SHDN FeV acitneVe dele ee Kosar Blessings, am area)© Copyright 2004 - Bishop T.D. Jakes All rights reserved. This book is protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America. This book may not be copied or reprinted for commercial gain or profit. The use of short quotations or ‘occasional page copying for personal of group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will be granted upon request. Unless otherwise identified, Seripture quotations are from the King James Ver- sion of the Bible. Scriptures marked NIV, NKJ, NCV, and NRSV are from the New International Ver- sion, the New King James Version, the New Century Version, and the New Revised Standard Version, respectively. Please note that Destiny Image’s publishing style capitalizes certain pronouns in Scrip- ture that refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and may differ from some Bible publishers’ styles. Take note that the name satan and related names are not capitalized. We choose not to acknowledge him, even to the point of violating grammatical rules. Compiled by Jan Sherman http://www.ebaak ranverter.com PO. Box 310 Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310 Google Books: Dewrload: Demo: Version and for the Generations to Come” ISBN 0-7684-2969-2_ . Only download 10 pages in Demo Version Printed in the U.S.A. This book and all other Destiny Image, Revival Press, MercyPlace, Fresh Bread, Destiny Image Fiction, and Treasure House books are available at Christian bookstores and distributors worldwide. 123456789 10/0908 07 06 05 04 For a U.S. bookstore nearest you, call 1-800-722-6774. For more information on foreign distributors, call 717-532-3040. Or reach us on the Internet: www.destinyimage.comNFIRMED WOMAN And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw called her to Him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. Luke 13:11-12 The Holy Spirit periodically lets us catch a glimpse ofthe personal testimony of one of the patients of the Divine Physician Himself. This woman's dilemma is her own, but perhaps you will find some point of rela case history and your own. She could be like someone you know or have known; she could even be like you. SS —— There are three major characters in this story. These charac- ters are the person, the problem and the prescription. It is important to remember that for every person, there will be a problem, Even more importantly, for every problem, our God has a prescription! Jesus’ opening statement to the problem in this woman's life is not a recommendation for counseling—it is a challeng- ht sNCeBOSK-t’SHYyBrter.com — insel what should have been commanded. I am not, how- ever, against seeking the counsel of godly men. On the con- trary, the Scriptures say: Goggle, Books; Download Demo Version— sitteth in the seat of the scornful (Psalm 1:1) Onlydewinload: 40 paey the aes i i in Demo Version \ I ‘What I want to make clear is that after you have analyzed = — the condition, after you have understood its origin, it will still take the authority of God's Word to put the past under your feet! This woman was suffering as a result of some- thing that attacked her 18 years earlier. | wonder if you can relate to the long-range aftereffects of past pain. This kind of trauma is as fresh to the victim today as it was the day it oceurred. Although the problem may be rooted in the past, the prescription is Ithough present word from God! | The Word is the same yess —— TREN PIOD S| icrday, todey and forever lem may be rooted | more (see Heb. 13:8)! That ——— 5 is to say, the word you arc in the past, the | jing today is able to heal prescription is a | your yesterday! present word from God!