn in the flesh toda,< 5esides9 this thorn ;as from Satan9 not God< When I'3e tried to start tal$in% to dru% addicts9 prostitutes9 and adulterers a-out recei3in% deli3erance from God9 man, of them ha3e told me9 4Well9 li$e the
apostle Paul9 I'3e @ust %ot a thorn in the flesh<4 "he, didn't e3en ha3e a relationship ;ith God9 ,et the,'re claimin% Paul's thorn in the flesh< If ,ou ha3e -een usin% this thorn>in>the>flesh thin% as an e?cuse9 too9 ,ou need to Auit hidin% -ehind it unless ,ou ha3e so much re3elation that ,ou could ;rite half of the 8e; "estament< Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as not sic$ness< It ;as a demonic messen%er sent from Satan to -uffet him< A WEA#NESS OR INADEKUA"Y Another reason some people thin$ Paul's thorn ;as sic$ness is that the ;ord 4infirmities4 is used t;ice in this passa%e< Gerses / and 11 sa,B An- he saiunto ,e1 !y g)a*e is su++i*ient +o) thee5 +o) ,y st)ength is ,a-e 2e)+e*t in 90eakness3 !ost gla-ly the)e+o)e 0ill I )athe) glo)y in ,y in+i),ities1 that the 2o0e) o+ "h)ist ,ay )est u2on ,e3 The)e+o)e I take 2leasu)e in in+i),ities1 in )e2)oa*hes1 in ne*essities1 in 2e)se*utions1 in -ist)esses +o) "h)ist&s sake5+o) 0hen I a, 0eak1 then a, I st)ong3 4 "o)inthians (45:1(> "his ;ord infirmit, is used nearl, uni3ersall, no;ada,s to refer to some t,pe of a sic$ness< People sa,9 4"his person has an infirmit,<4 We e3en call the place ;here ;e send sic$ people 4the infirmar,<4 Althou%h it has an almost e?clusi3e connotation ;ith sic$ness in its popular use toda,9 the meanin% of this ;ord infirmit, ;asn't limited to sic$ness at the time that the Kin% 2ames 5i-le ;as ;ritten< "a$e9 for e?ample9 0omans *B
Like0ise the S2i)it also hel2eth ou) in+i),ities5 +o) 0e kno0 not 0hat 0e shoul- 2)ay +o) as 0e ought5 but the S2i)it itsel+ ,aketh inte)*ession +o) us 0ith g)oanings 0hi*h *annot be utte)e-3 Ro,ans F548 8otice the colon CBD after the ;ord 4infirmities4 and a%ain after the ;ord 4ou%ht<4"his 3erse is sa,in% that it is an infirmit, to not $no; ;hat ;e should pra, for as ;e ou%ht< If ,ou ;ere to loo$ up the ;ord infirmit, in the dictionar,9 ,ou'd find that it not onl, means a sic$ness9 -ut it could also -e an, ;ea$ness or inadeAuac,< "his is ho; it ;as used in 0omans *B2'< 8ot $no;in% ho; to pra, for somethin% is a ;ea$ness9 an inadeAuac,9 an infirmit, =not a sic$ness or a disease< NOT SI"#NESS Some people suppose that Paul ;as tal$in% a-out sic$ness here in 2 Corinthians 12B/ ;hen he said9 4I<<<%lor, in m, infirmities<4 As ;e loo$ at the conte?t9 ho;e3er9 ;e'll see that it ;asn't sic$ness< We must remem-er that men put in the chapter and 3erse di3isions later for the purpose of reference< "here's nothin% ;ron% ;ith that9 -ut ;e need to remem-er that the -oo$ ;e call 2 Corinthians ;as all one letter< It ;asn't -ro$en up -, chapter and 3erse di3isions< In ;hat ;e call 2 Corinthians 119 Paul tal$ed a-out his infirmities too< He saidB I+ I ,ust nee-s glo)y1 I 0ill glo)y o+ the things 0hi*h *on*e)n ,ine in+i),ities3 4 "o)inthians ((5?> Startin% in 3erse 239 Paul defined9 e?plained9 and listed ;hat he ;as callin% 4infirmities<4
A)e they ,iniste)s o+ "h)ist% ;I s2eak as a +ool< I a, ,o)e7 in labou)s ,o)e abun-ant3 4 "o)inthians ((54? As this list continues9 $eep in mind that these are all the thin%s that @ust a fe; 3erses later Paul summarized -, sa,in%9 4I'm %oin% to %lor, in these infirmities<4 C3< 31H 12B/<D He called 4la-ours more a-undant4 Chard ;or$D9 an infirmit,< It caused ;ea$ness9 stress9 and pro-lems in his life< In st)i2es above ,easu)e1 in 2)isons ,o)e +)eGuent1 in -eaths o+t3 O+ the /e0s +ive ti,es )e*eive- I +o)ty st)i2es save one3 4 "o)inthians ((54?14E #i3e times Paul ;as ;hipped ;ith thirt,>nine stripes< Th)i*e 0as I beaten 0ith )o-s3 4 "o)inthians ((546 "hree times he ;as cruell, -eaten ;ith an instrument similar to a metal rod< "his ;as often done on the feet9 resultin% in -ro$en -ones< On*e 0as I stone-3 4 "o)inthians ((546 "his happened in Acts 1!B1/<I personall, -elie3e he died in that instance< Th)i*e I su++e)e- shi20)e*k1 a night an- a -ay I have been in the -ee27 In Hou)neyings o+ten1 in 2e)ils o+ 0ate)s1 in 2e)ils o+ )obbe)s1 in 2e)ils by ,ine o0n
*ount)y,en1 in 2e)ils by the heathen1 in 2e)ils in the *ity1 in 2e)ils in the 0il-e)ness1 in 2e)ils in the sea1 in 2e)ils a,ong +alse b)eth)en7 In 0ea)iness an2ain+ulness1 in 0at*hings o+ten1 in hunge) an- thi)st1 in +astings o+ten1 in *ol- an- nake-ness3 Besi-e those things that a)e 0ithout1 that 0hi*h *o,eth u2on ,e -aily1 the *a)e o+ all the *hu)*hes3 Who is 0eak1 an- I a, not 0eak% 0ho is o++en-e-1 an- I bu)n not% I+ I ,ust nee-s glo)y1 I 0ill glo)y o+ the things 0hi*h *on*e)n ,ine in+i),ities3 4 "o)inthians ((546I?> 'ERSE"UTIONS AND ARDS I'S
All of these thin%s listed ;ere tal$in% a-out persecution hardships that Paul endured for the cause of Christ< "hen9 @ust a fe; 3erses later9 he declaredB !ost gla-ly the)e+o)e 0ill I )athe) glo)y in ,y in+i),ities3 4 "o)inthians (45: In conte?t9 4infirmities4 here is tal$in% a-out all of the hardships that he suffered for the Gospel< It's a ;ron% assumption to @ust ta$e the ;ord infirmit, and assume that it refers to sic$ness ;hen9 in conte?t9 Paul ne3er indicates this is the case< 0emem-er9 0omans *B2' used the same ;ord=4infirmities4=to refer to a lac$ of $no;led%e or understandin% a-out ho; to pra,< So ;e'3e seen that Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as a messen%er from Satan C2 Corinthians 12B)D9 and man, people @ump to the conclusion of sic$ness -ecause of this ;ord infirmit,< 6et9 in conte?t it ;as used in a different
;a, here9 to descri-e the persecutions and hardships Paul suffered -ecause of the Gospel< Gerse 11 %oes on to ma$e this point 3er, clear9 sa,in%B The)e+o)e I take 2leasu)e in in+i),ities1 in )e2)oa*hes1 in ne*essities1 in 2e)se*utions1 in -ist)esses +o) "h)ist&s sake5+o) 0hen I a, 0eak1 then a, I st)ong3 4 "o)inthians (45(> Althou%h some people assume the ;ord 4infirmities4 here means ph,sical sic$ness9 the other four thin%s listed in this 3erse9 and the conte?t of 2 Corinthians 11B23=339 re3eal other;ise< "he other four thin%s listed in 2 Corinthians 12B11 are reproaches9 necessities9 persecutions9 and distresses< +3er, one of these ma$es it 3er, clear that this is not tal$in% a-out some $ind of ph,sical sic$ness< 0ather9 it ;as spea$in% of a hardship or persecution that Paul had to deal ;ith< 40eproaches4 are insults9 in@uries9 harms9 and hurts< 48ecessities4 refers to doin% ;ithout certain thin%s for the Gospel's sa$e< 4Persecutions4 and 4distresses4 are easil, understood< All of these are consistent ;ith the conte?t of this passa%e< If Paul ;as usin% this ;ord infirmit, to mean ph,sical sic$ness9 it ;ould -e inconsistent ;ith the other thin%s he listed here< His use of the ;ord 4infirmities4 is referrin% to the hardships he suffered for the cause of the :ord< OLD TESTA!ENT I!AGERY #urthermore9 the people ;ith a 2e;ish -ac$%round in the church that Paul ;as ;ritin% to ;ould reco%nize this phrase 4thorn in the flesh4 from the earl, -oo$s of the (ld
"estament< I+ ye 0ill not -)ive out the inhabitants o+ the lan- +)o, be+o)e you7 then it shall *o,e to 2ass1 that those 0hi*h ye let )e,ain o+ the, shall be 2)i*ks in you) eyes1 antho)ns in you) si-es1 an- shall veJ you in the lan0he)ein ye -0ell3 Nu,be)s ??566 Moses told the Israelites that if the, did not dri3e out the inha-itants of the land from -efore them9 then these heathen ;ould persecute and corrupt them< "he, ;ould -e stained and tainted throu%h these pa%an people if the, let them li3e< #no0 +o) a *e)tainty that the LORD you) Go- 0ill no ,o)e -)ive out any o+ these nations +)o, be+o)e you7 but they shall be sna)es an- t)a2s unto you1 ans*ou)ges in you) si-es1 antho)ns in you) eyes1 until ye 2e)ish +)o, o++ this goo- lan- 0hi*h the LORD you) Go- hath given you3 /oshua 4?5(? "he Israelites hadn't o-e,ed God9 so the :ord said9 4Alri%ht9 the prophec, that Moses %a3e in 8um-ers 33B&& is %oin% to come to pass<4 (nce a%ain scripture refers to people as -ein% scour%es or thorns in their e,es< Whe)e+o)e I also sai-1 I 0ill not -)ive the, out +)o, be+o)e you7 but they shall be as tho)ns in you) si-es1 anthei) go-s shall be a sna)e unto you3 /u-ges 45? When Paul used this terminolo%, 4thorn in the flesh94 the
ori%inal readers' minds immediatel, ;ent -ac$ to the ima%er, in the (ld "estament scriptures of 8um-ers 33B&&9 2oshua 23B139 and 2ud%es 2B3< In each case9 it referred to people ;ho ;ere anta%onistic to;ard God's people< "his is further -i-lical e3idence that Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as a demonic personalit,9 a dar$ an%el9 a messen%er from Satan that stirred up persecutions e3er,;here Paul ;ent< He made reference to this in his letter to the Corinthians9 sa,in%9 in essence9 4We apostles suffer more than an,-od, else< "he people ;e minister to are esteemed and -lessed9 -ut ;e are despised and considered the scour%es of the earth<<<4 $o) I think that Go- hath set +o)th us the a2ostles last1 as it 0e)e a22ointe- to -eath5 +o) 0e a)e ,a-e a s2e*ta*le unto the 0o)l-1 an- to angels1 an- to ,en3 We a)e +ools +o) "h)ist&s sake1 but ye a)e 0ise in "h)ist7 0e a)e 0eak1 but ye a)e st)ong7 ye a)e honou)able1 but 0e a)e -es2ise-3 Even unto this 2)esent hou) 0e both hunge)1 an- thi)st1 an- a)e nake-1 an- a)e bu++ete-1 an- have no *e)tain -0elling 2la*e7 An- labou)1 0o)king 0ith ou) o0n han-s5 being )evile-1 0e bless7 being 2e)se*ute-1 0e su++e) it5 Being -e+a,e-1 0e ent)eat5 0e a)e ,a-e as the +ilth o+ the 0o)l-1 an- a)e the o++ s*ou)ing o+ all things unto this -ay3 ( "o)inthians E5:9(? In other ;ords9 Paul ;as tal$in% a-out the hardships and persecution that he endured< It's apparent in the Word that this demonic messen%er ;or$ed hard to influence people ;here3er Paul ;ent9 to persecute him< Paul ;al$ed in 3ictor,9 -ut he also endured more persecution9 ship;rec$s9 -eatin%s9 imprisonment9 re@ection9 and criticism than an,one else< Satan used this opposition
a%ainst him< +3en thou%h there ;as the po;er of God in manifestation in Paul's life9 it ;as not ;ithout a price< "his made other people thin$ t;ice< "he de3il ;as doin% this to turn people a;a, from Paul's messa%e< "he, ma, ha3e e3en reasoned in their heart9 What he's sa,in% is true9 -ut I'm not sure I'd li$e to suffer the ;a, he has in order to -e a-le to ;al$ in it< B!Y GRA"E IS SU$$I"IENTB So Paul sou%ht the :ord three times to remo3e this thorn in the flesh9 this demonic an%el that stirred up persecution throu%h people< As ;e sa; in the (ld "estament9 that's ;hat a thorn in the flesh isB persecution throu%h people< Paul as$ed 2esus three times to remo3e it9 and the :ord ans;eredB !y g)a*e is su++i*ient +o) thee5+o) ,y st)ength is ,a-e 2e)+e*t in 0eakness3 4 "o)inthians (45: "hrou%h Christ's atonement9 ;e ha3e -een redeemed from sic$ness9 -ut not from persecution< Paul himself ac$no;led%ed this truth later in his life ;hile ;ritin% to "imoth,< Yea1 an- all that 0ill live go-ly in "h)ist /esus shall su++e) 2e)se*ution3 4 Ti,othy ?5(4 Perhaps Paul didn't understand this ,et at the time in his life ;hen he as$ed God to ta$e this thorn in the flesh a;a,< He ;as pressin% in as hard as he could to recei3e all that the :ord had for him< CPhilippians 3B1!<D He ;as e3en tr,in% to %et free from and stop the persecution< #inall,9
the :ord told him9 4Paul9 ,ou aren't redeemed from persecution< 5ut I'll %i3e ,ou M, %race to deal ;ith it<4 2ust thin$9 if God had redeemed us from persecution9 and He stopped all of our persecutors9 there ne3er ;ould ha3e -een an Apostle Paul< He himself had -een a persecutor< Paul ;as there participatin% in the stonin% death of Stephen< CActs )<D If God ;ould ha3e @ust ;iped out all of the persecutors9 there ne3er ;ould ha3e -een an Apostle Paul< God doesn't stop all of our persecutors< 0ather9 He re3eals Himself to people throu%h us as ;e continue to lo3e them9 for%i3e them9 turn the other chee$9 and follo; 2esus< It's a po;erful testimon, ;hen ;e continue to lo3e God despite their threats9 and God uses it< We aren't redeemed from persecution9 -ut ;e are redeemed from sic$ness<
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Some people teach that Paul had a sic$ness that God refused to heal him of9 and therefore ;e can't e?pect to -e healed of all sic$nesses toda,< "hat's not true< It's not a consistent interpretation ;ith the ;hole of God's Word< As ;e sa; in the pre3ious chapter9 Paul's thorn in the flesh ;asn't sic$ness9 -ut rather a demonic messen%er sent from Satan to stir up persecution< People ;ho teach that Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as sic$ness often misinterpret Galatians !< Some of them theorize that Paul had some $ind of ancient Aramaic e,e disease that caused runn,9 puff, e,es and %a3e him constant e,e pro-lems< "he, attempt to 3erif, this -, this passa%e< B)eth)en1 I besee*h you1 be as I a,7 +o) I a, as ye a)e5 ye have not inHu)e- ,e at all3 Ye kno0 ho0 th)ough in+i),ity o+ the +lesh I 2)ea*he- the gos2el unto you at the +i)st3 An- ,y te,2tation 0hi*h 0as in ,y +lesh ye -es2ise- not1 no) )eHe*te-7 but )e*eive- ,e as an angel o+ Go-1 even as "h)ist /esus3 Whe)e is then the blesse-ness ye s2ake o+% +o) I bea) you )e*o)-1 that1 i+ it ha- been 2ossible1 ye 0oul- have 2lu*ke- out you) o0n eyes1 an- have given the, to ,e3 Galatians E5(49(6 BIN$IR!ITY O$ T E $LES B 8otice the terminolo%, in 3erse 139 4infirmit, of the
flesh<4 "his ;asn't @ust an 4infirmit,94 it ;as an 4infirmit, of the flesh<4 He ;asn't tal$in% a-out a lac$ of under> standin% Cas in not $no;in% ho; to pra, in 0omans *B2'D or a hardship that he endured Cli$e the ship;rec$s and perils mentioned in 2 Corinthians 11B2&>2'D< "his is literall, tal$in% a-out some $ind of a ph,sical pro-lem< Since he used the terminolo%,9 4infirmit, of the flesh4 he Aualified it< He -asicall, used this same terminolo%, a%ain in 3erse 1!< Some people loo$ at this and ar%ue9 4Paul said ri%ht here that he did ha3e an infirmit, 4 6es9 he did mention a pro-lem here< 5ut notice ;hat he said in 3erse 13B Ye kno0 ho0 th)ough in+i),ity o+ the +lesh I 2)ea*hethe gos2el unto you at the +i)st3 Galatians E5(? 4At the first4 implies that it ;asn't somethin% lon% term that God ;ouldn't heal< It ;as somethin% temporar,< Paul ;ent on to sa,B Whe)e is then the blesse-ness ye s2ake o++ +o) I bea) you )e*o)-1 that1 i+ it ha- been 2ossible1 ye 0oul- have 2lu*ke- out you) o0n eyes1 an- have given the, to ,e3 Galatians E5(6 Some people sa,9 4:oo$9 no; he's tal$in% a-out an e,e pro-lem< "hat's his infirmit, of the flesh<4 So the, theorize that this ;as a disease of runn,9 puff, e,es that lasted throu%hout his entire life< If ,ou can s;allo; that9 then ,ou can ma$e the 5i-le sa, an,thin% ,ou ;ant< "hat is a flims, -asis of interpretation
LE$T $OR DEAD :et's consider a much more accurate interpretation< In order to do so9 ;e need to loo$ at Acts 1!< Paul ;as preachin% in :,stra and Jer-e< #or a;hile9 the people there thou%ht he ;as a %od< When the 2eo2le sa0 0hat 'aul ha- -one1 they li+teu2 thei) voi*es1 saying in the s2ee*h o+ Ly*aonia1 The go-s a)e *o,e -o0n to us in the likeness o+ ,en3 Anthey *alle- Ba)nabas1 /u2ite)7 an- 'aul1 !e)*u)ius1 be*ause he 0as the *hie+ s2eake)3 A*ts (E5((1(4 Paul and 5arna-as restrained the people from offerin% a sacrifice and ;orshipin% them< Ho;e3er9 the 3er, ne?t da, those same people -ecame mad at them< The)e *a,e thithe) *e)tain /e0s +)o, Antio*h anI*oniu,1 0ho 2e)sua-e- the 2eo2le1 an-1 having stone- 'aul1 -)e0 hi, out o+ the *ity1 su22osing he ha- been -ea-3 o0beit1 as the -is*i2les stoo- )ounabout hi,1 he )ose u21 an- *a,e into the *ity5 an- the neJt -ay he -e2a)te- 0ith Ba)nabas to De)be3 A*ts (E5(:14> "his ;as an instance ;here Paul ;as stoned and left for dead< He refers to this in 2 Corinthians 11B On*e 0as I stone-3 4 "o)inthians ((546 Personall,9 I -elie3e Paul ;as dead< If he ;asn't dead9 he ;as so close to -ein% dead that the people ;ho ;ere
tr,in% to $ill him supposed that 4he had -een dead<4 CActs 1!B1/<D Whether he ;as dead9 or 3er, close to it9 the Word sa,s that as the disciples stood round a-out him9 he rose up and came into the cit,< "he ne?t da, he departed ;ith 5arna-as to Jer-e9 t;ent, to fift, miles a;a, Cthe e?act distance is disputed1D< Paul ;al$ed CandI or rodeD to the ne?t to;n9 and the follo;in% da, preached to the people there C;< 21>21D< Can ,ou %uess ;here these cities of Iconium9 :,stra9 and Jer-e ;ere. "he, ;ere all part of a re%ion called Galatia< "hese are the people Paul ;as ;ritin% to in Galatians ! ;hen he said9 4At first ,ou too$ pit, on me -ecause of this infirmit, in m, flesh< 6ou ;ould ha3e pluc$ed out ,our o;n e,es for me4 C3< 1&D< Instead of pullin% out of the clear -lue s$, that Paul had some $ind of an ancient e,e disease9 it's a much more honest interpretation of scripture to reco%nize that Galatians ! is referrin% to the e?act same time period ;here Paul had -een stoned9 left for dead9 rose up9 tra3eled o3er t;ent, miles the follo;in% da,9 and -e%an preachin% to the people in the ne?t cit,< Since Paul ;ent from -ein% stoned to death to preachin% in the ne?t cit, in less than t;ent,>four hours9 is it so inconcei3a-le that his e,es mi%ht ha3e -een hurtin% him due to the roc$s that had repeatedl, struc$ his head the da, -efore. Althou%h it's o-3ious that God's miraculous healin% po;er ;as at ;or$ in his -od,9 it pro-a-l, too$ Paul some time to full, mend< Paul had said that it ;as onl, 4at the first4 that this 4infirmit, of the flesh4 -othered him C3<13D< It's much more accurate to compare scripture ;ith scripture and sa, that if he did ha3e an, e,e pro-lems9 it ;as -ecause he had -een stoned -, some of the cit,'s fol$s the da, -efore< It ;as somethin% temporar, in his -od, that healed o3er time< Paul %ot o3er it<
SWALLOWING A "A!EL It's also possi-le that ;hen Paul said9 46ou ;ould ha3e pluc$ed out ,our o;n e,es and %i3en them to me4 that he ;as usin% a fi%ure of speech< We sa,9 46ou'd %i3e ,our ri%ht arm for me<4 Joes that mean ,ou or I ha3e a -ad ri%ht arm. 8o< It's @ust a fi%ure of speech ;e use to sa, that this person ;ould sacrifice an,thin% for me< So Paul sa,in%9 46ou ;ould ha3e pluc$ed out ,our o;n e,e and %i3en it to me4 ma, not ha3e had an,thin% to do ;ith him ha3in% somethin% ;ron% ;ith his e,es< If he ;as tal$in% a-out the fact that he had some dama%e to his e,es from the stonin% the da, -efore9 it ;as onl, temporar,< He made that 3er, clear in 3erse 13 -, sa,in%9 4at the first<4 "he people ;ho contend that Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as sic$ness in the form of some e,e disease %o on to Galatians '< Ye see ho0 la)ge a lette) I have 0)itten unto you 0ith ,ine o0n han-3 Galatians 85(( I'3e actuall, heard someone ar%ue from this that Paul ;as so nearl, -lind -ecause of his e,esi%ht pro-lem that his hand;ritin% ;as three or four inches tall< "he, said that he had to ;rite hu%e letters to -e a-le to communicate< If that ;ere true9 and Paul ;as referrin% to lar%e>size letters9 can ,ou ima%ine ho; -i% this letter to the Galatians had to ha3e -een. It ;ould ha3e -een 3olumes and 3olumes< 8o-od, could ha3e carried it He ;ould ha3e had onl, one or t;o ;ords on a pa%e< 2ust count ho; man, ;ords there are in Galatians< "hat's not ;hat Paul ;as tal$in% a-out here< "here are different ;ords for tal$in% a-out size or
Auantit, in the Gree$ lan%ua%e< "he ;ord translated 4lar%e4 in Galatians 'B11 is the one for Auantit,< Paul ;asn't tal$in% a-out ho; -i% and tall each indi3idual letter of each ;ord ;as< He ;as sa,in%9 4"his letter=this piece of correspondence=that I'3e ;ritten ,ou has -ecome so lon%<4 In m, 5i-le9 Paul's letter to the Galatians ta$es up four pa%es of small print< If ,ou ;ere to print that out in t;el3e>point t,pe C"imes 8e; 0oman fontD9 dou-le>spaced on re%ular sheets of *<& ? 11 paper9 it ;ould -e more than ei%ht pa%es lon%< I ;ould consider that a lar%e letter9 in the sense that it's lon%< Most personal notes are onl, a pa%e lon%9 or less< "he people ;ho ar%ue that Paul ;as sa,in% that e3er, indi3idual letter of each ;ord he ;rote ;as so -i% are 4strainin% at a %nat and s;allo;in% a camel4 CMatthe; 23B2! 8IGD< People ;ho use these scriptures to sa, that Paul had an e,e disease are -rea$in% e3er, rule of sound 5i-le interpretation< "he,'re @ust ta$in% a reference and interpretin% it an, ;a, the, ;ant< If Paul did ha3e an, e,e pro-lems referred to in Galatians !9 it ;as -ecause he ;as stoned and left for dead the da, -efore9 and it ;as onl, temporar,< "hat ;ould -e the onl, correlation -et;een ;hat Paul ;as sa,in% in Galatians ! and his mentionin% of the thorn in the flesh in 2 Corinthians 12< Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as not some t,pe of sic$ness< It ;as a demonic messen%er sent from Satan to stir up persecution ;here3er he ;ent< We are redeemed from sic$ness9 -ut not from persecution<
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I'3e %i3en these different interpretations of Paul's thorn much thou%ht9 stud,9 and pra,er< I'3e listened to other people and considered their positions< 6et9 I -elie3e that ;hat I ha3e shared ;ith ,ou is more honest and more consistent ;ith the ;hole of Scripture than an, other interpretation< Interpretin% Paul's thorn in the flesh as sic$ness is a con3enient theolo%,< In other ;ords9 it reAuires no effort on ,our part< 6ou can @ust li3e carnall,< 6ou don't ha3e to see$ God< 6ou @ust pra, a pra,er9 and if the person doesn't %et healed9 ,ou sa,9 4Well9 it must -e li$e Paul's thorn in the flesh< God @ust ;ants ,ou to -ear it<4"hat's a cop out "he truth is that the :ord ;ants people healed< 5ut He has to ha3e someone ;ho can operate in faith9 use their God> %i3en authorit,9 e?ercise His po;er9 and ma$e it manifest< "his puts responsi-ilit, on us9 and man, of us ha3e -ecome masters at dod%in% responsi-ilit,< BDON&T DRIN# T E WATERB Some people ha3e tried to use 1 "imoth, & to counter the truth that it's al;a,s God's ;ill to heal< Paul ;as tal$in% to his son in the faith9 "imoth,9 sa,in%B D)ink no longe) 0ate)1 but use a little 0ine +o) thy sto,a*hs sake an- thine o+ten in+i),ities3 ( Ti,othy 654?
I'3e actuall, heard people teach from this that "imoth, had some chronic sic$ness from ;hich he ;as ne3er healed< "herefore9 if "imoth,9 ;ho ;as Paul's ri%ht>hand man9 didn't %et healed9 then it's not God's ;ill to heal us either< "his is @ust one 3erse of scripture< It's the onl, 3erse in the entire 8e; "estament that tal$s a-out "imoth, and ta$in% a little ;ine for his stomach's sa$e< "here is nothin% else to compare this ;ith< "herefore9 an,thin% ,ou sa, a-out this is supposition9 includin% that he had some chronic sic$ness< "o offer this 3erse -ased on that supposition as proof that God doesn't ;ant to heal us is an inaccurate and dishonest interpretation of scripture< Apparentl,9 ;hate3er sic$ness "imoth, had ;as a stomach pro-lem9 and it ;as related to the ;ater< What happens ;hen ,ou tra3el to some third>;orld countr, and drin$ the ;ater. "hat's ri%ht9 stomach trou-le< In Me?ico9 the, call it Montezuma's 0e3en%e< It's -ecause the ;ater isn't %ood to drin$< Althou%h I ha3en't personall, e?perienced this9 I ha3e seen man, people ;ho ha3e tra3eled ;ith me to other countries %et sic$ drin$in% the ;ater< I'3e heard horror stories of ho; it -othered them< When the ;ater some;here isn't clean and safe to drin$9 there are times ;hen it's -etter to drin$ somethin% -esides ;ater< So Paul ;as counselin% "imoth, to Auit drin$in% the ;ater -ecause that's ;hat ;as causin% his stomach pro-lems9 and instead to drin$ a little ;ine< "his isn't some endorsement for medicine< Some people ar%ue that ;ine has medicinal Aualities and9 therefore9 Paul ;as ad3isin% "imoth, to ta$e medicine for his stomach pro-lems< 8o9 it's 3er, clear that this stomach pro-lem ;as related to contaminated ;ater< So Paul ;as
sa,in%9 4Luit drin$in% the ;ater and drin$ ;ine instead<4 If the, had sodas -ac$ then li$e ;e do no;9 he could ha3e said9 4Stop drin$in% the ;ater and ha3e a soda instead<4 5ut the, didn't ha3e sodas -ac$ then9 @ust ;ine< "his is not sa,in% that "imoth, had some chronic pro-lem from ;hich he ne3er recei3ed healin%< "his is @ust Paul tellin% "imoth,9 4Luit drin$in% the ;ater< "hat's ;hat is causin% ,ou to ha3e an upset stomach< Jrin$ somethin% else instead<4 It's li$e me spea$in% to a 5i-le colle%e student ;hile ;e're on a mission trip in a forei%n countr, sa,in%9 4Jon't drin$ the tap ;ater here< Jrin$ -ottled ;ater or ha3e a soda instead9 -ut don't drin$ the ;ater<4"hat's all he's sa,in%< #rom 1 "imoth, &B239 people ha3e in3ented some $ind of a doctrine that ma$es it loo$ li$e God ;ants us to -e sic$< "hat's inaccurate< It's not -ein% honest ;ith Scripture< YOU A.E TO BELIE.E
E)astus abo-e at "o)inth5 but T)o2hi,us have I le+t at !iletu, si*k3 4 Ti,othy E54> Some people ar%ue9 4+3en one of Paul's companions9 "rophimus9 didn't %et healed< "herefore9 it must not -e God's ;ill to heal e3er,-od,<4 It's true that not e3er,one recei3es healin%9 -ut that doesn't mean it's -ecause God doesn't ;ant them to -e healed< 8ot e3er,one recei3es sal3ation9 -ut it's 3er, o-3ious that God ;ants e3er,one to -e sa3ed< 2ust -ecause someone is sic$ doesn't mean that God ;illed them to -e ill< People infer that -ecause "rophimus ;as tra3elin% ;ith the apostle Paul9 he ;as a man ;ith faith to -e healed< "he, sa,9 4If it ;as God's ;ill for him to -e healed9 he ;ould ha3e recei3ed<4
People ha3e come up to me in much the same ;a,9 if an associate or an emplo,ee of mine is ill9 has some $ind of a sic$ness or under%oes an operation9 or the, ;ear %lasses9 people ;ill as$9 4If it ;as God's ;ill to heal them9 then ho; come the, aren't healed.4 I can't manifest healin% for another person onl, on m, faith< 6ou don't %et healed @ust -, -ein% around someone< It doesn't come -, osmosis< 6ou don't ru- up a%ainst people and recei3e healin%< +ach indi3idual has to -elie3e< "rophimus had to -elie3e< "he Word doesn't tell us ;h, he ;as left at Miletum< Possi-l,9 he ;as -elie3in%9 and it @ust too$ a period of time for healin% to manifest in his -od,< 6et9 Paul didn't ;ant to ;ait for the manifestation and ;ent on ahead< It's possi-le that "rophimus ;as healed and cau%ht up ;ith Paul later on9 or ministered in some other ;a,< It's also possi-le that "rophimus @ust Auit -elie3in% God9 so Paul decided to lea3e him there sic$< "here are other possi-ilities9 -ut there is no reason to interpret Paul lea3in% "rophimus sic$ at Miletum as some indication that God doesn't ;ant us to -e healed< NE.ER A BLESSING If ;e're honest ;ith the Scripture9 ;e'3e de-un$ed the misinterpretations people use to undermine healin%< It's not true to sa, that God ;ants certain people sic$< 6ou ma, still -e ;onderin% a-out some scriptures li$e 0omans *B2*9 ;hich sa,s that God ;or$s all thin%s to%ether for %ood< I encoura%e ,ou to chec$ out m, teachin% entitled9 4"he So3erei%nt, of God<4 I'3e dealt ;ith
that 3erse Cand othersD there more thorou%hl, than I can here< 5ecause of a ;ron% understandin% of God's so3erei%nt,9 some people thin$ that the :ord controls e3er,thin%9 and that a person couldn't -e sic$ unless God allo;ed it< "hat is not ;hat the Word teaches< A%ain9 God doesn't allo; people to %o to hell< In one sense9 ,ou could sa, that He allo;s it -ecause of His hi%h re%ard for our free ;ill< 5ut it's not His desire9 ;ish9 or plan< God puts road-loc$s in our ;a,9 in3itin% us to repent and -e -orn a%ain9 -ut ultimatel, He %i3es us the choice< God doesn't control us li$e pa;ns in a chess %ame< An,one ;ho %oes to hell has to clim- o3er mountains of o-stacles the :ord placed in their path< Althou%h there are se3eral (ld "estament references to ;here God struc$ people ;ith sic$ness9 not once ;as it e3er considered a -lessin%< 5oth Miriam C8um-ers 12D and Kin% 7zziah C2 Chronicles 2'D -ecame leprous< A pla%ue $illed 1*&9111 people< C2 Kin%s 1/<D "he an%el of the :ord ;ent throu%h and $illed all the first-orn of the +%,ptians in one ni%ht< C+?odus 12<D 6es9 God put sic$ness on people under the (ld Co3enant9 -ut it ;as ne3er a -lessin%< Prior to -ein% struc$ ;ith lepros,9 Miriam had -een a %reat leader amon% the children of Israel< After this incident9 the onl, thin% said a-out her in the Word ;as that she died and the people mourned for her< Her ministr, ;as o3er< "he lepros, ;as a punishment and a curse9 not a -lessin%< 7zziah had -een a $in% that ;as mi%htil, used of God< 5ut after -ein% struc$ ;ith lepros,9 it ;as as if the anointin%
lifted< He @ust suffered the ;hole time< Sic$ness ;as a curse9 not a -lessin%< It didn't help him< It hurt him< "he 1*&9111 people $illed -, the death an%el ;eren't -enefited< It didn't do them an, %ood< It ma, ha3e made an e?ample out of them9 -ut it ;asn't a -lessin% for them< IN T E NEW "O.ENANT Jeuteronom, 2* states 3er, clearl, that sic$ness is a curse= not %ood=and health is a -lessin%< "here ;ere times that God smote people ;ith curses9 -ut Galatians 3 re3eals thatB "h)ist bath )e-ee,e- us +)o, the *u)se o+ the la01 being ,a-e a *u)se +o) us5+o) it is 0)itten1 "u)se- is eve)y one that hangeth on a t)ee5 That the blessing o+ Ab)aha, ,ight *o,e on the Gentiles th)ough /esus "h)ist7 that 0e ,ight )e*eive the 2)o,ise o+ the S2i)it th)ough +aith3 Galatians ?5(?1(E Christ redeemed us from the curse< 6es9 there are instances ;here God smote people ;ith sic$ness9 lepros,9 disease9 -lindness9 and death C2 Kin%s 1D9 -ut it ;as ne3er a -lessin%< C:u$e /B&!>&'<D It ;as al;a,s punishment9 and it ;as al;a,s a curse< And in the 8e; Co3enant9 ;e are redeemed from the curse< GOD&S SYSTE! Some people ;onder9 4Well9 if God doesn't chastise us ;ith sic$ness and correct us ;ith tra%ed,9 then ho; ;ill ;e learn.4 "he 5i-le sa,sB
All s*)i2tu)e is given by ins2i)ation o+ Go-1 an- is 2)o+itable +o) -o*t)ine1 +o) )e2)oo+1 +o) *o))e*tion1 +o) inst)u*tion in )ighteousness5 That the ,an o+ Go- ,ay be 2e)+e*t1 th)oughly +u)nishe- unto all goo- 0o)ks3 4 Ti,othy ?5(81(@ God repro3es9 corrects9 and instructs us throu%h His Word< "he :ord's s,stem of correction is not sic$ness9 disease9 and tra%ed,< God disciplines and trains us throu%h His Word< 8otice ho; this 3erse sa,s the correction of the Word ;ill ma$e ,ou perfect9 4throu%hl, furnished unto all %ood ;or$s<4"hat means it's sufficient< 6ou don't need some other form of correction< Some fol$s ar%ue9 46eah9 -ut not e3er,one o-e,s the Word< Some people onl, respond ;hen e3er,thin% in their life %oes sour<4 "ra%ed,9 sic$ness9 and disease are not God's s,stem< His s,stem is to teach ,ou throu%h the Word =throu%h the Hol, Spirit Auic$enin% the Word to ,ou< 6ou can learn in other ;a,s9 -ut that's not God's s,stem< "here's no dou-t that certain people ha3e -ecome paraple%ics9 and -ecause of that the,'3e learned to turn to God< He has sustained them9 and the, ;al$ in much @o, and peace9 -lessin% and ministerin% to man, people toda,< "hat's %ood9 -ut it's ;ron% for them to sa,9 4God made me paraple%ic so that I could learn this<4 8o9 the :ord tried to teach them -, the Hol, Spirit throu%h the Word of God< If ,ou don't respond to the :ord throu%h His Word9 there are other ;a,s ,ou can learn< 6ou can learn -, hard $noc$s9 if ,ou li3e throu%h them< Jifficult life e?periences ma$e e?citin% testimonies9 if ,ou sur3i3e them< Man,
people don't< 5ut that's not God's s,stem< He teaches us throu%h His Word< "ONSIDER T ESE TRUT S God can ;or$ an,thin% that happens to us to%ether for %ood9 -ut not e3er,thin% that happens to us comes from God< C0omans *B2*H 2ohn 11B11<D Sic$ness is not from God< C2ames 1B1'>1)<D "he :ord doesn't put sic$ness on ,ou to hum-le ,ou< God ;ants ,ou ;ell Paul ;as not afflicted -, God< It ;as a messen%er of Satan that came a%ainst him< "he :ord didn't refuse to heal him9 sa,in%9 42ust -ear it<4 8o9 the :ord told him9 4Paul9 I'll %i3e ,ou %race to endure all the hardship and persecution that the de3il and people thro; ,our ;a,<4 God lo3ed those people< He didn't ;ant to @ust $ill them and ;ipe them out in order to end all of Paul's pro-lems< "here ;ere other Sauls1 out there ;ho needed to -e con3erted and made spo$esmen for God< "herefore9 the :ord didn't stop the persecution a%ainst the apostle Paul< It ;as a demonic messen%er that stirred up hardship and persecution a%ainst him< "his thorn in the flesh had -een sent -, Satan to tr, to -eat Paul do;n and $eep him from -ein% e?alted and used of God< "hese are po;erful truths that are clearl, consistent ;ith the ;hole of God's Word< It's not God's ;ill for ,ou to -e sic$9 so Auit hidin% -ehind Paul's thorn in the flesh< Stop holdin% on to this reli%ious -ias a%ainst healin%< "urn from this ;ron% concept that the :ord is puttin% sic$ness on ,ou to teach ,ou somethin% toda,< 6ou need to approach God's Word simpl,9 and honestl, consider these truths ;e'3e
discussed thus far< :oo$ in the 5i-le for ,ourself< Consider the conte?t and the meanin%s of the ;ords in their ori%inal lan%ua%es< As ,ou stud, for ,ourself9 I -elie3e ,ou'll find ;hat I'3e shared ;ith ,ou pro3en true< It's a reli%ious -ias9 pre@udice9 and predetermination that ar%ues that God ;ants ,ou to -e sic$< It's a con3enient theolo%, that dod%es responsi-ilit,< 5ecause this -ias e?ists9 people ha3e %one to the Word of God and tried to ma$e it sa, thin%s it doesn't sa,< "hese truths I'3e shared ;ill help ,ou esta-lish in ,our heart that it's al;a,s God's ;ill for ,ou to -e ;ell<
" A'TER (> /esus eale- The, All

Healin% is part of Christ's atonement< CIsaiah &3B!=&<D "herefore it's not an add>on or in addition to sal3ation< It's a done deal< C1 Peter 2B2!<D "hrou%h Christ's death9 -urial9 and resurrection9 healin% has alread, -een pro3ided< Paul's thorn in the flesh ;as a demonic messen%er that stirred up persecution< C2 Corinthians 12B)<D It ;asn't sic$ness< "he :ord isn't puttin% sic$ness or disease on an,one toda,< 7nder the 8e; Co3enant9 ;e'3e -een redeemed from the curse of the la;< CJeuteronom, 2*B1&> '*H Galatians 3B13>1!<D "hrou%h faith in Christ and ;hat He's done9 e3er, -lessin%=includin% health=is no; ours in Him< CJeuteronom, 2*B1>1!H +ph< 1B3<D Hopefull, ,ou'3e alread, come into a%reement ;ith the Word< If Satan can %et ,ou to -elie3e that God ;ants ,ou sic$9 that there is some purpose in ,ou -ein% ill9 that the :ord is usin% it for some reason9 then it is impossi-le for ,ou to trul, fi%ht a%ainst it lest ,ou fi%ht a%ainst God< So it renders ,ou passi3e< 2ames !B) sa,sB Sub,it you)selves the)e+o)e to Go-3 Resist the -evil1 anhe 0ill +lee +)o, you3 We must resist the de3il< 0esist means 4to acti3el, fi%ht a%ainst<4 If Satan can %et us into a passi3e position ;here ;e are @ust sa,in%9 4Well9 ;hate3er God ;ills94 and ;e aren't acti3el, fi%htin% a%ainst the de3il9 then he can o3ercome us ;ith sic$ness and disease< We need to $no;
that ;hen ;e are fi%htin% sic$ness that ;e are doin% God's ;ill and that ;e aren't fi%htin% a%ainst Him or -ein% re-ellious to;ard some t,pe of correction or punishment that He's sent into our life< 5asicall,9 reli%ion toda, has said that sic$ness comes from God9 that He uses it to ;or$ His ;ill in our life9 and that it's ;ron% to -elie3e for healin%< "his has to -e totall, eradicated from our hearts and minds -efore ;e can trul, -elie3e and recei3e our healin%< "hese are the foundations< 8o;9 once that's esta-lished and someone reall, -elie3es9 that doesn't mean that the,'re @ust automaticall, %oin% to -e healed< 6ou do ha3e to -elie3e that it's God's ;ill9 -ut then there are other factors that are in3ol3ed in seein% healin% manifest< "hat's ;hat ;e are %oin% to loo$ into in these ne?t fe; chapters< If it is God's ;ill to heal9 and if He's not the (ne ;ho put sic$ness on us9 then ;h, isn't e3er, person healed. /ESUS ASN&T " ANGED
#irst of all9 ;hen 2esus ;as here on this earth e3er, person ;ho ;ould allo; Him to minister to them ;as healed< 2esus healed them all9 and He didn't do that @ust once< He did it on a num-er of occasions< 2esus ;as the e?press ima%e of the #ather< He said9 4I do al;a,s those thin%s ;hich I see m, #ather do<4 "he 3er, fact that 2esus healed all9 ne3er refusin% to heal a sin%le person9 ne3er puttin% sic$ness on an,one should -e proof enou%h that God is not the author of our sic$ness< In the Gospels alone9 there are se3enteen times ;here 2esus healed all of the sic$ that ;ere present< Althou%h Mar$9 :u$e9 and 2ohn all ha3e e?amples of this as ;ell9 let's loo$ at this truth throu%h the -oo$ of Matthe;< 2esus
did heal them all9 and He hasn't chan%ed< /esus "h)ist the sa,e yeste)-ay1 an- to -ay1 an- +o) eve)3 eb)e0s (?5F Christ isn't the (ne ;ho has chan%ed9 His follo;ers ha3e< We aren't representin% Him the ;a, He reall, ;ants to -e represented< It's not God ;ho isn't healin% the sic$ toda,9 it's His follo;ers< We'3e reall, fallen in this area< Matthe; !B23>2! sa,s thatB /esus 0ent about all Galilee1 tea*hing in thei) synagogues1 an- 2)ea*hing the gos2el o+ the king-o,1 anhealing all ,anne) o+ si*kness an- all ,anne) o+ -isease a,ong the 2eo2le3 An- his +a,e 0ent th)oughout all Sy)ia5 anthey b)ought unto hi, all si*k 2eo2le that 0e)e taken 0ith -ive)s -iseases anto),ents1 an- those 0hi*h 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils1 an- those 0hi*h 0e)e lunati*1 an- those that ha- the 2alsy7 anhe heale- the,3 People ;ith all $inds of sic$nesses9 diseases9 and torments ;ere -rou%ht to 2esus and He healed them< He didn't @ust heal some9 He healed them all E.ERY SI"#NESS AND E.ERY DISEASE When the even 0as *o,e1 they b)ought unto hi, ,any that 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils5 anhe *ast out the s2i)its 0ith his 0o)-1 anheale- all that 0e)e si*k5 That it ,ight be +ul+ille- 0hi*h 0as s2oken by Esaias the 2)o2het1 saying1 i,sel+ took ou) in+i),ities1 anba)e ou) si*knesses3 !atthe0 F5(81(@
"his 3erse states 3er, clearl, that 2esus healed all that ;ere sic$=not some of them9 -ut all of them< /esus 0ent about all the *ities an- villages1 tea*hing in thei) synagogues1 an- 2)ea*hing the gos2el o+ the king-o,1 anhealing eve)y si*kness an- eve)y -isease a,ong the 2eo2le3 !atthe0 :5?6 What a po;erful statement 2esus ;as healin% e3er, sic$ness and e3er, disease amon% the people< He didn't @ust ha3e a fe; people ;ho recei3ed9 and then others ;ho ;ent a;a, still sic$< 2esus healed them all< But 0hen /esus kne0 it1 he 0ith-)e0 hi,sel+ +)o, then*e5 an- g)eat ,ultitu-es +ollo0e- hi,1 anhe heale- the, all3 !atthe0 (45(6 +3en ;ith %reat multitudes9 He healed them all< It is God's ;ill for ,ou to -e ;ell "he life and e?ample of 2esus is clearB He healed them all< "he :ord ne3er refused to heal a sin%le person< "here ;ere some ;ho refused to recei3e healin%9 ;hich I'll deal ;ith later9 -ut He healed all ;ho ;ould recei3e His ministr,< /esus 0ent +o)th1 an- sa0 a g)eat ,ultitu-e1 an- 0as ,ove- 0ith *o,2assion to0a)- the,1 anhe healethei) si*k3 !atthe0 (E5(E When they 0e)e gone ove)1 they *a,e into the lan- o+ Gennesa)et3 An- 0hen the ,en o+ that 2la*e ha-
kno0le-ge o+ hi,1 they sent out into all that *ount)y )oun- about1 an- b)ought unto hi, all that 0e)e -isease-7 An- besought hi, that they ,ight only tou*h the he, o+ his ga),ent5 an- as ,any as tou*he- 0e)e ,a-e 2e)+e*tly 0hole3 !atthe0 (E5?E9?8 GLORY TO GOD1 NOT T E DE.IL G)eat ,ultitu-es *a,e unto hi,1 having 0ith the, those that 0e)e la,e1 blin-1 -u,b1 ,ai,e-1 an- ,any othe)s1 an- *ast the, -o0n at /esus +eet7 anhe heale- the,3 !atthe0 (65?> A%ain9 this implies that He healed e3er, sin%le one of them< Gerse 31 sho;s the resultsB Inso,u*h that the ,ultitu-e 0on-e)e-1 0hen they sa0 the -u,b to s2eak1 the ,ai,e- to be 0hole1 the la,e to 0alk1 an- the blin- to see5 anthey glo)i+iethe Go- o+ Is)ael3 Somethin% that -rin%s %lor, to God is not of the de3il< People sa,in% that people -ein% miraculousl, healed is of the de3il is nothin% -ut a cop out< It's an e?cuse for their po;erlessness< It's a ;a, to @ustif, themsel3es9 and to do it the, ha3e to condemn those ;ho are follo;in% the e?ample of 2esus< Great multitudes follo;ed himH and he healed them there< Matthe; 1/B2
The blin- an- the la,e *a,e to hi, in the te,2le7 anhe heale- the,3 !atthe0 4(5(E "hese are @ust a fe; of the se3enteen separate e?amples in the Gospels ;here 2esus healed all that came to him Cthe rest are listed at the end of this -oo$ in the section called 4Is It Al;a,s God's Will to Heal.4D< Since 2esus said that He did e?actl, ;hat He sa; His #ather do9 and He-re;s 1B3 sa,s that 2esus ;as the e?press ima%e of the #ather9 this sho;s that it is God's ;ill to heal us all< "hen ;h, don't ;e see e3er, sin%le person healed. "hat's a simple Auestion9 -ut it has a comple? ans;er9 ;hich ;e're %oin% to spend the ne?t fe; chapters dealin% ;ith<
" A'TER (( Why Isn&t Eve)yone eale-%

If it's God's ;ill to heal us all9 then ;h, isn't e3er,one healed. 2esus' disciples -asicall, as$ed Him the e?act same Auestion in Matthe; 1)< Then *a,e the -is*i2les to /esus a2a)t1 ansai-1 Why *oul- not 0e *ast hi, out% !atthe0 (@5(: In the first part of this chapter9 2esus had ta$en three of His disciples=Peter9 2ames9 and 2ohn=and %one up onto a mountain< "his ;as ;here He ;as transfi%ured< He literall, -e%an to radiate the li%ht of the she$inah %lor, of God< A cloud o3ershado;ed 2esus and these three disciples9 and an audi-le 3oice came out of the cloud sa,in%B This is ,y belove- Son1 in 0ho, la, 0ell 2lease-7 hea) ye hi,3 !atthe0 (@56 +li@ah and Moses appeared and spo$e ;ith 2esus a-out His crucifi?ion9 ;hich ;as comin% up shortl,< "hese disciples sa; all this9 and had a miraculous9 %lorious time< "hen the, came do;n from the mountain to the rest of the disciples and the cro;d that had %athered there< When they 0e)e *o,e to the ,ultitu-e1 the)e *a,e to hi, a *e)tain ,an1 kneeling -o0n to hi,1 an- saying1 Lo)-1 have ,e)*y on ,y son5 +o) he is lunati*1 an- so)e veJe-5+o) o+tti,es he +alleth into the +i)e1 an- o+t into
the 0ate)3 An- I b)ought hi, to thy -is*i2les1 anthey *oul- not *u)e hi,3 !atthe0 (@5(E9(8 While 2esus ;as on the mountain ;ith Peter9 2ames9 and 2ohn9 the rest of the disciples ;ere do;n -elo;< A man had a -o, ;hom the scripture sa,s ;as lunatic< He suffered from seizures9 pro-a-l, somethin% li$e epileps,< "his is descri-ed in Mar$'s account of this same instance< CMar$ /B1)>2/<D So the father -rou%ht this -o, to 2esus' disciples to cast this demon out9 -ut the, couldn't do it< Then /esus ans0e)e- ansai-1 O +aithless an2e)ve)se gene)ation1 ho0 long shall I be 0ith you% ho0 long shall I su++e) you% b)ing hi, hithe) to ,e3 !atthe0 (@5(@ 2esus ;asn't pleased ;ith His disciples' ina-ilit, to effect this healin%< If the :ord had -een there9 He ;ould ha3e healed this -o,9 and later on He did< 2esus ;asn't at all pleased ;ith His disciples' ina-ilit, to deal ;ith this situation< "his is a completel, different attitude than ;hat most people ha3e toda,< BI&.E $AILEDB As a matter of fact9 some people ;ill -e critical of m, teachin% in this -oo$ -ecause I'm sa,in% that it's God's ;ill to heal e3er,one all the time< (ne of the o-3ious reasons ;h, ;e don't see people healed toda, is that ;e aren't -elie3in% God for it< We are operatin% in un-elief< 0ather than accept that9 some fol$s ;ill criticize me9 sa,in%9 46ou aren't -ein% compassionate< 6ou're @ust criticizin% people ,ou ou%ht to -e compassionate to;ards<
6ou should tell them that the,'re doin% the -est the, can9 and that's fine<4 Well9 ho; did 2esus respond. When He found out that His disciples couldn't deal ;ith this situation9 He declared9 4( faithless and per3erse %eneration Ho; lon% shall I -e ;ith ,ou. Ho; lon% shall I put up ;ith ,ou. 5rin% him here to Me<4 Jo ,ou reall, thin$ that 2esus ;ould ha3e a more compassionate response to us toda,. Jo ,ou thin$ that the :ord has chan%ed9 and no; He doesn't ;ant us to minister healin% to people. A-solutel, not I'3e failed< I don't see healin% al;a,s come to pass< I'3e seen some people 3er, close to me die9 famil, and friends I lo3ed ;ith all of m, heart< I'3e had to accept partial responsi-ilit,< It's a comple? issue< I'm not sa,in% that it ;as all m, fault9 all their fault9 or all an,-od,'s fault< We're still learnin%< 5ut I am sa,in% that I $no; it ;as God's ;ill for these people to -e healed< I sa; m, dad die after pra,in% for him for se3eral months to %et ;ell< I ;as onl, t;el3e ,ears old at the time< A fe; ,ears later9 I sa; a %irl I ;as unofficiall, en%a%ed to die< CI ;asn't reall, en%a%ed to her9 -ut ;e had thou%ht a-out it< I ;as a soldier in Gietnam and her famil, told people I ;as en%a%ed to her9 ;hich allo;ed me emer%enc, lea3e to come home durin% that time<D I remem-er -ein% ;ith her as she passed a;a,< We stood there for hours pra,in% and -elie3in% for her to -e raised from the dead< I understand people ;antin% to dod%e responsi-ilit, -ecause the, @ust can't cope< If the, thin$ that there ;as somethin% the, could ha3e done to ha3e stopped this9 then it ;ould ma$e them feel so %uilt,< "he,'d ha3e to sa,9 4I'3e failed<4 Well9 I -elie3e I did fail< I -elie3e that not
onl, me9 -ut this %irl9 m, father9 and others=;e didn't appropriate ;hat 2esus had pro3ided for us< So ,es9 ;e ;ere ;ron%< 5ut am I condemned -, that. 8o9 I'm not condemned at all< I -elie3e that God lo3es me< He has comforted me< 5ut $no;in% the truth has moti3ated me to %et in and learn ;hat His Word sa,s and not allo; it to happen a%ain< 5elie3e me9 I am moti3ated I realize it's not God ;ho is lettin% people die< It's us9 and it's -ecause of our un-elief< WE ARE RES'ONSIBLE 2esus said9 46ou faithless and per3erse %eneration<4 When people come to the church toda, ;ith a financial pro-lem9 ;e send them to the lenders sa,in%9 4Ha3e ,ou -een to the -an$. Ha3e ,ou chec$ed in ;ith the social ;or$ers.4 If the,'re sic$ ;e as$9 4Ha3e ,ou -een to the doctor. Joes he need to operate. Ha3e ,ou ta$en medication.4 If the, are depressed and discoura%ed9 ;e as$ 4Ha3e ,ou ta$en an, medicine for this. Ha3e ,ou %one to a ps,chiatrist. 6ou need a shrin$ and some therap,<4 In other ;ords9 the Church has -asicall, a-dicated our authorit, and responsi-ilit, for meetin% the needs of people< "oda, people feel li$e ,ou are inconsiderate and uncompassionate if ,ou tell people9 4We are responsi-le to minister to the sic$9 the poor9 and the demonized<4 2esus ;asn't pleased that His disciples couldn't effect this cure< "he :ord is not pleased toda, that His disciples aren't seein% all of the sic$ healed< It's God's ;ill to heal e3er, sin%le person e3er, sin%le time< "he reason this doesn't happen isn't -ecause God fails to do it< It's -ecause His representati3es aren't operatin% in the fullness of ;hat He's pro3ided for us<
6es9 this puts responsi-ilit, on me< 6es9 it means that I'3e missed it< 6es9 this means that other people ha3e missed it too< I'd rather maintain God's inte%rit, than m, o;n< God is a %ood God9 and He isn't causin% people to die< God is not the (ne ;ho is puttin% terminal diseases on people li$e cancer and AIJS< "hat's not the ;a, that it is< SIN "here are three main reasons ;h, people %et sic$< (ne of them is sin< After healin% the man at the pool of 5ethesda9 2esus said to himB Behol-1 thou a)t ,a-e 0hole5 sin no ,o)e1 lest a 0o)se thing *o,e unto thee3 /ohn 65(E 2esus made it 3er, clear in this 3erse that this man's sic$ness returnin%9 and e3en somethin% ;orse than ;hat he'd had9 could come on him if he sinned< "herefore9 2esus lin$ed sic$ness ;ith sin< 8o;9 this isn't the onl, reason that people %et sic$9 -ut it is one reason< When alcoholics drin$ all of their li3es and %et a li3er disease9 the, did that to themsel3es< Satan used their actions to %ain access to them< "he, ha3e a li3er disease not -ecause God did it9 not -ecause the de3il did it directl,9 -ut -ecause the,'re reapin% the results of their sin< C0omans 'B21>23<D Jru% a-users %et -rain dama%e< "he, often contract diseases that are transmitted throu%h shared needles< Se?uall, promiscuous people %et se?uall, transmitted diseases< "his isn't happenin% -ecause Satan is oppressin% them< "he,'re doin% it to themsel3es<
"he,'3e opened up a door throu%h sin< A DIRE"T ATTA"# "he second ma@or reason that people %et sic$ is -ecause ;e are in a -attle ;ith the de3il< Some people aren't a;are of this9 -ut not e3er,thin% that %oes on is merel, ph,sical< "here is a spiritual -attle ra%in% ;ith %odl, an%els carr,in% out the :ord's ;ill and demonic spirits carr,in% out Satan's ;ill< Sometimes our enem, @ust fi%hts us9 and it's not -ased on an indi3idual sin that ;e do< In a sense9 it is sin>-ased -ecause Satan ;as loosed into this earth throu%h sin9 -ut the sic$ness isn't necessaril, from ,our indi3idual sin< 2esus spo$e of this as He ;al$ed -, a man ;ho had -een -orn -lind< is -is*i2les aske- hi,1 saying1 !aste)1 0ho -i- sin1 this ,an1 o) his 2a)ents1 that he 0as bo)n blin-% /esus ans0e)e-1 Neithe) hath this ,an sinne-1 no) his 2a)ents5 but that the 0o)ks o+ Go- shoul- be ,a-e ,ani+est in hi,3 /ohn :541? "he :ord ;asn't sa,in% that neither this man nor his parents had ne3er sinned< "he 5i-le is clear a-out this point< All have sinne-1 an- *o,e sho)t o+ the glo)y o+ Go-3 Ro,ans ?54? +3en thou%h the, had sin in their life9 2esus ;as sa,in% that neither this man's nor his parents' sin had caused
this -lindness< It @ust happened< "here is a spiritual -attle %oin% on9 and Satan is %oin% a-out see$in% ;hom he ma, de3our< C1 Peter &B*<D Sin is one reason people %et sic$< Another reason is that ;e're li3in% in a fallen ;orld9 and there are spiritual -attles< Sometimes Satan @ust attac$s us ;ith thin%s< An illness could -e nothin% -ut a direct attac$ from the de3il< NATURAL T INGS "he third main reason that people %et sic$ is simpl, natural thin%s< "his is somethin% that man, Spirit>filled Christians ha3en't reall, ta$en into account< "he, reco%nize the first t;o reasons=that sin is an inroad of Satan into our li3es allo;in% him to do thin%s9 and that ;e're in a spiritual -attle and sometimes the de3il @ust fi%hts us< Ho;e3er9 Spirit>filled Christians ;ill often so spiritualize e3er,thin% that the, don't reco%nize that there are @ust some thin%s that happen naturall,< If ,ou aren't pa,in% attention ;hile ;al$in% do;n stairs9 ,ou could trip9 fall9 and -rea$ ,our le%9 nec$9 or collar-one< 6ou could ha3e all $inds of ne%ati3e thin%s happen< 6et9 it's not sin or the de3il that caused it9 it ;as @ust somethin% natural< 6ou could hurt ,ourself9 catch a cold9 %et an infection9 ha3e s;ellin%=all $inds of thin%s= for purel, natural reasons< I'3e heard of people ;ho do3e off a cliff9 hit a roc$ in a pool of ;ater9 and -ro$e their spine< 8o; the,'re Auadriple%ic< It ;asn't necessaril, the de3il ;ho did that to them< He ma, ha3e enticed them to %o a%ainst their -etter @ud%ment and do somethin% that ;asn't ;ise9 -ut it ;as natural< When someone loses a lim- due to a car
;rec$9 it's not so much the de3il9 -ut somethin% natural< Since man$ind fell and sin tainted the earth9 all $inds of thin%s li$e %erms9 -acteria9 3iruses9 and fun%i that ;ere %ood -ecame corrupted and no; fi%ht a%ainst our human -odies< In this fallen ;orld9 some thin%s are @ust natural< (ne time9 a man I $ne; had an accident ;hile puttin% a roof on a house< He hit a nail9 it -ro$e9 then ricocheted off the roof and stuc$ in his e,e< Man, people ;ould sa,9 4Well9 that's the de3il94 -ut mista$es happen< People aren't perfect< Sometimes thin%s are @ust natural< T ERE&S ALWAYS SO!ET ING WE "AN DO ABOUT IT 6ou can %i3e an inroad to sic$ness throu%h sin< It could -e natural< When ,ou fall off ,our house9 ,ou're %oin% to hurt ,ourself< 6ou mi%ht hurt somethin% or -rea$ somethin%< It's not necessaril, demonic< It's not sin< It's @ust natural< Sometimes stuff li$e that @ust happens< (r the de3il could -e attac$in% ,ou throu%h no fault of ,our o;n< In fact9 ;hen Satan fi%hts a%ainst ,ou it's a 3er, %ood si%n that ,ou're doin% somethin% ri%ht< "he enem, see$s to hinder people ;ho are responsi3e to God and fi%htin% him< 6ou can tell ,ou'3e arri3ed at the Promised :and ;hen ,ou meet the %iants< When pro-lems are starin% ,ou in the face9 sometimes it's an indication that ,ou're doin% thin%s ri%ht instead of ;ron%< "he %ood ne;s is that no matter ;hat caused the sic$ness = sin9 the de3il9 or somethin% natural=there's al;a,s somethin% ;e can do a-out it< Since the :ord has redeemed us from sic$ness and disease9 ;e can ta$e our authorit,9 e?ercise our faith9 and effect a cure< +3en if our o;n sin opened a door and -rou%ht the sic$ness on us9 ;e
can repent and turn from it9 and release the for%i3eness and healin% po;er of God in our li3es< 0e%ardless of ho; these sic$nesses and diseases come9 there's al;a,s somethin% ;e as -elie3ers can do a-out it<
" A'TER (4 BBe*ause O+ You) Unbelie+B

After 2esus re-u$ed His disciples9 He turned and healed the demonized -o,< /esus )ebuke- the -evil7 anhe -e2a)te- out o+ hi,5 an- the *hil- 0as *u)e- +)o, that ve)y hou)3 !atthe0 (@5(F The -is*i2les i,,e-iately 2ulle- /esus asi-e anaske-5 Why *oul- not 0e *ast hi, out% !atthe0 (@5(: "his is the Auestion ;e're dealin% ;ith< If it's God's ;ill to heal9 and 2esus healed this -o,9 ;h, didn't the disciples see him healed. If ;e -elie3e that it's God's ;ill for e3er,one to -e healed9 then ;h, don't ;e al;a,s see e3er, person healed. What are the reasons ;h, someone isn't healed. W Y T EY WERE "ON$USED "he disciples ;ho as$ed 2esus this Auestion9 4Wh, could not ;e cast him out.4 -elie3ed that it ;as God's ;ill to heal< "he, $ne; the, had the po;er to cast these demons out< "he, had alread, -een %i3en po;er and authorit, to heal the sic$ and cast out de3ils< "he 5i-le re3eals that se3en chapters earlierB
When he ha- *alle- unto hi, his t0elve -is*i2les1 he gave the, 2o0e) against un*lean s2i)its1 to *ast the, out1 an- to heal all ,anne) o+ si*kness an- all ,anne) o+ -isease333 eal the si*k1 *leanse the le2e)s1 )aise the -ea-1 *ast out -evils3 !atthe0 (>5(1F "he parallel accounts of this passa%e record that these disciples<<< "ast out ,any -evils1 an- anointe- 0ith oil ,any that 0e)e si*k1 anheale- the,3 !a)k 85(? An- they -e2a)te-1 an- 0ent th)ough the to0ns1 2)ea*hing the gos2el1 anhealing eve)y 0he)e3 Luke :58 7pon their return9 there isn't a sin%le Auestion recorded< "his means that these same disciples ;ho ;ere as$in%9 4Wh, couldn't ;e cast this demon out.4 in Matthe; 1) had alread, -elie3ed and successfull, e?ercised this po;er and authorit, in Mar$ '< It ;asn't -ecause the, didn't -elie3e that the, as$ed this Auestion< "he, did -elie3e< "he, had alread, e?ercised that po;er and seen the desired results< "his is ;h, the, ;ere confused< If these disciples had thou%ht9 We @ust don't -elie3e that ,ou can heal a person ;ith this ailment< We don't -elie3e God can do that9 the, ;ouldn't ha3e as$ed this Auestion< "he 3er, fact that the, as$ed this Auestion sho;s that the, did -elie3e9 and ,et the, didn't %et the results the, desired<
SI!'LE1 BUT 'RO$OUND "his is important< People ;ho don't -elie3e that God ;ants us ;ell don't spend much time ;onderin%9 Wh, isn't e3er,one healed. "hat's -ecause the, don't -elie3e it is God's ;ill to heal e3er,one< "he people ;ho are perple?ed are those ;ho do -elie3e it's God's ;ill9 and ,et aren't seein% e3er, sin%le person=perhaps e3en themsel3es=healed< Wh, does that happen. "he ans;er 2esus %a3e the disciples to their Auestion of ;h, the, couldn't cast the demon out of the -o, is 3er, re3ealin%B Be*ause o+ you) unbelie+ !atthe0 (@54> "his is simple9 -ut it's profoundB 45ecause of ,our un-elief<4 "his is different than ;hat most people ;ould sa,< If I hadn't led up to this -, ta$in% ,ou throu%h this particular passa%e of scripture9 ,ou pro-a-l, ;ouldn't ha3e ans;ered ;hat 2esus did< If I had @ust -een tal$in% to ,ou personall, and as$ed9 4Wh, isn't e3er,one healed.4 ,ou pro-a-l, ;ould ha3e said somethin% li$e9 4Well9 the, @ust don't ha3e enou%h faith<4"hat's the t,pical ans;er most people ;ould sa,< 8o;9 it's true that if a person doesn't ha3e faith then that ;ill affect their recei3in% healin%< In e3er, instance ;here 2esus ministered healin%9 some de%ree of faith ;as in3ol3ed< Some people ma, ar%ue9 4What a-out in :u$e )B11>1' ;here 2esus raised the -o, from the dead in the cit, of 8ain.4 It ;as faith for this ;ido; mother to allo;
2esus to interrupt the funeral procession and her %rief< She then responded positi3el, to His command9 4Weep not4 C3< 13D< If faith ;asn't present9 she and the others there ;ould ha3e reacted 3er, differentl,< In e3er, instance that 2esus ministered healin%9 some-od, there had to -e to some de%ree in faith< REA" OUT AND TA#E
Sometimes people came to 2esus li$e the ;oman in Mar$ &B $o) she sai-1 I+ I ,ay tou*h but his *lothes1 I shall be 0hole3 !a)k 654F She touched the hem of His %arment in faith9 the po;er of God flo;ed9 and this ;oman ;as healed< "he :ord told her9 46our faith has made ,ou ;hole4 C3< 3!D< 8o; that's a stron% faith< "hat's a faith that reaches out and ta$es ;hat God has a3aila-le< 8ot e3er,one ;ho recei3ed healin% e?hi-ited that t,pe of faith9 -ut the, had to ha3e at least ;hat I call a 4passi3e4 faith< 6ou ma, not ha3e the faith that reaches out and ta$es it9 -ut if ,ou are %oin% to recei3e healin% off of m, pra,er and faith9 then ,ou must ha3e at least a passi3e faith that ;ill recei3e healin% if I ;ill -rin% it to ,ou< "his needs further e?planation< We @ust sa; that if ,ou ;ere to as$ the a3era%e person 4Wh, isn't e3er,one healed94 most people ;ould ans;er9 4Well9 it's -ecause the, don't ha3e enou%h faith<4 It's true that if a person isn't operatin% in faith it ;ill hinder them from recei3in%9 -ut that's not ;hat the :ord said<
/esus saiunto the,1 Be*ause o+ you) unbelie+3 !atthe0 (@54> He didn't sa, that it ;as -ecause the, had little faith< He said it ;as -ecause the, had un-elief< BELIE.E AND DISBELIE.E 8o;9 certain 3ersions of the 5i-le render this 3erse inaccuratel, sa,in%9 45ecause ,ou ha3e so little faith<4 "hat's a terri-le translation It's not ;hat this 3erse sa,s< If ,ou ;ere to loo$ in the ma@orit, of the translations9 especiall, the more literal ones9 this 3erse is rendered 45ecause of ,our un-elief94 not 45ecause ,ou ha3e so little faith<4 6ou ma, -e ;onderin%9 Well9 ;hat's the difference. If ,ou ha3e un-elief9 then that means ,ou don't ha3e faith< If ,ou ha3e faith9 ,ou ;on't ha3e an, un-elief< 8o9 that's not true< Most people ha3e this concept that if ,ou are -elie3in% God9 then that automaticall, means ,ou don't ha3e an, un-elief< If ,ou did ha3e an, un-elief9 then that automaticall, means that ,ou don't ha3e an, faith< If ,ou ;ere trul, in faith9 there ;ould -e zero un-elief< "his is not ;hat the Word teaches< $o) ve)ily I say unto you1 That 0hosoeve) shall say unto this ,ountain1 Be thou )e,ove-1 an- be thou *ast into the sea7 an- shall not -oubt in his hea)t1 but shall
believe that those things 0hi*h he saith shall *o,e to 2ass7 he shall have 0hatsoeve) he saith3 !a)k ((54? 2esus said ,ou ha3e to spea$ to this mountain< It's understood that ,ou must spea$ in faith9 and not dou-t in ,our heart< If -ein% in faith trul, meant that ,ou automaticall, had zero un-elief9 ;h, then did 2esus include this part a-out not dou-tin% in ,our heart. "he truth is9 ,ou can -elie3e and dis-elie3e at the same time< AT T E SA!E TI!E Consider the parallel passa%e of this father and his demonized -o, in Mar$ /B An- they b)ought hi, unto C/esusD5 an- 0hen he sa0 hi,1 st)aight0ay the s2i)it ta)e hi,7 an- be+ell on the g)oun-1 an- 0allo0e- +oa,ing3 An- he aske- his +athe)1 o0 long is it ago sin*e this *a,e unto hi, % An- he sai-1 O+ a *hil-3 An- o+tti,es it hath *ast hi, into the +i)e1 an- into the 0ate)s1 to -est)oy hi,5 but i+ thou *anst -o any thing1 have *o,2assion on us1 anhel2 us3 /esus saiunto hi,1 I+ thou *anst believe1 all things a)e 2ossible to hi, that believeth3 !a)k :54>94? In other ;ords9 as the father sa; the manifestation of this -o, ha3in% a seizure9 he felt e?asperated and frustrated< #inall,9 he loo$ed at 2esus and said9 4If ,ou can do an,thin%9 help us<4 He -e%an to dou-t and despair< He ;as loo$in% at the situation and sa,in%9 4God9 I don't $no; if 6ou can e3en handle this<4 Instead of acceptin% all of the responsi-ilit, for this healin% on Himself9 2esus turned
-ac$ to this father and declared9 4If ,ou can -elie3e9 all thin%s are possi-le to him that -elie3es<4 8o; loo$ at ho; this father responded< An- st)aight0ay the +athe) o+ the *hil- *)ie- out1 ansai- 0ith tea)s1 Lo)-1 I believe7 hel2 thou ,ine unbelie+3 !a)k :54E 2esus didn't sa,9 4Well9 that's a stupid statement< If ,ou trul, -elie3e9 ,ou can't ha3e un-elief< If ,ou ha3e an, un-elief9 then ,ou aren't reall, -elie3in%<4"he :ord didn't correct him9 re-u$e him9 or sa, an,thin% li$e that< He @ust turned around and cured the -o,< "his sho;s that ,ou can ha3e faith9 and ,et ha3e un-elief9 at the same time< $AIT "AN"ELED OUT
Ima%ine a team of horses hoo$ed up to a ;a%on< 7nder normal circumstances9 the, ;ould ha3e enou%h po;er and -e a-le to mo3e that ;a%on< 5ut if ,ou hoo$ed an eAual team of horses up to the other side of the ;a%on9 and had them pullin% at the same time in the opposite direction9 the net effect ;ould -e zero< With -oth teams of horses pullin% on that ;a%on ;ith all their stren%th9 it ;ouldn't mo3e -ecause the,'re cancelin% each other out< (ne team is ne%atin% the other< "he,'re counter-alancin% each other< "his is ;hat 2esus ;as sa,in% here in Matthe; 1)B21< He didn't tell His disciples9 4It's -ecause ,ou don't ha3e enou%h faith<4 He said9 4It's -ecause of ,our un-elief< 6our un-elief canceled out the faith ,ou had<4 "hese %u,s had -een in faith -efore< "he, had seen
demons cast out9 and people healed and set free< "his time the, did the same thin% as -efore9 -ut didn't %et the same results< "hat's ;h, the, ;ere confused< "he, $ne; the, ;ere -elie3in% God< So the, as$ed Him9 4Wh, could ;e not cast him out.42esus didn't ans;er9 45ecause of ,our little faith<4 He said9 4It's -ecause of ,our un-elief<4 A TINY1 LITTLE !USTARD SEED "ranslatin% this 45ecause ,ou ha3e so little faith4 ma$es no sense ;hen ,ou loo$ at the rest of the 3erse< /esus saiunto the,1 Be*ause o+ you) unbelie+5+o) ve)ily I say unto you1 I+ ye have +aith as a g)ain o+ ,usta)- see-1 ye shall say unto this ,ountain1 Re,ove hen*e to yon-e) 2la*e7 an- it shall )e,ove7 annothing shall be i,2ossible unto you3 !atthe0 (@54> 2esus ;as sa,in%9 4If ,our faith is onl, the size of a mustard seed9 nothin% ;ould -e impossi-le to ,ou<4 A mustard seed is one of the tiniest seeds there is< It's li$e one of those popp, seeds on a -un< "he point our :ord ;as ma$in% is that e3en if ,our faith is tin,9 it's enou%h to cast a mountain into the sea< 6ou don't need -i% faith9 ,ou @ust need a faith that isn't canceled out9 counter-alanced9 or ne%ated -, un-elief pullin% in the opposite direction< #aith the size of a tin, little mustard seed is all ,ou need to spea$ to a mountain and see it cast into the sea ;ithout e3en ph,sicall, ha3in% to touch it< If 2esus had reall, -een sa,in%9 4It's -ecause ,ou ha3e so little faith94 then He ;ould ha3e contradicted and counteracted the 3er, point He ;as ma$in% in the rest of
the 3erse ;ith faith the size of a mustard seed ma$in% a mountain mo3e< Jo ,ou see ho; that doesn't fit. It doesn't ma$e sense< 2esus ;as sa,in%9 4Gu,s9 it's not that ,ou didn't -elie3e< It's that ,our un-elief ne%ated ,our faith< "hat's ;h, ,ou didn't see the desired results<4
" A'TER (? $aith Negate8ot lon% after the first time I sa; a person raised from the dead9 I ;as e?cited< I ;as pumped< I thou%ht9 If I can see someone raised from the dead9 then I can see -lind e,es opened9 deaf ears healed9 people come out of ;heelchairs = an,thin% I ;as holdin% a ser3ice in (maha9 8e-ras$a< (n m, left9 in the front9 ;as a man sittin% in a ;heelchair< I ;as so e?cited< I thou%ht9 God9 I'3e seen 6ou raise someone from the dead9 so I $no; this %u, is %oin% to -e healed< I could hardl, ;ait to %et throu%h preachin% so I could %o o3er and minister to this fello;< As soon as I finished m, messa%e9 I ;ent o3er to him9 %ra--ed him -, the hand9 and declared9 4In the name of 2esus Christ of 8azareth9 rise up and ;al$ 4 When I ,an$ed him out of the ;heelchair9 he came up9 o3er9 and then fell flat on his face< Since he ;as paral,zed9 he couldn't stand up or catch himself< When that happened9 ,ou could hear the %asps and %roans of un-elief and shoc$ from the people< I ;as shoc$ed< I felt em-arrassed and humiliated< I thou%ht9 :oo$ ;hat I'3e done to this man< I'3e em-arrassed and humiliated him< It felt terri-le< So I %ot do;n on m, hands and $nees9 %ra--ed this %u, around his chest9 ;restled him -ac$ into the ;heelchair9 and said the eAui3alent of9 4Jepart in peace9 -e ,e ;armed and filled4 C2ames 2B1'D< 6et9 I didn't %i3e him ;hat he needed< "his man left in his ;heelchair< When I returned to the hotel room9 I remem-er as$in%9
4God9 ;h, did that happen.4 What confused me ;as the fact that I $ne; I had faith< Some people ma, thin$9 8o9 if ,ou had faith9 he ;ould ha3e -een healed< 8o9 I had faith< I used m, faith as far as I could tell9 @ust the same as I did on that man ;ho ;as raised from the dead< I had @ust as much faith< It ;asn't that I ;asn't -elie3in% God< 6ou don't %o up9 %ra- someone9 and pull them out of their ;heelchair unless ,ou -elie3e the,'re %oin% to ;al$< I didn't e?pect that man to fall on his face< I e?pected him to ;al$< "here ;as faith present9 and -ecause I had faith I ;as confused< Wh, didn't I see the ri%ht results. $EAR O$ !AN So I as$ed God9 4Wh, ;asn't this man healed.4 It too$ me a-out three ,ears for m, li%htnin%>fast mind to finall, fi%ure this out< "he :ord sho;ed me9 4Andre;9 ,ou did ha3e faith9 -ut ,ou also had un-elief<4 When the people responded in shoc$ and I panic$ed9 that ;as un-elief< I ;as more concerned a-out ;hat other people said than I ;as a-out ;hat God had to sa,< 2esus saidB o0 *an ye believe1 0hi*h )e*eive honou) one o+ anothe)1 an- seek not the honou) that *o,eth +)o, Go- only% /ohn 65EE If ,ou ha3e to ha3e other people 3alidate ,ou to feel %ood a-out ,ourself9 ,ou're a man pleaser< Worr,in% a-out other people's opinions is the fear of man< #ear is the opposite of faith< #ear is actuall, faith in a ne%ati3e direction< I ;as ;orried a-out ;hat people thou%ht of me< I ;as em-arrassed and humiliated< "hat un-elief and fear
ne%ated m, faith< 6es9 I had faith< 5ut I also had un-elief< I ;as still s;a,ed -, ;hat people thou%ht a-out me9 and it canceled m, faith< BLET ER GOAB
God -e%an to re3eal this truth to me ;hile I ;as readin% a -oo$ a-out Smith Wi%%les;orth< He used to start each one of his meetin%s -, standin% up on the platform and -oldl, declarin%9 4Whoe3er %ets up here first ;ill -e healed of ;hate3er disease ,ou'3e %ot<4 "hen he ;ould minister to them and see them healed< "his ;ould %et e3er,-od,'s attention9 and he ;ould teach on ho; it happened< After;ard he'd ha3e a pra,er line and pra, for multitudes of people< A couple of ;omen in the front ro; $ne; his pattern9 so the, popped ri%ht up as soon as he made this in3itation< 5et;een them9 the, had an elderl, friend ;ho ;as so ;ea$ and frail that she hadn't e3en -een a-le to sit up -, herself9 much less stand< "here had to -e one lad, on each side of her to hold her up< "he lar%e tumor she had on her -ell, made her appear to -e nine months pre%nant< She ;as in 3er, -ad shape9 so at Smith's declaration9 the t;o ladies %ra--ed her and stuc$ her up on the platform< "here these t;o ;omen ;ere=one on either side holdin% up the ;oman ;ho had this hu%e tumor< Wi%%les;orth loo$ed at them and said9 4:et her %o<4 At first9 the ladies e?plained to him9 4We can't let her %o< She's too ;ea$9 and can't stand up on her o;n<4 As Wi%%les;orth ;as $no;n to do9 he ,elled at them9 4I said let her %o 4 So the, did< "hat ;oman fell flat on her
face on top of that tumor9 and let out a loud %roan of pain< "he audience %asped9 full of shoc$ and un-elief9 ;hich ;as the same response I had recei3ed ;hen I pulled that man out of his ;heelchair< In this similar situation9 I had responded ;ith %uilt9 shame9 and fear of ;hat other people thou%ht< I ;as thin$in%9 :a;suit and all of these other terri-le thin%s< Ho; did Smith Wi%%les;orth respond. He said9 4Pic$ her up<4 So the, pic$ed this ;oman up9 and once the, had her standin% a%ain -et;een them9 Smith said9 4:et her %o<4It didn't faze him one -it< He ;asn't mo3ed off of his faith< LESS UNBELIE$ "he t;o ladies ans;ered him9 4We ;ill not let her %o We can't let her %o< She'll fall<4 He ,elled at them a%ain9 sa,in%9 4:et her %o 4 So the, let her %o< A second time this lad, fell on her face on top of that tumor< "he people in the audience ;ere shoc$ed< Moans and %roans of un-elief rippled throu%hout the entire audience< Wi%%les;orth ;asn't phasedH he said9 4Pic$ her up<4 So the, pic$ed her up< "hen he said9 4:et her %o<4 "hese ;omen protested9 4We ;ill not let her %o 4 He ,elled9 46ou let her %o 4 A man in the audience stood up and said9 46ou -east :ea3e that poor ;oman alone 4 Wi%%les;orth ans;ered9 4I $no; m, -usiness< 6ou mind ,our o;n<4 "hen he turned -ac$ to those ladies and
roared9 4:+" H+0 G( 4"he, let her %o< She started to fall9 -ut then cau%ht herself< "hat tumor fell ri%ht out of her dress onto the sta%e9 and she ;al$ed off perfectl, healed< "he :ord sho;ed me that Smith Wi%%les;orth didn't ha3e an, more faith than I had< C0omans 12B3<D He didn't %et an, -etter results that first time he ministered to this ;oman than I %ot ;hen I pulled that man out of his ;heelchair< She fell flat on her face9 @ust li$e he did< What ;as the difference. Smith didn't ha3e an, more faith9 he @ust had less un-elief< He didn't care ;hat people thou%ht a-out him< In fact9 the -oo$ said that Smith ;as often criticized as -ein% harsh and hard< Jo ,ou $no; ;hat the ;ord hard means in reference to our emotions. It means cold9 insensiti3e9 unfeelin%9 or un,ieldin% to ;hat other people thin$< "he difference -et;een Smith and me ;asn't that he had more faith< He had less sensiti3it, to people's criticism< He ;as hardened to;ard ;hat others thou%ht< He ;asn't respondin% to an,-od, or an,thin% e?cept ;hat God had told him< I ;as still too dominated -, people's opinions9 -, m, ph,sical realm9 and ;hat I could see9 taste9 hear9 smell9 and feel< So the difference ;asn't that Smith had more faithH it ;as that he had less un-elief< DE"REASE YOUR UNBELIE$ Most people don't understand this truth< When the, pra, for someone to -e healed9 -ut don't immediatel, see the manifestation9 the, often thin$9 I @ust don't ha3e enou%h faith< So the, start tr,in% to -uild and increase their faith< "he, ha3e this misconception that the, need to ha3e a hu%e faith< Ho;e3er9 this 3iolates ;hat 2esus tau%ht in Matthe; 1)B21 ;hen He said9 4If ,our faith is the size of a
tin,9 little mustard seed9 that's enou%h to remo3e a mountain into the sea<4 In other ;ords9 He ;as sa,in%9 4Gu,s9 ,ou don't need -i% faith< What ,ou need is a pure faith that doesn't ha3e an,thin% contradictin%9 counteractin%9 or ne%atin% it< 6ou need a faith that doesn't ha3e an,thin% pullin% it in an opposite direction<4Most people don't deal ;ith un-elief in their life< Instead9 the, tr, to -uild faith< 7n-elief comes 3er, similar to the ;a, that faith does< So then +aith *o,eth by hea)ing1 an- hea)ing by the 0o)- o+ Go-3 Ro,ans (>5(@ In other ;ords9 faith comes ;hen ;e focus our attention on God and His Word< 7n-elief comes in a similar ;a,9 -ut from the opposite direction< 7n-elief comes ;hen ;e focus our attention on ;hat people ha3e to sa,< It comes ;hen ;e listen to all the ne%ati3e thin%s the doctor has to sa,< If ;e consider9 ponder9 and thin$ on all of those ne%ati3es9 the,'ll ne%ate our faith< So the $e, to the Christian life isn't learnin% ho; to de3elop a hu%e faith9 it's learnin% ho; to decrease the amount of un-elief in our life< Ger, fe; Christians ha3e this understandin%< Most Christians ;ill spend an e?tra hour a da, in the Word tr,in% to -uild their faith< 5ut then9 durin% the da,9 the, ;ash it do;n ;ith t;o or three hours' ;orth of 4As the Stomach "urns4 on tele3ision and readin% throu%h all the -ad ne;s in the ne;spaper< "he,'ll allo; all this se;a%e from the ;orld to flo; throu%h them=thou%hts9 attitudes9 and concepts that are completel, contrar, to God's Word=and then the, ;onder ;h, their faith isn't ;or$in%<
6ou don't need a hu%e faith< 6ou @ust need a pure faith that isn't counter-alanced -, e3er,thin% else< Ho; did Smith Wi%%les;orth %et to ;here his faith ;asn't polluted -, un-elief. He resisted un-elief -, refusin% to focus on an,thin% -ut God's Word< (ne da, :ester Sumrall $noc$ed on Smith Wi%%les;orth's door< He as$ed Smith if he could come in to 3isit< Smith told him he could come in9 -ut the paper under his arm had to sta, outside< Smith ne3er read the ne;spaper and refused one to -e -rou%ht into his house< Some people sa,9 4"hat's reall, narro;>minded<4 Well9 it isfi3e ,ear ministr, he pro-a-l, missed a dozen or so %ood thin%s he could ha3e used in his sermons< 5ut it's certain he missed thousands of -ad thin%s that ;ould ha3e opened the door to un-elief< If ,ou're %oin% to %o o3er-oard9 that's the side to do it on< ABRA A! "ONSIDERED NOT Consider ho; A-raham -elie3ed God< Who against ho2e believe- in ho2e1 that he ,ight be*o,e the +athe) o+ ,any nations1 a**o)-ing to that 0hi*h 0as s2oken1 So shall thy see- be3 An- being not 0eak in +aith1 he *onsi-e)e- not his o0n bo-y no0 -ea-1 0hen he 0as about an hun-)e- yea)s ol-1 neithe) yet the -ea-ness o+ Sa)a&s 0o,b5 e stagge)enot at the 2)o,ise o+ Go- th)ough unbelie+7 but 0as st)ong in +aith1 giving glo)y to Go-7 An- being +ully
2e)sua-e- that1 0hat he ha- 2)o,ise-1 he 0as able also to 2e)+o),3 Ro,ans E5(F94( "his passa%e of scripture re3eals that A-raham ;asn't ;ea$ in faith -ecause he considered not his o;n -od, no; dead< He didn't ha3e a -i%9 hu%e faith9 -ut he did ha3e a faith that ;asn't ne%ated and counter-alanced -, un-elief< A-raham simpl, didn't consider an,thin% that ;as contrar, to ;hat God had said< Spea$in% also of A-raham9 He-re;s 11 sa,sB T)uly1 i+ they ha- been ,in-+ul o+ that *ount)y +)o, 0hen*e they *a,e out1 they ,ight have hao22o)tunity to have )etu)ne-3 eb)e0s ((5(6 If A-raham and Sarah's minds had -een full of thou%hts of the countr, the, had left -ehind in o-edience to God9 the, ;ould ha3e -een tempted to return< In other ;ords9 ,our temptation is lin$ed to ;hat ,ou thin$< 6ou need to understand thisH it ;ill chan%e ,our life if ,ou understand and appl, it< 6ou cannot -e tempted ;ith ;hat ,ou don't thin$< 6ou ha3e to thin$ a-out somethin% -efore ,ou can -e tempted ;ith it< "herefore9 ,ou cannot -e tempted ;ith un-elief unless ,ou thin$ thou%hts of un-elief< We need to Auit listenin% to e3er,one else and all of their un-elief< We need to stop considerin% the ne%ati3ism9 c,nicism9 and anti>GodI anti>Christ sentiment of this ;orld< If ;e didn't listen to those thou%hts9 ;e ;ouldn't -e tempted to dis-elie3e God< "hrou%h man, ,ears of ministr,9 I'3e found that the
hardest people to -e healed out of all the professions are doctors9 nurses9 and those ;ho ha3e recei3ed medical trainin%< Personall,9 I -elie3e the reason is that the, ha3e -een tau%ht certain ;a,s< It's not that e3er,thin% medical professionals are tau%ht is e3il< It's @ust that it is presented to and hammered into them as fact< "heir instructors tell them facts li$e9 4Here's ;hat happens ;hen a person %ets a tumorH ;hen it %ets to this sta%e9 then the, ;ill die<4 5ut the, ne3er finish -, sa,in%9 47nless the, recei3e healin% from God<4"he, don't e3er present the medical trainin% in a spiritual conte?t and sho; that God is capa-le of o3ercomin% an,thin%< So9 o3er and o3er a%ain medical students $eep recei3in% the teachin% of facts li$e9 When a tumor is at this sta%e9 the person ;ill die< "he, ;ill ha3e so man, ;ee$s to li3e9 and that's it< It's incura-le< And -, the time the, finish school9 it is en%rained in their thou%hts< I'3e had some medical professionals come and tr, to recei3e their healin%9 and the, @ust can't understand ;h, it is so hard for them< It's -ecause the, ha3e -een tau%ht so much un-elief9 and it ne%ates their little mustard seed of faith<
" A'TER (E A 'u)e1 St)ong $aith

In Matthe; 1)B219 2esus ;as sa,in%9 4Gu,s9 ,ou don't ha3e a faith pro-lem< What ,ou ha3e is an un-elief pro-lem<4 "he parallel account in Mar$ / sa,s thatB They b)ought hi, unto hi,5 an- 0hen he sa0 hi,1 st)aight0ay the s2i)it ta)e hi,7 an- be+ell on the g)oun-1 an- 0allo0e- +oa,ing3 !a)k :54> Personall,9 I -elie3e this is ;hat caused their un-elief< If ,ou'3e e3er seen an epileptic seizure9 ,ou $no; that it can -e a fri%htful e?perience9 especiall, if the person starts -itin% or s;allo;in% their ton%ue< It's terri-le< I'm not tr,in% to -e cold>hearted or cruel9 -ut I'3e seen it -efore< It can ma$e the hair rise up on the -ac$ of ,our head< "hese disciples had faith< "he, had seen other demons cast out and people healed9 -ut this time9 ;hen the, ;ent to pra, for this -o,9 there ;as a ph,sical manifestation of these demons< "he same thin% happened to 2esus ;hen He ;ent to minister to this lad< "he difference ;as 2esus had zero un-elief to counter His faith9 so He ;as a-le to %o ahead and effect a cure< "hese disciples9 ho;e3er9 had responded in un-elief9 ;hich ne%ated their faith< As a result9 ;hen the, as$ed the :ord9 4Wh, could ;e not cast him out. We $no; ;e ;ere -elie3in%< We'3e seen it happen -efore9 -ut ho; come it didn't ;or$ this time.4 He told them9 4It's -ecause of ,our un-elief< 6our un-elief ne%ated9 canceled out9 and counter-alanced ,our faith<4
"hen in Matthe; 1)B219 2esus continued -, sa,in%B o0beit this kin- Co+ unbelie+D goeth not out but by 2)aye) an- +asting3 Contrar, to much popular teachin%9 and no; e3en a fe; erroneous 5i-le 3ersions9 the true su-@ect of 3erse 21 is the un-elief mentioned in 3erse 219 not the demonCsD in 3erse 1/< Some people teach that certain demons are stron%er than others9 and that ,ou must pra, and fast in order to -e a-le to cast them out< "here are all $inds of 3ariations on this9 -ut it is not ;hat Matthe; 1)B21 is sa,in%< If ,ou loo$ carefull,9 ,ou'll see that the su-@ect of the pre3ious sentence C3< 21D ;as un-elief not demons< 7n-elief ;as ;hat stopped the disciples from castin% out this demon and seein% the -o, healed< And since the :ord said9 4"his $ind onl, %oes out throu%h much pra,er and fastin%94 apparentl, there are different $inds of un-elief< :et me Auic$l, mention that one of the same translations that su-stitutes 4little faith4 for 4un-elief4 in 3erse 219 totall, lea3es out 3erse 21< I'm not Auic$ to criticize translations< I'm a;are that man, people don't li$e the Kin% 2ames Gersion that I use< Ho;e3er9 an, translation that omits 3erses is not ;hat I consider %ood< 6ou need a %ood translation of the 5i-le< Chec$ ,ours out to see if Matthe; 1)B21 and Mar$ 1'B1)>21 are there< T REE #INDS O$ UNBELIE$ "his is @ust 4And,>olo%,94-ut throu%h m, stud, of the Word and e?perience in ministr,9 it seems to me that there are three different $inds of un-elief< #irst9 there is un-elief that comes from i%norance<
Sometimes people oppose ;hat God sa,s not -ecause of an,thin% specific9 -ut -ecause of a lac$ of $no;led%e< "he, @ust don't $no; an, -etter< "he, don't $no; that God ;ants ,ou ;ell< "he,'3e ne3er heard that truth -efore< It's i%norance9 -ut nonetheless it's un-elief< "he ;a, to o3ercome this first $ind of un-elief= i%norance= is to tell people the truth< Sho; them the truth of God's Word< If the, respect His Word9 and are sensiti3e to His Spirit9 the,'ll recei3e the $no;led%e the, need to o3ercome this un-elief< "he second t,pe of un-elief comes from ;ron% doctrine< Man, people no;ada,s ha3e -een tau%ht ;ron%< "he,'3e -een told9 4God doesn't do miracles toda,< Healin% isn't for us toda,< "hese thin%s passed a;a, ;ith the apostles< 4"hat's not true< It's not ;hat the Word of God teaches< 5ut nonetheless9 it's ;hat the, ha3e -een tau%ht< "his un-elief that comes from ;ron% teachin% is harder to o3ercome than @ust i%norance< "hat's -ecause ,ou must first counter the ;ron% doctrine9 and then teach them the truth< "he antidote is e?actl, the same as for the first $ind of un-elief< It @ust ta$es an e?tra step administerin% it= sittin% do;n ;ith them and counterin% their o-@ections< "he ans;er for -oth of these first t;o t,pes of un-elief is to recei3e the truth of God's Word< "hen there's a third t,pe of un-elief that I call natural un-elief< It's un-elief that comes from natural inform> ation that is contrar, to God's Word< If ,ou pra, for someone to -e healed and the, fall o3er dead9 ,our e,es9 ,our ears9 and all of ,our senses are %oin% to tell ,ou9 4It didn't ;or$<4"hat's not necessaril, -ecause of i%norance or ;ron% doctrine< It's @ust that ,ou'3e learned to trust
;hat ,ou see9 taste9 hear9 smell9 and feel< If ,ou pra, for ,our -od, to Auit hurtin%9 ,et ,ou can still feel pain9 ,our -od, is %oin% to -e %i3in% ,ou thou%hts of natural un-elief< It's not demonic or e3il< 6our fi3e senses aren't of the de3il< "he, ha3e an important place and function in our e3er,da, life< DE.ELO' YOUR SILT SENSE If ,ou ;ere %oin% to dri3e me some;here9 I ;ouldn't ;ant ,ou to dri3e ,our car -, faith< I'd ;ant ,ou to open up ,our e,es and see if there is another 3ehicle comin% -efore proceedin% throu%h that intersection< "hat's not ;ron% or actin% in un-elief< 5ut if ,ou $no; God has spo$en somethin% to ,ou -, the Word andIor -, His Spirit9 and ,our ph,sical senses are tellin% ,ou9 4It's not %oin% to ;or$94 then ,ou ha3e to -e a-le to %o -e,ond those fi3e senses< When God ;ants ,ou to do somethin% contrar, to ;hat ,ou can see9 taste9 hear9 smell9 and feel9 then ,our fi3e natural senses can %i3e ,ou thou%hts of un-elief that can ne%ate ,our faith< "his is ;hat happened ;ith the disciples in Matthe; 1)< "he, sa; a ph,sical manifestation of this demon that ;as contrar, to ;hat the, ;ere pra,in% and -elie3in% for9 and it caused them to fear< "heir fi3e senses ministered thou%hts of un-elief that countered their faith< It ;as miraculous ho; I sa; that first man raised from the dead< I didn't $no; ;hat ;as ;ron% ;hen I ;al$ed into the room< I ;as standin% ri%ht in front of the man -efore I realized he ;as dead< I heard his ;ife cr,in%9 4(h9 God< 5rin% +3erett -ac$ from the dead<4 When she said that9 it ;as the first time I had e3en had a thou%ht
that the %u, ;as dead< When I heard her pra,er9 I @ust loo$ed at the man and commanded9 4+3erett9 in the name of 2esus9 come -ac$ into ,our -od,<4 "hen he @ust sat up< It ;as that simple< It ;ould ha3e -een much more difficult if I ;ould ha3e had thirt, minutes to thin$ a-out him -ein% dead< If some-od, ;ould ha3e told me ;hat I ;as %oin% o3er there to pra, for9 m, mind ;ould pro-a-l, ha3e come up ;ith enou%h thou%hts of un-elief to ne%ate and counter-alance m, faith< Personall,9 I -elie3e that one of the reasons I sa; this man raised from the dead ;as -ecause I @ust didn't ha3e time to thin$ a-out an,thin% else< "hese disciples had alread, seen demons cast out and people healed< Apparentl,9 the, hadn't faced a ph,sical manifestation li$e this -efore< "herefore9 the, hadn't had the same temptation to un-elief< 5ut in this instance9 there ;as a ph,sical manifestation contrar, to ;hat the,'d pra,ed for9 and it caused them thou%hts of un-elief< 7nderstandin% this9 2esus told them9 4"he onl, ;a, ,ou can %et rid of this natural $ind of un-elief is throu%h fastin% and pra,er< It's not @ust a matter of stud,in% the Word more< 6ou need to %et into the presence of God and rene; ,ourself to such a de%ree that ,ou de3elop ,our si?th sense9 ;hich is faith<4 $ASTING AND 'RAYER "his is important< 6ou ha3e fi3e senses=;hat ,ou can see9 taste9 hear9 smell9 and feel< If one of those senses ;ere to -e dama%ed9 let's sa, ,ou ;ent -lind9 ,ou could still %et
around< What ,ou'd ha3e to do is depend more upon ,our other remainin% senses9 li$e hearin% and feelin%< 6ou ;ould ha3e to listen to ;hat's happenin% around ,ou9 and use a cane to touch and feel the 3ariances in the %round ahead as ,ou ;al$ alon%< 6ou could still %et around and ;al$ places9 -ut ,ou'd ha3e to rel, more on ,our other senses< Some -lind people memorize ;hat their apartment is li$e9 and ;here e3er,thin% is< "he, can ;al$ in the dar$ -ecause the, aren't usin% their e,es< "he,'re usin% their ears and touch primaril,< So ,ou can compensate for losin% one of ,our senses -, dependin% on the others more< What happens ;hen God re3eals to ,ou throu%h His Word that it is His ;ill to heal ,ou9 -ut all fi3e of ,our senses are tellin% ,ou9 4It didn't ;or$< I still feel pain< I still loo$ sic$< I still ha3e this and that9 and I can taste somethin% in m, mouth that sho;s me I ha3en't -een healed ,et4. If all fi3e of ,our senses are tellin% ,ou it didn't ;or$9 ,ou need to de3elop a si?th sense that ;ill tell ,ou it did ;or$< "hat si?th sense is faith< 6ou can %et to ;here ,ou actuall, -elie3e that ,ou ha3e faith9 and that faith -ecomes as real to ,ou as ;hat ,ou can see9 taste9 hear9 smell9 and feel< 6ou do that -, spendin% time in the spiritual realm< "hat's ;hat pra,er and fastin% are all a-out< #astin% doesn't chan%e God< It doesn't ma$e Him mo3e< #astin% and pra,er don't ma$e demons lea3e< "here is no demon that ,ou ;ill e3er encounter that ;ill reAuire fastin% and pra,er added to ;hat 2esus has alread, done to cast them out< If ,ou encounter a demon and it doesn't
respond to the name of 2esus and faith in His name9 then ,our pra,er and fastin% isn't %oin% to %et them out either< Spea$in% the Word of God and the name of 2esus in faith ;ill deal ;ith an, demon< So9 ,our fastin% and pra,er doesn't mo3e God< 8either does it mo3e the de3il< #astin% and pra,er mo3es ,ou< It affects ,ou< 6our appetite is one of the stron%est desires ,our flesh has< When ,ou den, ,our flesh -, fastin%9 it's %oin% to rise up and re-el -ecause it ;ants to -e fed< 6our flesh ;ants to -e indul%ed and ta$en care of< If ,ou tell ,our flesh9 48o Man doesn't eat -, -read alone9 -ut -, e3er, ;ord that proceeds from the mouth of God4 CMatthe; !B!H :u$e !B!D9 I can %uarantee ,ou that ,our flesh is %oin% to re-el< Althou%h ,ou'll thin$ ,ou are d,in% -, noon the first da,9 it's not true< If ,ou perse3ere9 after a;hile ,our -od, and ,our senses ;ill -e%in to learn< "he,'ll sa,9 4He,9 I didn't die at noon<4 As a matter of fact9 after fastin% a-out three da,s9 ,ou'll %et to ;here ,ou aren't hun%r, an, more< 6ou ma, not ha3e e?perienced this ,et9 -ut it's true< 6ou can literall, -rin% ,our fi3e senses under control9 and the,'ll -e%in to reco%nize that9 4He,9 I'm not %oin% to star3e< ($a,9 this faith stuff is real<4 6ou reall, can -e sustained -, God9 and not -, food alone< 6ou can teach ,our flesh that< "hen ;hen ,ou sa, to ,our -od,9 46ou're healed in 2esus' name94 ,our flesh ma, ans;er9 4I still hurt94 -ut that si?th sense sa,s 4I'm healed and I -elie3e it< So o$a,9 I'3e e?perienced this -efore<4 5ut if ,ou ha3en't spent time fastin%9 pra,in%9 and -ein% in the presence of God9 ,our -od, ;ill sa,9 48o9 I still hurt<4 6ou'll sa,9 45od,9 ,ou %et in line94 -ut ,our flesh ;ill ans;er9 4Who are ,ou to tell me ;hat to do. I tell ,ou ;hen to eat9 ;hat to eat9 and ho;
much to eat<4 It's @ust li$e a spoiled -rat< 5ut ,ou can train ,our senses to discern -oth %ood CGod and His WordD and e3il C;hat contradicts themD< St)ong ,eat belongeth to the, that a)e o+ +ull age1 even those 0ho by )eason o+ use have thei) senses eJe)*ise- to -is*e)n both goo- an- evil3 eb)e0s 65(E 6ou can %et to the place ;here someone li$e Smith Wi%%les;orth li3ed9 listenin% to ;hat faith has to sa, more than ;hat natural thin%s li$e ,our mind9 emotions9 senses9 and circumstances ha3e to sa,< When ,ou do that9 ,ou're decreasin% in un-elief< T E !EASURE O$ $AIT Accordin% to 0omans !9 it's more -i-licall, accurate to sa, that9 dependin% on the le3el of un-elief9 ,ou either ha3e a ;ea$ faith or a stron% faith< An- being not 0eak in +aith1 he *onsi-e)e- not his o0n bo-y no0 -ea-1 0hen he 0as about an hun-)e- yea)s ol-1 neithe) yet the -ea-ness o+ Sa)a&s 0o,b5 e stagge)e- not at the 2)o,ise o+ Go- th)ough unbelie+7 but 0as st)ong in +aith1 giving glo)y to Go-7 An- being +ully 2e)sua-e- that1 0hat he ha- 2)o,ise-1 he 0as able also to 2e)+o),3 Ro,ans E5(:94( What ,ou're doin% is descri-in% ho; much un-elief ,ou ha3e mi?ed ;ith ,our faith< If ,ou ha3e a lot of un-elief9 then ,ou're ;ea$ in faith< If ,ou ha3e little un-elief9 then ,ou're stron% in faith< "hat's an appropriate description< Whereas9 little faith and -i% faith isn't reall, appropriate<
"he truth is e3er, one of us has -een %i3en the faith of the Son of God< Go- hath -ealt to eve)y ,an the ,easu)e o+ +aith3 Ro,ans (45? #no0ing that a ,an is not Husti+ie- by the 0o)ks o+ the la01 but by the +aith o+ /esus "h)ist1 even 0e have believe- in /esus "h)ist1 that 0e ,ight be Husti+ie- by the +aith o+ "h)ist1 annot by the 0o)ks o+ the la05+o) by the 0o)ks o+ the la0 shall no +lesh be Husti+ie-33 /a, *)u*i+ie- 0ith "h)ist5 neve)theless I live7 yet not I1 but "h)ist liveth in ,e5 an- the li+e 0hi*h I no0 live in the +lesh ive by the +aith o+ the Son o+ Go-1 0ho love,e1 an- gave hi,sel+ +o) ,e3 Galatians 45(814> #or further stud, of this important foundational truth9 I encoura%e ,ou to chec$ out m, teachin% entitled9 4"he #aith of God< 4It's a3aila-le -oth as a sin%le messa%e and as the third part of Spirit9 Soul M 5od,< +3er, -orn>a%ain Christian has the e?act same amount and Aualit, of faith that 2esus had< 6ou don't ha3e a faith pro-lem< What ,ou ha3e is an un-elief pro-lem< Instead of tr,in% to -uild -i%%er and -i%%er faith9 ;e need to stop feedin% un-elief< We need to turn off the sources of un-elief in our life and star3e our un-elief< We need to %et to ;here ;e spend so much time in the spiritual ;orld thin$in% on God and the truths of His Word that ;e don't e3en ha3e the same thou%hts of un-elief< :et's -e li$e A-raham9 ;ho didn't e3en consider the fact that he ;as a hundred ,ears old and his ;ife ;as ninet,<
He @ust thou%ht a-out ;hat God had promised him9 ;hich ;as that the, ;ere %oin% to ha3e a child< 0omans !B1/ sa,s that A-raham didn't e3en consider his o;n -od, no; dead9 neither ,et the deadness of Sarah's ;om-< "his ena-led him not to sta%%er in un-elief at the promise of God< T E #EY TO .I"TORY When it comes to ministerin% healin%9 it's not usuall, that people don't ha3e faith< Some don't9 -ut most do< Ho;> e3er9 the, also ha3e un-elief< "herefore9 their faith is ;ea$< It's canceled out9 ne%ated9 and counter-alanced -, un-elief< "he reason is that the, ha3en't -een spendin% time in the presence of God< "he, are so accustomed to the ;orld9 the,'re thin$in% thou%hts of un-elief< "he,'re thin$in%9 4It's flu season< +3er,one else has it94 or 4M, father died from this same thin% that's fi%htin% me<4 "he, consider9 ponder9 and thin$ a-out all these natural thin%s9 and that un-elief ne%ates their faith< So the $e, to 3ictor, in the Christian life isn't necessaril, ha3in% hu%e faith9 it's ha3in% a simple9 pure9 childli$e faith=faith the size of a mustard seed=that isn't canceled out -, un-elief< 6ou need to unhoo$ from the un-elief that is pullin% ,ou in the opposite direction9 and let ,our little mustard seed amount of faith pull ,ou to 3ictor,< Some fol$s thin$ that the onl, reason people aren't healed is -ecause the, don't ha3e an, faith< "hat offends other people ;ho'll ar%ue9 48o9 this person lo3ed God< "he, ;ere a %reat person of faith<4"he,'ll summaril, dismiss ,our criticism sa,in%9 4It must not -e God's ;ill to heal<4 Ho;e3er9 ,ou no; $no; that this isn't all there is to it< 6ou can ha3e faith9 lo3e God9 and -e a %reat person9 ,et
ha3e un-elief that pulls ,ou in the other direction< Star3e ,our un-elief< Get to ;here ,ou are so sin%le> minded a-out the :ord and His Word that ,our little mustard seed amount of faith ;ill -e enou%h to accomplish an,thin% ,ou need< :i$e a leech or a fun%us9 un-elief has to -e fed and nourished< Separate ,ourself e3en for a ;ee$< #astin%9 pra,in%9 and focusin% ,our attention on the :ord can do %reat dama%e to ,our un-elief< It doesn't cause God to %i3e ,ou more po;er< It @ust causes the faith ,ou ha3e to ;or$ so much -etter -ecause ,ou are diminishin% the un-elief that's pullin% in the opposite direction< "hat's %ood ne;s (nce ,ou -elie3e the truth that God ;ants ,ou ;ell9 then all ,ou ha3e to do is star3e the un-elief until ,our faith starts producin% the results ,ou desire<
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So far ;e ha3e learned that healin% is part of Christ's atonement9 ;hich means it's not optional< It's alread, -een pro3ided for< "he :ord ;ould no more ;ithhold healin% from us than He ;ould ;ithhold for%i3eness of sin< (ur sins ha3e -een for%i3en and our -odies ha3e -een healed -, the one atonement of our :ord 2esus Christ< We need to %et this attitude that our healin% has alread, -een accomplished< If ;e ;ere to fi%ht for it the same as ;e fi%ht to resist sin9 then ;e ;ould see a mar$ed difference in the num-er of people ;ho recei3e healin%< Ho;e3er9 man, fol$s are passi3e ;hen it comes to healin%< "he, pra, a pra,er li$e9 4:ord9 heal me9 if it -e 6our ;ill<4"hat is a-solutel, inaccurate -ecause the Word sa,sB Belove-1 I 0ish above all things that thou ,ay est 2)os2e) an- be in health1 even as thy soul 2)os2e)eth3 ? /ohn 4 "he ;ord 4;ish4 here means that it is His ;ill< God's ;ill is for us to -e ;ell< (nce ;e see His ;ill re3ealed plainl, li$e this in His Word9 there's no reason for us to pra, an, lon%er 4If it -e 6our ;ill<4 It's a matter of appropriatin% healin%=reachin% out in faith9 ta$in%9 and recei3in%< It's standin% in faith for the full manifestation< We ha3e to -e a%%ressi3e and fi%ht to recei3e ;hat God has %i3en< We must not allo; the ;orld9 the flesh9 or the de3il to den, us
;hat 2esus has alread, pro3ided< LI$E AND 'EA"E Sic$ness is ne3er a -lessin%< God's Word is 3er, clear< We sa; earlier that Jeuteronom, 2*B1>1! lists ;hat God considers a -lessin% and that 3erses 1'='* re3eals ;hat He considers a curse< Sic$ness and disease are al;a,s a curse< #or reli%ion to come alon% and teach that sic$ness is actuall, a -lessin% from God is a per3ersion of ;hat His Word sa,s< 6es9 the :ord did smite some people ;ith sic$ness in the (ld "estament< Ho;e3er9 there's a hu%e difference -et;een the (ld Co3enant and the 8e;< God doesn't smite people li$e that in the 8e; Co3enant< 5ut remem-er9 e3en under the la;9 sic$ness ;as al;a,s a curse=ne3er a -lessin%< And Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the la; CGalatians 3B12>13D9 ;hich includes e3er,thin% listed in Jeuteronom, 2*B1'>'*< "he reason ;h, most people aren't healed is un-elief in one form or another< 7n-elief is a counter-alancin%9 opposin% force to faith< Most people tr, to -uild and increase faith9 -ut do nothin% a-out the amount of their un-elief< "he, simpl, don't understand that faith and un-elief are opposin% forces< 2esus said in Matthe; 1)B21 that a mustard seed amount of faith is all ;e need to do an,thin%9 e3en see a mountain cast into the sea< We don't ha3e a faith pro-lem< What ;e reall, ha3e is an un-elief pro-lem< We e?pose oursel3es to all $inds of thou%hts9 attitudes9 feelin%s9 and emotions that ;ar a%ainst our faith< "o ha3e a stron% faith9 ;e need to decrease the amount of un-elief in our life -, ta$in% our
focus a;a, from the ;orld and a;a, from an,thin% that contradicts God's Word9 especiall, in the area of healin%< We need to Auit listenin% to all the ne%ati3e reports and focus on the Word of God< If all our thou%hts are spirituall, minded9 then all ;e'll %et is life and peace< C0omans *B'<D "ONSTANT AND UNI.ERSAL "he $in%dom of God=includin% faith=operates -, la;< 7nderstandin% this truth is essential to ;al$in% in di3ine healthdepth on this truth and ho; it applies specificall, to healin% in such teachin%s as Ho; to 0ecei3e a Miracle and 6ou'3e Alread, Got It I encoura%e ,ou to %et them< A la; is consistent and uni3ersal< It's al;a,s the same9 and ne3er fluctuates9 an,;here ,ou %o< An,thin% that doesn't fit that criteria isn't a la;9 -ut a phenomenon< "a$e9 for instance9 %ra3it,< Gra3it, is a la;< We call it the la; of %ra3it,< It's al;a,s constant< It al;a,s ;or$s< It's al;a,s the same no matter ;here ,ou %o< If %ra3it, onl, ;or$ed in the 7nited States9 -ut o3er in +urope9 Africa9 or Asia there ;as ;ei%htlessness9 then it ;ould -e a phenomenon9 not a la;< If %ra3it, onl, manifested sometimes9 and other times there ;as ;ei%htlessness9 it ;ould -e a phenomenon< 5ut ;hen somethin% is consistent and uni3ersal9 then that means it is a la;< God created this ;orld and the la;s that %o3ern it< In addition to %ra3it,9 there are la;s concernin% such thin%s as electricit, and inertia< "he la; of inertia tells us that once an o-@ect is in motion9 it tends to sta, in motion<
(nce inertia has -uilt up9 it ta$es time and effort to o3ercome< "hat's ;h, ,ou ha3e to appl, the -ra$es in order to stop a mo3in% car< Ho; lon% it ta$es to stop depends on ho; fast ,ou're %oin% and the size and mass of the 3ehicle< "his is the la; of inertia< It also ;or$s ;hen ,ou're sittin% still< Inertia ;or$s a%ainst ,ou9 and it ta$es time to accelerate and %et a car mo3in% from a stopped position< 5ut once it's rollin% ,ou can coast< "hese are @ust a fe; e?amples of the different la;s in effect< God created these la;s=-oth natural and spiritual=and He doesn't 3iolate them< "his truth directl, applies to healin%< INTENDED $OR OUR GOOD I constantl, tal$ ;ith people ;ho simpl, don't understand that the spiritual realm is %o3erned -, la;s< "he, don't loo$ at the $in%dom of God as -ein% %o3erned -, la;s< "he, honestl, thin$ that the :ord @ust does an,thin% He ;ants< Man, people ta$e up an offense a%ainst God ;hen someone in their famil, dies< "he, sa,9 4Wh, didn't God heal this person. If He ;anted to9 He could ha3e<4 "he, fail to understand that there are la;s that %o3ern His $in%dom< In the ph,sical realm9 the la; of %ra3it, applies e3en to the person ;ho ;al$s off the ed%e of a tall -uildin%< God doesn't ;ant that person to die< He actuall, created %ra3it, to -e a positi3e force in our life< 0i%ht no;9 I'm sittin% in a chairstor, -uildin%< God didn't create %ra3it, to harm us< He made it to help us function here on planet earth< "he ;hole ;orld functions that ;a,9 and it's %ood< 5ut if someone 3iolates the la;s God created=li$e steppin% off a tall -uildin%=the same force that God intended for our %ood ;ill $ill us< Some fol$s ar%ue that if the :ord ;anted to9 He could @ust stop that< Ho;e3er9 God doesn't @ust chan%e the la;s< "hat's not His nature< When He created these la;s as part of the ori%inal creation9 He said9 4It is 3er, %ood<4 CGenesis 1B31<D "here's nothin% ;ron% ;ith %ra3it,< "he pro-lem isn't ;ith the la;< It's ;ith the people ;ho 3iolate these la;s< If God suspended the la; of %ra3it, to sa3e one life9 thin$ of the untold millions of other li3es that ;ould -e lost -ecause of that suspension< People dependin% on %ra3it, to hold their car to the road ;hile dri3in% ;ould suddenl, careen out of control into other cars and -uildin%s< Millions of people ;ould die @ust so He could sa3e the life of one person fallin% off of a -uildin%< It doesn't ;or$ that ;a,< :a;s are constant< "he, don't fluctuate< God doesn't 3iolate natural la;s< He doesn't 3iolate spiritual la;s either< "here are spiritual la;s9 and the, are intended for our %ood< "he :ord has desi%ned thin%s so that it's not @ust on His ;him that people are healed< "here are la;s that %o3ern faith and healin%< "here are reasons ;h, thin%s happen the ;a, that the, do< (ur i%norance of these la;s9 and of the truth that there are these la;s9 is a hu%e hindrance to recei3in% healin%< I%norance of ;hat these indi3idual la;s are ;ill hinder people from recei3in% healin%9 e3en those ;ho understand that the $in%dom of God is operated and %o3erned -, la;s<
ELE"TRI"ITY +lectricit, has -een around since God created the earth< "here's a ma%netic field in the earth and electricit, in the air< 6ou can see that especiall, in cold9 dr, climates ;hen ,ou ;al$ on a carpet and then touch a door$no-< "he static electricit, ;ill shoc$ ,ou< "hese $inds of thin%s ha3e happened since the first da, that God created the earth< I heard someone sa, that there's enou%h ener%, in a t,pical thunderstorm to po;er the cit, of 8e; 6or$ for one ;hole ,ear< God didn't @ust choose to %i3e electricit, to man a fe; hundred ,ears a%o< 8o9 electricit, has -een here from the -e%innin%< It ;as man's i%norance of electricit, that $ept him from -ein% a-le to use it the ;a, ;e do toda,< God didn't hold him -ac$< If man ;ould ha3e understood the la;s that %o3ern electricit,9 and learned ho; to cooperate ;ith them9 ;e could ha3e en@o,ed the -enefits of electricit, thousands of ,ears a%o< 2esus and His disciples could ha3e used the air conditioners9 ;ashin% machines9 and dish;ashers ;e use toda,< "he potential has al;a,s -een there< It ;as @ust our i%norance that $ept us from it< :i$e;ise9 there are thin%s that men are dreamin% a-out in3entin% ri%ht no;< Man, of these ideas sound far> fetched to us toda,9 -ut the,'re possi-le< God isn't holdin% us -ac$< It's our o;n i%norance of the la;s< We're still in the process of disco3erin%9 and man, radical chan%es are ,et to come< Consider the hu%e chan%es in telecommunications that ha3e ta$en place in @ust the past fe; ,ears alone< "oda,9 nearl, e3er,one has a cell phone< "here's no reason ;h,
people couldn't ha3e -een tal$in% on cell phones 29111 ,ears a%o< 5oth the materials to ma$e the cell phones9 and the natural la;s that %o3ern ho; the, ;or$9 ha3e -een here on the earth from the -e%innin% of time< God ;asn't holdin% us -ac$< We ;ere i%norant of the la;s< "he a-ilit, ;as there9 -ut ;e had to understand ho; to operate it< "here is a natural fear of thin%s ;e don't understand< 6ou ma, understand ho; to flip a s;itch and ma$e a li%ht turn on9 -ut ,ou don't $no; all the la;s %o3ernin% electricit,'s use< +lectricit, can $ill9 and people ;ho don't understand it are fearful of it< Personall,9 I don't full, understand electricit,< When I do electrical ;or$9 I %o to the -rea$er -o? and shut off all the -rea$ers in the ;hole house< 8o;9 I $no; ,ou don't ha3e to do that9 -ut one time ;hen I @ust shut off one -rea$er9 there happened to -e an ad@acent -rea$er -o? that ;as %rounded to the one I ;as ;or$in% on9 and the electricit, $noc$ed me flat on m, -ac$ Another time9 I ;as helpin% do a total remodel on someone's -athroom< I ;as ;or$in% on replacin% all the fi?tures9 and ;as a-out to %o turn off all of the -rea$ers in the ;hole house< A man came in and said9 46ou don't e3en ha3e to turn off the -rea$ers at all<4 He then proceeded to ;or$ ;ith the li3e ;ires< We had @ust pulled out the sin$9 and there ;as ;ater on the floor< He @ust stood there in the ;ater ;or$in% ;ith the ;ires9 and he ne3er %ot shoc$ed< Some people thin$9 6ou cant do that 6ou can if ,ou $no; ;hat ,ou are doin%< Since I don't $no; enou%h a-out electricit, and ho; it ;or$s to do somethin% li$e that9 I ha3e a natural fear and ina-ilit, that someone ;ho understands and operates in that $no;led%e doesn't ha3e<
T E LAW O$ $AIT It's the same ;a, in the spiritual ;orld< "here are reasons ;h, some people are a-le to ;al$ in the po;er of God9 and others aren't< 5asicall,9 God's Word is His manual that tells us ;hat these la;s are and ho; His $in%dom operates< Whe)e is boasting then +it is eJ*lu-e-3 By 90hat la0 + o+ 0o)ks % Nay5 but by the la0 o+ +aith3 Ro,ans ?54@ Althou%h this 3erse in conte?t is actuall, tal$in% a-out the tension -et;een %race and faith9 ;e can also see an important principle here in the final phrase< 8otice the terminolo%,B 4the la; of faith<4 #aith is %o3erned -, la;< So ;hen a person has need of healin%9 it's not a matter of @ust petitionin% God9 and then if He ;ants them healed the,'ll -e healed< 8o9 that's not it< "here are la;s that %o3ern ho; healin% ;or$s< It's primaril, our i%norance of God's la;s and ho; His $in%dom ;or$s that $eeps His po;er from operatin%< Most people simpl, don't see that the $in%dom of God is esta-lished on la;s9 and la;s are consistent< God doesn't chan%e< 8either does He 3iolate His o;n la;s @ust -ecause people don't understand this< Man, people %et an%r, at God ;hen some-od, dies or a healin% doesn't manifest< "he, thin$9 If He ;anted to9 He could ha3e healed me< God certainl, has the po;er9 -ut that po;er doesn't flo; independent of His la;s< "here are spiritual la;s that %o3ern ho; faith ;or$s and ho; the po;er of God flo;s< If ;e don't $no; that9 then ;e stop the po;er of God and do ;ithout -ecause of our
i%norance< Some people ta$e offense ;hen the, first hear these truths< "he, sa,9 46ou're criticizin% me 4 Well9 I am9 -ut in the same ;a, that I ;ould criticize :eonardo da Ginci< In his da,9 da Ginci ;as considered a %enius< He actuall, in3ented man, thin%s hundreds of ,ears -efore ;e had the a-ilit, to ma$e them< #or instance9 people ha3e applied modern technolo%, that :eonardo didn't ha3e9 li$e electric motors and li%hter materials9 and -uilt a ;or$in% helicopter -ased on his desi%ns< Althou%h he li3ed in the 1!11s9 this man ;as ;a, ahead of his time< Man, of da Ginci's concepts and plans didn't ;or$ -ac$ then -ecause he didn't ha3e access to ;hat ;e $no; and ha3e toda,< He didn't use electricit,< He didn't ha3e the -enefit of electrical motors9 and the li$e< 6et9 this man ;as a %enius< When I point out that he ;as i%norant of the la;s %o3ernin% electricit,9 I'm not sa,in% he ;as stupid< I'm @ust statin% that he lac$ed $no;led%e in certain areas< He didn't understand some of the thin%s that ;e understand and ta$e for %ranted toda,< STILL GROWING I am not criticizin% or tr,in% to put do;n an,one ;hen I sa, that a lot of people are i%norant of the la;s of God< I'm simpl, pointin% out the truth that there are man, thin%s a3aila-le to us from God that ;e don't recei3e -ecause ;e don't understand and cooperate ;ith the la;s of His $in%dom< "hrou%h stud,in% the Word9 I'3e disco3ered a num-er of these la;s that %o3ern ho; the $in%dom of God ;or$s< Ho;e3er9 I am con3inced that there is much more that I
still don't understand< "hat's the reason ;h, thin%s don't ;or$ an, -etter for me than the, do< Althou%h I don't $no; e3er,thin%9 I could pro-a-l, tell ,ou at least a hundred different la;s and principles I'3e found concernin% healin%< Still9 there are other la;s that I don't ,et understand9 ;hich is ;h, ;hile I don't see e3er, sin%le person healed9 I ha3e seen lots of people healedinclusi3e list9 -ut it's a %reat place to start< An- a *e)tain 0o,an1 0hi*h ha- an issue o+ bloot0elve yea)s1 An- ha- su++e)e- ,any things o+ ,any 2hysi*ians1 an- ha- s2ent all that she ha-1 an- 0as nothing bette)e-1 but )athe) g)e0 0o)se1 When she ha- hea)- o+ /esus1 *a,e in the 2)ess behin-1 antou*hehis ga),ent3 $o) she sai-1 I+ I ,ay tou*h but his *lothes1 I shall be 0hole3 An- st)aight0ay the +ountain o+ he) bloo- 0as -)ie- u27 anshe +elt in he) bo-y that she 0as heale- o+ that 2lague3 An- /esus1 i,,e-iately kno0ing in hi,sel+ that vi)tue ha- gone out o+ hi,1 tu)ne- hi, about in the 2)ess1 ansai-1 Who tou*he- ,y *lothes% An- his -is*i2les saiunto hi,1 Thou seest the ,ultitu-e th)onging thee1 ansayest thou1 Who tou*he- ,e% An- he looke- )ounabout to see he) that ha- -one this thing3 But the 0o,an +ea)ing an- t)e,bling1 kno0ing 0hat 0as -one in he)1 *a,e an- +ell -o0n be+o)e hi,1 an- tol- hi, all the t)uth3 An- he saiunto he)1 Daughte)1 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole7 go in 2ea*e1 an- be 0hole o+ thy 2lague3 !a)k 65469?E "his passa%e sho;s us ho; the $in%dom of God operates -, la;< When that ;oman came and touched the hem of
2esus' %arment9 He felt 3irtue=po;er=%o out of Him< So He as$ed9 4Who touched M, clothes.4 Immediatel,9 His disciples -e%an to sa,9 46ou see the cro;d of people pressin% in to touch 6ou<4 In other ;ords9 this multitude of people ;eren't @ust casuall, -umpin% up a%ainst 2esus< "he, ;ere tr,in% to touch Him -ecause the, reco%nized the po;er and 3irtue that ;as in Him< "herefore9 man, people ;ere touchin% Him< "he disciples said9 4Wh, are 6ou as$in% ;ho touched 6ou. +3er,-od, is touchin% 6ou<4 5ut 2esus could tell a difference< BW O TOU" ED !E%B Some people thin$ that as$in% this Auestion9 4Who touched Me.4 ;as actuall, decepti3e on God's part< "he, assume that since 2esus ;as God that He certainl, $ne; all thin%s9 includin% ;ho had touched Him< "he, ar%ue that He ;as @ust sa,in% this as a ;a, to tr, to %et this ;oman to come for;ard 3oluntaril,< "hat's not true< Man, people don't understand this truth that 2esus ;as -oth full, God and full, man< He ;as 111 percent God in His spirit9 -ut His ph,sical -od, ;as human=sinless human9 -ut human nonetheless< (ur :ord too$ upon Himself a human -od,9 and :u$e 2B&2 re3eals thatB /esus in*)ease- in 0is-o, an- statu)e1 an- in +avou) 0ith Go- an- ,an3 2esus had to %ro; up and learn thin%s< In His spirit9 as God9 He $ne; all thin%s< 5ut since He ;as li3in% in a ph,sical -od,9 His ph,sical -od, had to learn< He didn't come out of the ;om- spea$in% He-re;9 understandin% math9 and practicin% carpentr,< 2esus had to learn ho; to eat9 ;al$9 and tal$ @ust the same as other children do< He
;as sinless9 -ut He ;as human9 and He had to %ro;< "he ph,sical realm of 2esus had limitations< His ph,sical -od, could onl, -e in one place at one time9 and it %re; tired< ast thou not kno0n% hast thou not hea)-1 that the eve)lasting Go-1 the LORD1 the ")eato) o+ the en-s o+ the ea)th1 +ainteth not1 neithe) is 0ea)y% the)e is no sea)*hing o+ his un-e)stan-ing3 Isaiah E>54F Since 2esus %re; tired at times9 does that mean He ;asn't God. 8o9 He ;as God in His spirit9 -ut His ph,sical -od, had limitations< "herefore9 ;hen 2esus as$ed9 4Who touched Me.4 in His ph,sical -ein%9 He didn't $no; ;ho had touched Him< ALREADY A''RO.ED Man, people thin$ that God @ust so3erei%nl, loo$s o3er thin%s< When someone %ets healed9 it's -ecause the, %a3e their reAuest to God and He %ranted it< "he, 3isualize God in hea3en sittin% -ehind a des$ piled hi%h ;ith pra,ers< "heir petition %oes -, and He either stamps 4Appro3ed4 or 4Jisappro3ed4 on it< So if someone %ets healed it's -ecause God had merc, on them and healed them< If the, don't9 it's -ecause He chose not to heal them for ;hate3er reason< "his attitude is e?pressed a%ain and a%ain as people sa,9 4Wh, didn't God heal so and so. I pra,ed for them< He could ha3e done it<4"he, thin$ that it's up to God to appro3e or disappro3e of our healin%< "he truth is9 throu%h the stripes on 2esus' -ac$9 God has alread, appro3ed all our healin%<
Who his o0n sel+ ba)e ou) sins in his o0n bo-y on the t)ee1 that 0e1 being -ea- to sins1 shoul- live unto )ighteousness5 by 0hose st)i2es ye 0e)e C2ast tenseD heale-3 ( 'ete) 454E "hrou%h Christ's death9 -urial9 and resurrection9 He has alread, paid for e3er, person's healin%< He's alread, stamped 4Appro3ed4< It's not no; up to GodH there are la;s throu%h ;hich our faith has to function< "he healin% He's alread, pro3ided for us ;on't flo; until ;e learn these la;s and -e%in to put them into practice< $LI' T E SWIT" "he spiritual ;orld operates on spiritual la;s the same ;a, the natural ;orld operates on natural la;s< +lectricit, is %enerated -, the po;er compan,< It's deli3ered to ;here ,ou ;or$ and li3e -, po;er lines< Ho;e3er9 if ,ou ;ant ,our li%hts on9 ,ou don't call the electric compan, and as$9 4Could ,ou please turn m, li%hts on. Andre; Wommac$ is comin% o3er and ;e're ha3in% a meetin% here toni%ht<4 It doesn't matter ;hat ,our need or desire is -ecause the electric compan, has alread, done their part< "he, ha3e supplied ,ou ;ith the po;er9 -ut it's at ,our command< "he po;er compan, isn't %oin% to send someone out to flip the s;itch on ,our ;all to turn the li%ht on< "hat's not their @o-< "he, %enerate the po;er and suppl, it to ,ou< 5ut ,ou are the one ;ho has to turn it on< It's the same ;a, in the spiritual ;orld< God has alread, pro3ided His healin% po;er for e3er,one< 2esus has alread, healed ,ou< 5, His stripes9 ,ou ;ere alread, healed< C1 Peter 2B2!<D If ,ou are @ust pra,in% and ;aitin%
on God to do somethin%9 then ,ou are 3iolatin% the la;s that %o3ern faith< 6ou aren't cooperatin% ;ith the $in%dom< God has alread, pro3ided healin%< If ,ou are a -orn>a%ain Christian9 the same 3irtue that raised 2esus Christ from the dead alread, d;ells on the inside of ,ou< 6ou don't ha3e a pro-lem ;ith God %eneratin% the po;er and ma$in% it a3aila-le to ,ou in ,our -orn>a%ain spirit< "he pro-lem is that ,ou ha3en't learned ho; to acti3ate and release it into manifestation< 6ou ha3en't ,et learned ho; to flip the s;itch and turn it on< 6ou aren't cooperatin% ;ith God -, faith< 6ou could call the po;er compan, and ;ait all da, for them to send someone to ,our house to flip the li%ht s;itch9 -ut the, aren't %oin% to do it< 6ou could then sa,9 4Well9 the electricit, doesn't ;or$<4 8o9 it ;or$s @ust fine< 6ou @ust don't $no; ho; to turn it on< T E 'OWER WILL $LOW Healin% ;or$s< 2esus has alread, healed e3er, person< He's alread, released the healin% po;er< If someone isn't healed9 it's not -ecause 2esus hasn't %i3enH it's -ecause that person hasn't ta$en< He or she doesn't $no; ho; to turn on the po;er of God< "he ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood tapped into the po;er of God< She touched the hem of 2esus' %arment9 and 3irtue flo;ed=;ithout the :ord loo$in% at her and sizin% her up to decide ;hether she ;as serious enou%h or not9 ;hether she ;as hol, enou%h or not9 or an, of the other criteria that reli%ion claims a-out God< 2esus didn't do an, of those thin%s< Similar to electricit,9 the po;er @ust flo;ed< If someone pic$ed up a li3e ;ire that didn't ha3e an,
insulation on it9 the po;er ;ould automaticall, flo; throu%h and shoc$ them< It's not that the electric compan, shoc$ed them personall, to teach them a lesson< "he, ;ere shoc$ed -ecause of the la;s that %o3ern electricit,< If ,ou touch a li3e ;ire9 and ,ou're %rounded9 then ,ou're %oin% to %et shoc$ed< It's the same ;a, ;ith healin%< 6ou don't e3er ha3e to petition God< 6ou don't ha3e to -e%9 plead9 and do all the thin%s ;e'3e -een tau%ht that ;e ha3e to do< All ,ou must do is -elie3e and reach out in faith to recei3e< If ,ou are %rounded in faith9 the po;er ;ill flo;< "he ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood pro3ed this< She put into motion the la;s that %o3ern faith9 and the po;er of God flo;ed< 2esus didn't e3en $no; ;ho had touched Him< 8o;9 He did reco%nize the release of po;er< When He turned around and the ;oman ;asn't forthcomin% ri%ht a;a,9 I -elie3e He dre; on the %ifts of the Hol, Spirit and $ne; e?actl, ;ho had touched Him< "hen He ;as a-le to point this ;oman out CMar$ &B32D -ut it's si%nificant to note here that 2esus didn't $no; ;ho touched Him until after the po;er of God flo;ed< It ;asn't God on a personal -asis sa,in%9 46es9 I ;ill heal ,ou94 and stampin% 4Appro3ed4 on her pra,er< 8o9 the healin% po;er is alread, %enerated and a3aila-le< All ,ou ha3e to do is reach out and touch it in faith9 and the po;er of God ;ill flo;< IGNORAN"E IS DEADLY "his truth -lesses and e?cites me< It ans;ers a lot of Auestions for me< It tells me ;h, certain %ood people ;ho desired to -e healed9 ;ere earnest in pra,in% for it9 died< God didn't re@ect them and their petition< "he :ord didn't
choose not to heal them< He has set up His $in%dom to operate on la;s< God ;anted them healed and ;ell9 -ut the, didn't cooperate< "o illustrate this concept9 an in3entor mi%ht ha3e had some %ood ideas that he earnestl, tried to in3ent and ma$e ;or$< He could come close9 -ut there are la;s< God couldn't sa,9 4(h ;ell9 ,ou'3e come close< I'll @ust let this helicopter ;or$ e3en thou%h ,ou don't ha3e the ri%ht materials< +3en thou%h ,ou don't ha3e a real po;er source9 or e3en an electrical motor9 ,ou'3e -een so sincere< "herefore9 I'm %oin% to let it ;or$ for ,ou<4 8o9 there are natural la;s that must -e cooperated ;ith< "he in3entor can -e close9 -ut close isn't close enou%h< In the spiritual ;orld9 there are %ood people ;ho petition God9 -ut the, @ust don't understand and cooperate ;ith ho; the $in%dom ;or$s< It's not God ;ho re@ected them9 it's @ust that the $in%dom operates -, la;s< If ,ou 3iolate those la;s9 the, ;ill $ill ,ou< I%norance is deadl,< In the natural realm9 ;e sa,9 4I%norance is -liss< What ,ou don't $no; ;on't hurt ,ou<4 "hat's not true9 especiall, in the spiritual realm< What ,ou don't $no; can $ill ,ou< CHosea !B'<D We need to understand ho; the $in%dom of God ;or$s< $AIT "O!ES BY EARING
:et's ta$e a closer loo$ at this ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood< She understood and cooperated ;ith se3eral $in%dom la;s< #irst of all9 she had to hear of 2esus< A *e)tain 0o,an1 0hi*h ha- an issue o+ bloo- t0elve yea)s1 An- ha- su++e)e- ,any things o+ ,any
2hysi*ians1 an- ha- s2ent all that she ha-1 an- 0as nothing bette)e-1 but )athe) g)e0 0o)se1 When she ha- hea)- o+ /esus1 *a,e in the 2)ess behin-1 antou*hehis ga),ent3 !a)k 654694@ Some-od, told her a-out 2esus and the miracles He ;as performin%< "his -asic la; of faith is stated clearl, in 0omansB So then +aith *o,eth by hea)ing1 an- hea)ing by the 0o)- o+ Go-3 Ro,ans (>5(@ 6ou ha3e to hear a-out God< 6ou must ha3e information fed to ,ou< God's Word feeds us information that is contrar, to nearl, all of the information that ,ou'll %et in the natural ;orld< 6ou ;on't ha3e faith -, listenin% to the C-adD ne;s at ni%ht< 6ou aren't %oin% to %et faith -, ;atchin% soap operas on tele3ision9 N>rated mo3ies9 and the li$e< "hose thin%s produce contrar, information< If ;e ;ant faith9 ;e need to -e in the Word of God< She heard of God< She didn't necessaril, hear a-out 2esus throu%h readin% the scripturesH -ut no; ;e ha3e the 8e; "estament scriptures that include the ministr, of 2esus9 the ministr, of His apostles9 and re3elation $no;led%e< If ,ou are %oin% to learn a-out 2esus toda,9 ,ou need to hear God's Word< 6ou must %et into and meditate on the Word of God< "his ;oman had heard a-out 2esus< She meditated9 considered9 and thou%ht on ;hat she had heard< She could ha3e re@ected it9 -ut she recei3ed< #aith comes -, hearin%9 and hearin% -, the Word of God<
'LUG IN TO T E 'OWER SOUR"E If ,ou ;ant to recei3e healin%9 ,ou need to %et into the Word of God< Psalm 11)B21 sa,sB e sent his 0o)-1 anheale- the,1 an- -elive)ethe, +)o, thei) -est)u*tions3 God's Word ;ill heal and deli3er ,ou< If ,ou find it9 it's life and health to all ,our flesh< !y son1 atten- to ,y 0o)-s7 in*line thine ea) unto ,y sayings3 Let the, not -e2a)t +)o, thine eyes7 kee2 the, in the ,i-st o+ thine hea)t3 $o) they a)e li+e unto those that +in- the,1 an- health to all thei) +lesh3 ')ove)bs E54>944 "his is one of God's la;s that man, people 3iolate< "he, ;ant to recei3e from the :ord9 -ut the, don't spend an, time in His Word< "he, ma, sa,9 4Well9 I -elie3e that the 5i-le sa,s some;here that -, His stripes ;e're healed9 -ut I'm not sure if that's an e?act Auote or not<4 If that's ho; ,ou are9 ,ou aren't %oin% to %et healed throu%h the Word of God< Some-od, else mi%ht minister to ,ou9 and ,ou could %et healed off their faith9 -ut ,ou aren't %oin% to %et healed -ein% that 3a%ue< 6ou need to $no; ;hat the Word of God sa,s< 6ou need to -e a-le to find the scriptures< M, teachin%s entitled A Sure #oundation and +ffortless Chan%e spea$ a-out the importance of God's Word9 and ho; it ;or$s in our life<
If the Word of God isn't li3in% on the inside of ,ou9 then ,ou're 3iolatin% one of the most foundational la;s< "hat's li$e ha3in% a cord that isn't plu%%ed in to an, electrical outlet9 ,et ;onderin% ;h, ,our appliance isn't ;or$in%< It's -ecause ,ou aren't plu%%ed in to the po;er source< 6ou need to plu% in to the Word of God
" A'TER (@ Wo)-s A)e 'o0e)+ul

When the ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood had heard of 2esus9 she<<< "a,e in the 2)ess behin-1 antou*hehis ga),ent3 $o) she sai-1 I+ I ,ay tou*h but his *lothes1 I shall be 0hole3 !a)k 654@14F Here she cooperated ;ith another la;B She spo$e her faith< God's Word plainl, and repeatedl, re3eals this truth in man, different places9 includin% Pro3er-s 1*B A ,ans belly shall be satis+ie- 0ith the +)uit o+ his ,outh7 an- 0ith the in*)ease o+ his li2s shall he be +ille-3 Death anli+e a)e in the 2o0e) o+ the tongue5 anthey that love it shall eat the +)uit the)eo+3 ')ove)bs (F54>14( Someone mi%ht cite Matthe;'s account of this same instance of the ;oman spea$in% her faith9 ;here it sa,sB $o) she sai- 0ithin he)sel+1 I+ I ,ay but tou*h his ga),ent1 I shall be 0hole3 !atthe0 :54( Accordin% to Matthe;9 she said this ;ithin herself9 -ut accordin% to Mar$9 she spo$e ;ith her mouth< Which is it. I -elie3e it's -oth< 5efore ;e spea$ thin%s out of our mouth9 ;e sa, them ;ithin< "he scriptures don't
contradict each other< She did -oth9 and this is one of the la;s that %o3ern faith< (ur ;ords are po;erful< With our ;ords9 ;e can release life9 and ;ith our ;ords9 ;e can release death< We need to reco%nize that there is po;er in our ;ords=not onl, positi3e po;er9 -ut also ne%ati3e po;er< RELEASE YOUR $AIT If ,ou are ;hinin%9 %ripin%9 and complainin%9 ,ou are releasin% the ne%ati3e force of un-elief< "hat un-elief ;ill cancel out9 counter-alance9 and ne%ate ,our faith< Man, people pra, and as$ God to heal them< "hen someone comes up to them and as$s9 4Ho; are ,ou.4 "he, ans;er9 4(h9 I'm d,in%< "he doctor told me this and that9 and e3er,thin% in me hurts<4 "he, start spea$in% ne%ati3e ;ords=contrar, to God's Word=;ith their mouth9 and the,'re 3iolatin% the la;s %o3ernin% faith< "hat's li$e short circuitin% an electrical current< "he po;er ma, -e there9 -ut -ecause ,ou constantl, short circuit it9 it's not producin% the desired results< 6ou must reco%nize that the ;ords ,ou spea$ are po;erful< God created the hea3ens and the earth -, ;ords< He spo$e the ;orld into e?istence< He said9 4:et there -e li%ht4 CGenesis 1B3D9 and 4:et the earth -rin% forth<<<fruit4 C3< 11D< "he ph,sical ;orld9 e3en ,our o;n ph,sical -od, responds to ;ords< 6our ;ords are important< Man, people thin$9 It doesn't matter ;hat I sa,9 -ut God's Word re3eals that it does matter ;hat ,ou sa,< What ,ou sa, affects ;hat ,ou -elie3e< It ;ill affect ,our -od,9 the de3il9 and e3en God< God uses ,our ;ords< "his is one of
the most important ;a,s that ,ou release ,our faith< S'EA# GOD&S WORD In more than fort, ,ears of ministr,9 I'3e pra,ed for thousands of people< (3er the ,ears9 I'3e learned that ;hen I am pra,in% for someone it's 3er, important that I spea$ faith>filled ;ords< I don't e3er spea$ forth m, dou-ts< "here ha3e -een times ;hen people ha3e come to me in such -ad shape that it caused fear and dou-t to rise up inside me9 -ut I ne3er spea$ it< I onl, spea$ m, faith< I'3e seen people healed in spite of m, un-elief -ecause I ne3er spo$e it< Matthe; 'B31 sa,sB The)e+o)e take no thought1 saying333 6ou can't $eep a thou%ht from comin%9 -ut ,ou can $eep from ta$in% that thou%ht as ,our o;n< 4"a$e no thou%ht9 sa,in%<4 6ou ha3en't reall, ta$en a thou%ht until ,ou -e%in to spea$ it forth< What ,ou sa, is e?tremel, important< When this ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood said9 4If I could -ut touch His clothes9 I shall -e made ;hole94 she put a la; of God into motion< We @ust sa; that there is death and life in the po;er of the ton%ue< She spo$e somethin% positi3e9 and then9 ;hen she acted on it9 the po;er ;as released< If ,ou are fi%htin% some t,pe of a sic$ness9 ,ou need to start spea$in% faith>filled ;ords< 6ou need to ;ant the results of the ;ords that ,ou're sa,in%< Jon't @ust spea$ ;hat the doctor has said9 or ho; ,ou feel< Spea$ ;hat the Word of God sa,s a-out ,ou9 and spea$ it in faith< At first
,ou ma, not totall, -elie3e it9 -ut faith comes -, hearin% = and hearin%9 and hearin%=the Word of God< Spea$in% God's Word9 and continuin% to spea$ it9 ;ill help ,ou to -elie3e it< S'IRITUAL 'OWER Another passa%e of scripture that sho;s us the importance of our ;ords isB .e)ily I say unto you1 That 0hosoeve) shall say unto this ,ountain1 Be thou )e,ove-1 an- be thou *ast into the sea7 an- shall not -oubt in his hea)t1 but shall believe that those things 0hi*h he saith shall *o,e to 2ass7 he shall have 0hatsoeve) he saith3 !a)k ((54? 6our ;ords are emphasized three different times in this one 3erse< 6ou must spea$ out ,our faith9 not un-elief< When ,ou spea$ ,our faith9 spiritual po;er is released< It allo;s God to flo;< Most doctors ha3e adopted this philosoph, that the, ne3er ;ant to %et ,our hopes up< "he, al;a,s tr, to %i3e ,ou the ;orst>case scenario9 thin$in% that's the %ood and ;ise thin% to do< I'm a;are that doctors do this for lia-ilit, reasons9 -ut ,ou need to -e %ettin% people's hopes up and spea$in% positi3e ;ords< 6ou don't need to -e spea$in% the ne%ati3e thin%s< When ,ou're around some-od, in a hospital room9 don't tal$ to them a-out d,in%< "al$ to them a-out li3in%< 0elease life ;ith ,our ;ords< Spea$ the Word of God< His Word ;ill -ecome life and health to all their flesh< CPro3er-s !B22<D
S'EA# TO YOUR !OUNTAIN A%ain9 2esus said in Mar$ 11B239 Whosoeve) shall say unto this ,ountain1 Be thou )e,ove-3 "he mountain mentioned here is referrin% to ,our pro-lem< If ,ou're sic$ and ha3e a disease9 spea$ to that disease< Sa,9 4Cancer9 ,ou are dead< I command ,ou out of m, -od, in the name of 2esus< Cancer9 ,ou are lea3in% m, -od, no;<4"he 5i-le sa,s to spea$ to ,our pro-lem9 ,et most people spea$ to God a-out their pro-lem< "his is simple9 -ut it's profound9 and it has re3olutionized m, life< When it comes to healin%9 ,ou need to learn to operate in this principle< If ,ou ha3e a pain in ,our foot9 sa,9 4Pain in m, foot9 in 2esus' name I command ,ou to lea3e<4 Jon't sa,9 4God9 please ta$e a;a, the pain in m, foot<4 "hat's not ;hat He's instructed us to do< He told us to spea$ to our pro-lem9 not to spea$ to Him a-out our pro-lem< Most people aren't cooperatin% ;ith this truth< "he, are 3iolatin% this la;9 and -ecause of it the po;er of God doesn't flo;< We need to do ;hat the :ord has told us to do< I remem-er ministerin% this truth to a ;oman ;ith se3ere health pro-lems in Charlotte9 8orth Carolina< She ;as dia%nosed in 1//! ;ith all $inds of sic$ness and disease< She ;as in constant9 e?cruciatin% pain9 and suffered %reatl,< "he doctors told her in 1//) that it ;as impossi-le for her to li3e much lon%er9 and that she ;ould die ;ithin a month< When I pra,ed for her9 it ;as 2111< She had alread, %one four ,ears -e,ond ;hen the, said
she ;ould die< Ho;e3er9 she had a multitude of different thin%s ;ron% ;ith her9 and li3ed in terri-le pain< I tal$ed ;ith her and e?plained some truths from the Word concernin% healin%< "hen I pra,ed ;ith her9 and spo$e to the pain< She had pain all throu%hout her -od,< So I commanded pain to lea3e%i3en authorit, as a -elie3er and commanded pain to lea3e< TA#E AUT ORITY AND "O!!AND "his -rin%s us to ,et another important $in%dom la;< Since God has alread, done His part throu%h Christ's atonement9 ;e need to ta$e our authorit, as a -elie3er and command the po;er of God to flo;< CIsaiah !&B11<D Instead of us as$in% ;ith a Auestion mar$ at the end of our sentence9 ;onderin% ;hat God is %oin% to do9 ;e need to -elie3e and act on the truth that the :ord has alread, done it< 5, His stripes9 ,ou ;ere Cpast tenseD healed C1 Peter 2B2!D< So I spo$e to that ;oman's -od,9 I spo$e to the pain9 and I commanded it to lea3e< Instantl,9 she ;as free of pain for the first time in se3en ,ears< She started praisin% God9 -ut then stopped and said9 4I still ha3e a -urnin% in m, -ac$ ri%ht alon% m, ;aist< Ho; come this -urnin% didn't lea3e.4 I responded9 4Well9 I didn't spea$ to -urnin%< 6ou didn't tell me a-out a -urnin%9 so I didn't spea$ to that<4 So I pra,ed a%ain9 and this time I said9 45urnin%9 in the name of 2esus9 I command ,ou to lea3e<4 And it left<
"his ;oman ;as @ust -eside herself9 ;al$in% around and praisin% God< I spent almost a half an hour tellin% her ho; to $eep her healin% -ecause Satan ;ill come and tr, to steal the Word a;a,< CMar$ !B1&<D I told her ;hat to do if she e3er had another pain9 -urnin%9 or an,thin% li$e that< OW T E #INGDO! WOR#S Sure enou%h9 -efore she %ot read, to lea3e9 she loo$ed at me and said9 4"he -urnin% has come -ac$<4 I said9 4Well9 I'3e alread, told ,ou ho; to do it< I'm %oin% to @oin hands ;ith ,ou and a%ree9 -ut ,ou do the pra,in%< 6ou ta$e char%e of this thin%<4 So this ;oman pra,ed a prett, %ood pra,er9 sa,in%9 "Father, I thank You that it is Your will to heal me."Thirty minutes before she had believed that God was the One who had given her this sickness. ut she had received God!s "ord when I countered that unbelief. #he $rayed, "Father, I believe that by Your stri$es I was healed. I claim my healing in the name of %esus." 8o; that's a prett, %ood pra,er compared to ;here she had come from9 -ut I $ne; that it ;ouldn't ;or$< Kno;in% that the -urnin% hadn't left9 I as$ed her9 4Jo ,ou still ha3e an, -urnin%.4 46es< Wh, didn't it lea3e.4 45ecause ,ou spo$e to God a-out ,our -urnin% instead of spea$in% to ,our -urnin%<4 "hen I opened m, 5i-le to
Mar$ 11B23 and shared more a-out this truth ;ith her9 sa,in%9 46ou need to spea$ to ,our mountain<4 She loo$ed at me and said9 46ou mean I'm supposed to spea$ to -urnin%=call it -, that name9 and actuall, spea$ to it.4 46es< "hat's ;hat the 5i-le sa,s to do<4 6ou ma, thin$ this is stran%e9 -ut 2esus spo$e to a fi% tree9 Csee Mar$ 11B12>2'<D He's the (ne ;ho told us to spea$ to the mountain< CMar$ 11B23<D It ;or$s< It's a la; in His $in%dom< 6ou don't ha3e to full, understand it to do it< When ,ou flip a s;itch on the ;all9 ,ou don't ha3e to understand ;h, ,our li%hts come on< 6ou @ust do it9 and it ;or$s< 0elease ,our faith and e?ercise ,our God>%i3en authorit, -, spea$in% to the mountain< It'll ;or$< So this ;oman pra,ed a%ain9 sa,in%9 45urnin%9 in the name of 2esus<<< 4Immediatel, she stopped and e?claimed9 4It's alread, %one 4"hat's all she had to sa,< God had set her free< I had dinner ;ith her o3er a ,ear later9 and she ;as still ;al$in% in di3ine health< It ;as a %reat miracle (ne of the important $e,s I use is m, ;ords< Specificall,9 I don't @ust spea$ positi3e ;ords to God9 -ut I spea$ positi3e ;ords to m, situation< I ta$e authorit, and command the situation to chan%e< "hese are some of the la;s of the $in%dom< It ma, seem stran%e at first9 -ut that's @ust ho; the $in%dom ;or$s< RE"EI.E IT BY $AIT If ,ou ha3e a financial pro-lem9 spea$ to ,our chec$-oo$< 6our chec$-oo$ is spea$in% to ,ou9 sa,in%9 4:oo$ at all
this red9 and hardl, an, -lac$< "he Word didn't ;or$< God isn't suppl,in% ,our needs<4 6ou'll ha3e those thou%hts come to ,ou as ,ou loo$ at ,our chec$-oo$< So spea$ to the mountain< Sa,9 4In the name of 2esus9 m, God supplies all of m, needs accordin% to His riches in %lor, -, Christ 2esus< CPhilippians !B1/<D I command this red in$ to lea3e9 and -lac$ in$ to come< I call God's a-undant pro3ision into manifestation< M, accounts recei3e mone, and increase<4 Concernin% ph,sical healin%9 spea$ to ,our -od,< I recentl, re-u$ed su%ar dia-etes in a man at one of m, meetin%s< I didn't as$ God to re-u$e it9 I did< "he :ord has alread, done His part< God had alread, healed this man< It's @ust a matter of someone here on earth releasin% their faith -, ta$in% authorit, and spea$in% to the mountain< "here is so much more I could share ;ith ,ou a-out ta$in% ,our authorit, and spea$in% to the mountain< It's reall, important that ,ou recei3e this re3elation and -e%in to ;al$ in it< "hat's ;h, I ;ould li$e to recommend to ,ou three of m, teachin%s entitled "he 5elie3ers Authorit,9 6ou'3e Alread, Got It and Spiritual Authorit,< 6ou ha3e to learn that God has alread, done His part and no; ,ou must ta$e ,our authorit, and command it to come to pass< +3er,thin% that Christ has pro3ided throu%h His death9 -urial9 and resurrection is a3aila-le ri%ht no; in the spirit realm -, %race9 -ut in order for ,ou to e?perience the manifestation of that pro3ision in the ph,sical realm ,ou must reach out and recei3e it -, faith< RE'AIR AND RESTORE I commanded this man's su%ar dia-etes to -e %one< "hen I spo$e to his pancreas tellin% it to come -ac$ to life and
-e%in to function properl,< I did this -ecause that ;as the part of his -od, that ;asn't ;or$in% properl,< I commanded his insulin to come to a proper le3el9 and so forth< A month later9 this %u, came to me ;ith an a;esome report< He started clic$in% throu%h the da,s of stored data in his electronic monitor that he used to test his -lood su%ar le3els< I'm not e?actl, sure ;hat it means9 -ut his su%ar le3el ;as up o3er 19111 on the da, that I pra,ed for him< "hen it @ust started %oin% do;n9 and do;n9 and do;n< He $ept clic$in% throu%h the data and sho;in% me that e3er, da, it decreased< He ;as do;n to somethin% li$e 11* at that time< "his positi3e turnaround too$ place -ecause I not onl, re-u$ed and commanded su%ar dia-etes to lea3e9 -ut I also spo$e to his -od, to repair< I'3e actuall, had m, hands on people ;ith tumors that instantl, left=ri%ht under m, hand=;hen I pra,ed and re-u$ed cancer< I could feel the tumor %o do;n< 5ut I'3e also realized that diseases li$e that dama%e the -od,9 so I'll spea$ to the parts of the -od, that ;ere affected and release God's healin% po;er< I'll command the or%ans that ;ere eaten a;a, to re>%ro; and -e restored< "his is ho; I spea$ to the mountain< When I pra, for people ;ith somethin% li$e arthritis9 I'll re-u$e arthritis -, name< I -elie3e arthritis is a demonic spirit9 so I'll re-u$e the spirit and command arthritis to %o in 2esus' name< If I ;ere to stop there9 the, could -e healed of arthritis9 -ut the dama%e it caused in their -od, ;ould still -e there< So I not onl, re-u$e arthritis9 -ut I spea$ to the -od, to repair< I command t;isted lim-s to come -ac$ into proper placement< I command pain9
s;ellin%9 and inflammation to -e %one< I'3e seen the %ood results that come from cooperatin% ;ith this spiritual la; thousands of times< "he -ottom line is9 ,ou must spea$< "he ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood spo$e and said9 4If I ma, -ut touch His clothes I'll -e made ;hole<4 "hen she acted on ;hat she -elie3ed< It ;ould ha3e done her no %ood ;hatsoe3er to sa, ;hat she said if she hadn't follo;ed throu%h ;ith actions<
" A'TER (F A*t On You) $aith

#aith ;ithout correspondin% actions is dead< But 0ilt thou kno01 O vain ,an1 that +aith 0ithout 0o)ks is -ea-% /a,es 454> 6ou must act on ,our faith< If ,ou're sic$ -ut after ,ou're throu%h readin% this -oo$ ,ou start sa,in%9 4I -elie3e in the name of 2esus I am healed94 -ut then ,ou continue to thin$ sic$9 tal$ sic$9 and act sic$9 ,ou ;on't see the manifestation of ,our healin%< 6ou need to meditate on God's Word concernin% healin%9 spea$ it forth a%ain and a%ain until faith comes9 and then act on ,our faith< If ,ou'3e -een l,in% in -ed -ecause ,ou don't feel %ood9 %et up and start doin% somethin%< Mo3e around< 5e%in actin% on ,our faith< !ADE "O!'LETE I could share ;ith ,ou hundreds of e?amples of this truth in action< I'3e hurt m, -ac$ -efore and suffered from e?cruciatin% painups< I did e3er,thin% I didn't feel li$e doin%9 resistin% the pain< C2ames !B)<D "hat ;as o3er thirt, ,ears a%o< Praise God9 I still ha3e a stron% and health, -ac$< 5ut -efore I recei3ed the manifestation of healin%9 m, -ac$ ;as in a 3er, serious condition< Another time I felt sic$ ;hile ;or$in% on a paintin% @o-< I
came home for a lunch -rea$ and la, do;n on the couch9 ;antin% to @ust do nothin%< M, ;ife9 -ein% the ;oman of faith that she is9 %ot me up9 put m, arm around her nec$9 and made me dance ;ith her throu%h the house actin% li$e I ;as healed< Within thirt, minutes I ;as o3er it9 ;ent -ac$ to m, paintin% @o-9 and %ot paid that da, C;e reall, needed the mone, thenD< Man, people ;ill lie in -ed drin$in% sodas and poppin% pills< "he,'ll let a lo3ed one ru- their fe3ered -ro; and ;onder ;h, the,'re still sic$< #aith is perfected9 made complete9 -, ;or$s< Seest thou ho0 +aith 0)ought 0ith his 0o)ks1 an- by 0o)ks 0as +aith ,a-e 2e)+e*t% /a,es 4544 8o;9 don't misunderstand this truth -, thin$in% that actions produce faith< "he, don't9 and this is ;here man, people ha3e missed it< Some fol$s ;ho ;eren't -elie3in% God9 thou%ht9 If I @ust act li$e I'm -elie3in% God9 then it'll ;or$< So the, Auit ta$in% their insulin9 treatments9 and medicine9 and the, died< "hen faith %ets a -ad name< Wor$s=actions=don't produce faith9 -ut if ,ou alread, ha3e faith9 then it ;on't -e complete until ,ou act on it< $O"US AND "O!!IT!ENT "he ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood had to act on ;hat she -elie3ed< 5, faith9 she had spo$en9 4If I ma, -ut touch His clothes9 I shall -e made ;hole<4 So she acted on that -, ;or$in% her ;a, throu%h the multitude of people thron%in% 2esus until she could reach out and touch the hem of His %arment<
"here's ;as no eas, ;a, for someone to reach do;n and touch the hem of a %arment that ;as all the ;a, do;n to the %round< "hat means this ;oman pro-a-l, cra;led on her hands and $nees9 a%%ressi3el, pushin% her ;a, throu%h this cro;d of people surroundin% 2esus< Her actions sho; complete commitment on her part< Accordin% to the (ld "estament la;9 her issue of -lood made her unclean< An, %arment or person she ru--ed up a%ainst -ecame unclean too< "his ;as considered to -e 3er, offensi3e< People li$e her9 ;ith issues of -lood9 could not %o out in pu-lic< If the, did9 the, had to stand on the street corner and ,ell9 47nclean9 unclean<4 People ;ould then clear out of the ;a, and %i3e them a ;ide path to %o throu%h< 5, cra;lin% and pushin% her ;a, throu%h this cro;d in order to touch 2esus' clothes9 this ;oman ;as ta$in% some serious ris$s< If it ;as disco3ered that she had an issue of -lood9 she could ha3e -een stoned to death< She ;asn't %oin% to let an,thin% or an,one deter or stop her from recei3in% from God< "his illustrates another important la; of the $in%domB It ta$es focus and commitment to recei3e from God< BWIT ALL YOUR EARTB
Man, people are 3er, familiar ;ith 2eremiah 2/B119 ;hich sa,sB $o) I kno0 the thoughts that I think to0a)- you1 saith the LORD1 thoughts o+ 2ea*e1 annot o+ evil1 to give you an eJ2e*te- en-3 5ut the,'re not as familiar ;ith 3erses 12 and 139 ;hich continue the thou%ht9 sa,in%B
Then shall ye *all u2on ,e1 an- ye shall go an- 2)ay unto ,e1 an- I 0ill hea)ken unto you3 An- ye shall seek ,e1 an- +in- ,e1 0hen ye shall sea)*h +o) ,e 0ith all you) hea)t3 8otice ho; God's Word here re3eals that ,ou'll search for Him and find Him ;hen ,ou search for Him ;ith all of ,our heart< Man, people passi3el, pra,9 4God9 I'd li$e to -e healed94 -ut in their heart9 the, could still li3e ;ithout it< "he, aren't committed to the point ;here the,'re sa,in%9 4I can't li3e ;ithout it<4 5ecause of that9 the, don't see the healin% po;er of God manifest< As lon% as ,ou can li3e ;ithout -ein% healed9 ,ou ;ill< 5ut ;hen ,ou reach a place ;here ,ou sa, in ,our heart9 4I am not %oin% to ta$e this an,more4H ;hen ,ou %et the same amount of commitment that this ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood had that ,ou are literall, puttin% ,our life on the line -ecause ,ou could -e trampled or stoned to death -, the cro;dH ;hen ,ou %et focused and serious enou%h that ,ou'll do ;hate3er it ta$es to act on ;hat ,ou -elie3eH ;hen ,ou %et that $ind of attitude9 the po;er of God ;ill -e%in to flo;< "hat's @ust another la; that %o3erns ho; faith ;or$s< A "LEAN EART
2ust li$e un-elief9 unfor%i3eness can short>circuit the po;er of God< is lo)- 0as 0)oth1 an- -elive)e- hi, to the to),ento)s1 till he shoul- 2ay all that 0as -ue unto hi,3 So like0ise shall ,y heavenly $athe) -o also unto
you1 i+ ye +)o, you) hea)ts +o)give not eve)y one his b)othe) thei) t)es2asses3 !atthe0 (F5?E1?6 If ,ou har-or unfor%i3eness in ,our heart9 ,ou'll -e turned o3er to the tormentors< A root of -itterness ;ill sprin% up and defile ,our entire -od,< Looking -iligently lest any ,an +ail o+ the g)a*e o+ Go-7 lest any )oot o+ bitte)ness s2)inging u2 t)ouble you1 an- the)eby ,any be -e+ile-3 eb)e0s (45(6 6ou need to ha3e a clean heart=a heart that's free from unfor%i3eness and -itterness< OW $AIT Also9 faith ;or$s -, lo3e< In /esus "h)ist neithe) *i)*u,*ision availeth any thing1 no) un*i)*u,*ision7 but +aith 0hi*h 0o)keth by love3 Galatians 658 If ,ou reall, understood ho; much God lo3es ,ou9 ,our faith ;ould %o throu%h the roof< M, teachin%s entitled God's Kind of :o3eB "he Cure for What Ails 6a and God's :o3e to 6ou ;ould reall, help ,ou understand the lo3e and merc, of God< If ,ou'3e -een confused -ecause of the ;rath and punishment in the (ld "estament9 m, teachin%s called "he "rue 8ature of God and "he War Is (3er ;ould reall, open ,our e,es< When ,ou understand ho; much God lo3es ,ou9 ,our faith ;ill ;or$< WOR#S
A man and his t;el3e>,ear>old dau%hter came to one of m, ser3ices< She ;as in a ;heelchair and9 -asicall,9 a 3e%eta-le< She ;as ali3e and -reathin%9 -ut she couldn't communicate< Her mind ;asn't ;or$in% and her -od, didn't function< At t;el3e ,ears of a%e9 she ;as still usin% diapers< Jurin% the ser3ice9 I said somethin% a-out it -ein% God's ;ill to heal e3er, time< "his father -ecame offended9 and left< 5ut the person ;ho had -rou%ht him to the ser3ice con3inced him to stic$ around until after the ser3ice sa,in%9 4Perhaps ,ou misunderstood ;hat Andre; said< Ma,-e he can e?plain himself<4 So he sta,ed9 -ut he ;as mad at me< I told him9 4It's God's ;ill to heal ,our dau%hter<4 He ans;ered9 4God made m, dau%hter this ;a,< It's His ;ill<4 I understood ;h, he said that< It ;as a defense mechanism< It %rie3ed him to see his dau%hter in that condition< I'm sure he had pra,ed9 -ut he didn't see an, results< So he @ust assumed that it ;as God's ;ill9 and that the :ord had some plan for his dau%hter to -e li$e that< BGOD IS LO.EB I -e%an to teach him from the scripture that this ;asn't true< Well9 he thre; scriptures -ac$ at me @ustif,in% his position< I thou%ht he ;as misinterpretin% his scriptures9 and he thou%ht I ;as misinterpretin% mine< We ;ere at a standstill9 and this man ;as 3er, an%r,< He ;as standin% -ehind his dau%hter at the -ac$ of the ;heelchair9 and she ;as in -et;een us< I ;as desperate to %et this man to understand that God ;anted his dau%hter healed9 and I fi%ured I had nothin% to lose since he ;as
alread, mad at me< So finall,9 I @ust laid into him9 sa,in%9 4What $ind of a father are ,ou9 an,;a,. What $ind of a father ;ants his dau%hter to -e a Auadriple%ic9 a 3e%eta-le9 -ound to a ;heelchair all her life. She'll ne3er %et to pla,9 %et married9 or ha3e an, other @o,s in life< What $ind of a man are ,ou.4 "his %u, ;as alread, hot9 -ut the steam @ust started shootin% out of his ears< He could ha3e -eat me up9 and I'm sure he considered it9 -ut he loo$ed at me ;ith ra%e in his e,es9 and ans;ered9 4I ;ould do an,thin% to help m, dau%hter %et ;ell< If there ;as an operation9 I ;ould spend an, amount of mone,< If I could ta$e her place and -ecome li$e her so that she could -e normal9 I ;ould do it< I'd do an,thin% to %et her healed 4 After he spouted all that9 I loo$ed him strai%ht in the e,e9 sa,in%9 4And ,ou thin$ God=;ho has all po;er=lo3es ,our dau%hter less than ,ou do<4 "hat stopped him stone cold< He had a doctrine and an ar%ument< He'd -een tau%ht ;ron% that God puts sic$ness and disease on people< He lo3ed his dau%hter9 and ;ould ha3e done an,thin% for her< "here ;ere no len%ths he ;ouldn't %o to9 to produce healin%< So I turned the ta-les and challen%ed him sa,in%9 46ou thin$ God=;ho the 5i-le sa,s is lo3e=lo3es ,our dau%hter less than ,ou do<4 He could ar%ue doctrine9 -ut not ;hen I -rou%ht it do;n to lo3e< Go- is love3 ( /ohn E5F If ,ou reall, understood and -elie3ed ho; much God lo3es ,ou9 ,our faith ;ould shoot throu%h the roof
-elie3in% that God is healin% ,ou< It's not the :ord ;ho hasn't healed9 it's us ;ho ha3en't understood and recei3ed< We need to understand ho; much God lo3es us< We need to focus and meditate on His lo3e for us< "hat alone ;ould ;or$ ;onders for our faith< T E OWNER&S !ANUAL 6ou ma, -e insistent and focused on healin%9 -ut ,ou don't understand ho; much God lo3es ,ou< 6ou mi%ht thin$ He's upset< 6ou ma, hate ,ourself< 6ou ma, -e disappointed ;ith ,ourself9 and thin$ the :ord disli$es ,ou e3en more< "hat is a -i% hindrance to God's healin% po;er flo;in% in ,our life< 0emem-er that faith ;or$s -, lo3e< CGalatians &B'<D It's another $in%dom la;< So if ,ou ;ant to see the :ord's healin% po;er manifest in ,our life9 ,ou need to start understandin% ho; much He lo3es ,ou< (n and on ;e could %o< I'3e disco3ered man, more la;s li$e this that %o3ern ho; faith ;or$s< I'3e onl, -een a-le to share a fe; of the most important ones in this -oo$< Personall,9 I still don't understand all there is to $no; a-out faith and healin%9 -ut it's all re3ealed in the Word of God< God's Word is the o;ner's manual< As -orn>a%ain -elie3ers9 ;e -elon% to Him9 and His Word tells us ho; His $in%dom ;or$s< We need to %et into His ;ord and disco3er more of the la;s that %o3ern ho; faith ;or$s< "hen9 -, faith9 ;e need to cooperate ;ith those la;s< Consider different people in the 5i-le and ho; the, recei3ed their healin%< Meditate Cponder or thin$D on the ;oman ;ith the issue of -lood< Stud, 2airus ;ho recei3ed
his dau%hter -ac$ from the dead< :oo$ at ho; 2esus ministered healin% to others< Pra, and as$ the Hol, Spirit to help ,ou see thin%s that ;ould appl, to ,ou and to the people to ;hom He ;ants ,ou to minister healin%< God ;ants ,ou ;ell< He ;ants ,ou ;ell more than ,ou ;ant to -e ;ell< If ,ou aren't ;ell9 it's not -ecause God isn't ;illin%< It's -ecause ,ou ha3en't understood ho; to recei3e< "here's somethin% ,ou're doin% in ,our life9 pro-a-l, some of the thin%s ;e'3e discussed in this -oo$9 that's hinderin% ,ou< Ma,-e ,ou'3e -een spea$in% forth ne%ati3e thin%s< 6ou'3e -een complainin%9 murmurin%9 and sa,in% ;hat the doctor had to sa, instead of ;hat God has to sa,< Perhaps ,ou're more mo3ed -, ,our medical report than -, God's report in the Scriptures< 6ou need to start declarin% ;hat God sa,s in His Word< 6ou need to spea$ to ,our mountain=directl, to ,our pro-lem< 6ou need to act on ,our faith< 6ou need to understand the lo3e of God9 and start ;al$in% in for%i3eness< Get committed enou%h that nothin% ;ill deter ,ou from recei3in% -, faith ;hat God has supplied< As lon% as ,ou can li3e ;ithout -ein% healed9 ,ou ;ill< 5ut once ,ou are determined that ,ou're not %oin% to li3e li$e this an, lon%er9 it'll ma$e a difference<
!Y 'RAYER $OR YOUR EALING

God is a %ood God< He's alread, pro3ided e3er,thin% ,ou need9 includin% healin%< God ;ants ,ou ;ell< He is for ,ou< If ,ou'll let Him9 He ;ill %uide ,ou into all truth and sho; ,ou ;hat ,ou need to do to -e a-le to recei3e ,our healin%< I ;ant to pra, for ,ou no;< Father, I pray for my friend reading this book right now. I know it's Your will for them to be well. I know that You've already done it, for by Your stripes they have already been healed. (1 Peter ! ".# $ord, You've already generated the power. It's there. %e &ust need to flip the swit'h. It's &ust a matter of learning and 'hanging our thinking. Father, I pray that right now the (oly )pirit would *ui'ken on the inside of my friend whatever it is that they need to 'hange so that they 'an re'eive what You've already done. Your %ord says that all things that pertain to life and godliness are given to us through the knowledge of (im. ( Peter 1!+.# Father, I ask You to impart to my friend the knowledge they need right now to release and e,perien'e Your healing power. %e speak to this problem now, in the name of -esus. %e 'ommand any kind of tumors, 'an'er, or anything else that has invaded their body to die. .erms, viruses, infe'tions, and the like, die in the name of -esus. Father, we loose Your anointing to flow through
their body to release them from pain and all these other symptoms. %e go to the root of the problem and 'ommand these things to be healed. In -esus' name, I 'ommand fear to be gone, faith to 'ome, and love to flow. %e agree with You that we were healed, and if we were (past tense# healed, then we are (present tense# healed. Father, we thank You that You want us well. %e re'eive that in -esus' name. /men.
IS IT ALWAYS GOD&S WILL TO EAL%

"here are se3enteen times in the Gospels ;here 2esus healed all of the sic$ ;ho ;ere present< "here are fort,> se3en other times ;here He healed one or t;o people at a time< 8o;here do ;e find the :ord refusin% to heal an,one< In fact9 2esus declared that He could do nothin% of Himself -ut onl, ;hat He sa; the #ather do< Then ans0e)e- /esus ansai- unto the,1 .e)ily1 ve)ily1 I say unto you1 The Son *an -o nothing o+ hi,sel+1 but 0hat he seeth the $athe) -o5+o) 0hat things soeve) he -oeth1 these also -oeth the Son like0ise3 /ohn 65(: Then sai- /esus unto the,1 When ye have li+te- u2 the Son o+ ,an1 then shall ye kno0 that I a, he1 an- that I -o nothing o+ ,ysel+7 but as ,y $athe) hath taught ,e1 I s2eak these things3 An- he that sent ,e is 0ith ,e5 the $athe) hath not le+t ,e alone7+o) I -o al0ays those things that 2lease hi,3 /ohn F54F14: In li%ht of these statements9 2esus' actions are proof enou%h that it is al;a,s God's ;ill to heal
S"RI'TURES
Se3enteen times in the Gospels 2esus healed all of the sic$ ;ho ;ere presentB (3 /esus 0ent about all Galilee1 tea*hing in thei) synagogues1 an- 2)ea*hing the gos2el o+ the king-o,1 anhealing all ,anne) o+ si*kness an- all ,anne) o+ -isease a,ong the 2eo2le3 An- his +a,e 0ent th)oughout all Sy)ia5 anthey b)ought unto hi, all si*k 2eo2le that 0e)e taken 0ith -ive)s -iseases anto),ents1 an- those 0hi*h 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils1 an- those 0hi*h 0e)e lunati*1 an- those that ha- the 2alsy7 anhe heale- the,3 !atthe0 E54?14E 43 When the even 0as *o,e1 they b)ought unto hi, ,any that 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils5 anhe *ast out the s2i)its 0ith his 0o)-1 anheale- all that 0e)e si*k5 That it ,ight be +ul+ille- 0hi*h 0as s2oken by Esaias the 2)o2het1 saying1 i,sel+ took ou) in+i),ities1 anba)e ou) si*knesses3 !atthe0 F5(81(@ ?3 /esus 0ent about all the *ities an- villages1 tea*hing in thei) synagogues1 an- 2)ea*hing the gos2el o+ the king-o,1 anhealing eve)y si*kness an- eve)y -isease a,ong the 2eo2le3 !atthe0 :5?6
E3 When /esus kne0 it1 he 0ith-)e0 hi,sel+ +)o, then*e5 an- g)eat ,ultitu-es +ollo0e- hi,1 anhe heale- the, all3 !atthe0 (45(6 63 /esus 0ent +o)th1 an- sa0 a g)eat ,ultitu-e1 an0as ,ove- 0ith *o,2assion to0a)- the,1 anhe healethei) si*k3 !atthe0 (E5(E 83 When they 0e)e gone ove)1 they *a,e into the lano+ Gennesa)et3 An- 0hen the ,en o+ that 2la*e hakno0le-ge o+ hi,1 they sent out into all that *ount)y )oun- about1 an- b)ought unto hi, all that 0e)e -isease-7 An- besought hi, that they ,ight only tou*h the he, o+ his ga),ent5 an- as ,any as tou*he- 0e)e ,a-e 2e)+e*tly 0hole3 !atthe0 (E5?E9?8 @3 G)eat ,ultitu-es *a,e unto hi,1 having 0ith the, those that 0e)e la,e1 blin-1 -u,b1 ,ai,e-1 an- ,any othe)s1 an- *ast the, -o0n at /esus& +eet7 anhe heale- the,5 Inso,u*h that the ,ultitu-e 0on-e)e-1 0hen they sa0 the -u,b to s2eak1 the ,ai,e- to be 0hole1 the la,e to 0alk1 an- the blin- to see5 anthey glo)i+ie- the Go- o+ Is)ael3 !atthe0 (65?>1?( F3 G)eat ,ultitu-es +ollo0e- hi,7 anhe heale- the, the)e3 !atthe0 (:54
:3 The blin- an- the la,e *a,e to hi, in the te,2le7 anhe heale- the,3 !atthe0 4(5(E (>3 At even1 0hen the sun -i- set1 they b)ought unto hi, all that 0e)e -isease-1 an- the, that 0e)e 2ossesse- 0ith -evils3 An- all the *ity 0as gathe)e- togethe) at the -oo)3 Anhe heale- ,any that 0e)e si*k o+ -ive)s -iseases1 an*ast out ,any -evils7 an- su++e)e- not the -evils to s2eak1 be*ause they kne0 hi,3 !a)k (5?49?E ((3 e 2)ea*he- in thei) synagogues th)oughout all Galilee1 an- *ast out -evils3 !a)k (5?: (43 Whithe)soeve) he ente)e-1 into villages1 o) *ities1 o) *ount)y1 they lai- the si*k in the st)eets1 anbesought hi, that they ,ight tou*h i+ it 0e)e but the bo)-e) o+ his ga),ent5 an- as ,any as tou*he- hi, 0e)e ,a-e 0hole3 !a)k 8568 (?3 No0 0hen the sun 0as setting1 all they that haany si*k 0ith -ive)s -iseases b)ought the, unto hi,7 anhe lai- his han-s on eve)y one o+ the,1 anheale- the,3 Luke E5E>
(E3 e *a,e -o0n 0ith the,1 an- stoo- in the 2lain1 an- the *o,2any o+ his -is*i2les1 an- a g)eat ,ultitu-e o+ 2eo2le out o+ all /u-aea an- /e)usale,1 an- +)o, the sea *oast o+ Ty)e an- Si-on1 0hi*h *a,e to hea) hi,1 an- to be heale- o+ thei) -iseases7 Anthey that 0e)e veJe- 0ith un*lean s2i)its5 anthey 0e)e heale-3 An- the 0hole ,ultitu-e sought to tou*h hi,5 +o) the)e 0ent vi)tue out o+ hi,1 anheale- the, all3 Luke 85(@9(: (63 In that sa,e hou) he *u)e- ,any o+ thei) in+i),ities an- 2lagues1 an- o+ evil s2i)its7 an- unto ,any that 0e)e blin- he gave sight3 Luke @54( (83 The 2eo2le1 0hen they kne0 it1 +ollo0e- hi,5 anhe )e*eive- the,1 an- s2ake unto the, o+ the king-o, o+ Go-1 anheale- the, that ha- nee- o+ healing3 Luke :5(( (@3 As he ente)e- into a *e)tain village1 the)e ,et hi, ten ,en that 0e)e le2e)s1 0hi*h stoo- a+a) o++5 Anthey li+te- u2 thei) voi*es1 ansai-1 /esus1 !aste)1 have ,e)*y on us3 An- 0hen he sa0 the,1 he saiunto the,1 Go sho0 you)selves unto the 2)iests3 An- it *a,e to 2ass1 that1 as they 0ent1 they 0e)e *leanse-3 An- one o+ the,1 0hen he sa0 that he 0as heale-1 tu)ne- ba*k1 an- 0ith a louvoi*e glo)i+ie- Go-1 An+ell -o0n on his +a*e at his +eet1 giving hi, thanks5 anhe 0as a Sa,a)itan3 An- /esus ans0e)ing sai-1 We)e
the)e not ten *leanse-% but 0he)e a)e the nine% Luke (@5(49(@ #ort,>se3en other times9 the Gospels sho; 2esus healed one or t;o people at a timeB (3 When he 0as *o,e -o0n +)o, the ,ountain1 g)eat ,ultitu-es +ollo0e- hi,3 An-1 behol-1 the)e *a,e a le2e) an- 0o)shi22e- hi,1 saying1 Lo)-1 i+ thou 0ilt1 thou *anst ,ake ,e *lean3 An- /esus 2ut +o)th his han-1 antou*he- hi,1 saying1 I 0ill7 be thou *lean3 An- i,,e-iately his le2)osy 0as *leanse-3 An- /esus saith unto hi,1 See thou tell no ,an7 but go thy 0ay1 sho0 thysel+ to the 2)iest1 an- o++e) the gi+t that !oses *o,,an-e-1 +o) a testi,ony unto the,3 !atthe0 F5(9E 43 When /esus 0as ente)e- into "a2e)nau,1 the)e *a,e unto hi, a *entu)ion1 besee*hing hi,1 Ansaying1 Lo)-1 ,y se)vant lieth at ho,e si*k o+ the 2alsy1 g)ievously to),ente-3 An- /esus saith unto hi,1 I 0ill *o,e an- heal hi,3 The *entu)ion ans0e)e- ansai-1 Lo)-1 la, not 0o)thy that thou shoul-est *o,e un-e) ,y )oo+5 but s2eak the 0o)- only1 an- ,y se)vant shall be heale-3 $o) I a, a ,an un-e) autho)ity1 having sol-ie)s un-e) ,e5 an- I say to this ,an1 Go1 anhe goeth7 an- to anothe)1 "o,e1 anhe *o,eth7 an- to ,y se)vant1 Do this1 anhe -oeth it3 When /esus hea)- it1 he ,a)velle-1 ansai- to the, that +ollo0e-1 .e)ily I say unto you1 I have not +oun- so g)eat +aith1 no1 not in Is)ael3 An- I say unto you1 That
,any shall *o,e +)o, the east an- 0est1 an- shall sit -o0n 0ith Ab)aha,1 an- Isaa*1 an- /a*ob1 in the king-o, o+ heaven3 But the *hil-)en o+ the king-o, shall be *ast out into oute) -a)kness5 the)e shall be 0ee2ing an- gnashing o+ teeth3 An- /esus saiunto the *entu)ion1 Go thy 0ay7 an- as thou hast believe-1 so be it -one unto thee3 An- his se)vant 0as heale- in the sel+sa,e hou)3 !atthe0 F569(? ?3 When /esus 0as *o,e into 'ete)s house1 he sa0 his 0i+e&s ,othe) lai-1 ansi*k o+ a +eve)3 An- he tou*hehe) han-1 an- the +eve) le+t he)5 anshe a)ose1 an,iniste)e- unto the,3 !atthe0 F5(E9(6 E3 When he 0as *o,e to the othe) si-e into the *ount)y o+ the Ge)gesenes1 the)e ,et hi, t0o 2ossesse- 0ith -evils1 *o,ing out o+ the to,bs1 eJ*ee-ing +ie)*e1 so that no ,an ,ight 2ass by that 0ay3 An-1 behol-1 they *)ie- out1 saying1 What have 0e to -o 0ith thee1 /esus1 thou Son o+ Go-% a)t thou *o,e hithe) to to),ent us be+o)e the ti,e% Anthe)e 0as a goo- 0ay o++ +)o, the, an he)- o+ ,any s0ine +ee-ing3 So the -evils besought hi,1 saying1 I+ thou *ast us out1 su++e) us to go a0ay into the he)- o+ s0ine3 An- he saiunto the,1 Go3 An- 0hen they 0e)e *o,e out1 they 0ent into the he)- o+ s0ine5 an-1 behol-1 the 0hole he)- o+ s0ine )an violently -o0n a stee2 2la*e into the sea1 an- 2e)ishe- in the 0ate)s3 An- they that ke2t the, +le-1 an- 0ent thei) 0ays into the *ity1 an- tol- eve)y thing1 an- 0hat 0as be+allen to the 2ossesse- o+ the -evils3 An-1 behol-1
the 0hole *ity *a,e out to ,eet /esus5 an- 0hen they sa0 hi,1 they besought hi, that he 0oul- -e2a)t out o+ thei) *oasts3 !atthe0 F54F9?E 63 e ente)e- into a shi21 an- 2asse- ove)1 an- *a,e into his o0n *ity3 An-1 behol-1 they b)ought to hi, a ,an si*k o+ the 2alsy1 lying on a be-5 an- /esus seeing thei) +aith saiunto the si*k o+ the 2alsy7 Son1 be o+ goo- *hee)7 thy sins be +o)given thee3 An-1 behol-1 *e)tain o+ the s*)ibes sai- 0ithin the,selves1 This ,an blas2he,eth3 An- /esus kno0ing thei) thoughts sai-1 Whe)e+o)e think ye evil in you) hea)ts% $o) 0hethe) is easie)1 to say1 Thy sins be +o)given thee7 o) to say1 A)ise1 an- 0alk%But that ye ,ay kno0 that the Son o+ ,an hath 2o0e) on ea)th to +o)give sins1 ;then saith he to the si*k o+ the 2alsy1< A)ise1 take u2 thy be-1 ango unto thine house3 Anhe a)ose1 an- -e2a)te- to his house3 But 0hen the ,ultitu-es sa0 it1 they ,a)velle-1 an- glo)i+ie- Go-1 0hi*h ha- given su*h 2o0e) unto ,en3 !atthe0 :5(9F 83 An-1 behol-1 a 0o,an1 0hi*h 0as -isease- 0ith an issue o+ bloo- t0elve yea)s1 *a,e behin- hi,1 antou*he- the he, o+ his ga),ent5 $o) she sai- 0ithin he)sel+1 I+ I ,ay but tou*h his ga),ent1 I shall be 0hole3 But /esus tu)ne- hi, about1 an- 0hen he sa0 he)1 he sai-1 Daughte)1 be o+ goo- *o,+o)t7 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole3 An- the 0o,an 0as ,a-e 0hole +)o, that hou)3 !atthe0 :54>944
@3 When /esus *a,e into the )ule)s house1 an- sa0 the ,inst)els an- the 2eo2le ,aking a noise1 e saiunto the,1 Give 2la*e5 +o) the ,ai- is not -ea-1 but slee2eth3 An- they laughe- hi, to s*o)n3 But 0hen the 2eo2le 0e)e 2ut +o)th1 he 0ent in1 an- took he) by the han-1 an- the ,ai- a)ose3 An- the +a,e he)eo+ 0ent ab)oa- into all that lan-3 !atthe0 :54?948 F3 When /esus -e2a)te- then*e1 t0o blin- ,en +ollo0e- hi,1 *)ying1 an- saying1 Thou Son o+ Davi-1 have ,e)*y on us3 An- 0hen he 0as *o,e into the house1 the blin- ,en *a,e to hi,5 an- /esus saith unto the,1 Believe ye that I a, able to -o this% They saiunto hi,1 Yea1 Lo)-3 Then tou*hehe thei) eyes1 saying1 A**o)-ing to you) +aith be it unto you3 Anthei) eyes 0e)e o2ene-7 an- /esus st)aitly *ha)gethe,1 saying1 See that no ,an kno0 it3 But they1 0hen they 0e)e -e2a)te-1 s2)ea- ab)oa- his +a,e in all that *ount)y3 !atthe0 :54@9?( :3 As they 0ent out1 behol-1 they b)ought to hi, a -u,b ,an 2ossesse- 0ith a -evil3 An- 0hen the -evil 0as *ast out1 the -u,b s2ake5 an- the ,ultitu-es ,a)velle-1 saying1 It 0as neve) so seen in Is)ael3 !atthe0 :5?49?? (>3 An-1 behol-1 the)e 0as a ,an 0hi*h ha- his han0ithe)e-3 An- they aske- hi,1 saying1 Is it la0+ul to heal on the sabbath -ays% that they ,ight a**use hi,3 An- he saiunto the,1 What ,an shall the)e be
a,ong you1 that shall have one shee21 an- i+ it +all into a 2it on the sabbath -ay1 0ill he not lay hol- on it1 anli+t it out% o0 ,u*h then is a ,an bette) than a shee2% Whe)e+o)e it is la0+ul to -o 0ell on the sabbath -ays3 Then saith he to the ,an1 St)et*h +o)th thine han-3 An- he st)et*he- it +o)th7 an- it 0as )esto)e0hole1 like as the othe)3 !atthe0 (45(>9(? ((3 Then 0as b)ought unto hi, one 2ossesse- 0ith a -evil1 blin-1 an- -u,b5 anhe healehi,1 inso,u*h that the blin- an- -u,b both s2ake an- sa03 An- all the 2eo2le 0e)e a,a=e-1 ansai-1 Is not this the son o+ Davi-% !atthe0 (454494?
(43 Then /esus 0ent then*e1 an- -e2a)te- into the *oasts o+ Ty)e an- Si-on3 An-1 behol-1 a 0o,an o+ "anaan *a,e out o+ the sa,e *oasts1 an- *)ie- unto hi,1 saying1 ave ,e)*y on ,e1 O Lo)-1 thou Son o+ Davi-7 ,y -aughte) is g)ievously veJe- 0ith a -evil3 But he ans0e)e- he) not a 0o)-3 An- his -is*i2les *a,e anbesought hi,1 saying1 Sen- he) a0ay7+o) she *)ieth a+te) us3 But he ans0e)e- ansai-1 I a, not sent but unto the lost shee2 o+ the house o+ Is)ael3 Then *a,e she an- 0o)shi22e- hi,1 saying1 Lo)-1 hel2 ,e3 But he ans0e)e- ansai-1 It is not ,eet to take the *hil-)en&s b)ea-1 an- to *ast it to -ogs3 An- she sai-1 T)uth1 Lo)-5yet the -ogs eat o+ the *)u,bs 0hi*h +all +)o, thei) ,aste)s& table3 Then /esus ans0e)ean- sai- unto he)1 O 0o,an1 g)eat is thy +aith5 be it unto thee even as thou 0ilt3 An- he) -aughte) 0as
,a-e 0hole +)o, that ve)y hou)3 !atthe0 (654(94F (?3 When they 0e)e *o,e to the ,ultitu-e1 the)e *a,e to hi, a *e)tain ,an1 kneeling -o0n to hi,1 ansaying1 Lo)-1 have ,e)*y on ,y son5 +o) he is lunati*1 an- so)e veJe-5+o) o+tti,es he +alleth into the +i)e1 an- o+t into the 0ate)3 An- I b)ought hi, to thy -is*i2les1 anthey *oul- not *u)e hi,3 Then /esus ans0e)e- ansai-1 O +aithless an- 2e)ve)se gene)ation1 ho0 long shall I be 0ith you % ho0 long shall I su++e) you % b)ing hi, hithe) to ,e3 An- /esus )ebuke- the -evil7 anhe -e2a)te- out o+ hi,5 an- the *hil- 0as *u)e- +)o, that ve)y hou)3 !atthe0 (@5(E9(F (E3 An-1 behol-1 t0o blin- ,en sitting by the 0ay si-e1 0hen they hea)- that /esus 2asse- by1 *)ie- out1 saying1 ave ,e)*y on us1 O Lo)-1 thou Son o+ Davi-3 An- the ,ultitu-e )ebuke- the,1 be*ause they shoulhol- thei) 2ea*e5 but they *)ie- the ,o)e1 saying1 ave ,e)*y on us1 O Lo)-1 thou Son o+ Davi-3 An- /esus stoo- still1 an- *alle- the,1 ansai-1 What 0ill ye that I shall -o unto you% They say unto hi,1 Lo)-1 that ou) eyes ,ay be o2ene-3 So /esus ha- *o,2assion on the,1 antou*he- thei) eyes5 an- i,,e-iately thei) eyes )e*eive- sight1 anthey +ollo0e- hi,3 !atthe0 4>5?>9?E (63 They 0ent into "a2e)nau,7 anst)aight0ay on the sabbath -ay he ente)e- into the synagogue1 antaught3 An- they 0e)e astonishe- at his -o*t)ine5 +o)
he taught the, as one that ha- autho)ity1 annot as the s*)ibes3 An- the)e 0as in thei) synagogue a ,an 0ith an un*lean s2i)it7 anhe *)ie- out1 Saying1 Let us alone7 0hat have 0e to -o 0ith thee1 thou /esus o+ Na=a)eth% a)t thou *o,e to -est)oy us% I kno0 thee 0ho thou a)t1 the oly One o+ Go-3 An- /esus )ebukehi,1 saying1 ol- thy 2ea*e1 an- *o,e out o+ hi,3 An0hen the un*lean s2i)it ha- to)n hi,1 an- *)ie- 0ith a louvoi*e1 he *a,e out o+ hi,3 An- they 0e)e all a,a=e-1 inso,u*h that they Guestione- a,ong the,selves1 saying1 What thing is this% 0hat ne0 -o*t)ine is this% +o) 0ith autho)ity *o,,an-eth he even the un*lean s2i)its1 anthey -o obey hi,3 Ani,,e-iately his +a,e s2)ea- ab)oa- th)oughout all the )egion )ounabout Galilee3 !a)k (54(94F (83 $o)th0ith1 0hen they 0e)e *o,e out o+ the synagogue1 they ente)e- into the house o+ Si,on anAn-)e01 0ith /a,es an- /ohn3 But Si,ons 0i+e&s ,othe) lay si*k o+ a +eve)1 an- anon they tell hi, o+ he)3 An- he *a,e an- took he) by the han-1 anli+tehe) u27 an- i,,e-iately the +eve) le+t he)1 anshe ,iniste)e- unto the,3 !a)k (54:9?( (@3 The)e *a,e a le2e) to hi,1 besee*hing hi,1 ankneeling -o0n to hi,1 ansaying unto hi,1 I+ thou 0ilt1 thou *anst ,ake ,e *lean3 An- /esus1 ,ove- 0ith *o,2assion1 2ut +o)th his han-1 antou*he- hi,1 ansaith unto hi,1 I 0ill7 be thou *lean3 An- as soon as he ha- s2oken1 i,,e-iately the le2)osy -e2a)te- +)o, hi,1 anhe 0as *leanse-3 An- he st)aitly *ha)ge-
hi,1 an- +o)th0ith sent hi, a0ay7 An- saith unto hi,1 See thou say nothing to any ,an5 but go thy 0ay1 sho0 thysel+ to the 2)iest1 an- o++e) +o) thy *leansing those things 0hi*h !oses *o,,an-e-1+o) a testi,ony unto the,3 But he 0ent out1 an- began to 2ublish it ,u*h1 an- to bla=e ab)oa- the ,atte)1 inso,u*h that /esus *oul- no ,o)e o2enly ente) into the *ity1 but 0as 0ithout in -ese)t 2la*es5 anthey *a,e to hi, +)o, eve)y Gua)te)3 !a)k (5E>9E6 (F3 An- again he ente)e- into "a2e)nau, a+te) so,e -ays7 an- it 0as noise- that he 0as in the house3 Anst)aight0ay ,any 0e)e gathe)e- togethe)1 inso,u*h that the)e 0as no )oo, to )e*eive the,1 no1 not so ,u*h as about the -oo)5 anhe 2)ea*he- the 0o)unto the,3 An- they *o,e unto hi,1 b)inging one si*k o+ the 2alsy1 0hi*h 0as bo)ne o+ +ou)3 An- 0hen they *oul- not *o,e nigh unto hi, +o) the 2)ess1 they un*ove)e- the )oo+ 0he)e he 0as5 an- 0hen they hab)oken it u21 they let -o0n the be- 0he)ein the si*k o+ the 2alsy lay3 When /esus sa0 thei) +aith1 he saiunto the si*k o+ the 2alsy1 Son1 thy sins be +o)given thee3 But the)e 0e)e *e)tain o+ the s*)ibes sitting the)e1 an)easoning in thei) hea)ts1 Why -oth this ,an thus s2eak blas2he,ies% 0ho *an +o)give sins but Goonly% An- i,,e-iately 0hen /esus 2e)*eive- in his s2i)it that they so )easone- 0ithin the,selves1 he saiunto the,1 Why )eason ye these things in you) hea)ts% Whethe) is it easie) to say to the si*k o+ the 2alsy1 Thy sins be +o)given thee7 o) to say1 A)ise1 an- take u2 thy be-1 an- 0alk% But that ye ,ay kno0 that the Son o+ ,an hath 2o0e) on ea)th to +o)give sins1 ;he saith to the si*k o+ the 2alsy1< I say unto thee1 A)ise1 an- take
u2 thy be-1 ango thy 0ay into thine house3 Ani,,e-iately he a)ose1 took u2 the be-1 an- 0ent +o)th be+o)e the, all7 inso,u*h that they 0e)e all a,a=e-1 an- glo)i+ie- Go-1 saying1 We neve) sa0 it on this +ashion3 !a)k 45(9(4 (:3 e ente)e- again into the synagogue7 an- the)e 0as a ,an the)e 0hi*h ha- a 0ithe)e- han-3 An- they 0at*he- hi,1 0hethe) he 0oul- heal hi, on the sabbath -ay7 that they ,ight a**use hi,3 An- he saith unto the ,an 0hi*h ha- the 0ithe)e- han-1 Stan+o)th3 An- he saith unto the,1 Is it la0+ul to -o gooon the sabbath -ays1 o) to -o evil% to save li+e1 o) to kill% But they hel- thei) 2ea*e3 An- 0hen he halooke- )ounabout on the, 0ith ange)1 being g)ieve+o) the ha)-ness o+ thei) hea)ts1 he saith unto the ,an1 St)et*h +o)th thine han-3 An- he st)et*he- it out5 anhis han- 0as )esto)e- 0hole as the othe)3 !a)k ?5(96 4>3 They *a,e ove) unto the othe) si-e o+ the sea1 into the *ount)y o+ the Ga-a)enes3 An- 0hen he 0as *o,e out o+ the shi21 i,,e-iately the)e ,et hi, out o+ the to,bs a ,an 0ith an un*lean s2i)it1 Who ha- his -0elling a,ong the to,bs7 an- no ,an *oul- binhi,1 no1 not 0ith *hains5 Be*ause that he ha- been o+ten boun- 0ith +ette)s an- *hains1 an- the *hains ha- been 2lu*ke- asun-e) by hi,1 an- the +ette)s b)oken in 2ie*es5 neithe) *oul- any ,an ta,e hi,3 An- al0ays1 night an- -ay1 he 0as in the ,ountains1 an- in the to,bs1 *)ying1 an- *utting hi,sel+ 0ith
stones3 But 0hen he sa0 /esus a+a) o++1 he )an an0o)shi22e- hi,1 An- *)ie- 0ith a louvoi*e1 ansai-1 What have I to -o 0ith thee1 /esus1 thou Son o+ the ,ost high Go-% I a-Hu)e thee by Go-1 that thou to),ent ,e not3 $o) he saiunto hi,1 "o,e out o+ the ,an1 thou un*lean s2i)it3 An- he aske- hi,1 What is thy na,e% An- he ans0e)e-1 saying1 !y na,e is Legion5+o) 0e a)e ,any3 An- he besought hi, ,u*h that he 0oul- not sen- the, a0ay out o+ the *ount)y3 No0 the)e 0as the)e nigh unto the ,ountains a g)eat he)- o+ s0ine +ee-ing3 An- all the -evils besought hi,1 saying1 Sen- us into the s0ine1 that 0e ,ay ente) into the,3 An- +o)th0ith /esus gave the, leave3 An- the un*lean s2i)its 0ent out1 an- ente)e- into the s0ine5 an- the he)- )an violently -o0n a stee2 2la*e into the sea1 ;they 0e)e about t0o thousan-7< an- 0e)e *hokein the sea3 An- they that +e- the s0ine +le-1 an- tol- it in the *ity1 an- in the *ount)y3 An- they 0ent out to see 0hat it 0as that 0as -one3 An- they *o,e to /esus1 an- see hi, that 0as 2ossesse- 0ith the -evil1 an- hathe legion1 sitting1 an- *lothe-1 an- in his )ight ,in-5 anthey 0e)e a+)ai-3 An- they that sa0 it tol- the, ho0 it be+ell to hi, that 0as 2ossesse- 0ith the -evil1 an- also *on*e)ning the s0ine3 An- they began to 2)ay hi, to -e2a)t out o+ thei) *oasts3 An- 0hen he 0as *o,e into the shi21 he that ha- been 2ossesse- 0ith the -evil 2)aye- hi, that he ,ight be 0ith hi,3 o0beit /esus su++e)e- hi, not1 but saith unto hi,1 Go ho,e to thy +)ien-s1 an- tell the, ho0 g)eat things the Lo)- hath -one +o) thee1 an- hath ha- *o,2assion on thee3 An- he -e2a)te-1 an- began to 2ublish in De*a2olis ho0 g)eat things /esus ha- -one +o) hi,5 an- all ,en -i- ,a)vel3 !a)k 65(94>
4(3 A *e)tain 0o,an1 0hi*h ha- an issue o+ bloot0elve yea)s1 An- ha- su++e)e- ,any things o+ ,any 2hysi*ians1 an- ha- s2ent all that she ha-1 an- 0as nothing bette)e-1 but )athe) g)e0 0o)se1 When she ha- hea)- o+ /esus1 *a,e in the 2)ess behin-1 antou*hehis ga),ent3 $o) she sai-1 I+ I ,ay tou*h but his *lothes1 I shall be 0hole3 An- st)aight0ay the +ountain o+ he) bloo- 0as -)ie- u27 anshe +elt in he) bo-y that she 0as heale- o+ that 2lague3 An- /esus1 i,,e-iately kno0ing in hi,sel+ that vi)tue ha- gone out o+ hi,1 tu)ne- hi, about in the 2)ess1 ansai-1 Who tou*he- ,y *lothes% An- his -is*i2les saiunto hi,1 Thou seest the ,ultitu-e th)onging thee1 ansayest thou1 Who tou*he- ,e% An- he looke- )ounabout to see he) that ha- -one this thing3 But the 0o,an +ea)ing an- t)e,bling1 kno0ing 0hat 0as -one in he)1 *a,e an- +ell -o0n be+o)e hi,1 an- tol- hi, all the t)uth3 An- he saiunto he)1 Daughte)1 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole7 go in 2ea*e1 an- be 0hole o+ thy 2lague3 !a)k 65469?E 443 While he yet s2ake1 the)e *a,e +)o, the )ule) o+ the synagogues house *e)tain 0hi*h sai-1 Thy -aughte) is -ea-5 0hy t)oublest thou the !aste) any +u)the)% As soon as /esus hea)- the 0o)- that 0as s2oken1 he saith unto the )ule) o+ the synagogue1 Be not a+)ai-1 only believe3 An- he su++e)e- no ,an to +ollo0 hi,1 save 'ete)1 an- /a,es1 an- /ohn the b)othe) o+ /a,es3 An- he *o,eth to the house o+ the )ule) o+ the synagogue1 an- seeth the tu,ult1 anthe, that 0e2t an- 0aile- g)eatly3 An- 0hen he 0as *o,e in1 he saith unto the,1 Why ,ake ye this a-o1
an- 0ee2 % the -a,sel is not -ea-1 but slee2eth3 Anthey laughe- hi, to s*o)n3 But 0hen he ha- 2ut the, all out1 he taketh the +athe) an- the ,othe) o+ the -a,sel1 an- the, that 0e)e 0ith hi,1 an- ente)eth in 0he)e the -a,sel 0as lying3 An- he took the -a,sel by the han-1 ansai- unto he)1 Talitha *u,i7 0hi*h is1 being inte)2)ete-1 Da,sel1 I say unto thee1 a)ise3 Anst)aight0ay the -a,sel a)ose1 an- 0alke-7 +o) she 0as o+ the age o+ t0elve yea)s3 An- they 0e)e astonishe0ith a g)eat astonish,ent3 An- he *ha)ge- the, st)aitly that no ,an shoul- kno0 it7 an- *o,,an-ethat so,ething shoul- be given he) to eat3 !a)k 65?69E? 4?3 $)o, then*e he a)ose1 an- 0ent into the bo)-e)s o+ Ty)e an- Si-on1 an- ente)e- into an house1 an0oul- have no ,an kno0 it5 but he *oul- not be hi-3 $o) a *e)tain 0o,an1 0hose young -aughte) ha- an un*lean s2i)it1 hea)- o+ hi,1 an- *a,e an- +ell at his +eet5 The 0o,an 0as a G)eek1 a Sy)o2heni*ian by nation7 anshe besought hi, that he 0oul- *ast +o)th the -evil out o+ he) -aughte)3 But /esus saiunto he)1 Let the *hil-)en +i)st be +ille-5+o) it is not ,eet to take the *hil-)en&s b)ea-1 an- to *ast it unto the -ogs3 Anshe ans0e)e- ansai- unto hi,1 Yes1 Lo)-5yet the -ogs un-e) the table eat o+ the *hil-)en&s *)u,bs3 Anhe saiunto he)1 $o) this saying go thy 0ay7 the -evil is gone out o+ thy -aughte)3 An- 0hen she 0as *o,e to he) house1 she +oun- the -evil gone out1 anhe) -aughte) lai- u2on the be-3 !a)k @54E9?>
4E3 An- again1 -e2a)ting +)o, the *oasts o+ Ty)e anSi-on1 he *a,e unto the sea o+ Galilee1 th)ough the ,i-st o+ the *oasts o+ De*a2olis3 An- they b)ing unto hi, one that 0as -ea+1 an- ha- an i,2e-i,ent in his s2ee*h7 anthey besee*h hi, to 2ut his han- u2on hi,3 An- he took hi, asi-e +)o, the ,ultitu-e1 an2ut his +inge)s into his ea)s1 anhe s2it1 antou*hehis tongue7 An- looking u2 to heaven1 he sighe-1 ansaith unto hi,1 E2h2hatha1 that is1 Be o2ene-3 Anst)aight0ay his ea)s 0e)e o2ene-1 an- the st)ing o+ his tongue 0as loose-1 anhe s2ake 2lain3 An- he *ha)gethe, that they shoul- tell no ,an5 but the ,o)e he *ha)ge- the,1 so ,u*h the ,o)e a g)eat -eal they 2ublishe- it7 An- 0e)e beyon- ,easu)e astonishe-1 saying1 e hath -one all things 0ell5 he ,aketh both the -ea+ to hea)1 an- the -u,b to s2eak3 !a)k @5?(9?@ 463 e *o,eth to Bethsai-a7 anthey b)ing a blin,an unto hi,1 anbesought hi, to tou*h hi,3 An- he took the blin- ,an by the han-1 an- le- hi, out o+ the to0n7 an- 0hen he ha- s2it on his eyes1 an- 2ut his han-s u2on hi,1 he aske- hi, i+ he sa0 ought3 An- he looke- u21 ansai-1 I see ,en as t)ees1 0alking3 A+te) that he 2ut his han-s again u2on his eyes1 an- ,a-e hi, look u25 anhe 0as )esto)e-1 an- sa0 eve)y ,an *lea)ly3 An- he sent hi, a0ay to his house1 saying1 Neithe) go into the to0n1 no) tell it to any in the to0n3 !a)k F544948
483 When he *a,e to his -is*i2les1 he sa0 a g)eat ,ultitu-e about the,1 an- the s*)ibes Guestioning 0ith the,3 An- st)aight0ay all the 2eo2le1 0hen they behel- hi,1 0e)e g)eatly a,a=e-1 an- )unning to hi, salute- hi,3 An- he aske- the s*)ibes1 What Guestion ye 0ith the, %An- one o+ the ,ultitu-e ans0e)e- ansai-1 !aste)1 I have b)ought unto thee ,y son1 0hi*h hath a -u,b s2i)it7 An- 0he)esoeve) he taketh hi,1 he tea)eth hi,5 anhe +oa,eth1 an- gnasheth 0ith his teeth1 an- 2ineth a0ay5 an- I s2ake to thy -is*i2les that they shoul- *ast hi, out7 anthey *oul- not3 e ans0e)eth hi,1 an- saith1 O +aithless gene)ation1 ho0 long shall I be 0ith you% ho0 long shall I su++e) you % b)ing hi, unto ,e3 An- they b)ought hi, unto hi,5 an- 0hen he sa0 hi,1 st)aight0ay the s2i)it ta)e hi,7 an- be+ell on the g)oun-1 an- 0allo0e- +oa,ing3 Anhe aske- his +athe)1 o0 long is it ago sin*e this *a,e unto hi,% An- he sai-1 O+ a *hil-3 An- o+tti,es it hath *ast hi, into the +i)e1 an- into the 0ate)s1 to -est)oy hi,5 but i+ thou *anst -o any thing1 have *o,2assion on us1 an- hel2 us3 /esus saiunto hi,1 I+ thou *anst believe1 all things a)e 2ossible to hi, that believeth3 An- st)aight0ay the +athe) o+ the *hil- *)ie- out1 ansai- 0ith tea)s1 Lo)-1 I believe7 hel2 thou ,ine unbelie+3 When /esus sa0 that the 2eo2le *a,e )unning togethe)1 he )ebuke- the +oul s2i)it1 saying unto hi,1 Thou -u,b an- -ea+ s2i)it1 I *ha)ge thee1 *o,e out o+ hi,1 an- ente) no ,o)e into hi,3 An- the s2i)it *)ie-1 an- )ent hi, so)e1 an- *a,e out o+ hi,5 anhe 0as as one -ea-7 inso,u*h that ,any sai-1 e is -ea-3 But /esus took hi, by the han-1 anli+te- hi, u27 anhe a)ose3 An- 0hen he 0as *o,e into the house1 his -is*i2les aske- hi, 2)ivately1 Why *oul- not 0e *ast
hi, out% An- he saiunto the,1 This kin- *an *o,e +o)th by nothing1 but by 2)aye) an- +asting3 !a)k :5(E94: 4@3 They *a,e to /e)i*ho5 an- as he 0ent out o+ /e)i*ho 0ith his -is*i2les an- a g)eat nu,be) o+ 2eo2le1 blinBa)ti,aeus1 the son o+ Ti,aeus1 sat by the high0ay si-e begging3 An- 0hen he hea)- that it 0as /esus o+ Na=a)eth1 he began to *)y out1 an- say1 /esus1 thou Son o+ Davi-1 have ,e)*y on ,e3 An- ,any *ha)ge- hi, that he shoulhol- his 2ea*e5 but he *)ie- the ,o)e a g)eat -eal1 Thou Son o+ Davi-1 have ,e)*y on ,e3 An/esus stoo- still1 an- *o,,an-e- hi, to be *alle-3 Anthey *all the blin- ,an1 saying unto hi,1 Be o+ goo*o,+o)t1 )ise7 he *alleth thee3 An- he1 *asting a0ay his ga),ent1 )ose1 an- *a,e to /esus3 An- /esus ans0e)ean- sai- unto hi,1 What 0ilt thou that I shoul- -o unto thee% The blin- ,an saiunto hi,1 Lo)-1 that I ,ight )e*eive ,y sight3 An- /esus saiunto hi,1 Go thy 0ay7 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole3 Ani,,e-iately he )e*eive- his sight1 an- +ollo0e- /esus in the 0ay3 !a)k (>5E8964 4F3 4F3 In the synagogue the)e 0as a ,an1 0hi*h ha- a s2i)it o+ an un*lean -evil1 an- *)ieout 0ith a louvoi*e1 Saying1 Let us alone7 0hat have 0e to -o 0ith thee1 thou /esus o+ Na=a)eth% a)t thou *o,e to -est)oy us% I kno0 thee 0ho thou a)t1 the oly One o+ Go-3 An- /esus )ebukehi,1 saying1 ol- thy 2ea*e1 an*o,e out o+ hi,3 An- 0hen the -evil hath)o0n hi, in the ,i-st1 he *a,e out o+ hi,1 an- hu)t hi, not3
An- they 0e)e all a,a=e-1 an- s2ake a,ong the,selves1 saying1 What a 0o)- is thisA+o) 0ith autho)ity an- 2o0e) he *o,,an-eth the un*lean s2i)its1 anthey *o,e out3 An- the +a,e o+ hi, 0ent out into eve)y 2la*e o+ the *ount)y )oun-about3 Luke E5??9? @ 4:3 e a)ose out o+ the synagogue1 an- ente)e- into Si,ons house3 An- Si,on&s 0i+e&s ,othe) 0as taken 0ith a g)eat +eve)7 anthey besought hi, +o) he)3 Anhe stoo- ove) he)1 an- )ebuke- the +eve)7 an- it le+t he)5 an- i,,e-iately she a)ose an- ,iniste)e- unto the,3 Luke E5?F9?: ?>3 It *a,e to 2ass1 0hen he 0as in a *e)tain *ity1 behol- a ,an +ull o+ le2)osy5 0ho seeing /esus +ell on his +a*e1 anbesought hi,1 saying1 Lo)-1 i+ thou 0ilt1 thou *anst ,ake ,e *lean3 An- he 2ut +o)th his han-1 antou*he- hi,1 saying1 I 0ill5 be thou *lean3 Ani,,e-iately the le2)osy -e2a)te- +)o, hi,3 An- he *ha)ge- hi, to tell no ,an5 but go1 an- sho0 thysel+ to the 2)iest1 an- o++e) +o) thy *leansing1 a**o)-ing as !oses *o,,an-e-1 +o) a testi,ony unto the,3 But so ,u*h the ,o)e 0ent the)e a +a,e ab)oa- o+ hi,5 ang)eat ,ultitu-es *a,e togethe) to hea)1 an- to be heale- by hi, o+ thei) in+i),ities3 Luke 65(49(6 ?(3 It *a,e to 2ass on a *e)tain -ay1 as he 0as tea*hing1 that the)e 0e)e 'ha)isees an- -o*to)s o+ the
la0 sitting by1 0hi*h 0e)e *o,e out o+ eve)y to0n o+ Galilee1 an- /u-aea1 an- /e)usale,5 an- the 2o0e) o+ the Lo)- 0as 2)esent to heal the,3 An-1 behol-1 ,en b)ought in a be- a ,an 0hi*h 0as taken 0ith a 2alsy5 anthey sought ,eans to b)ing hi, in1 an- to lay hi, be+o)e hi,3 An- 0hen they *oul- not +in- by 0hat 0ay they ,ight b)ing hi, in be*ause o+ the ,ultitu-e1 they 0ent u2on the houseto21 an- let hi, -o0n th)ough the tiling 0ith his *ou*h into the ,i-st be+o)e /esus3 An0hen he sa0 thei) +aith1 he saiunto hi,1 !an1 thy sins a)e +o)given thee3 An- the s*)ibes an- the 'ha)isees began to )eason1 saying1 Who is this 0hi*h s2eaketh blas2he,ies% Who *an +o)give sins1 but Goalone% But 0hen /esus 2e)*eive- thei) thoughts1 he ans0e)ing saiunto the,1 What )eason ye in you) hea)ts% Whethe) is easie)1 to say1 Thy sins be +o)given thee7 o) to say1 Rise u2 an- 0alk% But that ye ,ay kno0 that the Son o+ ,an hath 2o0e) u2on ea)th to +o)give sins1 ;he saiunto the si*k o+ the 2alsy1< I say unto thee1 A)ise1 an- take u2 thy *ou*h1 ango into thine house3 An- i,,e-iately he )ose u2 be+o)e the,1 an- took u2 that 0he)eon he lay1 an- -e2a)te- to his o0n house1 glo)i+ying Go-3 An- they 0e)e all a,a=e-1 anthey glo)i+ie- Go-1 an- 0e)e +ille- 0ith +ea)1 saying1 We have seen st)ange things to -ay3 Luke 65(@948 ?43 ?43 It *a,e to 2ass also on anothe) sabbath1 that he ente)e- into the synagogue an- taught5 an- the)e 0as a ,an 0hose )ight han- 0as 0ithe)e-3 An- the s*)ibes an- 'ha)isees 0at*he- hi,1 0hethe) he 0oul- heal on the sabbath -ay7 that they ,ight +in- an a**usation against hi,3 But he kne0 thei) thoughts1 ansai- to
the ,an 0hi*h ha- the 0ithe)e- han-1 Rise u21 anstan- +o)th in the ,i-st3 An- he a)ose an- stoo- +o)th3 Then sai- /esus unto the,1 I 0ill ask you one thing7 Is it la0+ul on the sabbath -ays to -o goo-1 o) to -o evil% to save li+e1 o) to -est)oy it% An- looking )ounabout u2on the, all1 he saiunto the ,an1 St)et*h +o)th thy han-3 An- he -i- so5 anhis han- 0as )esto)e- 0hole as the othe)3 Luke 8589(> ??3 No0 0hen he ha- en-e- all his sayings in the au-ien*e o+ the 2eo2le1 he ente)e- into "a2e)nau,3 An- a *e)tain *entu)ions se)vant1 0ho 0as -ea) unto hi,1 0as si*k1 an- )ea-y to -ie3 An- 0hen he hea)- o+ /esus1 he sent unto hi, the el-e)s o+ the /e0s1 besee*hing hi, that he 0oul- *o,e an- heal his se)vant3 An- 0hen they *a,e to /esus1 they besought hi, instantly1 saying1 That he 0as 0o)thy +o) 0ho, he shoul- -o this5 $o) he loveth ou) nation1 anhe hath built us a synagogue3 Then /esus 0ent 0ith the,3 An0hen he 0as no0 not +a) +)o, the house1 the *entu)ion sent +)ien-s to hi,1 saying unto hi,1 Lo)-1 t)ouble not thysel+5 +o) I a, not 0o)thy that thou shoul-est ente) un-e) ,y )oo+5 Whe)e+o)e neithe) thought I ,ysel+ 0o)thy to *o,e unto thee5 but say in a 0o)-1 an- ,y se)vant shall be heale-3 $o) I also a, a ,an set un-e) autho)ity1 having un-e) ,e sol-ie)s1 an- I say unto one1 Go1 anhe goeth7 an- to anothe)1 "o,e1 anhe *o,eth7 an- to ,y se)vant1 Do this1 anhe -oeth it3 When /esus hea)- these things1 he ,a)velle- at hi,1 an- tu)ne- hi, about1 an- saiunto the 2eo2le that +ollo0e- hi,1 I say unto you1 I have not +oun- so g)eat +aith1 no1 not in Is)ael3 Anthey that 0e)e sent1 )etu)ning to the house1 +oun- the
se)vant 0hole that ha- been si*k3 Luke @5(9(> ?E3 An- it *a,e to 2ass the -ay a+te)1 that he 0ent into a *ity *alle- Nain7 an- ,any o+ his -is*i2les 0ent 0ith hi,1 an- ,u*h 2eo2le3 No0 0hen he *a,e nigh to the gate o+ the *ity1 behol-1 the)e 0as a -ea- ,an *a))ieout1 the only son o+ his ,othe)1 anshe 0as a 0i-o05 an- ,u*h 2eo2le o+ the *ity 0as 0ith he)3 An- 0hen the Lo)- sa0 he)1 he ha- *o,2assion on he)1 an- saiunto he)1 Wee2 not3 An- he *a,e antou*he- the bie)5 anthey that ba)e hi, stoo- still3 An- he sai-1 Young ,an1 I say unto thee1 A)ise3 An- he that 0as -ea- sat u21 an- began to s2eak3 An- he -elive)e- hi, to his ,othe)3 An- the)e *a,e a +ea) on all5 anthey glo)i+ie- Go-1 saying1 That a g)eat 2)o2het is )isen u2 a,ong us7 an-1 That Go- hath visite- his 2eo2le3 Anthis )u,ou) o+ hi, 0ent +o)th th)oughout all /u-aea1 an- th)oughout all the )egion )oun- about3 Luke @5((9(@ ?63 When he 0ent +o)th to lan-1 the)e ,et hi, out o+ the *ity a *e)tain ,an1 0hi*h ha- -evils long ti,e1 an0a)e no *lothes1 neithe) abo-e in any house1 but in the to,bs3 When he sa0 /esus1 he *)ie- out1 an- +ell -o0n be+o)e hi,1 an- 0ith a louvoi*e sai-1 What have I to -o 0ith thee1 /esus1 thou Son o+ Go- ,ost high% I besee*h thee1 to),ent ,e not3 ;$o) he ha*o,,an-e- the un*lean s2i)it to *o,e out o+ the ,an3 $o) o+tenti,es it ha- *aught hi,5 anhe 0as ke2t boun- 0ith *hains an- in +ette)s7 anhe b)ake the ban-s1 an- 0as -)iven o+ the -evil into the 0il-e)9
ness3< An- /esus aske- hi,1 saying1 What is thy na,e% An- he sai-1 Legion5 be*ause ,any -evils 0e)e ente)e- into hi,3 An- they besought hi, that he 0oul- not *o,,an- the, to go out into the -ee23 Anthe)e 0as the)e an he)- o+ ,any s0ine +ee-ing on the ,ountain5 anthey besought hi, that he 0oul- su++e) the, to ente) into the,3 An- he su++e)e- the,3 Then 0ent the -evils out o+ the ,an1 an- ente)e- into the s0ine5 an- the he)- )an violently -o0n a stee2 2la*e into the lake1 an- 0e)e *hoke-3 When they that +ethe, sa0 0hat 0as -one1 they +le-1 an- 0ent an- tolit in the *ity an- in the *ount)y3 Then they 0ent out to see 0hat 0as -one7 an- *a,e to /esus1 an- +oun- the ,an1 out o+ 0ho, the -evils 0e)e -e2a)te-1 sitting at the +eet o+ /esus1 *lothe-1 an- in his )ight ,in-5 anthey 0e)e a+)ai-3 They also 0hi*h sa0 it tol- the, by 0hat ,eans he that 0as 2ossesse- o+ the -evils 0as heale-3 Then the 0hole ,ultitu-e o+ the *ount)y o+ the Ga-a)enes )ounabout besought hi, to -e2a)t +)o, the,7 +o) they 0e)e taken 0ith g)eat +ea)5 anhe 0ent u2 into the shi21 an- )etu)ne- ba*k again3 No0 the ,an out o+ 0ho, the -evils 0e)e -e2a)te- besought hi, that he ,ight be 0ith hi,5 but /esus sent hi, a0ay1 saying1 Retu)n to thine o0n house1 an- sho0 ho0 g)eat things Go- hath -one unto thee3 An- he 0ent his 0ay1 an- 2ublishe- th)oughout the 0hole *ity ho0 g)eat things /esus ha- -one unto hi,3 Luke F54@9?: ?83 A 0o,an having an issue o+ bloo- t0elve yea)s1 0hi*h ha- s2ent all he) living u2on 2hysi*ians1 neithe) *oul- be heale- o+ any1 "a,e behin- hi,1 antou*hethe bo)-e) o+ his ga),ent5 an- i,,e-iately he) issue
o+ bloo- stan*he-3 An- /esus sai-1 Who tou*he- ,e% When all -enie-1 'ete) anthey that 0e)e 0ith hi, sai-1 !aste)1 the ,ultitu-e th)ong thee an- 2)ess thee1 ansayest thou1 Who tou*he- ,e% An- /esus sai-1 So,ebo-y hath tou*he- ,e5 +o) I 2e)*eive that vi)tue is gone out o+ ,e3 An- 0hen the 0o,an sa0 that she 0as not hi-1 she *a,e t)e,bling1 an- +alling -o0n be+o)e hi,1 she -e*la)e- unto hi, be+o)e all the 2eo2le +o) 0hat *ause she ha- tou*he- hi,1 an- ho0 she 0as heale- i,,e-iately3 An- he saiunto he)1 Daughte)1 be o+ goo- *o,+o)t5 thy +aith hath ,a-e thee 0hole7 go in 2ea*e3 Luke F5E?9EF ?@3 While he yet s2ake1 the)e *o,eth one +)o, the )ule) o+ the synagogues house1 saying to hi,1 Thy -aughte) is -ea-7 t)ouble not the !aste)3 But 0hen /esus hea)- it1 he ans0e)e- hi,1 saying1 $ea) not5 believe only1 anshe shall be ,a-e 0hole3 An- 0hen he *a,e into the house1 he su++e)e- no ,an to go in1 save 'ete)1 an- /a,es1 an- /ohn1 an- the +athe) an- the ,othe) o+ the ,ai-en3 An- all 0e2t1 an- be0aile- he)5 but he sai-1 Wee2 not7 she is not -ea-1 but slee2eth3 An- they laughe- hi, to s*o)n1 kno0ing that she 0as -ea-3 An- he 2ut the, all out1 an- took he) by the han-1 an- *alle-1 saying1 !ai-1 a)ise3 An- he) s2i)it *a,e again1 anshe a)ose st)aight0ay5 anhe *o,,an-e- to give he) ,eat3 An- he) 2a)ents 0e)e astonishe-5 but he *ha)ge- the, that they shoul- tell no ,an 0hat 0as -one3 Luke F5E:968
?F3 It *a,e to 2ass1 that on the neJt -ay1 0hen they 0e)e *o,e -o0n +)o, the hill1 ,u*h 2eo2le ,et hi,3 An-1 behol-1 a ,an o+ the *o,2any *)ie- out1 saying1 !aste)1 I besee*h thee1 look u2on ,y son5 +o) he is ,ine only *hil-3 An-1 lo1 a s2i)it taketh hi,1 anhe su--enly *)ieth out7 an- it tea)eth hi, that he +oa,eth again1 an- b)uising hi, ha)-ly -e2a)teth +)o, hi,3 An- I besought thy -is*i2les to *ast hi, out7 anthey *oul- not3 An- /esus ans0e)ing sai-1 O +aithless an- 2e)ve)se gene)ation1 ho0 long shall I be 0ith you1 an- su++e) you% B)ing thy son hithe)3 An- as he 0as yet a *o,ing1 the -evil th)e0 hi, -o0n1 anta)e hi,3 An- /esus )ebuke- the un*lean s2i)it1 anheale- the *hil-1 an- -elive)e- hi, again to his +athe)3 Luke :5?@9E4 ?:3 An- he 0as *asting out a -evil1 an- it 0as -u,b3 An- it *a,e to 2ass1 0hen the -evil 0as gone out1 the -u,b s2ake7 an- the 2eo2le 0on-e)e-3 Luke ((5(E E>3 An-1 behol-1 the)e 0as a 0o,an 0hi*h ha- a s2i)it o+ in+i),ity eighteen yea)s1 an- 0as bo0e- togethe)1 an- *oul- in no 0ise li+t u2 he)sel+3 An- 0hen /esus sa0 he)1 he *alle- he) to hi,1 ansai- unto he)1 Wo,an1 thou a)t loose- +)o, thine in+i),ity3 An- he lai- his han-s on he)5 an- i,,e-iately she 0as ,a-e st)aight1 an- glo)i+ie- Go-3 An- the )ule) o+ the synagogue ans0e)e- 0ith in-ignation1 be*ause that /esus ha- heale- on the sabbath -ay1 ansai- unto the 2eo2le1 The)e a)e siJ -ays in 0hi*h ,en ought to 0o)k5 in the, the)e+o)e *o,e an- be heale-1 annot
on the sabbath -ay3 The Lo)- then ans0e)e- hi,1 ansai-1 Thou hy2o*)ite1 -oth not ea*h one o+ you on the sabbath loose his oJ o) his ass +)o, the stall1 an- leahi, a0ay to 0ate)ing% An- ought not this 0o,an1 being a -aughte) o+ Ab)aha,1 0ho, Satan hath boun-1 lo1 these eighteen yea)s1 be loose- +)o, this bon- on the sabbath -ay% An- 0hen he ha- sai- these things1 all his a-ve)sa)ies 0e)e asha,e-5 an- all the 2eo2le )eHoi*e- +o) all the glo)ious things that 0e)e -one by hi,3 Luke (?5((9(@ E(3 It *a,e to 2ass1 as he 0ent into the house o+ one o+ the *hie+ 'ha)isees to eat b)ea- on the sabbath -ay1 that they 0at*he- hi,3 An-1 behol-1 the)e 0as a *e)tain ,an be+o)e hi, 0hi*h ha- the -)o2sy3 An/esus ans0e)ing s2ake unto the la0ye)s an- 'ha)isees1 saying1 Is it la0+ul to heal on the sabbath -ay% Anthey hel- thei) 2ea*e3 An- he took hi,1 an- healehi,1 an- let hi, go7 An- ans0e)e- the,1 saying1 Whi*h o+ you shall have an ass o) an oJ +allen into a 2it1 an- 0ill not st)aight0ay 2ull hi, out on the sabbath -ay% Luke (E5(96 E43 E43 It *a,e to 2ass1 that as he 0as *o,e nigh unto /e)i*ho1 a *e)tain blin- ,an sat by the 0ay si-e begging5 An- hea)ing the ,ultitu-e 2ass by1 he aske0hat it ,eant3 An- they tol- hi,1 that /esus o+ Na=a)eth 2asseth by3 An- he *)ie-1 saying1 /esus1 thou Son o+ Davi-1 have ,e)*y on ,e3 An- they 0hi*h 0ent be+o)e )ebukehi,1 that he shoulhol- his 2ea*e5 but he *)ie- so ,u*h the ,o)e1 Thou Son o+ Davi-1 have
,e)*y on ,e3 An- /esus stoo-1 an- *o,,an-e- hi, to be b)ought unto hi,5 an- 0hen he 0as *o,e nea)1 he aske- hi,1 Saying1 What 0ilt thou that I shall -o unto thee% An- he sai-1 Lo)-1 that I ,ay )e*eive ,y sight3 An- /esus saiunto hi,1 Re*eive thy sight5 thy +aith hath save- thee3 An- i,,e-iately he )e*eive- his sight1 an- +ollo0e- hi,1 glo)i+ying Go-5 an- all the 2eo2le1 0hen they sa0 it1 gave 2)aise unto Go-3 Luke (F5?69E? E?3 /esus ans0e)e- ansai-1 Su++e) ye thus +a)3 An- he tou*hehis ea)1 anheale- hi,3 Luke 4456( EE3 So /esus *a,e again into "ana o+ Galilee1 0he)e he ,a-e the 0ate) 0ine3 An- the)e 0as a *e)tain noble,an1 0hose son 0as si*k at "a2e)nau,3 When he hea)- that /esus 0as *o,e out o+ /u-aea into Galilee1 he 0ent unto hi,1 anbesought hi, that he 0oul- *o,e -o0n1 an- heal his son5+o) he 0as at the 2oint o+ -eath3 Then sai- /esus unto hi,1 EJ*e2t ye see signs an- 0on-e)s1 ye 0ill not believe3 The noble,an saith unto hi,1 Si)1 *o,e -o0n e)e ,y *hil- -ie3 /esus saith unto hi,1 Go thy 0ay7 thy son liveth3 An- the ,an believe- the 0o)- that /esus ha- s2oken unto hi,1 anhe 0ent his 0ay3 An- as he 0as no0 going -o0n1 his se)vants ,et hi,1 an- tol- hi,1 saying1 Thy son liveth3 Then enGui)e- he o+ the, the hou) 0hen he began to a,en-3 An- they saiunto hi,1 Yeste)-ay at the seventh hou) the +eve) le+t hi,3 So the +athe) kne0 that it 0as at the sa,e hou)1 in the 0hi*h /esus saiunto hi,1 Thy son liveth5 an- hi,sel+ believe-1
anhis 0hole house3 This is again the se*on- ,i)a*le that /esus -i-1 0hen he 0as *o,e out o+ /u-aea into Galilee3 /ohn E5E896E E63 No0 the)e is at /e)usale, by the shee2 ,a)ket a 2ool1 0hi*h is *alle- in the eb)e0 tongue Bethes-a1 having +ive 2o)*hes3 In these lay a g)eat ,ultitu-e o+ i,2otent +olk1 o+ blin-1 halt1 0ithe)e-1 0aiting +o) the ,oving o+ the 0ate)3 $o) an angel 0ent -o0n at a *e)tain season into the 2ool1 an- t)ouble- the 0ate)5 0hosoeve) then +i)st a+te) the t)oubling o+ the 0ate) ste22e- in 0as ,a-e 0hole o+ 0hatsoeve) -isease he ha-3 An- a *e)tain ,an 0as the)e1 0hi*h ha- an in+i),ity thi)ty an- eight yea)s3 When /esus sa0 hi, lie1 an- kne0 that he ha- been no0 a long ti,e in that *ase1 he saith unto hi,1 Wilt thou be ,a-e 0hole% The i,2otent ,an ans0e)e- hi,1 Si)1 I have no ,an1 0hen the 0ate) is t)ouble-1 to 2ut ,e into the 2ool5 but 0hile I a, *o,ing1 anothe) ste22eth -o0n be+o)e ,e3 /esus saith unto hi,1 Rise1 take u2 thy be-1 an- 0alk3 An- i,,e-iately the ,an 0as ,a-e 0hole1 an- took u2 his be-1 an- 0alke-5 anon the sa,e -ay 0as the sabbath3 The /e0s the)e+o)e saiunto hi, that 0as *u)e-1 It is the sabbath -ay5 it is not la0+ul +o) thee to *a))y thy be-3 e ans0e)e- the,1 e that ,a-e ,e 0hole1 the sa,e saiunto ,e1 Take u2 thy be-1 an0alk3 Then aske- they hi,1 What ,an is that 0hi*h saiunto thee1 Take u2 thy be-1 an- 0alk% An- he that 0as heale- 0ist not 0ho it 0as5+o) /esus ha- *onveyehi,sel+ a0ay1 a ,ultitu-e being in that 2la*e3 A+te)0a)- /esus +in-eth hi, in the te,2le1 an- saiunto hi,1 Behol-1 thou a)t ,a-e 0hole5 sin no ,o)e1 lest a 0o)se thing *o,e unto thee3 The ,an -e2a)te-1
an- tol- the /e0s that it 0as /esus1 0hi*h ha- ,a-e hi, 0hole3 /ohn 6549(6 E83 When he ha- thus s2oken1 he s2at on the g)oun-1 an- ,a-e *lay o+ the s2ittle1 anhe anointe- the eyes o+ the blin- ,an 0ith the *lay1 An- saiunto hi,1 Go1 0ash in the 2ool o+ Siloa,1 ;0hi*h is by inte)2)etation1 Sent< e 0ent his 0ay the)e+o)e1 an- 0ashe-1 an*a,e seeing3 /ohn :589@ E@3 When he thus ha- s2oken1 he *)ie- 0ith a louvoi*e1 La=a)us1 *o,e +o)th3 An- he that 0as -ea- *a,e +o)th1 boun- han- an- +oot 0ith g)ave *lothes5 anhis +a*e 0as boun- about 0ith a na2kin3 /esus saith unto the,1 Loose hi,1 an- let hi, go3 /ohn ((5E?9EE
RE"EI.E /ESUS AS YOUR SA.IOR

Choosin% to recei3e 2esus Christ as ,our :ord and Sa3ior is the most important decision ,ou'll e3er ma$e God's Word promises9 4"hat if thou shalt confess ;ith th, mouth the :ord 2esus9 and shalt -elie3e in thine heart that God -ath raised him from the dead9 thou shalt -e sa3ed< #or ;ith the heart man -elie3eth unto ri%hteousnessH and ;ith the mouth confession is made unto sal3ation4 C0omans 11B/>11D< 4#or ;hosoe3er shall call upon the name of the :ord shall -e sa3ed4 C0omans 11B13D< 5, His %race9 God has alread, done e3er,thin% to pro3ide sal3ation< 6our part is simpl, to -elie3e and recei3e< Pra, out loud9 0-esus, I 'onfess that You are my $ord and )avior. I believe in my heart that .od raised You from the dead. 1y faith in Your %ord, I re'eive salvation now. 2hank You for saving me30 "he 3er, moment ,ou commit ,our life to 2esus Christ9 the truth of His Word instantl, comes to pass in ,our spirit< 8o; that ,ou're -orn a%ain9 there's a -rand>ne; ,ou Please contact me and let me $no; that ,ou'3e pra,ed to recei3e 2esus as ,our Sa3ior or to -e filled ;ith the Hol, Spirit< I ;ould li$e to re@oice ;ith ,ou and help ,ou understand more full, ;hat has ta$en place in ,our life< I'll send ,ou a free %ift that ;ill help ,ou understand and %ro; in ,our ne; relationship ;ith the :ord< Welcome to ,our ne; life
RE"EI.E T E OLY S'IRIT

As His child9 ,our lo3in% hea3enl, #ather ;ants to %i3e ,ou the supernatural po;er ,ou need to li3e this ne; life< B$o) eve)y one that asketh )e*eiveth7 anhe that seeketh +in-eth7 an- to hi, that kno*keth it shall be o2ene-333ho0 ,u*h ,o)e shall you) heavenly $athe) give the oly S2i)it to the, that ask hi,%B Luke ((5(>9(? All ,ou ha3e to do is as$9 -elie3e9 and recei3e Pra,9 0Father, I re'ogni4e my need for Your power to live this new life. Please fill me with Your (oly )pirit. 1y faith, I re'eive it right now3 2hank You for bapti4ing me. (oly )pirit, You are wel'ome in my life30 Con%ratulations=no; ,ou're filled ;ith God's supernatural po;er Some s,lla-les from a lan%ua%e ,ou don't reco%nize ;ill rise up from ,our heart to ,our mouth< C1 Corinthians 1!B1!<D As ,ou spea$ them out loud -, faith9 ,ou're releasin% God's po;er from ;ithin and -uildin% ,ourself up in ,our spirit< C1 Corinthians 1!B!<D 6ou can do this ;hene3er and ;here3er ,ou li$e< It doesn't reall, matter ;hether ,ou felt an,thin% or not
;hen ,ou pra,ed to recei3e the :ord and His Spirit< If ,ou -elie3ed in ,our heart that ,ou recei3ed9 then God's Word promises that ,ou did< 4"herefore I sa, unto ,ou9 What thin%s soe3er ,e desire9 ;hen ,e pra,9 -elie3e that ,e recei3e them9 and ,e shall ha3e Me;4 CMar$ 11B2!D< God al;a,s honors His Word=-elie3e it Please contact me and let me $no; that ,ou'3e pra,ed to recei3e 2esus as ,our Sa3ior or to -e filled ;ith the Hol, Spirit< I ;ould li$e to re@oice ;ith ,ou and help ,ou understand more full, ;hat has ta$en place in ,our life< I'll send ,ou a free %ift that ;ill help ,ou understand and %ro; in ,our ne; relationship ;ith the :ord< Welcome to ,our ne; life
RE"O!!ENDED TEA" INGS

!entione- In Book5 6ou'3e Alread, Got It "he So3erei%nt, of God "he #aith of God Spirit9 Soul M 5od, Ho; to 0ecei3e a Miracle A Sure #oundation +ffortless Chan%e "he 5elie3er's Authorit, Spiritual Authorit, "he "rue 8ature of God God's Kind of :o3eB "he Cure for What Ails 6a God's :o3e to 6ou "he War Is (3er :ife for "oda, Stud, 5i-le and Commentar,=Acts +dition Othe)s5 God Wants 6ou Well CaudioD Healin% Scriptures Healin% 2ourne,s C3ideoD Hardness of Heart A 5etter Wa, to Pra, What to Jo When 6our Pra,ers Seem 7nans;ered 8i$i (chens$iB "he Stor, of a Miracle C3ideoD 8i$i's Healin% "estimon, 2odie Stehou;er's "estimon, Still-orn=Kro; #amil, Miracle C3ideoD Christian Sur3i3al Kit "he 5oo$ of 2oAll "hin%s Wor$ "o%ether for Good Jisco3er "he Ke,s to Sta,in% #ull of God

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