I AM

“STILL”

THE LORD THAT

HEALETH THEE

by:

Pamela Kacys & Kenneth Bonner Jr

Copyright 2009 – Kenneth Bonner and Pamela Kacys

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Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

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Scripture taken from the Amplified Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

We have capitalized pronouns referring to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. We have chosen not to capitalize any names that refer to satan even when it violates grammatical rules.

Pastors Kenneth Bonner and Pamela Kacys

Table of Contents

DEDICATION 7

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9

Chapter 1 16

WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT HEALING 16

I am the Lord that healeth thee 16

Exodus 15:26 16

Chapter 2 17

ESTEEM THE WORD 17

Chapter 3 20

THE FOUNDATION OF HEALING 20

Chapter 4 26

THE SOURCE OF SICKNESS 26

Chapter 5 38

WORLD VIEW VS. WORD VIEW 38

Chapter 6 53

IT IS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL YOU 53

Chapter 7 61

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS 61

Chapter 8 68

HEAVEN'S BEST MEDICINE 68

Chapter 9 71

HEALING IN THE NAME OF JESUS 71

Chapter 10 78

CLAIM YOUR HEALING 78

Chapter 11 87

MY COVENANT I WILL NOT BREAK 87

Chapter 12 91

PRAISE HIM IN THE STORM 91

Chapter 13 96

SPEAK THE WORD ONLY 96

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Chapter 14 104

DEFENDING GOD'S WORD 104

Chapter 15 120

THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW 120

Chapter 16 125

HE HEARD MY CRY 125

Chapter 17 129

TEN WAYS TO RECEIVE HEALING 129

1 COMMUNION: THE MEAL THAT HEALS 129

2 LAYING ON OF HANDS 133

3 ANOINTING WITH OIL 135

4 FAITH 136

5 THE WORD OF GOD 142

6 HEALING IN THE NAME OF JESUS 145

7 THE COMPASSION OF THE CHRIST 147

8 THE CROSS AND STRIPES OF JESUS 150

9 PRAYER CLOTH 152

10 THE GIFT OF HEALING 153

Chapter 18 156

TEN HINDRANCES TO HEALING 156

1 FEAR 157

2 DOUBT 159

3 UNBELIEF 163

4 UNFORGIVENESS 165

5 BITTERNESS 165

6 NOT APPLYING GOD'S WORD 166

7 NOT KNOWING THE WORD 168

9 OFFENSE AT GOD 174

10 BEING DOUBLE MINDED 177

Chapter 19 180

AFTER YOU ARE HEALED 180

Chapter 20 184

MEDITATING THE SCRIPTURES 184

Chapter 21 186

FINAL WORDS 186

Chapter 22 191

HEALING SCRIPTURES - OLD TESTAMENT 191

Chapter 23 197

HEALING SCRIPTURES - NEW TESTAMENT 197

DEDICATION

Roy Everette Bonner

(Uncle Pete)

We lovingly dedicate this book to our family Patriarch and Uncle, Roy Everette Bonner. Our “Uncle Pete” served as a Pastor for over 60 years. At one time he was pastoring three churches at the same time in rural Mississippi.

We are truly blessed and honored to be living in the shadow of this “righteous” man. We follow carefully behind this man who is truly a “hero” of the faith.

The English language contains no words sufficient to honor someone who has lived a life so worthy. He once suffered a heart attack and as he was in severe pain declared, “If this faith is good enough to live by then it shall be good enough to die by.” The fact is he did not die and was amazingly healed and restored to health.

At the age of 90 years old he walked the aisle of a small country church to be married to our Aunt Margaret. He is a man who has “kept the faith” and continues to pray for the members of his family daily. To know that he prays for us has strengthened us and kept us from danger.

He believes in the Old Rugged Cross stained with blood so divine and that Jesus died and paid the price to redeem sinners. He believes that God has the power to save, heal, deliver and bless those who are least deserving. He simply “lives” by THE BOOK. He is more than just a good man...he is a Godly man. The love in his eyes sparkles like the stars of the sky.

Everyone wishes they had a “rich” uncle somewhere that they could call in times of need. Our Uncle Pete is our “rich” uncle and the wealthiest man on earth. He has blessed us and loved us much more than we could ever have deserved. He has lived his life before us with character, integrity and honor. He is a hard act to follow. It takes two of us to equal one like him. We are forever humbled and thankful. This book is for you Uncle Pete!

Love,

Ken and Pam

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank Tammy Kmiec and Kathy Furlan who graciously spent hours proofreading and editing this book. Their numerous ideas and suggestions were valuable contributions. We pray a special blessing upon their lives and families. Thank you for “correcting” us.

We would like to thank Jeff Koch for designing our cover. This beautiful portrait of Jesus Christ and His scars represent the stripes Jesus bore for our healing. This portrait contains a very special and powerful message.

The stripes you see in this portrait contain the names of many of the sicknesses and diseases that people have endured. Jeff has appropriately placed these names within the stripes of Jesus as a reminder that “by His stripes we are healed”. We pray a special blessing upon Jeff Koch and his wife Diana.

We also want to acknowledge the members of Christian Fellowship Church in Chicago. We thank you for your prayers and Covenant love. We can see the love of Jesus in all of you. You all make ministry life a joy. We love you more than words can say.

This book would not have been possible without the love and support of our family. They have graciously allowed us the time needed to finish this book. Thank you Dave, Leslie, Tammy, Candy, Sandra, Tyler, Lily and Nathan. You have each contributed to our lives in so many wonderful ways. We will love you all forever.

INTRODUCTION

As we enter these last days, a tidal-wave of unbelief has arisen to challenge the truth and power of the Word of the Living God.

The Spirit of anti-Christ has infiltrated the world and is spreading at an alarming rate.

The plan and purpose of the enemy of Christ has always been to directly contradict and oppose the Word of God.

This attack is upon the essential and foundational truths found in the Word of God including salvation, the infilling of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Cross, the shed Blood of Jesus, holiness and divine healing.

These attacks are no longer being waged only by traditional atheists and agnostics. These assaults opposing the Word of the Living God are now being championed by many denominational and non-denominational mainline churches and church leadership.

The Gospel truth regarding the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit and His miracles has repeatedly been watered down to such a degree that the Church has effectively changed the New Wine of the New Covenant back into water.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is calling the Body of Christ back to the move of God that existed in the early Church as found in the book of Acts.

It is God's desire that we return not only to the miracles of the early Church, but also to the intimacy of daily fellowship with The Father and The Holy Spirit.

One of the greatest revelations that will inspire and encourage you is to receive a personal revelation in both your mind and your heart that not only is God able to heal today, but more importantly, He is willing to heal you.

Your Heavenly Father wants to heal you personally because of His overwhelming love for you.

Although God's Word is extremely clear on the subject of healing, there are many other voices contradicting and denying that God can and will heal you today.

The devil has always contradicted God's Word since the Garden of Eden. God told Adam and Eve:

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2.17

When satan spoke to Eve he said "You will not surely die," Genesis 3:4. This statement by satan was the exact opposite of what God had said.

Is it any wonder that although your Bible is filled with hundreds of promises of healing for your body, satan boldly declares the exact opposite of the Word of God?

Jesus told us that everything satan says is a lie.

“Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.” John 8:44

Since there are multiple voices and theories that contradict one another regarding healing, how do we know what to believe? The simple answer is to believe the Word of God.

Any time God promises to do something, simply believe Him. Whatever you see in the Word of God you can trust. You can absolutely always trust your Father's Word.

When you read that Christ is the Healer, expect to hear satan boldly contradict the Word of God.

God says, “I AM the Lord that healeth thee.”

The devil boldly proclaims “No, he's not, God has changed His mind and He has changed His Word. He is no longer the healer. You can't trust His Word.” The devil always lies and contradicts the Word of God. You know what to believe. Believe the Word.

We have purposed to never contradict or question God's Word or His authority. When the Word of God regarding healing is contradicted or changed by man, many people will needlessly suffer. Unbelief or ignorance of the Word will cause us to live without the many blessings that God desires to provide.

Many who are sick and beyond the reach of modern medicine will remain in their present condition if they do not receive the truth of the Word of God. Some of these people will die before their time. This book offers hope based on the promises of Almighty God.

God's Word is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

If you need healing for your body, you will be blessed and encouraged to find that healing is available for you in the Covenant that you already have with God.

Once your eyes and heart are open to the great truth that God desires to heal your body, you can begin to claim the blessings and benefits that are provided in the Covenant. It is important to take your rightful place as a believer.

Once you are in position, you can then take possession.

As soon as you are in faith and believing God's word regarding healing, the door to the supernatural is open and healing can begin to work in you and for you.

The foundation of this teaching is not based on the result of a majority vote or poll of man. To find out what God actually says regarding divine healing, we went through the entire Word of God and typed every Scripture reference we could find regarding healing. This compilation of these healing Scriptures are included in the last two chapters of this book.

This book is unique in that respect. Instead of supporting our thoughts with Scripture, we instead began with the Scriptures and then commented on the clarity and integrity of what God has already said. This book was literally built upon the Rock of the Word of God.

We affirm and agree that God's Word alone is truth.

After we gathered all of the Scriptures we could find regarding healing, we read them over and over. We read these Scriptures without commentaries and simply let God speak through His Word.

When we looked only at what God said, we discovered something undeniable. Healing is contained within our Covenant with God and has been since God declared and revealed His Name.

I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

This great theme of healing for God's children remains consistent throughout the Bible.

As we began to read and study all of these healing Scriptures, we felt the power and presence of God. We realized that the words we were reading had the power, authority and backing of all of Heaven.

We were encouraged when we read the accounts in the New Testament where the disciples of Jesus Christ performed signs and wonders and healed those who were sick.

We know that we are also disciples of Christ. As His disciples we have the same calling and anointing on our life as those early disciples. We have been given the same instructions the disciples of the Bible received. We have the same authority they had to do the same work they did.

We pray that as you read this book the presence and power of God will be real to you. Allow the time you spend reading this book to be time spent with your Heavenly Father. Don't just read these words mechanically. This Covenant of healing belongs to you personally. Let God know that you are counting on His Word. Our prayer is that as you read this book the presence of the Holy Spirit will descend upon you in a mighty way and your heart will be strengthened.

This book is written for the following purposes:

First, this book is written as a gift of hope to those of you who need a healing miracle and who have been told by man that your condition is beyond the reach of medical science. Your healing is not a difficult thing for your Father in Heaven.

The second purpose of this book is to prove through the evidence of Scripture that divine healing and miracles are still available to all who will believe and receive.

The final purpose of this book is to defend the clarity of the Word of God from the attacks of satan regarding the subjects of healing and miracles.

This book was written for you. Without knowing you, we love you. We have prayed and continue to pray a special healing anointing on everyone who reads this book.

We will rejoice with you when the chains of sickness are broken off of your body and you are set free by the power of the Word of God. God loves you. The good news, or rather the “God news” is contained within your Bible and is a clear path to your healing. There is no limit to what your God can do. Is anything too hard for the Lord? NO, a thousand times NO!

Not only can God heal you, but the good news is that He wants to heal you. Begin your journey to healing now.

He is still the Lord that healeth thee!

Chapter 1

WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT HEALING

I am the Lord that healeth thee

Exodus 15:26

He said it! I believe it! That settles it!

End of chapter one

Chapter 2

ESTEEM THE WORD

The B I B L E!

Yes, that's the book for me!

I stand upon the Word of God!

The B I B L E!

-Children's song

Your approach to reading the Word of God is vital. If you view the Word of God as just another book, you will miss out on many blessings. The Word is alive because Jesus is alive.

The Bible is both a window and a mirror. The Bible is a window into Heaven and a mirror reflecting your heart. The Bible is the only book that reads you while you read it. The Bible reveals the Father and His will, but also reveals who you are. If you are born again, you are a child of the Creator of the Universe. You have His Love and His Life in your Spirit. As you read the Word, the Holy Spirit is present to reveal God's love, character and personality to you. Through the Word of God you are shown your new right standing with God as a result of the cross.

Your Bible must be accepted and treasured as your own personal Covenant with Almighty God. The Blood of Jesus is on every page.

This Covenant is between you and God. When you pick up the Word to read, you should say within yourself, “This is the absolute, pure Word of God. I believe it, I honor it, I trust it.”

Although the Bible contains God's Covenant, It is much more than just a legal agreement. With the right heart, the Word of God can be a portal into His very presence.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Psalms 19:10

What a beautiful and powerful Scripture. Think how sweet the taste of pure honey is. The Word of God is even sweeter than pure honey.

God's Word is your greatest treasure. It is the most valuable possession that you own. The Bible is a love letter written personally to you from your God. The Father will never break His part of the Covenant.

This Word of God is so valuable to your life. We believe that if you were guarding the “Mona Lisa” painting and a fire broke out, you should grab your Bible first and if necessary wrap up your Bible in the painting to keep the Word of God safe. The Word of God should be a pearl of great price that you value above any earthly treasure.

If there is a fire, grab your Word (and your family) and run to safety. This is true not only of physical fires, but of spiritual fires. In case of fire, grab the Word and hold on tight.

God's Word has no expiration date. God's Word is not like store bought food that becomes stale or sour. His Manna is always fresh and will nourish your body. Jesus is called the Bread of Life. Don't read the Bible like any other ordinary book. As you read the Word of God, listen for His voice in His Word and pray the Word back to God.

The Bible is a transmitter enabling you to speak to God and a receiver allowing you to hear His voice.

Just as God provided fresh manna every day for His children in the wilderness, the Word of God is fresh every day.

The Word of God is like hot fresh bread, fresh manna – with butter! When you open the Word of God, prepare and expect to hear God's voice and experience His presence. When that happens, the Bible becomes more than a book, it is then a portal to Heavenly realms and Heavenly blessings.

I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in His Word. Psalms 130:5 NLT

The above Scripture is our favorite Scripture in the entire Bible. All of our hopes, all of our dreams, our past and our future, all rest on and in the promises of the Word of God.

Your healing is based on His Word. Since God's Word says He is the healer, you can boldly tell the Lord, “I am counting on you Lord, yes, I am counting on You. I have put my hope in your Word.”

Oh how it must please and bless the Father to hear His children boldly declare that they are trusting in their Father's Word.

Father, I am counting on your Word!

Chapter 3

THE FOUNDATION OF HEALING

God's love, power and will to heal are found in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. If you were to take every Scripture that relates to healing and miracles out of the Bible you would have removed a large portion of the Word of God.

God has always provided healing for His children.

The foundation of your beliefs regarding healing must be based on the truth of the Word of God, not on the opinions of man. We don't want you to believe in healing based on our own personal opinions. We also don't want you to reject healing based on someone else's opinion.

The Word is and should be your authority, your teacher and your foundation. The Word is the solid rock.

When the storms of destruction blow through your life, if your foundation is built upon the Rock of the Word of God, your faith will not be shaken and will bring you safely through any storm.

If your foundation is built upon the opinions of man, your foundation will be weak and will not support you in time of trouble.

We want to help you begin to lay a foundation from the Word of God. In this chapter we have printed several foundational scriptures that absolutely reveal God's willingness to heal his children. As you read and meditate these Scriptures, you will see that healing is part of your Covenant with God.

What you are about to read is from the heart and mouth of God. These scriptures contain God's promises and His willingness to heal. They are promises to you personally. These scriptures are what God is saying to you right now. Prepare your heart to hear what God says about the subject of your healing. As you read these scriptures you will hear God's voice in them. You can claim these scriptures for your body and for your life. Do more than just read the words, pray them back to God. This is God's heart speaking to your heart. Are you ready to hear from God?

I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. Exodus 23:25

And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you Deuteronomy 7:15

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Psalms 30:2

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness. Psalms 41:3 NIV

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalms 103:3

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Psalms 118:17

Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22

The eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Isaiah 35: 5-6

Surely He hath borne our griefs (sicknesses) and carried our sorrows (pains) yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Jeremiah 17:14

For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." Matthew 8:7

And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matthew 10:1-2

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8

Great multitudes followed him (Jesus), and He healed them all. Matthew 12:15

As many as touched [the hem of His garment] were made perfectly whole. Matthew 14:36

Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. Matthew 15:30

Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. Mark 1:34

For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. Mark 3:10

And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13

And these signs shall follow them that believe...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

When the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. Luke 4:40

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. Luke 5:15 NIV

And the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all. Luke 6:19 NIV

He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Luke 9:2 NIV

But the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Luke 9:11 NIV

Jesus said to His disciples, "When you enter a town... Heal the sick who are there and tell them, The kingdom of God is near you.” Luke 10:9

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:12

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. Acts 5:15

Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed Acts 5:16 NKJV

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him. Acts 10:38

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Acts 19:11-12

So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed. Acts 28:8-9 NKJV

To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:9

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing. 1 Corinthians 12:28 NIV

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. James 5:14-15

Therefore, confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2

Every one of these Scriptures were written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and comes directly from the heart of God.

These Scriptures witness and testify of God's love, will and power to heal you.

Chapter 4

THE SOURCE OF SICKNESS

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? Luke 13:16

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Acts 10:38

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

When we read the verses above, we clearly see Jesus was healing all that were oppressed of the devil.

Although Jesus Himself said that sickness was oppression from the devil, false doctrine will continue to contradict God's Word and insist that it is God who puts sickness on people. Thank God for the truth of the Word of God exposing satan.

If there is sickness in your body, where did it come from? Re-read the Scriptures at the beginning of this chapter.

It is the devil who brings the sickness and it is Jesus who removes the sickness.

Jesus identifies that the source of sickness as satan. If Jesus said it, you should believe it.

If Jesus makes a statement, you shouldn't need a man to confirm either His Words or His Authority.

All good gifts are from the Father. It is the thief whose plan and purpose is to steal, kill and destroy you.

Sickness in your body is part of satan's plan.

God's plan for you is healing.

Sickness is not God's punishment.

God doesn't want you to be sick. God's desire and will for you is that you would be healthy.

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 2

God's plan for you is for good things and doesn't include a life of sickness and depression or a life of despair and death.

“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

Your future is not a future filled with sickness and pain. God wants to turn your test into a testimony for His Glory.

The devil has plans to bring pain and sickness into your life. Thank God for the Word of God! Thank God for His Covenant of salvation and healing. By His stripes ye were (and are) healed!

There was no sickness before the fall in the Garden. Through the fall of man, sin and sickness were introduced into the world. Through the Cross of Jesus, both forgiveness of sin and healing of sickness were paid for.

Sin brought the poison of disease.

The Cross is the antidote.

Jesus didn't treat sickness and disease like a friend. Too often when satan brings sickness into our life, we sign for it, receive it and claim the sickness as our own.

We often hear people talk about “my cancer” or “my disease.” It's not your cancer. Never own sickness by saying “this is my cancer.” Never refer to sickness as “my disease.” Instead, proclaim that sickness is being evicted from your body and the Word is bringing healing into your body. Sickness is a trespasser that has no right in your body. Sickness doesn't belong to you and never did.

THE SOURCE OF JOB'S SICKNESS

In the Old Testament we read about a righteous man named Job. He loved God and lived a blessed life. Suddenly everything went wrong.

Job found himself sitting on the floor covered in boils and sores. Where did this sickness come from?

Was this a blessing from God? Of course not.

When you read the book of Job it is revealed that Job's sickness and the disasters that occurred in his life were planned and delivered by satan.

Job did not not know the source of the sickness and the multiple disasters that suddenly came into his life. It is revealed to us in the Word of God what was happening behind the scenes in Job's life and the source of his sickness.

The devil went to God and requested that God afflict Job with disaster and sickness.

satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life. But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!” Job 2:4 NLT

God refused to do this because God is not the source of sickness. The Bible is very clear about the source of Job's sickness:

So went satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. Job 2:7

We see in the Word of God that satan afflicted Job. If we read the entire book of Job we also see the good news that God was the healer and restorer of Job.

The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first. Job 42:12

The sickness and the multiple attacks of the enemy against Job ended up being a powerful test in Job's life. To Job it must have seemed like everything that could go wrong did go wrong. The disasters that occurred to Job must have been the darkest time in Job's life.

God had faith in Job.

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil." Job 1.8

God believed in Job's character and faithfulness.

satan was convinced that if he could afflict Job, Job would curse God, blame God, be offended at God and quit on his Faith.

It is important for you to realize that satan is wanting to bring destruction into your life also. When satan brings sickness to your body he is absolutely convinced you will curse God, blame God and quit on your faith. You should know who your enemy is and know who your God is.

Purpose in your heart that you will praise God through every storm. You will trust Him with all of your heart. You will love Him no matter what comes into your life.

The attack on Job was not just a one time attack. The attack was a purposeful and multi-faceted attack whereby satan attacked Job's health, his family and his possessions.

It is the plan of satan to attack you from all directions. He is convinced that one of these attacks will cause you to waiver and quit on your faith. The devil will often bring two or three attacks at the same time hoping that you will get discouraged and give up. The devil is hoping you will be unaware that he is the one causing the problem. he hopes that instead of blaming him, you will blame either yourself or God.

The devil is counting on the problem to draw you away from God.

The Father is counting on the problem drawing you closer to Him.

The devil doubts your love for God.

The Father has faith in you!

We have faith in you!

You love God!

You're stronger than you think!

Don't quit on your love for God!

Don't quit on your faith in His Word!

The attacks may come, but you can always outlast the devil.

The devil eventually quits when confronted with a person with a genuine love for God and someone with determined Faith in God.

Not long ago, during an altar call at our Church, a young man came requesting prayer and we overheard his conversation with Pastor Gil. The young man said “Pastor, I am so confused. I just don't know what is happening. I have so many problems. I feel like I'm being attacked in every area of my life. I am confused and don't know what to do.” Pastor Gil said to him: “Can you just believe that God loves you?” The man replied “yes, I know God loves me.” Pastor Gil said “then walk in the light of what you do know.”

That advice was very simple, but really spoke to our heart. Pastor Gil's counsel was very wise. It's not necessary that you have a complete understanding of everything that is happening in your life. So often we don't see the big picture, but God has made some things very clear. We must simply learn to trust in the Lord with all of our heart and lean not to our own understanding. We know God loves us and we can trust in Him. We know satan is the source of our problems. We know “many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Psalms 34.19

Job did not know what was happening and his wife foolishly advised him to curse God and die. Instead of giving in to foolishness and fear, Job worshiped God. Without knowing what was happening, Job still worshipped God.

It was immediately after Job had received the worse news of His life that He began to worship.

Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped. Job 1.20

What a powerful testimony and example Job is to us. In the middle of the storm he worshipped and praised God!

You may not always know exactly what is happening behind the scenes, but you can always know God is on your side and He is for you. If God is for you, it doesn't matter who or what is against you. God is bigger than any problem you face.

Remember the wonderful end of Job's story. God completely restored Job's health and added multiple blessings to Job. He will do the same for you!

The source of Job's sickness in the Old Testament was satan. The source of sickness in the New Testament is satan. Jesus taught us that the source of sickness is oppression from the devil.

In Luke the 13th chapter there is a beautiful story of the healing of a woman who was suffering from a terrible back disease. She had been bent over for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. She was sick and she was hurting. Then she met a man like no other man, a man called Jesus.

When Jesus healed her, the religious leaders were indignant. It seems religious people always oppose the present day power of God to heal.

Religion can accept that God healed yesterday.

Religion can accept that God will heal in the future.

Religion cannot accept that God will heal today.

As the religious leaders argued that the woman could not be healed on that day, Jesus stepped forward on her behalf and made a powerful legal argument as to why this woman should be healed.

This is a wonderful picture of Jesus acting and speaking as this woman's attorney.

The religious leaders didn't know it, but this was God standing before them.

This was God speaking His will.

This was God advocating and explaining to the world why this woman should be healed.

Religion will always insist that healing can only take place in the past or in the distant future. Jesus healed her that very day. He will heal you today.

Jesus didn't put it to a vote. He healed her despite the objections of religion. This is what Jesus said about her...and you!

“And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day”? Luke 13:16

We know from the words of Jesus that this woman was bound by satan. We believe in exposing satan. Jesus exposed and defeated satan at every opportunity.

The Son of God was manifest that He might destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8

Jesus does not want sickness which comes from the devil to be present in your physical body. Cancer, Aids, flu, bone disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and every other named disease is the work of the devil. Christ doesn't want the works of the devil to exist in His own body. You are the body of Christ.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? 1 Corinthians 6:15

God's plan isn't for Jesus as the head to be whole and you as the Body of Christ to be sick. Since Jesus isn't sick, His body shouldn't be sick. Jesus doesn't have cancer, so His Body shouldn't have cancer.

The devil would love for you to believe it is God who put sickness on you because the devil wants for you to be offended at God.

The Word of God shines a bright light on the source of sickness. It also reveals Jesus as the healer.

I believe that since Jesus argued for the healing of this woman, He will do the same for you.

You can personalize this Scripture and insert your name in there for yourself. Ought not _________________ (Your Name), being a daughter of Abraham whom satan hath bound be loosed from this bond?

You might think that you are not a child of Abraham and therefore not entitled to the benefits and promises of the Covenant, but Paul taught us that as believers we are the children of Abraham.

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Galatians 3:7

Since you are a spiritual child of Abraham, you are included in the Covenant and should also be healed. The healing Covenant is included in both the Abrahamic Covenant and the New Covenant.

The promises for healing are actually very simple and straightforward. We need to take the promises of God with childlike faith.

The woman Jesus healed didn't have to be strong enough or do something difficult in order to receive her healing. She didn't have to pay the price for her healing because Jesus paid the price for her. She simply came to Jesus and He performed the healing.

You can't be “good enough” to “earn” your healing. God is your loving Father and He has provided healing for His children. We know almost any earthly father would do anything he could to help his child who was sick. Your Heavenly Father loves you so much more. He gave His life for you.

Health and healing are part of God's Covenant with you and healing belongs to you as much as it belonged to this daughter of Abraham. God is no respecter of persons.

For God does not show favoritism. Romans 2:11 NIV

Since Jesus healed this woman, He will heal you! Jesus does not want you sick. If anyone can be healed, you can be healed!

There is not one account in the Bible where Jesus either put sickness on someone, or said their sickness would bring glory to God. Jesus never told anyone to remain in their sin or their sickness. It never happened. Jesus is not asking you to remain in your sickness.

We have heard people say they were sick for the glory of God. It is always the healing that brings God glory and testifies of His great love for you. Sickness never glorifies God, but Healing does! If you want to glorify and honor God, believe Him for your healing.

God is always the one who removes and takes away sickness.

So you shall serve (worship) the Lord your God and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. Exodus 23:25

The source of your pain and the pain of those you love has been revealed in God's Word. The devil is the root cause of your suffering!!

Sickness doesn't belong in your body.

Jesus came to defeat the devil.

Jesus accomplished His mission.

Since Jesus defeated the devil, the devil is defeated.

Jesus is your answer.

Jesus is your healer.

Healing is in your Covenant. You have a Covenant with God that includes healing for your physical body.

Your Covenant says God is your healer, so you can declare, “God, you are my healer. God, your Covenant with me says that you will take sickness away from me.”

When the devil attacks with sickness, your circumstances can make you feel like you are trapped in a pit. God specializes in pulling hurting individuals (just like you) out of the pit. It doesn't matter how you got sick or how you got in the pit. Look at the walls. There is writing on the walls. “Joseph was here. Job was here.” Don't look down at the mud. Don't look at your circumstances, look to God to deliver you.

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up out of a horrible pit (a pit of destruction), out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. Psalms 40:1-3

The devil is the source of your sickness

Jesus is the source of your healing

Chapter 5

WORLD VIEW VS. WORD VIEW

The world says God does not exist.

The Word says, The fool hath said in his heart, “there is no God.” Psalms 14:1

The world believes in the theory of evolution.

The Word says, In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

The world says there are many paths to God.

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

The world says there is salvation through “many” gods.

The Word says that Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12

The world says the Holy Spirit has no power.

The Word says, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49

No one has been lied about as much and as often as God has been lied about. The world will tell you God gave someone cancer or that God caused a car accident that killed someone. God isn't the cause of cancer or other disasters.

Jesus is the answer to cancer.

God hates cancer and disease even more than you do.

There are people who will say the reason God brings disasters is to teach people lessons. These people believe your sickness or disaster is for your benefit. They believe sickness is a good thing and is character building. Jesus taught us that sickness is oppression and bondage from satan. Jesus came to set the captives free, not to put people into captivity.

God wants you as his child to be healed even more than you want to be healed.

Insurance policies routinely refer to disasters as “acts of God”. We have been wrongly taught that God puts sickness and disease on people to teach them something.

Our God is a loving God and not a child abuser. God is the healer of sickness and pain, not the cause or source.

God hasn't sent cancer to be the teacher in the Church. The Holy Spirit is the teacher.

God didn't remove His Holy Spirit and send Valium to be the new Comforter.

The Holy Spirit is not sent to deliver sickness into your body, but to deliver Healing into your body.

Religious people are often offended whenever it is taught that God heals today. There are even preachers who get angry at the thought that there are miracles available today. They believe God gets glory when His children suffer with sickness and disease. Jesus drove out sickness and disease and He taught the Church to heal the sick.

The church seems willing to accept that God performed miracles in the past and that God will perform miracles in the future. For some reason, many are unable to accept the Biblical truth that He is still the Lord that healeth thee.

The evidence for the healing power of God is His Word. The evidence of the Word of God is much stronger evidence than the symptoms of disease. Smith Wigglesworth once said “I am not moved by what I feel or see, I am only moved by the Word of God.”

If we can trust the Word of God regarding forgiveness of sins and a future home in Heaven, we should also trust His Word when it directs us to pray for one another to be healed. If healing is not for the New Testament Church, it would be a cruel God who would instruct us to pray for healing for one another if God knew that healing had passed away.

If the age of miracles has truly passed away, why would we pray for anything? If God can or will do nothing, why ask him to do anything at all?

If God doesn't perform miracles today, then why would we pray about anything? Isn't all prayer asking God to intervene in our lives? If God will no longer perform miracles either great or small, then prayer is a futile exercise and profits nothing.

Many people will only pray for small things because they only believe that God can answer their small and simple requests. They have small faith because their view of God is too small. God said “Is ANYTHING too hard for God?” We serve a BIG God. Don't magnify the devil or the problem, magnify the Lord! The same God who created the universe, the earth and you, is able to heal you of any sickness no matter how serious.

Thank God Jesus is still the Master over sickness. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man still availeth much and the prayer of faith still heals the sick.

We believe His Word.

You should also believe His Word.

The Bible is not the word of man. It is the Word of Almighty God.

He does not change. He does not fail. His Word works.

Jesus told us of our future in Heaven with Him. “I go to prepare a place for you.” He said that He would have told us if this were not true. He would have also told us if healing was not available for the believer today. He would not have given us the Bible containing hundreds of references and promises of healing, miracles and answers to prayer if it were not so.

It is not God who has removed healing from the Bible. It is man. It is man who has removed the power of God from the Bible and from our churches.

If healing is not being taught it only means we have removed healing from our sermons. Healing has not really been removed from the Bible. We may change what we teach or believe, but the written Covenant of God stays the same. Even churches that refuse to teach miracles and healing today surprisingly use the same Word of God that contains all of these promises. They simply refuse to believe the whole Word of God and therefore will not be made whole.

Teaching about the present day power of God is missing in many modern churches. Churches may be willing to teach about the past signs and wonders performed as God worked through the early Church, yet often refuse to acknowledge God can and does still move powerfully today.

The infilling of the Holy Spirit has been removed from many modern churches, including all of the gifts and power of the Spirit. All that is left are vague references to the Holy Spirit as the Comforter. The Holy Spirit is acknowledged in name only. Many church doctrinal statements acknowledge that “we believe in the Holy Spirit”, but they still continue to reject the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit.

The wonderful presence and the Holy Spirit as a person has been rejected and then ejected from our lives. It is time to let the Holy Spirit know He is welcome in our heart, home and church.

It seems that the power that Jesus was filled with and the power He instructed the Church to be filled with has been removed from our pulpits. All of the gifts of the Spirit have been relegated to a man made “dispensational period of time” that cannot be found in the Bible.

Claiming miracles have passed away is only an excuse for the lack of signs and wonders in the Church today.

Since the New Birth is the greatest miracle of all, if miracles have passed away, then there would be no such thing as the miracle of salvation. Thank God: He forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.

A Bible translator was ministering in a third world country and was asked by the local people to come and pray for the deliverance for an individual who was demon possessed. The translator said “I'm sorry, I can't do that.” The local people replied, “but your book says you can.”

If we want a New Testament Church, we are going to have to actually read and apply the New Testament – not claim that it has passed away. It is foolish to have a Bible with so many benefits, blessings and promises and then claim these promises are not for us.

The world serves many powerless idols that they claim have great power. Meanwhile, the modern church serves a powerful and mighty God and yet they will claim God has no power. This doesn't make sense.

We have not allowed the Word to change us, instead we have changed the Word.

Instead of us changing the world with the Word, the world has changed the Word.

Teaching on holiness is rarely mentioned in churches today for fear of alienating those who live a lifestyle of sin. Many modern churches now openly allow sexually permissive lifestyles and proudly advertise their churches as a place where any and all can feel comfortable in their sinful lifestyle. Instead of feeling shame and repentance for sin, there is acceptance of sin. Instead of preaching repentance and turning from sin, they preach another gospel of acceptance and embracing of sin.

Even churches that do not openly condone sinful lifestyles often refuse to confront sin or preach repentance. This is fear of man instead of fear of God. We often hear that churches say they do not want to offend people with messages on sin, repentance or the cross.

Man has exchanged Holy Spirit conviction for the comfort of the people. We would rather have people attend church than have the Holy Spirit in attendance. The presence of God should be more important than the presence of man. Our priority should be to create an environment where the Holy Spirit feels welcome. Religion would rather have people feel comfortable even if this means the Holy Spirit feels uncomfortable and unwelcome.

The motto of our churches should not be “to make people feel comfortable” but should instead be “to make God feel welcome and at Home.” God will never feel welcome where sin is allowed.

Either sin has to go or God will go.

When religion removed the power of the Holy Spirit from our churches and refused to teach repentance of sins, this removed the gospel message from the gospel.

For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them. Acts 28:27

What a powerful Scripture! Our lack of understanding of the Word has caused us to shut our eyes and ears to the truth of the Word “Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.”

According to this Scripture, our lack of healing is due to our refusal to see and hear the truth. Lack of healing is not a God problem, it is a belief problem. It is a refusal to see and hear what is written in God's Word. Scripture after Scripture promises healing. Church after church declares that God is not the healer. The problem is between our ears.

Healing is found in the Word in Scripture after Scripture, promise after promise. It is printed in clear, easy to read and understand language. In the Word are powerful promises of God's divine healing to those who will believe.

Instead of preaching the truth of the Word, we have changed God's Word into doctrines of men that declare healing is no longer available.

Where are the Full Gospel Churches that follow the examples modeled in the book of Acts?

How can we claim to be a New Testament Church when we have allowed religion to remove the power of God from our churches?

Let's compare the differences between the modern church of today and the New Testament Church found in the Word of God.

The modern church of today teaches only a doctrine of mercy without repentance. The New Testament Church teaches repentance and mercy.

The modern church teaches that the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are no longer in operation. The New Testament Church has the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in operation.

The modern church has removed the Blood and the Cross and claims they are offensive. The New Testament Church honors and respects the Blood and the Cross.

The modern church has refused to preach against sin because it is too offensive. The New Testament Church preaches on Holiness and against sin.

The modern church teaches there are many paths to Heaven. The New Testament Church teaches Jesus is the only way to Heaven.

The modern church teaches Hell is not eternal or does not exist. The New Testament Church teaches Hell is a reality and eternal.

The modern church says “just be a good person and the New Birth is not required.” The New Testament Church teaches, “You must be born again.”

The modern church allows, tolerates and even embraces the occult, sorcery and witchcraft and believes these things are harmless.

The New Testament Church in the book of Acts destroyed all occult materials. The New Testament Church teaches these materials and practices are an abomination to God.

The modern church does not teach against sexual immorality and does not live pure and Holy. The New Testament Church teaches a standard of Holiness that includes sexual purity.

Where is the New Testament Church? It isn't miracles that have passed away - it is the teaching of the truth that has passed away.

The New Wine of the Holy Spirit has been watered down until it is nothing but water.

Standing in a garage doesn't make you a car. Hanging a sign that says “Church” doesn't make a building “The House of God.”

Would you attend a church that did not welcome Jesus Christ? Of course not.

Would you attend a church that did not welcome a particular ethnic group? For example, would you feel comfortable attending a church that actively spoke out against or dishonored Hispanics, Black, Chinese or Polish people? Of course not.

Would you personally attend a church that dishonored or did not welcome the Holy Spirit? Many do.

The Holy Spirit and his power and gifts are not welcome in most churches. This should be shocking, however, it is not. Having church without the Holy Spirit has become widely accepted. We have become comfortable having church without Him present. Why are people OK with that? Is it because the choir sings so well? Is it because the worship is so contemporary and modern?

Are we more attracted to the aroma of the coffee shop attached to the church than the aroma of the fresh bread of Heaven?

We have read of churches that will no longer preach about the Cross or the Blood because those subjects cause man to be offended.

Why are we more concerned with offending man than offending God? Since the Holy Spirit is God, is it not offensive to God to have church without Him? We have exchanged the power of God and the Gifts of the Spirit for the the comfort of man.

How can we feel comfortable worshipping God when we know that God the Holy Spirit is not welcome in the Church?

If we want miracles back in our churches, we are going to have to first invite and welcome the Holy Spirit back into our churches and our hearts.

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption - Ephesians 4:30

The Word of God tells us to “quench not” and to “grieve not” the Holy Spirit. If God was really comfortable with us having church without the Holy Spirit, He wouldn't have given us the Holy Spirit or these commands that tell us not to grieve the Holy Spirit.

Despite the fact that the true Word of God has not been honored and esteemed does not mean that right now we cannot return the Word back to its place of honor. Jesus said “If I be lifted up I will draw all men unto me.” John 12:32

Right now, we lift up the Word of God.

We Praise the Father.

We Honor and Welcome the Holy Spirit.

We esteem the Word of the Living God.

Healing and the Gifts of healing have not passed away. Jesus is alive and well. The Word is still powerful. His Blood has not lost its power. The Holy Spirit fell on the day of Pentecost and He is still on the earth today.

The issue is not whether the Holy Spirit dwells on earth, the issue is whether or not He is dwelling in you.

It doesn't matter what others believe. God hears the cry of your heart and sees your faith. There are those who claim to be believers who don't believe most of what God wrote. It doesn't matter if everyone you know is an unbelieving believer. What matters is what you believe. God doesn't change His word or His truth based on what most people believe. His Word remains the same no matter what the world believes.

If you can believe His Word, you can receive His benefits and blessings. If Faith in Jesus healed the woman with the issue of blood, that same faith can and will heal you today.

The views of the world have been echoed in the pulpits of the modern church. The power of the Holy Spirit has been removed. The signs and wonders of the past have been discarded.

It's time to get the Bible out of the museum.

It's time to believe God.

Jesus is still Christ the Healer.

Every time Jesus healed someone in the New Testament, Jesus demonstrated His Will for your life. Those Bible accounts are there to build faith for your healing. The woman with the issue of blood is you. The blind, the paralyzed, the hurting and every person Jesus healed was a person just like you.

Everything Jesus said to His disciples He said to you and for you. The Word of God is alive. When Jesus says to his disciples “Have faith in God” He is speaking to you. Let all of God's Word be His Word to you personally.

Every time Jesus was approached by those needing healing, He healed them. Every time. There was never an instance of someone coming to Jesus with a disease and Jesus sending them away.

Jesus never said a disease was too far progressed.

Jesus never said it was not God's will to heal someone.

Jesus never told anyone to come back later or that today was not their day.

Jesus never said any sickness was given by God.

Jesus never said sickness was a blessing for someone.

Jesus never said that anyone needed to remain sick as a punishment.

Jesus healed every person who came to him.

Great multitudes followed him (Jesus), and He healed them all. Matthew 12:15

When the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. Luke 4:40

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him. Acts 10:38

Those who didn't come to Jesus were not healed. They missed their day of visitation. They missed their hour of blessing. It is the same today. Those who do not come to Jesus are not healed.

Those who do not believe His Word will not ask for prayer. The Bible says “we have not because we ask not.” James 4:2

Unbelief stops the move of God. This is a Word for us today. It is a warning to the Church today.

In the Book of Mark, Jesus traveled to the country of the Gadarenes, a Gentile region across the Sea of Galilee.

He went to minister as he always did with authority and power to heal. Jesus performed a great miracle by delivering a man who had been demon possessed. When the people came to see what had happened, they asked Jesus to leave them.

Then the whole multitude of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. And He got into the boat and returned. Luke 8:37

Jesus had come with power and authority. Jesus had come as he always came, to minister to the brokenhearted, to give sight to the blind. The people asked Him to leave. When the people asked Him to leave, Jesus left. These people sadly missed their time of visitation.

Jesus wants to move in our churches with power and authority. The Holy Spirit is here to move as He did on the day of Pentecost. The modern church too often is asking the Holy Spirit to “please leave us so we can have church our own way.”

When Jesus left, He then went to a city that welcomed and embraced Him.

So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. Luke 8:40

It was in this city that the woman with the issue of blood was miraculously healed. It was here that Jairus' daughter was raised from the dead.

When Jesus is welcomed, the power of God is present to heal!

Which City are we? Are we asking God to leave or are we welcoming Him with open arms?

Jesus is THE healer.

He sent His Word and healed them. Psalms 107:20

If we don't believe the Word, we can't be healed.

And He could there do no mighty work, save that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. Mark 6:5

How can the Holy Spirit move when we don't invite him to move?

How can the prayer of faith heal the sick, if the prayer of faith is never prayed?

God doesn't answer prayers that are never prayed.

If we want the miracles of the New Testament Church, we must teach and believe the New Testament. In order to be the New Testament Church, we must return to believing the Words of the New Testament.

You shouldn't care what the world says.

God's Word is true. Let every man be a liar.

We should only care what the Word says. The Bible says we are to incline our ear to His sayings. This world is filled with the spirit of anti-christ. God wants you to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

There is a world view.

There is a Word view.

What is your view?

Chapter 6

IT IS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL YOU

“For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” saith the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:2

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." Matthew 8:7

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23

The great revelation you need regarding healing is that God wants to heal you. He wants you to be free from pain and sickness. God's Word is very clear regarding His will to heal your physical body.

God desires that you would have a good and full life. The Bible calls this an abundant life. It is HIS will, according to HIS Word, that you would not only be healed of sickness and disease, but also delivered from the bondages of sin. It is also His will that you would be free from the strongholds of the devil, and live life emotionally and mentally whole.

It is hard to pray in faith for the will of God to be done if you don't know the will of God. It is difficult to pray and ask God to heal you if you suspect He might actually want you to be sick. If God wanted you to be sick it would be opposing His will for you to be praying to receive your healing.

If sickness is the will of God for you, then it is a sin for you to take medicine or to take any measures to get well. If sickness is the will of God then doctors and hospitals are enemies of God. Instead of contributing to hospitals we should be doing our best to close them down.

Jesus taught us to pray “thy will be done” on earth as it is in Heaven. When we know the will of God regarding our healing, we can pray with boldness and faith.

Why is there is no sickness or disease in Heaven? Because God’s will is done in Heaven. There was no sickness in the Garden of Eden. It is wonderful to know that it is God's will to heal you and that He is for you one hundred percent.

It doesn't take a great deal of faith to believe God is able to heal you. The revelation you need as a believer is that God is both able to heal you and willing to heal you.

Jesus never turned anyone away for healing who came to Him asking to be healed. He never said that it was God's will for anyone to remain sick. All He ever said was “I will come and heal.”

God is able and God is willing to heal you.

We know that Christ came to do the Father's will. The fact Jesus healed all who came to Him is evidence that it is God's will that all be healed. Receive this revelation:

God is able to heal me.

God is willing to heal me.

God is able to heal me.

God is willing to heal me.

God is able to heal me.

God is willing to heal me.

(repeat as often as necessary)

The enemy may tell you it is God's will to heal a few people, but you are an exception to the rule because of your past or because of something you have done to contribute to your illness.

Sickness may have natural manifestations, but its origin is in the realm of the spirit.

The devil may try to tell you that YOU are the cause of your sickness and therefore have no right to ask God for healing. The devil loves when we blame ourselves because it takes the focus off of him. Never let him get away with hurting you or someone you love.

It is true we often directly or indirectly contribute to our own sickness by our lifestyles and habits, however, this does not disqualify you from receiving healing for your body.

Our diets often contribute to many diseases that we could avoid if we lived and ate healthy. Lack of exercise, stress and not getting the right amount of sleep can all contribute to health problems. Many people contract lung cancer after smoking cigarettes over the course of many years. Alcohol abuse has damaged many livers. There are many other things we do to cause our bodies to be unhealthy. The devil tells you that you are therefore disqualified for divine healing. That is simply not true.

The Word of God says you CAN be healed. It is man and the devil that says you are disqualified to receive healing. Even your poor choices in the past will not negate the Word of God to you.

We have all made poor decisions that affect our physical bodies just as we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Forgiveness is available for sins we have committed and healing is also available through the Cross of Jesus. Do not believe the lies of the enemy. The Cross provided both forgiveness and healing.

Forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalms 103:2

What a powerful and wonderful promise. God heals all of your diseases. He doesn't heal only some of your diseases. All means all.

Thank God His mercies are new every morning!

Since God shows great mercy and compassion to those who are hurting, we should also show great mercy to those around us who are suffering. We should be part of God's mercy healing team and not join in with satan's accusations.

The devil is the accuser of the brethren and we should not help him by blaming others for their sickness. It is easy to play the blame game and wrongfully assume if someone has contributed to their own poor health that they deserve to suffer and can't be healed.

God is in the mercy business so we should also be part of the family business and extend His mercy to others.

As we show mercy to others, God will show mercy to us. As we bless others, God will bless us. As we forgive others, God will forgive us. As we pray for healing for others, God will pour out healing upon us.

Don't allow the enemy to tell you that you are disqualified from God's Covenant. Jesus paid for your healing. It is His gift to you and He it pleases the Father when you claim your gift and thank Him for your healing.

It is God's desire to heal you while you are here on earth. You don't have to wait until you get to Heaven to receive healing for your body.

Sometimes we hear people say God is going to wait to heal us until we get to Heaven. While it is true there is no sickness in Heaven, the Scriptures on healing refer to healing for your physical body that you have right now in this life. The Bible specifically talks about healing for your mortal body that you have now.

The body you will receive in Heaven won't need healing. It is the mortal body you have right now that needs and is promised healing.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11 (NKJV)

We also want you to know if you are doing anything that is harmful to your body, you need to repent of that and turn to God for healing. Repentance is changing your mind and actions by turning away from sin and then turning to God.

When you abuse your body with an unhealthy lifestyle, you are not being obedient to the Word of God and honoring your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

There are certain substances that are scientifically proven to destroy the cells in your body. Don't put anything in your body that you know causes disease. You simply can't justify abusing your body because it is really “God's body.”

If you were to drink drano accidentally you could pray for healing. The Bible says that if you drink any deadly thing it will not harm you.

The Bible does not say that if you purposefully drink or eat things that harm your body you would not be harmed. You will be harmed. You can die before your time.

When we put harmful substances in our bodies we are choosing death and not life.

There are many people who die prematurely because they have foolishly abused their bodies. When we make choices we know are harmful to our bodies, we are moving ourselves out of position to receive from God.

The good news is that by repenting of harmful choices and turning to God for healing we are putting ourselves back in position to receive from God.

Even if a disease has progressed beyond the ability of medical science, God is still able to supernaturally heal any disease.

You must honor your physical body as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

Even if You have contributed to your illness through bad choices, God will forgive you and heal your sickness or disease. That is the power and the love of the Cross.

Do not feel condemned or attacked if you are having a struggle in this area. You can pray and have other believers agree with you and God will deliver you through the power of His Word.

We want God's best for you. We want you to live long and live healthy for the glory of God. What a great testimony it will be when you are free from all bondage and addictions. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.

The great revelation of this chapter is that no matter what has happened to bring sickness into your life, it is God's desire that you be healed. God wants you to be healthy and free of pain.

If you do not believe it is God's will to heal you, your prayers for healing will be weak and ineffective. You need to know that it is God's will to heal. We need to stand on the Rock of the Word of God.

There is no benefit to praying weak and ineffectual prayers. Prayers of doubt don't change things, but prayers of Faith will change things. We are to be faithful and that means to be full of faith.

We should not pray “if it be your will”. We should pray, "Father, I thank you that it is your will to heal." We should pray in faith and according to what we know from His Word IS His will.

“Lord, we know it is your will to heal so we pray that your will be done here on earth even as it is in Heaven.”

There are many people who don't know the will of God because they don't know the Word of God.

The greatest preacher that ever lived was Jesus. Here is His sermon showing His mission and His will.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; Luke 4:18

Since it is God's WILL to heal you,

God WILL heal you!

Chapter 7

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS

Surely He hath borne our griefs (sicknesses) and carried our sorrows (pains) yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." Matthew 8:17

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

Healing is one of the benefits we receive through the work of Jesus on the Cross.

In the Old Testament, healing was provided to the children of Israel as part of God's Covenant of healing. The healing of God's children in the Old Testament was always based on the future work of the Cross through types and shadows of the redemptive work of Christ.

Because of sin, fiery serpents (poisonous snakes) had bitten the people and they were dying. God's remedy was a type of the Cross. God had Moses lift up a brazen serpent on a pole:

The Lord said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived. Numbers 21:8-9

We know from the New Testament that this serpent being lifted up was a type of the Cross. Jesus took the curse of sin upon Himself and was lifted up for our salvation and healing.

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must [so it is necessary that] the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross] John 3:14 (Amplified)

The remedy for physical healing was available to all of the people. Everyone that was infected was instructed to look to the serpent lifted up. This serpent represents the cross because on the Cross Jesus was cursed with our sin and our sickness. He became a curse for us.

The children of Israel were instructed to look to this “type” of Cross to obtain their healing. Everyone that is sick today is instructed to look to the Cross for their healing. It is by the stripes of Jesus we were healed.

The remedy in the past was for everyone. The remedy today is for whoever believes.

In our New Testament Covenant we look to the work of Jesus on the Cross that provides both healing for our bodies and forgiveness of sins.

This (healing) was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
"He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." Matthew 8:17

The Old Testament Covenant looked forward to the Cross as they gazed on the pole and received healing for their bodies as well as forgiveness for sins.

There were no exceptions for those bitten. All who looked were healed. There are no exceptions for healing today.

Healing was not just for a few special lucky ones. It was for anyone that would look to this type of Christ.

They were told to gaze on the pole. They did not look at their symptoms.

Everyone that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live......Numbers 21:9

When they looked at the type of Christ, healing was provided. This was just a shadow or type of Christ. We have the actual Cross and should expect even greater blessings under the greater Covenant.

Unless we understand that Jesus paid for our healing the same way He paid for our sins, we will continue to pray weak and ineffective prayers.

In the past, we have approached prayer for healing with uncertainty, hoping to get lucky, hoping to catch God on a good day.

We sometimes incorrectly beg and plead with God to do something in the future, not understanding that our healing was already paid for at the Cross.

The revelation is not that God might heal you, but that God has already made provision to heal you. Your healing was paid for over 2000 years ago on a hill called Calvary.

It is not necessary that you make a deal with God or strike a new Covenant with God. The Covenant is already written, purchased and active.

Lack of understanding has left us searching for healing and help in all the wrong places. We purchase insurance from man and count on “Blue Cross” instead of “Old Rugged Cross.”

In the Old Testament, King Asa had seen miracles by the hand of God in his younger years. Something happened that caused his heart to grow distant from God. When his feet were diseased, God was hoping that Asa would seek Him and trust God alone for His Healing. Asa never turned to God.

And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. 2 Chronicles 16:12

Many people today are like King Asa. When sickness strikes they barely give God a thought. Their hope and trust is in a physician who knows just a little bit about the human body instead of in their all knowing Creator who designed and gave life to their body.

The reason God is the healer is because healing was part of the Atonement.

When we say that healing for your physical body is in the atonement, we mean that healing for your body was paid for when Christ went to the Cross.

Jesus accomplished two great works on the Cross; forgiveness of sins and healing of diseases. This is the reason that the Bible so often puts forgiveness of sins and healing for your body together in Scriptures. They were both part of the work of the Cross.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalms 103:3

Never forget what God has done for you and that these benefits are Your benefits through the Cross. You do not receive these benefits any other way. Healing comes from one source. The work of Jesus on the Cross.

Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

This prophecy from Isaiah is not a prophecy of the future. The prophecy of the Cross has been fulfilled.

The promises of God are to the heirs of God. They are for the children of God.

Make that Scripture your Scripture. He carried my sorrows, my sin, my sickness and my transgressions.

What is a transgression? It is your sin. It is that sin that satan keeps throwing in your face.

The devil reminds you of your sin and you should remind him of the Cross. The devil hates it when you talk about the Cross and the Blood of Jesus.

The devil has no legal authority over a believer. Jesus completely triumphed over him.

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:15

When satan brings up your past, bring up his future. His future is an eternity in Hell and his fate is already sealed. Jesus defeated the devil and he remains defeated. When satan tries to deliver condemnation into your life, refuse to sign for the package.

You have been made righteous by God. That simply means you are right with God.

It is because you have been made right with God that you have been given access to go into God's presence. You also have the right to use the Name of Jesus with authority.

Don't allow satan to put any sickness, sin or condemnation on you. You became more than a conquerer when Jesus defeated the devil. Remind satan of his defeat. What was the score again satan? 1000 to nothing.

Since Jesus paid for your pain, your sickness, your disease, your sorrow, your depression, your stress, your distress, your weakness – You don't have to carry those things. He took all of those things on the Cross. It is because of the Cross, you can be disease free and guilt free.

Your salvation includes much more than just living forever in Heaven. Your salvation includes the very life of God, the joy of God, the peace of God. Salvation means that you can live free of sin, free of sickness and free of satan. The benefits of the Cross are available to you today.

Near the Cross

Jesus keep me near the Cross

There a precious fountain

Free to all a healing stream

Flows from Calvary's mountain

by: Fanny Crosby

Chapter 8

HEAVEN'S BEST MEDICINE

Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22

The strongest and most effective medicine that is available is the Word of God.

There is healing for you in the Word.

The Scriptures on healing are the medicine.

When you read the Scriptures on healing you are taking God's medicine.

The healing power of God is contained in His Word, not in man's medicine bottle.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. Romans 1:16

The healing power of God flows through His Word and into your body.

He sent His Word and (He) healed them. Psalms 107:20

The Bible is not just another good book. It is God's book. It is a love letter to you that is filled with precious promises. There is an anointing on the Word of God. The Bible is the anointed Word of God and the words on the pages of your Bible are life giving.

Memorizing these Scriptures on healing does not take the place of daily keeping them before your eyes and ears. The Word is medicine that will cure disease and also prevent disease.

When doctors prescribe antibiotics they insist that the complete dosage of medicine be taken even after the patient is feeling better. The idea is to completely knock the disease out of the patient's body.

In this same way you should remain on God's medicine until your healing is complete and even after your healing is complete. Continue to stay in God's Word for the remainder of your life. It is medicine and the Word is life giving.

This is a lesson we must all learn. We must believe the promises of God enough to read and obey the instructions contained in the Word of God. We really can't afford to miss one single “dose of Holy Ghost” even if we are feeling better. The Word is God's prescription for health and strength.

We are faithful to take medication prescribed by doctors who are mere students of the human body. We should have even greater faith in the creator of the body.

There are often times when doctors come across a health situation that is beyond their medical knowledge or expertise. There is no health problem so great that God can't solve it. He is the healer!

Don't be discouraged if your earthly physician doesn't have the answer or can offer no hope. The Great Physician not only has the answer, He IS the answer.

God's Word is medicine for all of your flesh.

The last chapters of this book contain the Old and New Testament Scriptures on healing. Those Scriptures will bring the life of God to your body. They are powerful, but like any medicine they must be ingested. You can't overdose on God's medicine. The only side affect of God's medicine is joy. The world's drugs may get you “high” but we serve the most High.

The Joy of the Lord will not only be your spiritual strength, but will provide physical strength just like a medicine.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Chapter 9

HEALING IN THE NAME OF JESUS

In my name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

By faith in the Name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through Him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. Acts 3:16

Then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Acts 4:10

The Name of Jesus is above all other names. His Name is beautiful and powerful.

His Name is a Name of honor.

His Name is Holy.

When we hear the name of someone spoken we immediately think of the character of that individual. When we hear the Name of Jesus we hear love, honor and integrity spoken.

Because the Name of Jesus is Holy and to be honored, it is especially important that we never take the name of our Lord in vain. It should disturb us when we hear the world blaspheme and dishonor God's name. You may have noticed that so many people casually and often take God's name in vain.

It is also especially troubling when anyone says that God has damned something. It is satan that brings damnation but Jesus came that we would have life. Purpose in your heart to never accuse God of bringing harm to you. He is your Father who loves you and wants to bring blessing and healing into your life.

The devil is your enemy who comes into your life in an attempt to kill, steal and destroy. Jesus didn't come to condemn you but to save you.

Hearing others use God's name as a curse has bothered us so much that we decided that we will no longer watch any movie or television show that curses our God.

We esteem the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and our purpose in life is to find ways to bring honor to God.

In these last days, the Name of Jesus and the Name of God is often not honored by the world. The spirit of anti-christ is arising at an alarming rate. The Name of Jesus is spoken with disrespect even by some Christians. We need to realize that if we love him, we will honor him in every area of our life and we will only speak His Name with affection.

Sometimes the Name of Jesus is spoken casually and without regard and respect. We have all heard the Name of Jesus used without honor, but we should purpose in our heart to always revere the Name of our Savior. We exalt His Name above all other names!

We are warned that we should never dishonor the name of the Lord.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 KJV

If you allow yourself to use the Name of Jesus as a curse word, you should not then expect to use that same name and receive answers to your prayers in time of need.

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. James 3:10 NIV

You cannot dishonor Jesus one moment and then use His name for your own benefit and blessing the next. In your life, if Jesus is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all. If you use the Name of Jesus improperly you are watering down the Name and the power of the Name. To dishonor the Name of Jesus is to dishonor Jesus Himself.

When you revere the Name of Christ and honor Him in your life, you are then entitled to use the authority of His Name in prayer.

Honoring the Name of Jesus is the same thing as honoring the person of Jesus. The Name of Jesus is above every name (including cancer and disease) and every knee must and will bow to His name.

If you are not ashamed to claim Jesus and His Name, when you stand before the Father, Jesus is not going to be ashamed to call you by name and acknowledge that you belong to Him.

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in Heaven.

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in Heaven. Matthew 10:32-33

We have been given such a high privilege to be able to use the Name above all Names.

As children of our earthly father, we inherited his name. Our father's first name was Kenneth. As his son, Kenneth Bonner Jr, inherited both the first and the last name of our father.

Often our father would give Kenneth his Master card to make purchases. When Kenneth was asked for identification, he showed the store his driver's license which perfectly matched the name on our father's Master Card. Kenneth had the name and authority of his earthly father. In the same way, God has given us the right to use the Name of Jesus.

Since you are a child of God, you have been given His Name.

His Name carries authority and power.

You have been authorized by the Father to use the Name of Jesus Christ.

You belong to Him and the right to use His Name belongs to you.

You have the right to plead the Blood of Jesus.

You have the right to claim every healing Scripture.

God is pleased when you speak His Word.

God has recorded that you belong to Him.

God knows it.

Satan knows it

You know it.

Your name is written not only in the Lamb's book of life, but also on the palm of the hand of God.

See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Isaiah 49:16 NLT

When you were born again your name was changed. You were given His name.

When God entered Covenant with Abraham, He changed Abraham's name and God also changed His own name.

God became “The God of Abraham.”

When God entered Covenant with Isaac, God changed His own name again. He was now known as “The God of Isaac.” Then He was known as the “The God of Jacob.”

Have you considered that God changed His name when He adopted you? He is proud to be “The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Pam, Ken, Kathy, Allen, Wendy, Tony, Freda, Meg, Dan, Giovanni, Irma, Bob, Sue and you”.

We know that when a woman gets married, she takes the name of her husband as her own. Her name is changed to match the name of her husband. We are the bride of Christ and when we are born again, we are given His name. We like to say that we have been deputized to use His name!

Every person who enters Covenant with God receives a new name and also the right to use the Name of Jesus.

In my name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

This Scripture gives any believer the authority to use the Name of Jesus. In the Name of Jesus you can boldly pray for healing for yourself and for others.

Many believers call for their pastor or someone they consider truly spiritual to pray the prayer of faith over them. The truth is that any believer has the right to pray boldly in the Name of Jesus.

The first thing you learn about someone you meet is their name. Since we have been given God's name we ought to know what His name is. God has many names, but the first name He revealed is important for us to know.

The first redemptive name of Jehovah is Jehovah Rapha our healer.

I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

The Lord that healeth thee is His name.

He doesn't say “someday I will be the Lord the healeth you.”

He doesn't say I was the Lord that healeth you, but instead says I AM.

He always introduces Himself as I AM and never as I WAS or I WILL BE.

The name Jehovah Rapha means “I am the Lord that healeth thee.” This is a redemptive name of God. This name points to Christ's work on Calvary. The word Rapha also means to repair, mend or fix something that is torn. Jesus can fix whatever is broke in your life.

He is the great I AM.

God's Word is always present tense.

Faith is always now.

His healing power is now.

Healing is what He does.

Healing is Who He is.

Healing is in His Name.

“I am the Lord that healeth thee”

He is Christ the Healer.

God doesn't change.

He hasn't change His mind.

He hasn't changed His Covenant.

He hasn't changed His Name.

He says to you today “I am still the Lord that healeth thee”.

You can say to Him today “You are still the Lord that healeth me.”

God said what He meant.

God meant what He said.

The reason He said that He was the healer is because He IS the healer.

He heals all of your sickness.

His healing is confirmed not only by Word, but by His Name.

Father, I thank you that you are STILL the Lord that healeth me.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9

Chapter 10

CLAIM YOUR HEALING

There has always been a great need for healing. This was true in the time of Christ and it remains just as true today.

Many diseases are beyond the reach and knowledge of medical science. There are thousands of people who daily receive the heartbreaking news that their sickness is terminal and incurable. This news becomes a mountain in their life that only faith in God can remove.

Your symptoms can speak loudly to you and bring thoughts of fear. Symptoms can seem very real. The Word of God has to be more real than the symptoms.

Abraham did not consider his own body and he was 100 years old. He trusted wholly in the Lord. He trusted in a Holy God to make him whole.

Instead of looking at the symptoms, look at the promises. God's covenant is rock solid.

...If thou will diligently harken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put (permit) none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

Although God has provided healing for all who will receive it, many will reject healing for their bodies just as many will reject salvation.

Those who would ask why everyone isn't healed might just as well ask why everyone isn't saved. Salvation is available to all, but not all believe and receive Jesus as their Lord. Healing is also available to all, but many people will not accept Jesus as their healer.

Even those who accept that God CAN heal may reject the truth that He WANTS to heal them.

Although our healing was paid for at Calvary and is a free gift of God, it still has to be received.

It is often difficult to understand that God is not moved by our needs, but is moved by our Faith.

It is desperately sad to see people who are hurting and in need of healing and know they have no idea that healing is available through the atonement.

Pastor Gil Ramos repeated a story he had heard some years ago and it makes this point clear:

There was a man who was traveling to the United States from Europe. He booked his passage aboard a large ship. He could barely afford the cost of his ticket.

He realized he would be on the ship for an extended period of time and he knew he could not afford to purchase food for himself while on the ship. A dear friend gave him a large block of cheese to take on the trip.

Each day during the long journey he would ration himself out a portion of cheese for the day. He soon tired of eating cheese all the time.

Near the end of the trip he was relaxing on deck when he met the captain of the ship. The captain introduced himself and was very surprised that he had never met this man before. He asked the man why he hadn't seen him at dinner any evening. The man was embarrassed and admitted to the captain that he simply could not afford the cost of the meals while on board.

The captain was shocked and told the man that the meals were always included in the price of the ticket. The man was heartsick when he realized the meals he had been missing had already been paid for and provided. He realized he had missed out on the good food that was provided and also on the fellowship he would have had.

It wasn't the captain's fault that the man traveling had not looked at the ticket and seen that the meals were included. It was the man's fault. It is the same when you and I do not read and study the Word of God and claim the promises of God that are included with the price Jesus paid.

We have more than just a ticket to enter Heaven. God has provided blessings and provision for us on the journey. If we do not come to the captain's table to receive these blessings we can't blame anyone but ourselves. Healing is provided at the Lord's table when we receive communion.

Too many people are eating the stale cheese of the world when the Bible invites us to “taste and see.” We could be eating the fresh bread from Heaven.

Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Isaiah 55:1

God's desire to heal you proves that He is a loving Father. God is a good Father and He has already made provision for your life's journey. You need to know that God is willing to heal you and then you must claim these Scriptures as your own.

A large portion of the body of Christ remain in their cabins eating moldy, dry cheese simply because they have never found out that Jesus already paid the price for their healing. God is simply waiting for His children to claim what Jesus already paid for.

Many people also want the blessings of the Kingdom without having a relationship with the King. This never works. We want more than just to know about Jesus, we want to know Jesus.

When I (Pastor Ken) was in the military we were allowed to go to the supply warehouse to pick up our clothing. We were told we could take whatever supplies we needed. I was amazed at the abundance of the supplies available everywhere. There were piles of pants, shirts, boots, socks, etc. There was certainly no shortage of supplies, however, until I actually picked up something, none of that clothing belonged to anyone in particular.

The moment I picked up a shirt and took possession of it, that shirt belonged to me. I was able to carry all my clothing needs out of the warehouse and bring them to my house. I even sewed my name onto my shirts. Those were now my shirts!

God's promises are just like that. Although they are readily available they often remain in God's Heavenly warehouse of abundance because God's children refuse to claim them as their own.

You are free to claim God's provision of healing and can even put your name right on God's Scriptures and boldly proclaim, “this Scripture belongs to me.” When I took my clothing from the military supply store, I had permission to claim them.

Your attitude towards healing should be the same as any other gift you receive. Once you receive a gift, complete ownership of that gift is transferred to you.

The Scriptures regarding healing are waiting for you to claim them as your own.

You should personalize God's healing Scriptures.

This Word belongs to you.

Healing belongs to you!

The Word says so.

By His stripes ye were healed. I Peter 2:24

Who is ye? Ye is You. Ye is me.

God is pleased when you claim His Word and have faith in His Word. Having faith in God's Word is the same thing as having faith in God.

God's many promises regarding healing and miracles are just like an all you can eat buffet. You can take whatever you want because everything has already been paid for.

Before you put the food on your plate, it doesn't belong to anyone in particular.

The instant you put food on your plate it becomes your food. Since it is your food, you are free to enjoy it and it will give you strength and life. You may take as little or as much as you choose.

God has prepared a table of multiple blessings for you. Don't let the things He has provided for you go to waste. The price Jesus paid was too high for us not to receive and enjoy the blessings and benefits of the Cross.

We once heard a story of a mother who had taken her children on a trip to Disney World. Her children were tired and complaining. The mother was frustrated. She told her children, “We have come too far and paid too high of a price for you to be miserable. You WILL enjoy this trip!” Jesus paid the highest price to redeem you and I. The price He paid entitles us to receive all of the promises in the Word of God. Jesus came too far and paid too high of a price for us to continue to live in misery. The Cross enables you to have victory over sin, sickness and the devil.

Before you claim your healing you claim the Scriptures.

The Scriptures on healing belong to whoever will believe and act on them.

Healing is Covenant based.

The world rejects Jesus.

The world rejects The Bible.

The world rejects The Covenant.

You are not of this world and you don't join in with the spirit of anti-christ.

You honor and love Jesus.

You esteem the Word of God.

The Word is your Word. The Bible is your Bible.

What is the most important page in your Bible? Many people might answer that the page where John 3:16 is written is the most important page and that would be a good answer. However, we believe the most important page is the page where you write your name in your Bible.

When you see your name in your Bible you should say to yourself “This is God's Word to me personally. This Word belongs to me. This is MY Word from MY God. This isn't just the Covenant of God. This is MY Covenant with God and I know that God will honor His Covenant and His Word.”

What a great honor to put your name on the very first page proclaiming that you will believe and receive this Covenant as your very own.

If God was moved by need and sickness, there would not be any sick in the world. God does not move based on the cries of unbelief in the world. God is moved by individuals crying out to Him in faith. He is moved by our childlike trust in Him (our Faith in Him) and He always responds to His Covenant.

God is watching over His Word to perform it. The Spirit of God is watching and waiting to see if anyone - to see if just one - will respond to the wonderful promises in His Word. When your heart receives His Word in Faith and speaks His Word on your lips, the Spirit of God is present to guarantee that every Word of God is performed.

God is responding to His Word based on how you are responding to His Word.

Say to them, “As I live, says the Lord, just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you” Numbers 14:28

EVICTING satan WITH THE WORD

Recently, we obtained good tickets to a baseball game. Go White Sox! When we arrived at our seats we found that our seats were occupied. We immediately checked the number written on our tickets to make sure we were entitled to these seats. We showed the people occupying our seats our tickets and told them they had to leave. Just about that time an usher came over and asked to see our tickets. He also told the people sitting in our seats to leave. We then took possession and were seated in our rightful place and began to enjoy the game and our popcorn.

Sickness is also a trespasser in your body. Healing is rightfully yours. Jesus purchased your seat in Heavenly places. If you examine your ticket (The Word) you will see that healing belongs to you. You can then speak to the trespasser of sickness and command it to leave your body.

You can show satan the written Word of God and tell him he must go. You can enjoy life knowing you are seated in Heavenly places with Christ Jesus.

The relationship we have with satan is the same relationship as a landlord with an unwanted tenant with an expired lease. You are the landlord with full authority and Kingdom rights over your life and body. When you were born again satan lost his rights in your life.

If a snake crawls through an open door and into your home, you shouldn't wait for him to leave voluntarily. He isn't leaving because he is comfortable and is making himself at home in your home. You have a decision to make because he is there to cause trouble in your home. You can either learn to live with the snake or you can forcibly evict him. Jesus gave us authority to tread upon serpents.

The devil is a trespasser who doesn't want to leave. You can legally evict him.

Many people will live for years walking around and trying to avoid the snake living in their homes. They are afraid of the snake because they never found out that Jesus defanged and removed the poison and the power of the enemy.

And they overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; Revelation 12:11

Although God loves the world, so many in the world have not responded to His Love or to His Word. That statement is not true of you. Right now you are responding to His Word.

God, I thank You that Your Word is working mightily in my life! Others may reject Jesus, but He is the Lord of my life!

God, this is Your Word directly to me today!

I claim it.

I believe it.

I receive it.

Chapter 11

MY COVENANT I WILL NOT BREAK

"God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?" Numbers 23:19

God says,"my Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." Psalms 89:34

God is a Father Who honors and keeps His own Word. The Scriptures above are powerful. God will absolutely perform the Word that He has promised.

Healing is part of God's Covenant for those who love and trust God. The question is whether YOU are in Covenant with God.

God is in the Covenant.

His Word is in the Covenant.

Are you in the Covenant?

Is your hope and trust in His Covenant?

Our life and our future is in His hands.

We are counting on His promises and standing on His promises.

The reason we are counting on Him is that He has always been faithful. We know we can count on Him. As the old song says,

“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' Blood and righteousness.”

We have all heard the saying “Don't put all of your eggs in one basket.” However, the exception to this rule is the Kingdom of God.

When it comes to your love for Jesus, you want all of your love, all of your hope, all of your dreams, all of your faith and all of your life to be in Christ Jesus.

At the time of the flood there was only one ark. Make sure the ark that your counting on to keep you safe was designed by God and built by a Noah.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. Psalms 20:7

When your trust is in the Lord, you will never need a “Plan B”.

There is not even a remote possibility that God would not honor His Word. It is always possible that man will break Covenant, but not God. God is not like a man that He should lie.

When reading the Scriptures regarding healing, you should believe and receive God's Word as 100% pure truth. You should never doubt the integrity of your Father's Word.

Let's review the Scripture that is the basis of this chapter.

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Numbers 23:19

Man may lie and decide to break his word or alter his agreement. God's character is not like man's character. The Son of Man (Jesus) is not going to repent. The Word repent here means to change your mind. When a person repents they often say, “I'm sorry.” God isn't going to say, “I'm sorry, I have changed my mind and I am no longer the God who heals.” God wouldn't have said He was the Healer if He didn't mean it.

What is so wonderful about the Bible is that God does not issue revisions or changes to the Word. The reason the newspaper comes out every day is that the world and word of man is constantly changing. God's Word stays the same.

Exodus 15:26 still says, “I am the Lord that healeth Thee.” When you are seeking healing for your body, open up to Exodus 15:26 and see what the news is for today. We can promise you the Word will be the same tomorrow as it is today and as it was yesterday.

God will never change His Word or His mind and we should never change His Word.

Your Bible contains the final version of the Covenant. You're qualified under the Covenant to receive healing from every disease. You're qualified to receive all of God's abundant blessings.

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. Colossians 1:12

We should not allow the traditions of man or religion to place qualifications or restrictions on healing that are not found in the Word of God.

The only qualification for healing is that you are a believer. If you are a believer then you are qualified to receive healing and to pray for healing for others.

These signs shall follow them that believe... Mark 16:17

How do you know if you’re qualified? If you're a believer, you're qualified. How do you know if you're a believer? You're a believer if you believe and act on what you see written in the Word of God.

Kenneth Hagin Sr. was quoted as saying “I never heard of a believer who didn't believe.” What makes a believer a believer is that they believe.

When Christians are challenging, attacking, or questioning the Word of God, they cannot be said to be believers of the Word.

If you are a believer, you believe the whole counsel of God and the entire Word of God. You simply can't be a believer and disbelieve large portions of the Bible. There is no such thing as an unbelieving-believer. They are polar opposites.

Determine in your heart to esteem the Word of God. Since God says He is the Lord that heals, simply believe that God is the healer. He shouldn't have said it if He didn't mean it and He wouldn't have said it if He didn't mean it.

We should not be surprised when a believer is healed and made whole. We should be very surprised when they are not healed and made whole.

Kathryn Kuhlman was famous for opening her services saying, “I believe in miracles, because I believe in God.”

When you pray, expect your miracle.

God speaks to us through His Word! Every time you read the Word of God it is as if God is repeating His promises to you and I.

God says to all of us today:

I Am STILL the LORD that healeth thee.

Chapter 12

PRAISE HIM IN THE STORM

I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. Psalms 18:3

I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. Psalms 52:9

Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me! Psalms 66:20

It can be difficult to praise in the storm, but your praise glorifies and honors God. He is so wonderful.

Ain't no God, like my God

Ain't no Savior like my Savior

Ain't no friend like my Jesus

Ain't nobody ever stood by me like Jesus has stood by me.

The above is not a song, but it ought to be.

When you praise God in the middle of the storm, it is a tremendous statement of Faith.

Praise puts the devil on notice.

Praise honors and pleases the Father.

Praise builds your Faith.

Anyone can praise in the good times.

Praise Him during the storm and watch what the Lord will do for you.

When Job received the most horrible news of his life, his response was to fall to the ground and worship God.

Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshipped Job 1:20

What an inspiration Job is to us today!

Praise and thanksgiving are such wonderful ways to give glory to God, build yourself up in faith and crush the devil’s head all at the same time.

Praise and thanksgiving need to be a lifestyle. If there is one thing that can completely revolutionize your joy and victory in this life, it is living a lifestyle of praise and thanksgiving.

Purpose in your heart to spend all day every day thanking God. Thank God for everything. In everything give thanks!

See, hear and feel the beauty of God all around you. Thank God for the many great things in your life like salvation, but also thank Him for every little thing. Your right leg might hurt, but be thankful that your left leg doesn't hurt.

Lord, I'm thankful my right leg is healed.

Praise Him for all He has done in the past.

Praise Him for what He is doing right now.

Praise Him for what He is going to do in the future.

There are certain times of the day we recommend that you Praise Him.

1. The early morning

2. Mid morning

3. Late morning

4. Early afternoon

5. Mid afternoon

6. Late afternoon

7. Early evening

8. Mid evening

9. Late evening

10. Late late evening

11. When you lie down

12. While you sleep

13. When you wake up

Praise him morning, noon, at night and always.

Your symptoms can be very real and very painful.

If satan can get you into doubt and unbelief, he can shut down your faith and confession of healing. Once he has shut down your faith you will not receive your healing.

Doubt is the enemy of faith.

Depression is like a spiritual cancer.

Depression is a symptom of a lack of the Word of God. The Word in great enough doses will always bring victory. As long as you are experiencing symptoms, continue taking the Word until you receive your breakthrough and are filled with joy.

Depression can become a habit. Instead of developing the habit of depression, we should develop the habit of praise and thanksgiving.

You are too blessed to remain depressed.

In everything give thanks for this is the will of God concerning you.

The Word doesn't promise that you won't have afflictions. God's Word does promise that the Lord will deliver you from all afflictions.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Psalms 34:19

God doesn't just have the answer, He IS the answer. No matter how dark it gets, God is going to deliver you out of every affliction.

Praise your way out of the storm!

Rejoice evermore.

Pray without ceasing.

In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

We like to say that there are one billion things to be thankful for. If you don't know what all billion things are yet, you need to start your list. Keep adding to your list daily.

How has God blessed you?

Here is a partial list of the billion things that you should be thankful for to help you get started.

1. Your Father in Heaven

2. Jesus your Savior and friend

3. The Holy Spirit

4. The Cross

5. Salvation

6. Your future home in Heaven

7. Your friends

8. Your earthly home

9. Your family

10. Ten fingers and ten toes

11. Sight

12. Hearing

13. Sunrises

14. Sunsets

15. Your arms

16. Your legs

17. Your children

18. Socks

There is nothing too big or small to put on your list. In everything give thanks. Please continue to add your own personal blessings to this list. It will take more than a lifetime to complete your list. There are at least a billion things to be thankful for.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father James 1:17

Even when hard times or trials come into your life, there are always a thousand more blessings in your life than there are trials.

On your absolute worst day, God still loves you. He is for you. He is with you. He is in you. You are a joint heir with Jesus Christ.

Most people don't recognize or remember to thank God for the blessings in their life. We often take God's blessings for granted. It honors God when we have a grateful heart. Thanking God for even small blessings in your life is developing the habit of praise.

“Praise Your Way Out of the Storm”

Chapter 13

SPEAK THE WORD ONLY

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saveth them out of their distresses. He sent His Word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalms 107:19-20

I am ready to perform my Word. Jeremiah 1:12 NKJV

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the Word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matthew 8:8

God watches over His Word to perform it. When the words that you speak are the same words that God has spoken, your word and His Word are in agreement. God is then watching over your words to perform them since your words are His Words.

God gave you the Bible so you could read it, believe it and speak it. When God's Word is in your mouth, it carries the same authority as the Word of God spoken by Jesus.

Your words can be powerful prophetic words of Life. How many words do you speak in one day? How many of these words are words of life? The words you speak about yourself and others are either declaring life or death.

The word “confession” in the Greek language means “to say the same thing.” When you are confessing the Word of God, your mouth is saying the same things that God has said.

When you say what God says, you are in agreement with God. Your confession opens the door so God can work.

Confession is not saying how you feel.

Confession is saying what the Word says.

Abraham did not confess how he felt. He considered not his own body. He said what God had said. “I shall be a father of many nations.”

One of the most powerful Scriptures regarding the power of our confession is found in the book of Numbers:

Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you. Numbers 14:28

God is listening to every word you speak.

God is doing for you what He is hearing from you!

Be careful to guard the words that come out of your mouth.

When you speak doubt, you are canceling out the Word of God. When you confess doubt regarding healing, you're siding with the enemy. Instead of having faith in God, your faith is in sickness.

The devil says you are not healed and that God doesn't heal. The devil says it's no longer God's will to heal you.

By speaking doubt, you are sitting in the enemy's camp. Instead of confessing what God has said about you, you are instead confessing (saying the same thing) and agreeing with what the devil has said about you.

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken captive with the words of thy mouth. Proverbs 6:2

Wrong confession opens the wrong door. Right confession slams shut the door to satan and opens wide the door to the Father.

Make sure you give the devil his rightful place. His rightful place is NO place. “Give no place to the devil”. Ephesians 4:27

The sin of the devil was rebellion against God. The devil wanted to be like God. He wanted to be Lord.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Isaiah 14:12-14

The devil still wants to take the place of the Lord. If he can't be lord in Heaven, he will settle for lording over people on earth.

Jesus never allowed the devil to lord it over anyone. Don't allow the devil to lord it over you in any area of your life. Almighty God is your Lord.

Another name for the devil in the Bible is beelzebub which means “the lord of flies or the lord of dung.”

The devil can be the lord of lies and the lord of the flies, but should never have control over any area of your life.

Jesus is Lord over every single area of your life. Even your body was purchased by God.

Since the Word is 100% true, then it is completely true for YOU. Don't let the enemy tell you that there is some special exception in your life that invalidates the Word. You are qualified to receive God's best.

Some people are trying to confess the Word, but in their hearts they don't believe the Word.

These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Matthew 15:8 NIV

Keep this Word before you night and day until your mind is renewed to the truth of the Word.

Jesus paid the price for the sickness that is in your body. Hold fast to your confession of faith. Hold fast to your confession that He is your Healer.

Hold fast to your confession that He is the strength of your life. What matters is what the Word says, not what your symptoms say. Make sure the Word is speaking louder and with more authority than your symptoms.

We know that there is life and death in the power of the tongue. We get to choose to speak words that bring blessing and health or words that bring curses and carry death.

SPEAKING THE WORD OUT LOUD

We believe that it is very important to speak the Word of God aloud. Reading the Word of God aloud is vitally important and powerful.

Notice that God didn't “think” the world into existence, but rather He “spoke” the world into existence. Jesus did not think the thought “Lazarus come forth”, but spoke “Lazarus come forth.”

The Words you speak build faith.

Words have power.

When you are reading the Word of God aloud you will be hearing your own voice proclaim and declare the truth and promises of Almighty God.

God will hear you declare His Word.

You will hear yourself declare His Word.

The devil will hear you declare God's Word.

Others will hear you declare His Word.

When you declare God's Word you are making a declaration about who you are and who God is to you.

Your own spirit will rejoice, knowing that what you are saying is the truth. When you speak the Word, you are positioning yourself to receive from God. In order to take possession of your healing, you first have to take your rightful position in Faith.

Speaking the Word aloud is one of the best ways you can activate and increase your faith to receive your own healing.

The centurion had such great faith in Jesus that He said:

Speak the Word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matthew 8:8

His great faith caused Jesus to marvel. This man did not have great Bible knowledge, but he did have great faith in Jesus.

God is looking for that kind of simple faith in you. If you could just say to God, “I don't need a special vision or a visit from an angel. I don't need a special feeling. If I can just see a promise in the Bible I will believe.”

There are many examples in the Bible and also today of people whose lives were completely transformed when they heard and believed the Word of God.

It is so important to know and understand this because there may come a time when you are forced to hear unpleasant news concerning your own health or the health of someone you love.

You need to know that although the circumstances may say that “cancer” has been discovered in your physical body, the truth of God's Word is always greater than the circumstance.

The fact may be that you have been attacked with sickness. The truth is “I am the Lord that healeth thee.”

The truth of God's Word will cancel out the lies of the enemy. The Word has the power to change your circumstance.

There is a law of gravity. There is a higher law that supersedes this law called the law of lift. Airplanes are not contradicting the law of gravity, they are overcoming the law of gravity. The laws of nature do NOT have the final word.

Jesus calmed the sea. He walked on water. When He did this He proved that He was the Master of nature and nature was not the master of HIM. It is the same today. Your sickness may be a fact. This is called the law of sin and death. The higher law that supersedes this is called the law of life in Christ Jesus.

Never confuse your current circumstance with God's truth that doesn't change. Circumstances are always changing. It may be 70 degrees outside today and 30 degrees tomorrow. Your body temperature may be 102 today and 98.6 tomorrow. Your physical circumstances can and will constantly change, however, God's Word is the constant that will never change.

Your circumstances and your feelings may change from hour to hour, but not God's Word.

Why should we put our faith in constantly changing circumstances when we can instead choose to put our faith in God's Word that overcomes these circumstances and never changes?

We should not be moved by what we see, but only by the Word of God that we believe.

It is so important to confess and declare that we are healed even when we are going through a difficult circumstance. It is better to be in faith than in fear.

We are told in the Word of God to “rejoice evermore” and “in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

We don't want you to think that it is the will of God for you to be sick. It is simply the will of God for you to give thanks regardless of your circumstance. Give thanks for your healing, not the sickness.

During the time of Jesus' earthly ministry, there was a little girl whom the Bible said had died. Everyone knew that she was physically dead. Jesus came along and said that she was not dead, but only asleep.

The child is not dead, but sleeping. Mark 5:39

The child was certainly dead.

But Jesus said she was just sleeping.

We know she was dead.

But Jesus said she was NOT dead but sleeping.

Which was true? Was this child dead or only sleeping? There were two laws in operation. The law of sin and death stated that she was dead. Jesus spoke words of faith based on a higher law. The fact was that the child was dead. This was a hopeless situation. No doctor could help her. She was beyond help. Hope was gone. Without Jesus there is no hope.

Jesus caused a collision of two worlds. Light collided with darkness. The law of sin and death collided with the higher law of the Life of God. “I am come that you might have life.” Jesus is the master of nature. He is the master of sickness. At His Name every knee bows. Every disease must bow to the Name of Jesus. When Jesus speaks, the universe obeys.

The people doubted the Words of Jesus. Your medical report or diagnosis is not fake or phony. It is only the report of your current circumstances.

The report of the devil is based on the law of sin and death.

The report of the Lord is based on the law of life in Christ Jesus.

The thief has come to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus has come to give you life.

The devil says “you are sick” and Jesus says “you are healed.” Whose report will YOU believe? The deciding vote will be yours.

What do you say?

Chapter 14

DEFENDING GOD'S WORD

If you were to examine all of the Scriptures in the Bible regarding healing, what would you find?

If you were willing to ignore your past beliefs, experiences, teachings and doctrine and looked only at what is written in the Bible, what would your conclusion be about the subject of healing?

The only confusion regarding divine healing comes from man and from the enemy. The Word of God is quite clear regarding God's promises of healing.

We know that the final authority regarding the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit and the power of God to heal is none other than the Word of God. Our opinions and the opinions of others do not change the truths declared in His Word.

Unfortunately, instead of looking to the writings of the Holy Spirit, many have been taught doctrine that opposes the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit and divine healing.

Once you see the truth of healing, you will be able to lay claim to the Covenant. It does not matter what others believe or think. God is the final authority.

God hasn't asked us what we think He should do. Instead, He declares through His Word what He has already done. He expects our opinions to conform to His truth.

He is God and we are not.

We should not seek to create God in our own image, but should rather conform our lives to His Word. We are created in His image. Our life should be a reflection of our Father.

The last two chapters of this book contain most of the healing Scriptures from the Old and New Testament. Although they are included as the last chapters, they form the foundation of this book. These Scriptures will bring healing to your life.

In our opinion, it is almost impossible for you to read all of these healing Scriptures and not be filled with Faith for healing and an overwhelming assurance and confidence that healing is certainly God's will for your own personal life.

When God first revealed Himself to the children of Israel, the first thing that He revealed about Himself was that His very name was healing. The first redemptive name of Jehovah God is Jehovah Rapha, “I am the Lord that healeth thee.” Exodus 15:26

Healing is part of Who God is. Healing was also part of the work of the Cross. Jesus paid for your sins and sicknesses on the Cross. This theme of redemption for both sin and sickness is revealed through prophecy in the Old Testament and is reconfirmed in the New Testament.

There are more Scriptures on healing than almost any other subject in the Bible.

The Bible is the Word of Almighty God. Healing is in the Bible. If the Word is in You, then healing will be working in You.

Healing is available to anyone who will believe and receive it. Since the Bible is true, healing is true.

The issue is not whether healing is in the Word – that is obvious – the issue is whether we believe what is written in the Word.

Can we trust that God is who He says He is, the God that healeth thee?

Although we are defending the Word of God regarding healing, in reality, God does not need us to defend His Word. Let's look again at God defending His own Word.

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Numbers 23:19

God's Word can be trusted because God can be trusted.

There is nowhere in the Word of God where God says that healing was going to pass away.

Since healing was part of the work of Jesus on the Cross, to conclude that healing is no longer available is as foolish as saying that Salvation is no longer available.

To remove healing from the Bible is to remove the power of God from the Bible.

Instead of taking away the healing Scriptures that were meant for us, we should let the Word of God take away the sickness that was not meant for us.

Since healing is for believers today, we should never put God in a box or deny or limit the power of God to heal. We often hear teaching that healing was limited to a certain group of people or a certain period of time in history. This view is not supported by the Bible and would mean that God was a respecter of persons.

Healing has always been part of God's Covenant for all of God's people and all throughout history.

God began to prepare to redeem man from both sin and sickness even before the world was created.

...The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8

We can see healing for God's people throughout the Word of God. We see healing from Abraham to Moses to Elijah to David, etc. Healing is confirmed over and over in God's Covenant.

The healing power of God continues throughout the New Testament. Jesus performed miracle after miracle and those miracles did not cease when He left the earth. The beginning, middle and the end of the book of Acts demonstrate the move of the Holy Spirit to heal those in the New Testament Church. The New Testament Church has not passed away.

We are the New Testament Church!

The miracle power of God was wonderful during the Old Covenant and is even more powerful now that we have a new and better Covenant. God always saves His best for last.

Unbelievers continually try to limit the power of God or put God in a box and every time God breaks out of the box.

Many people say miracles were just for the time of the Old Testament, and yet the New Testament is filled with amazing miracles and we continue to see miracles of healing today.

Some say miracles were limited to Christ and yet Christ sent out the 12 apostles with authority for healing.

People say also that miracles were limited to the 12 apostles, yet 70 other believers/disciples were sent out and performed great signs and wonders.

Some today will say that miracles were limited to the 70, and yet God filled 120 people with the Holy Spirit and with power and these 120 turned the world upside down as they performed signs, wonders and healing miracles.

Some say the power of God was limited to the 120, but the book of Joel says that the Holy Spirit will be poured out on ALL flesh including our sons and daughters and the young and old alike.

We should not believe that miracles are not available to us as the New Testament Church, since the Word of God commands us to pray for the sick to be healed and made whole.

If the miracles of the New Testament Church have passed away, it would not make sense for the book of James to instruct us to call for the elders of the church and anoint the sick and pray for them. These instructions were given by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As far as the Holy Spirit is concerned, He is still active on the earth. No man on earth has authority to tell the Holy Spirit that His ministry and power have passed away and are no longer available.

Jesus himself instructed believers to lay hands on the sick. Jesus also said, “even greater works than these shall ye do, because I go to my Father”. John 14:12

Jesus would not have said “these signs shall follow them that believe” if He didn't mean for this to happen. We will let others tell Jesus He was wrong. We are believers of the Word, not doubters.

We should not be following the doctrines of man, but only the Word of God.

We believe God is the smartest “person” in the universe. He gave us His Word as an instruction manual. If the Holy Spirit was going to pass away, He would have said so clearly. If miracles were going to pass away, He could and would have told us. Since this is the only Bible we have been given, this is the Bible we are going to trust, follow and live by.

Why is there so much confusion and difference of opinion regarding divine healing? We believe there is not a problem with the clarity of the Word of God. The stumbling block is when man does not believe that God meant what He said.

The many Bible passages regarding healing are clear and easy to understand. When God says “I am the Lord that healeth Thee, it is almost impossible to misinterpret such an obvious declaration. The question is whether or not we will believe what He says.

Even those who question the Word of God must acknowledge that the Word says what it says. The danger is when we see and know what God has said, but then we foolishly refuse to believe that God meant what He said.

Often our beliefs regarding the power and the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit, salvation and divine healing come from the traditions of man instead of from the clear Word of God. For example, there are many well meaning and good people who do not understand that the Bible teaches the necessity of the new birth.

There are entire denominations that never have an altar call for salvation. Although Jesus said “ye must be born again”, that statement is simply ignored.

If healing is not for The Church today, then how do we know that salvation is for The Church today? Someone might answer that the Bible is clear that salvation is for “whosoever believeth”, since John 3:16 says “whosoever believeth in me shall not perish but have everlasting life”. That's true. The Bible does say that salvation is for “whosoever believeth”. We clearly see based upon the Word of God that salvation is available to all believers because the Bible says so.

The Bible also says the same things about healing. Just as salvation is available to all who believe, healing is also available to all who will believe.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:16

"Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him." James 5:14

Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. James 5:16

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Psalms 103:3

The Bible is as clear about healing as it is about salvation. If anyone can say that Healing is passed away, they might as well say that salvation has passed away. If we cannot believe all of the Bible, how can we believe just part of it? Who will decide what part of God's Word can still be trusted?

We have decided that every Word in the Bible is true and can be trusted.

It is very interesting that many individuals who boldly declare that they do not believe in the gifts of healing or the power of the Holy Spirit will still come for prayer in their time of need. Although there is nothing wrong with them coming for prayer, they should be coming in faith. It is the prayer of faith that saves the sick.

To pray for healing and yet not believe in healing makes no sense at all. The Bible warns us against being double minded. The book of James says,

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. James 1:6-8

Either healing is in the Word of God or it is not. We either should pray the prayer of faith for healing or not pray at all.

God's yes means yes and His no means no. God is not like a slot machine in Las Vegas that sometimes pays out and sometimes doesn't. Our God's name is not luck. He doesn't sometimes respond to our faith and sometimes not respond. If we are in faith, God is in moving on our behalf.

All of God's promises are Yes and Amen.

To receive healing through the Word of God, it is necessary to see that healing was provided on the Cross for all of us. If healing was not provided for all of us, how could we ever pray the prayer of faith?

If healing is not provided for all, how do we know who we should pray for and who we should send away?

To believe that healing is not provided on the Cross is to reduce our prayers to faithless prayers such as “if it be your will.” These prayers may sound religious, but they are nowhere to be found in the Bible.

There is a big difference between praying the correct prayer “thy will be done” and the incorrect prayer, “If it be your will.” Jesus always taught us to pray in faith. The Holy Spirit will always prompt you to be in faith and expecting God to move. The Word of God instructs us to call for the elders of The Church to pray for the sick in faith for healing.

The Bible says that without faith, it is impossible to please God. He wants and expects bold prayers of faith. This can only be accomplished by knowing the will of God.

We see in the Word of God that Jesus taught before He healed the people and that is why we believe there is a great need today to be taught what God's Word says about His love and power to heal.

When Jesus was on the earth and He ministered to the sick, we notice that He spoke to each person or laid hands on each person individually.

He was interested in each person as an individual. He regarded each person as a person of value and their suffering was important to Him. That is why He is called “The Lord that healeth THEE.” He isn't the Lord that healeth the crowd, but the Lord that healeth thee.

We need to know what to do when someone is sick. Doctors, nurses and medical assistants are always taught what to do in an emergency situation. They have been trained and they are ready to respond. They follow the step by step instructions in the manual that they have studied. We also need to be ready to help and assist when someone is sick.

The manual we have available is the best. We have the Bible. The Word of God is up to date and never expires. We have been given very specific and clear instructions on what to do when someone is sick and how to pray.

If God didn't want us to be healed, He shouldn't have given us specific instructions to lay hands on the sick.

Christ is the Healer.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8

He is STILL the Lord that healeth thee.

Do you believe that God's Word can be trusted?

Do you believe that all of the Bible is true or only parts of it?

When the Bible says that their was a flood, do you believe it?

When the Bible says Jesus was born of a virgin, do you believe it?

Do you believe Christ is the Son of God?

Do you believe that Christ rose from the dead?

Can God's Word be trusted?

Do you believe that salvation is for “whosoever believeth”?

Do you believe that “these signs shall follow them that believe”?

How much of what is written in the Bible do you actually believe?

How can anyone be an unbelieving believer?

We don't know how you have answered the above questions but...

“as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15

Believing in the Bible is the same thing as believing in God. Doubting the Bible is the same thing as doubting God.

The Bible does not instruct us to question the Word, but rather to keep it always in our mouth and before our eyes.

Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8

God never said that the power of the Holy Spirit was going to leave.

God never said that the gifts of healing would depart.

God never said that miracles would cease.

We see where Jesus came to earth and left earth.

We see where the Holy Spirit came to earth. But where in the Bible did He leave?

Jesus said He was sending the Holy Spirit, not taking Him away. The only thing that God said would be taken away is your sickness.

Jesus said “these signs would follow them that believe.” In which Scripture did He say the opposite of this?

If God didn't remove healing, who are we to remove it?

The truth of who God is, and what God does (I am the Lord that healeth thee) has never been based on a Gallop poll. God is not changing who He is based on the doctrines of religion. God is comfortable being God without our approval. He is who He says He is in His Word.

My Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Psalms 89:34

If we believe in salvation, we should believe in healing. The two go together. Notice that the Bible always combines forgiveness of sins and healing. When Jesus healed, He often in the same breath said “your sins are forgiven.”

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalms 103:3

Notice that the forgiveness of sins and the healing of disease are found together. This combining of salvation and healing is consistent throughout Scripture because healing and salvation are the two great works of the Cross.

I grew up in a church that believed in the infilling of the Holy Spirit and divine healing. However, the church I attended while in college taught that the power of God had passed away.

I had attended two different churches with completely different views on the Holy Spirit and healing. I was confused because two different Pastors that I respected were telling me two different things.

To solve this dilemma, I decided that the final authority would be the Word of God. I went through the entire Bible and underlined every Scripture having to do with healing with a green marker. When I read all of these Scriptures my mind was easily made up. Healing is not just mentioned a few times in the Bible, it is found throughout the Bible.

I discovered many healing promises in God's Word. I saw that healing was part of my Covenant with God. It’s right here in my Word. Today, when I am told that my beliefs on healing are “out there”, I know healing is actually “in there”.

My exercise in typing out and reviewing all of the Scriptures regarding healing is the basis of this book. As I continually went over and over all of the Scriptures on healing, this developed such a strong Faith in my Spirit that I know it will do the same for others seeking healing.

Those Scriptures are reprinted near the end of this book. We encourage those that need healing to read and meditate these wonderful promises of God. We believe that as you go through these many Scriptures on healing, they will strengthen and build your Faith and you will be healed through the power of Jesus, who is the same yesterday, today and forever.

God's attitude towards sickness and disease is the same today as when He healed in the Old Testament and when Jesus healed in the New Testament.

There is a high price to pay for not believing and receiving what God has said. Many people die young because they have chosen to disregard God's Word and have honored the Word of man above the Word of God.

This day I call Heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live. Deuteronomy 30:19 NIV

The attacks on the Word of God do not just come from unbelievers. There are volumes of commentaries written by people who only believe part of the Word of God. These commentators try to explain why God did not mean what He said and in fact meant the opposite. This is especially dangerous because man is surgically removing the power of God from the Bible and from our Churches and lives.

We are warned not to take away from the Word of God:

Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. Deuteronomy 4:2

Man continually wants to argue that parts of the Word of God have passed away. For example, we are incorrectly told that the power of the Holy Spirit has passed away, gifts of prophecy have passed away, gifts of healing have passed away, miracles have passed away, etc, etc.

Certainly, when we get to Heaven, we will not need gifts of tongues, interpretations, prophecies, miracles and healing for our bodies since our bodies will not get sick in Heaven.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. I Corinthians 13:8-10

This Scripture has been misinterpreted and twisted to claim that healing has passed away. However, it is clear that this Scripture is talking about the eternal power of love and the fact that the need for the Gifts of tongues and prophecies will cease when we are in Heaven. Although the need for tongues will cease in Heaven, love will never cease.

Based on this one Scripture, entire denominations have erased ALL of the Scriptures regarding healing and now claim that healing has passed away. You could read that Scripture 1000 times and nowhere does it say that healing has passed away.

This Scripture says nothing about healing passing away and it is apparent that Paul is speaking about the power of love and the fact that although we will not need prophetic gifts forever, we will always have love.

If God had meant for healing to pass away, He could have clearly stated so throughout the Word of God. James would not instruct for us to call for the elders of the church to pray for the sick, but would instead have said, “DO NOT call for the elders of the church and DO NOT pray for the sick because healing has passed away.” Thank God your Bible doesn't say that.

Since you see Scripture after Scripture promising healing, you can count on those Scriptures. It is man that says, “Gods promises are no longer valid.”

What does God say?

Heaven and earth shall pass away but my Words shall not pass away. Mark 13:31

These are the Words of Christ. You have a choice. Do you believe the words of man or the Words of Christ?

The most important issue is not what man says, but what do YOU say. We believe God is extremely pleased to hear any of His children say “God, I am counting on Your Word.”

We have not been given the authority to take away one word from the Word. If Jesus said to “lay hands on the sick”, who among us has the authority to rebuke Jesus or deny these instructions that came from Jesus?

The book of Acts is the acts of the Holy Spirit and shows us the proper pattern of the New Testament Church as an example of how we should act.

The book of Acts is not a history book. We have spiritually placed the book of Acts in a glass case and placed it in a museum. We need to break the glass and remove the book of Acts from the museum and start using it in our lives.

Since God is the defender of our life, we want to be the defender of HIS WORD.

Chapter 15

THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW

And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matthew 10:1-2

He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Luke 9:2

Jesus said to His disciples, "When you enter a town... Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God is near you.” Luke 10:9

“Behold, I give unto you power (authority) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Mark 16:17-18

The above Scriptures are for the New Testament Church. They are for them that believe.

In these Scriptures, Jesus has deputized us to use His Name.

A lack of boldness in our prayer life often comes from a lack of knowledge. Re-read the above Scriptures. Let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart. Did God give you authority or not? Did the Scriptures give authority or remove authority?

If you want to exercise faith in your prayer life for healing, you have to be taught these Scriptures by the Holy Spirit. Do not listen to the voice of the enemy whispering that God's Word is impotent. God's Word is power and authority.

The only authority we truly have is the authority given to us by God.

Our beliefs must come from the Word of God and not from the word of man. Jesus wouldn't have said that we should lay hands on the sick if He didn't mean it. He wouldn't have commissioned us to go into all the world and preach the gospel if He didn't want us to do exactly that.

To pray without faith is useless and ineffective.

To live a Christian life believing that the Holy Spirit has lost His power and to believe that the Blood and Name of Jesus are powerless is to believe the lies of the enemy above the clear Word of God.

The Bible warns us of having a belief system that is empty of power.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2 Timothy 3:5

We don't want to read the Word of God and then deny the truth and the power of the Word.

Peter denied that he was one of the disciples. At one time we were also in denial. Not anymore. We are now members of the group called “them that believe.” This is a great group to belong to. We are happy to belong to this group. We like to be around the other group members. We don't hang around with or identify with the “them that do not believe” group.

Sometimes the “them that believe” group is the minority. During the time that the children of Israel were supposed to go into the promised land, only 2 people belonged to the “we are well able group.” Everyone else were charter members of the “doubt and unbelief” group.

Joshua and Caleb just kept repeating what God had said. “God said we can take the land so we are well able to take the land.” The “them that believe” group simply repeat what God has already said.

When someone tells us that they don't believe in the Holy Spirit or the power of God, it hurts our ears and our heart. How do you think God must feel? This must break His heart, to know that His very own children don't believe His Word. It is expected that unbelievers will not believe. It is shameful when believers do not believe the Word of their own Father.

The Father allowed His Son to take the most horrific stripes to purchase our physical healing. He was there when His own Son took our sins upon Him and to hear words of unbelief must grieve him beyond words.

Just like people who attend other group meeting, we will always be regularly attending the “them that believe” group meetings. We have no plans to drop out ever. We have a healing class where all of the members are “well able” to take the land. There are giants in the land, but we know someone who is bigger than all of the giants.

These giants have names. Cancer, heart disease, blood disease, emphysema, heart disease, diabetes, AIDS, etc. We stand against these giants and boldly proclaim, “who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the living God?” We then take the rock of the Word of God and slay the giants.

It's easy to belong to the “them that believe” group. Start believing.

Don't test God, but prove God. Always be quick to pray the prayer of faith for yourself and others. If there is an opportunity to pray, don't put it off. Jesus never told anyone that they should come back later and He would pray for them.

If anyone is sick, ask them if you can pray for them immediately and boldly pray for a miracle from Heaven. Don't make the mistake of saying that you will pray for them later.

We should be praying and asking God for opportunities to pray for the sick. The sick will not always come to the church, however, we are the Church and are commanded to go into all the world and pray for the sick. Pray for open doors and ministry opportunities. God can use you anytime and anyplace if you are willing and obedient. God wants to open doors for you to meet people in the marketplace.

If you are in the grocery store, a good place to pray is either by the frozen foods or the fresh vegetables.

It doesn't matter where you minister if the Holy Spirit is with you. Take advantage of every opportunity to pray for others. The more you are willing to pray for the sick the greater results you will see.

Pray in the Name above all names. Speak to the disease and command it to leave in the Name of Jesus. You have been deputized and you are completely authorized to use His Name.

Them that believe will receive!

Chapter 16

HE HEARD MY CRY

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Psalms 30:2

Many times throughout life we will face situations that threaten to overwhelm us. We are surely going to cry when we go through the tests and trials of life. We must learn to direct our cry to the right person. We must let our cry be a cry of faith and not a cry of doubt.

We all love that song, “Cry Out to Jesus”. The ending of that verse is “cry out to Jesus and live.” How wonderful it is to know that when we cry out to Jesus, he hears our cry and gives us life.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Psalms 118:17

You know from experience that you can cry all day long and often nothing happens except your eyes get red and you get tired from crying.

When you cry out to Jesus, He responds to your cries with compassion.

When you are going through a difficult situation, that is the right time to cry out to God in Faith. That is the time to turn to the Word of God and declare that you believe the full Word of God.

You should never look at what God has not done, but what He has already done. You can see what He has done when you look to the Cross and read the Word of God.

It's OK to cry when you are crying out to God. Begin by telling God how blessed you are and how much you love Him. Share with Him your heart and your situation and let God know that you are trusting in Him for your answer. Have a little talk with Jesus. We can talk to Jesus as our friend.

He hears our cries and He has responded to our needs. We may think that we have multiple needs, but in reality we only have one need. We need Jesus because He is the answer to every situation. The best cry you can cry is “Jesus." “Help me Jesus” is a simple and effective prayer. Call on Him in time of trouble and He will hear and answer.

Oh Lord, my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. Psalms 30:2

THE CRY OF A NOBODY

In Mark the Tenth chapter we read the beautiful story of Blind Bartimaeus receiving His sight. Bartimaeus was poor and a nobody. Bartimaeus was not actually his name. “Bar” literally means “the son of." He was the Son of Timeaeus. He is such a nobody that his name is not given or known.

As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; He calleth thee.

And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. Mark 10:46-52

The situation of Blind Bartimaeus appeared hopeless. He had been blind for many years. There was no cure available to him through doctors. There was no hope for him. Then he heard about Jesus. When he heard that Jesus was walking by, he began to cry out. His cry was not a cry of hopelessness, but a cry of hope. God was walking by.

Blind Bartimaeus was able to get the attention of the creator of the universe.

He began to cry out “Jesus, Thou Son of David”. This cry got Jesus' attention. Many people called out to Jesus. Some called out to “Jesus of Nazareth”, and others to “Jesus the carpenter” or “Jesus, son of Joseph." Bartimaeus called out to “Jesus, The Son of David.”

The Jewish people all knew that the Messiah would come from the lineage of David. When Bartimaeus called out, “Jesus, Thou son of David” he was actually saying, “Jesus, you're The Messiah! Jesus, you're The Son of God.” This recognition by Bartimaeus, of Jesus as the Messiah, is what caused Jesus to stop for him.

Many people had told Bartimaeus to be quiet, but Bartimaeus was crying out in Faith. True faith doesn't quit and doesn't stop crying out to Jesus in faith. The people of the town told him not to bother Jesus. Bartimaeus refused to give up or shut up. He saw something with the eyes of his spirit that no one else could see with their physical eyes. He believed in the Saviour and his faith was not going to be denied. Even when Jesus himself seemed to go past, Bartimaeus continued to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David.”

His cry was his declaration of faith.

The cry of Faith always causes Jesus to pay attention.

Jesus stopped and called to Bartimaeus. When we call to Jesus, He calls right back to us. Jesus asked Bartimaeus to come to him.

What Bartimaeus did next was wonderful. He threw aside his beggar's robes. He left them and went to Jesus.

“What do you want me to do for you?” asked Jesus. His answer was confident:

“Master, let me receive my sight.”

We should look first to God for our answers and not to man. The world doesn't have the compassion or the ability to heal you. Jesus will not only hear your heart's cry, but He will answer the cry of your heart. Jesus is your answer!

God is a loving Father, who responds to the cries of His own children. All of us have had the experience of being in a public place and hearing the cries of children that belong to other parents. Although we care and have compassion upon these children, we are not welcomed to discipline or to respond to their cries. Jesus cares for His own sheep and His sheep hear and obey His voice.

Cry out to Jesus and live!

Chapter 17

TEN WAYS TO RECEIVE HEALING

1 COMMUNION: THE MEAL THAT HEALS

Many people talk about “taking” Communion, but it is more desirable to say that we “receive” Communion. To receive Communion is to receive the things Jesus provided through the Cross.

Sadly, many Churches have forgotten the full meaning of the Communion table.

Just as Jesus performed two great works on the Cross, there are two elements to Communion.

We are told in the Word of God that the Cross provided forgiveness of sins and healing for our bodies.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalms 103:3

The Blood of Jesus was shed for forgiveness of your sins. “who forgives all your sins”

The body of Christ was broken for healing for your body

“By His stripes ye were healed” 1 Peter 2:24

We have never heard of a Communion service where the Church just received half of the Communion. In Communion, we regularly receive both the cup and the Body of Jesus. The bread represents the Body of Christ. When you partake of the bread, it represents the healing that was purchased for your body.

If we truly don't believe that Jesus is the healer, we should only receive half of the Communion.

We recently had someone call our Church and ask if they should get grape juice, apple juice, white wine or red wine for Communion. We told them that the important thing was not the physical elements used for the Communion, but rather esteeming the meaning of these elements. Don't let the decision be bread, crackers or wafers, receive instead the Body and Blood of Christ.

We believe that many Christians remain sick, because although they receive Communion, they don't have the revelation that there is healing in the Communion.

To receive Communion without understanding what it means reduces Communion to just a religious exercise and turns healing and forgiveness back into just grape juice and crackers.

Jesus said “Do this in remembrance of me.”

Communion is a Holy thing.

He said we should remember His death.

Paul says “for this cause many are weak and sickly among you.”

Why are many weak and sick? He explains in 1 Corinthians 11:29 that they didn’t properly discern the Lord's body.

He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 1 Corinthians 11:29

There is forgiveness of sins in Communion and there is also healing in Communion. We should not remove forgiveness or healing from Communion.

Don’t take the forgiveness out of Communion by saying, “I’ll only take Communion after I am living right and earn the right to take it.”

That’s self forgiveness.

Don’t take the healing out of Communion by ignoring that the stripes of Jesus on His back paid for your healing.

If we take salvation and forgiveness and healing out of Communion, all we are left with is grape juice and crackers.

When you partake of the cup, you can thank God that Jesus has forgiven all of your sins.

When you partake of the bread, thank God that Jesus has healed all of your diseases.

Surely our sicknesses He hath borne. Isaiah 53:4 Young's literal translation

Jesus took your sins and sicknesses on the Cross.

When we partake of Communion, we are remembering and thanking God for the work of the Cross in removing sins and sickness. Jesus told us to “remember” and when we take his healing benefits out of Communion, we are “forgetting” instead of remembering.

Approximately two years ago, a young woman named Evelyn came to our church for prayer. She had received a diagnosis of stage 3 cervical cancer. She had lost a lot of weight and was very weak. Her doctors had given up hope. When she came to church, we would give her Communion every time she came in the building, even if Communion was not scheduled that day. We would instruct the ushers to “go get the medicine” for her.

One Saturday afternoon, Evelyn called (Pam) and was crying. She was afraid she was going to die. Evelyn did not want to die because she is the mother of three young girls. She kept saying, “I don't want to bleed and die” because she was hemorrhaging at that point. Immediately the Holy Spirit told me to tell her that “she didn't have to bleed and die because Jesus bled and died for her.” That was on Saturday and by Wednesday the bleeding had completely stopped and she began to get stronger every day. She recently had a Pet scan that showed she is cancer free and made whole.

Jesus healed the woman with the issue of blood two thousand years ago. Jesus healed Evelyn two years ago. He wants to heal you today.

Because of the great benefits of Communion, we recommend that you partake of Communion in your home. There is no prohibition in the Bible that would prevent believers from receiving Communion in their home.

You can make a spiritual altar anywhere in your home. You can make your kitchen table, “The Lord's Table”. Your local church should not be the only “House of Worship” you attend. Your home should also be a house of worship. Your home should be a house of praise.

God should feel comfortable and at home in your home.

Partaking of Communion is partaking of healing and forgiveness.

I receive the power of God to make me sound, whole, delivered, saved, and healed. I act on the Word of God. I receive the power of God. Sickness, disease and pain, I resist you in the Name of Jesus. Sickness is not the will of God for me. I will not tolerate sickness in my life. I will not tolerate depression in my life. My days of infirmity are over. I am healed by the Great I AM. I am saved. The power of sickness has been forever broken over my life. Jesus bore my sickness, weakness and pain. Jesus carried my sin. Jesus bore the chastisement of my peace. Sickness shall no longer lord it over me because Jesus is Lord over me. The curse of sin is broken and I am free. The chains of fear are broken off of me. I have been redeemed. In Jesus name I speak healing over my body. I am healed.

2 LAYING ON OF HANDS

"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Mark 16.16

"Do not be neglectful of the gift in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the elderhood." 1 Timothy 4:14

The concept of laying on of hands during prayer is found in many places in both the Old and New Testament.

Laying on of hands is similar to jumping a car battery that is dead. The cables are attached from the full battery to the dead battery and the power flows from one battery into the other. When we lay hands on the sick, the power and Life of God is transferred and flows into the person being prayed for.

There is no power in the jumper cables. They are merely the conduit that the power flows through. The power for healing originates with God.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my Name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:16

Laying hands on the sick is a command. Who is qualified and commanded to lay hands on the sick?
Believers shall lay hands on the sick.

What makes it so easy for us to pray for people who need healing is that we know we're not the one who performs the healing. We obediently lay our hands on the sick and God does the healing. Our job is simply to pray. We can do that. We can’t heal, but we can put our hands on someone. We pray and then stand back and allow God to work.

God wouldn't have commanded us to lay hands on the sick if there was no healing available today. Since God commands us to pray for the sick, we might as well pray in Faith.

The laying on of hands is also found in the Old Testament. When a Patriarch wanted to pronounce a special blessing upon their son or daughter, they would place their hands upon their child and speak forth a blessing. This was also the way the “birthright” was passed to a child and also the transfer of material benefits were given in this manner.

Jacob laid his hands upon his grandsons to confer God's blessing upon them.

David considered God's hand upon him to be a great blessing.

Jesus laid His hands on the little children and blessed them.

When we are obedient to the Word and lay hands on the sick, we serve as Jesus' representative. Our hands take the place of His hands.

3 ANOINTING WITH OIL

Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. James 5:14

And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13

We love how James 5:14 begins with a question. Any time there is a question in the Word of God it is worthy of a response. Is any sick among you? The answer is yes. In fact, there are many who are suffering with various physical sicknesses and diseases. The Word of God tells us what our response should be.

These instructions that are given in James are for every New Testament Church. Our Church did not always follow these specific instructions. However, when we made the decision to become a New Testament Church, we simply purchased some anointing oil and began following the instructions in the Bible.

The Word is clear on what the New Testament Church should do for a person that is sick... call for the elders of the church, pray over him, anoint him with oil and the prayer of faith shall save the sick. The Lord will heal and raise the sick person up.

Once we began following the instructions to anoint the sick with oil, we began to see miraculous results. God's Word works!

The yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. Isaiah 10:27

God often works powerful miracles through the laying on of hands and anointing with oil. The oil is representative of the Holy Spirit. When people come for prayer, it is God doing the work. We lay hands on the sick, anoint them with oil and pray. Since God designed and made your body, He is the best person to go to for healing.

When your car needs repair, you don't take it to Macys or to Starbucks, but instead, go to the experts. The best place to go if your car was made by Ford, is to a Ford dealership. You want the people who built your car to diagnose and repair it. They are the people who know your car better than you know your car.

When your body is sick, you need to contact the original manufacturer. He has the original blueprints and knows every hair, cell and molecule in your body. You are God's workmanship,created in the image of God and the best MRI or imaging machine in the universe is the eyes of God. We like to say that God's CAT scan is Calvary's ATonement.

He knows your body better than you know your body. You can often only guess or imagine what might be wrong, but God sees and knows what is wrong and also how to fix what is wrong.

Just as it is necessary to keep oil in your car or it will completely break down, the same is true with the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit. Paul said, “be filled with the Spirit." Ephesians 5:18

4 FAITH

Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Matthew 15:28

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, “ If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.” Mark 5:25-28

And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. Mark 5:29

And He said unto her, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.” Mark 5:34

And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in God.” Mark 11:22

God is a faith God. He is pleased by faith and He is moved by faith. The prayer of faith can move the mountains in your life and bring miraculous healing to your body.

There is no sickness or disease that cannot be removed by simple faith in God. There are many people who have been diagnosed with cancer and have been prayed for in faith and have received their healing. They have believed the Word of God and have been pronounced clean.

We believe that when you receive your healing, your faith is increased and you also receive an anointing to pray for others who are facing the same illness you once suffered. You have received healing and now you should pray for others. You also have a greater compassion for the person who is sick because you have suffered like they are suffering.

When you pray the prayer of faith, you are opening the door to allow God to move in your life.

Therefore I say unto you, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:24

If that same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you, it will quicken (make alive) your mortal body. A mortal body is a body that has death working in it. The resurrection power of God heals and makes us whole and complete. We simply must pray in faith and not doubt in our heart.

Sometimes we are guilty of hoping that a sickness will just go away. That is fear, however, faith doesn't work that way. Human hope is not the same thing as faith in the Word of God.

We want to tell you that the prayer, “if it be thy will” is not the prayer of faith. If you are praying this way it is the same thing as saying, “I don't have a clue what the Word of God says regarding healing. I am just hoping that I have won the Heavenly healing lottery.”

You don't have to bargain, beg or make a deal with God to receive your healing. Your healing is not asking God to “do” something for you in the future, but recognizing what God has already done in the past at the Cross. Faith for healing is having faith in the Covenant you already have with God.

Praying in faith is confidence that God will honor His Word.

There is no such thing as faith that doesn't work, there is only faith that has not been put to work.

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. Mark 11:22

Your faith is not in man. Your faith is 100% in God.

Your faith is not in yourself. Your faith is simply in God. Have faith in God. We have all tried in our own strength to believe and receive our healing. There is a difference between having “faith” in God and “mental assent” which is only hoping or wanting to be healed. You can't just wish for healing.

There are many people who desperately want to be healed, but they do not put their faith and confidence in the Lord who is their healer.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Faith believes that you have received your healing before your healing is manifested and before the symptoms have gone. The Word of God is a seed that is planted in your heart. That seed is active and growing in the soil even before it can be seen by others. Once you have planted God's Word in your heart, you know that the seed is working mightily inside you.

There is something else that is very important to understand. Believing in healing is not the same thing as actually being in faith for your healing. Once we believe the Word of God and that He is our healer we can then take the next step and begin to actively claim our healing.

Believing that Christ is your Savior is not quite the same thing as accepting Him as your Savior. Believing that God can heal is not the same thing as believing that He will heal.

Your faith has to go beyond simply believing that God is able to heal and become faith that God will heal.

One of the reasons for the fall of King Saul was that he kept referring to God as “The Lord your God” when talking to the prophet, Samuel. He never referred to God as “The Lord my God."

The Bible needs to be your Bible.

The Covenant needs to be your Covenant.

The Lord needs to be your Lord.

The Healer needs to be your Healer.

Right now as you are reading this, He is your healer.

Belief that God healed in the past is not faith and will not help you today.

If we believe that God ONLY healed in the past, this changes “I am” into “I was”. This makes all of the healing miracles simply history. This would change the unchangeable name of God from “I am the Lord that healeth thee” into “I was the Lord that healeth thee."

Belief that God will heal in the future is also not faith and will not help you if you are suffering today.

Faith is always now.

Believe that God is right now the healer and His Word is working in you right now – That's the Faith God is looking for.

Faith believes and faith acts.

Speak the Word.

Read the Word.

Think the Word.

Pray the Word.

Live the Word.

God is not only the healer, but He is also MY healer.

His Word is working in me right now.

I speak God's Word over my life.

The Words I speak are part of my Covenant.

His Word is life to all of my flesh.

I receive my healing.

I speak to the mountains, “be thou removed.”

I bind sickness and cast it into the sea.

I loose healing in my body.

My Faith is in God

My Faith is in His Word.

He has spoken it and shall bring it to pass.

I am a believer because I believe.

I am healed because He said so.

I have the same Faith as the woman with the issue of blood.

I touch Jesus now.

Her Faith made her whole.

My Faith is making me whole.

5 THE WORD OF GOD

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:8 NIV

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His Word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions. Psalms 107:19-20 NKJV

The Word is powerful and alive.

The quickest way to build mountain moving faith is to put the Word of God in front of your eyes and into your ears regarding healing.

Healing is not only written in the Word, but there is literally healing in the Word.

The Word of God is a seed and according to Genesis everything produces after its own kind.

If you plant apple seeds, you will reap apple trees.

If you plant tomato seeds, you will reap tomato plants

If you plant healing seeds, you will reap healing.

Be careful not to plant any seeds of doubt and unbelief. Speak the Word only over your life.

Once you plant the Word in your heart, it is very important that you do not dig it up. After a farmer plants the seeds, he knows that “it is settled.” The farmer knows that the seed is working underneath the soil. He will reap a harvest of exactly what he has planted. He is expecting the harvest. We should also be expecting a healing harvest.

You will reap a harvest of the type of seed you have planted.

The Scriptures in the last two chapters of this book are powerful, incorruptible seeds that will produce healing in your life. They will always produce healing unless they are dug up.

Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22

As you read the Word, it builds faith. Personalize the Word of God. It is God's Word to you. These promises were given to you. These promises are part of your Covenant with God.

The Word will become health to your flesh. Read the Word, speak the Word, think about the Word and speak the Word over your life.

The best and most powerful medicine in the world is the Word of God.

Smith Wigglesworth was once asked if he could recommend any good books on healing. He said he had four books that were especially good. The four he recommended were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

So often, people say they want to hear from God. They are often carrying their Bibles under their arms when they say this. The Word is near you!

The same people who claim to never hear from God are the ones that God never hears from. Here is the truth. When you are reading your Word, you are hearing from God.

How clearly you are hearing from God is up to you.

Our earthly father used to say that prayer is pulling the anointing down from Heaven to earth.

When we praise God we often lift our hands toward Heaven. If a little child raises one arm it is the universal signal meaning “hold my hand.” If a child raises both arms, it is the universal signal meaning “pick me up.” It is the same thing when we lift our hands to God. We are God's children and He lifts us up.

God is delighted when we honor Him with our time.

Every day you have an appointment with God. Every day Jesus wants to fellowship with you. God desires to speak with you heart to heart.

God is honored when you not only read His Word, but when you love His Word and meditate on His Word. He is pleased when you pray and speak His Word. Don't just read the Word, pray the Word. God loves to hear your voice in His ear. How long has it been since you talked with the Lord?

There are people who unfortunately, will readily confess that they do not take the time to read and study God's Holy Word. The primary way to hear from God is to read God's Word.

If you are not hearing from God, you are not reading His Word. The Word is medicine. Medicine is never effective while it remains in the medicine bottle. It is only effective in your body.

You may have a Bible where the words of Jesus are in red, but it is more important to have a Bible where the Words of Jesus are being read.

When we receive a letter from someone we love, we say that we have “heard” from that person. We didn't hear their audible voice, however, we have received the information that they wanted to share with us. We have heard their heart. God's Word is even better because it is God's voice speaking now. The best thing about God's Word is that it is anointed.

When you receive God's Word and hear from Him, you will know that it is certainly His will and desire to save you, heal you, deliver you and bless you.

6 HEALING IN THE NAME OF JESUS

In my Name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

Everything in this universe is under the authority of the Name of Jesus. This includes cancer, AIDS, tumors, blood disease, heart disease and every other disease.

The Name of Jesus is not a magic formula or magic words to be spoken in our time of need.

As we esteem Jesus and learn to esteem His Word, when we then speak the Word, it will be spoken with authority.

Healing comes from the Word and Jesus and the Word are one. He is the Living Word.

The reason the Name of Jesus has such power is because Jesus defeated the devil.

He (Jesus) Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil. Hebrews 2:14

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:15

The devil is not afraid of religious prayers, but he is afraid of a believer that knows the power of the Name. Jesus defeated the devil at every opportunity.

The devil is no match for a believer armed with the Word and the Name. Hollywood continues to make movies magnifying the power of the devil. Don't get your theology from movies, but from the Bible. Fear of satan comes from ignorance of The Word.

Not too long ago, two rival motorcycle gangs in Texas were involved in a heated dispute. One of the members was talking to me about the situation and stated that they had put out a “BOS” on members of the other gang. I inquired as to what a “BOS” was. He said that a BOS meant “Beat on Sight”. Anytime any members of the gang spotted any members of the other gang, they were required to immediately start a fight with them no matter where they were. Jesus has issued a “BOS” to all members of His body against satan.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

We take Jesus' place and use His Name just as though Jesus Himself were here.

Many people incorrectly believe that the Bible says “I can do all things.” However there is more to the Scripture. What the Bible actually says is: “ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4.13 Without Christ we have no hope. With Christ all things are possible.

The Name of Jesus is the master key that opens every lock. A hotel may have 400 rooms, but one key is the master key. A Christian may have many afflictions, but the Name of Jesus delivers us from all afflictions.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Psalms 34:19

We need to get to the place in our spiritual life where we can use the Name of Jesus the same way we use the keys to our car or to our house. We use our keys every day and expect them to work. The Name of Jesus unlocks doors.

The Name of Jesus belongs to us, and the devil is frightened of the Name.

7 THE COMPASSION OF THE CHRIST

And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. Matthew 14:14

If you are willing, you can make me clean. Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. "I am willing, He said, Be clean!" Mark 1:40

Often, we make the mistake of reducing the promises of God to a legally binding contract and insist that God answer prayers based upon the legalities in the Bible. Although it is true that the Bible is a legal Covenant, we would rather have our prayers answered based on God's love for us rather than on the fact that God is legally bound to answer our prayers.

The reason God entered Covenant with us was based on His love and compassion. God doesn't just heal because He is bound to do so, He heals based on love and compassion.

Who does God love? He loves you. Who does God want to heal? He wants to heal you.

We are always amazed at the love and mercy of God. We want you to know that there are many times when God will heal someone who is unsaved and people who have committed terrible sins. This is called mercy.

The reason we know about the mercy of God is easy to explain. We have both received the mercy of God. We are thankful that God's mercy and grace are so amazing. The truth is that to whom much is given, much is required. It is with joy and thanksgiving that we remember the benefits of serving God.

Healing is only one of the many benefits He has provided through the Cross.

We know that there are people who would argue that if God really wants to heal, He would just go ahead and heal everyone since He is all powerful. It doesn't work that way because God has given us the choice to choose either life or death or blessing or cursing. We were not created to be God's robots or puppets who are forced to do His will or even to receive His gifts.

Just because someone offers you a wonderful gift, this does not mean you must receive that gift. If you don't like the person giving the gift, you may not want any gift from that individual. Whether or not you choose to believe and receive the promises of God's Word is one hundred percent entirely up to you.

You can have as much or as little of God as you desire and you can believe and receive as many or as few of the promises of God that you want. The decision is yours.

No matter what you do or how you feel, God will not change His mind or His heart concerning His Word. He will not even change His love for you or how He feels about you. God just isn't like that. He wants to heal you of your sicknesses and diseases. He wants to make you completely whole.

The Bible says that a broken spirit and a contrite (repentant) heart He will not despise. He isn't angry at all that you are hurting. He is near when you are hurting. There is a reason that He is near. He is a God of compassion. He passionately and desperately loves you as His own child.

God, the Holy Spirit, is called the comforter and the Greek word for comforter is Paraclete, which means “to come alongside” or to “suffer alongside.” Jesus experienced suffering. We can never say that He doesn't understand or care. It is difficult to comprehend, but He cares more about our sorrows than we care.

Over and over throughout Jesus' earthly ministry we read that He was “moved with compassion” and healed all. God's present day attitude towards disease is the same as it has always been.

When Jesus demonstrated compassion, He was also revealing the heart of the Father. The greatest attribute of God is His love. It is the love of the Father for His children.

Modern theology only says that God is able. The whole truth is that He is able and He is willing.

He is more than willing.

He delighteth in mercy. Micah 7:18

When we say that God heals based on compassion, it would be accurate to say that He heals based on His Love.

Your Savior loves you. There is nothing you have done that has changed His love for you. There is nothing you can do to make Him love you more and there is nothing you have done to make Him love you less. He loves you right now.

Because He loves you, you love Him right back. When God observes your passion for Him, He hastens to deliver you from whatever problem you are facing.

Because He hath set His love upon me, therefore will I deliver him. Psalms 91:14

To receive a revelation of the love that God has for You is important. Certainly it is something we have all heard over and over, but to really know it in Your heart is so wonderful.

When you receive a revelation of His love and compassion, it is much easier to pray the prayer of faith and believe that Jesus is healing you.

8 THE CROSS AND STRIPES OF JESUS

Surely He hath borne our griefs (sicknesses) and carried our sorrows (pains) yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases. Matthew 8:17

If healing doesn't belong to you, then Jesus took those stripes in vain. The good news is that healing does belong to you because by His stripes ye were healed. Since Jesus paid the price for your sickness, you don't have to be sick.

If you are suffering, it is incorrect to say that you are suffering for God. That is backwards. It was Jesus who suffered for you, not the other way around. Since Jesus suffered for you, you don't have to suffer.

Jesus became your substitute. He took the punishment that you deserved. He didn't just suffer alongside you, He took your place and suffered for you.

If you burn your right arm, you would be in pain. If I then wanted to join you in your suffering, I could burn my right arm also, then I would suffer like you. That is not substitution, that is just suffering with someone. Substitution would be Christ being burned in your place, being burned for you so you would not have to be burned at all.

On the Cross, Jesus didn't suffer just to feel your suffering. He actually took your pains, your weakness, your sins, your sicknesses.

The Cross was for you.

He took the crown of thorns for you.

He took the stripes on His back for you.

He was mocked for you.

He took nails in His hands for you.

He took nails in His feet for you.

He was wounded for your transgressions.

He was bruised for your iniquities.

He took your sin.

He died for you.

He was buried for you.

He defeated the devil for you.

He was resurrected for you.

He lives to make intercession for you.

He left to prepare a place for you.

He sent the Holy Spirit for you.

He will soon return for you.

How He must love you to do so much for you!

There is power in the Blood of the Lamb. There is life in the Blood of the Lamb. The stripes that Jesus bore for your healing provided life giving blood. The crown of thorns that He wore upon His head provided life giving blood. The nails that pierced His hands, feet and His side caused His blood to flow for your redemption.

He took all of the punishment we deserved. He took our shame. He took our pain. He carried our griefs. We were healed and therefore we ARE healed. We can be made whole.

9 PRAYER CLOTH

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them. Acts 19:11

We know that if a cloth had a deadly virus on it and was placed upon a healthy individual, this virus would be transferred to the healthy person and they would likely become infected with that virus.

A virus makes a healthy person sick, but the anointing makes a sick person well.

In the same way that disease can be transferred through direct contact, the healing power of God can also be transferred to a person who is sick.

We should certainly believe that if we anoint a prayer cloth with oil that represents the power of the Holy Spirit and then pray for an individual who is sick to be healed, that God's healing power will be transferred to that person and they will be healed. This is scriptural.

People can become carriers of sickness and disease. The same way you can be a carrier of sickness and disease, you can be a carrier of healing and health. We should be carriers of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the principle of the anointed cloth. The cloth becomes a carrier of healing.

One of the reasons people may reject this idea of a healing prayer cloth is because there has been an abuse of this type of healing ministry. There are healing ministries that sell prayer cloths and merchandise the anointing. They sell them for personal gain. The gifts and power of God are not for sale but are available to all who will receive.

10 THE GIFT OF HEALING

One of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit to the New Testament Church is the Gift of Healing.

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:9

And in the Church, God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing. 1 Corinthians 12:28

The Gift of Healing is given to us as the New Testament Church. If the Holy Spirit is allowed the freedom to operate in our churches, the gift of healing will also be in operation.

Sadly, many people think of the Holy Spirit as an idea or concept. The Holy Spirit is God Himself and where God is, there is power, authority, signs, wonders, miracles and healing.

In addition to the above Scriptures demonstrating that miracles and healing gifts are part of the Holy Spirit's ministry, many other Scriptures reveal that when the Holy Spirit is present, there will always be the Power of God manifested.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. Acts 1:8

Because our Gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. 1 Thessalonians 1:5

The Holy Spirit came in great power on the day of Pentecost and He has never left us.

We see in the Bible where Jesus came and left. We see in the Bible where the Holy Spirit came. We never see where the Holy Spirit left. There is a reason we don't see where He left. He hasn't left. He is still here today.

Since the Holy Spirit wants to move in power and authority, we should boldly pray for His infilling in our lives and then move out confidently in faith that God is working with us and through us.

Many churches claim that the Holy Spirit is an impotent Holy Spirit and without power and authority. This is a different Holy Spirit from the Holy Spirit found in your Bible. Don't change the Holy Spirit, instead let the Holy Spirit change you.

Instead of taking power away from the Holy Spirit, let the Holy Spirit give you His power.

The plan of God as seen in the New Testament is that the Holy Spirit would fill you to overflowing and that you and the Holy Spirit would operate in partnership.

If you will step out in faith according to the Word of God and boldly lay hands on the sick, they will be healed through the power of the Holy Spirit, just like the people who were healed in the Bible. If you do not lay hands on the sick, they will not recover. If you lay hands on the sick, they will recover.

Chapter 18

TEN HINDRANCES TO HEALING

1. Fear

2. Doubt

3. Unbelief

4. Unforgiveness

5. Bitterness

6. Disobedience

7. Not knowing or applying God's Word

8. Sin (strongholds and addictions)

9. Anger

10. Double minded

We realize there are many people who believe and are standing for healing and have not yet received their healing.

If you're sick and having a difficult time receiving your healing, there are ten hindrances that may prevent you from receiving your healing. We have purposefully included these for your benefit and blessing and not to condemn.

If something was in the road ahead and preventing you from getting to your desired destination, you would surely want that “something” removed.

We praise the Lord for the many times He revealed to us specific hindrances that were preventing us from receiving God's blessing of healing.

1 FEAR

Fear is an enemy of faith. You do not need to fear satan, sickness or even death. It is satan who is afraid of the power of the Word of God.

When sickness invades your body, satan wants you to be in great fear. Thank God the Word of God is much greater than satan or any sickness you face.

Ye are of God little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world. I John 4:4

The truth is that the devil is afraid of you standing on the Word of God. You do not need to fear him but he should fear you.

He is afraid that you will learn the truth about God's will to heal your body and you will apply the principles of God's Word to your life. The devil doesn't want you to claim God's promises of healing and receive your healing. He knows that when you are healed, you will honor the Lord and do great damage to the kingdom of darkness. He is a defeated foe! Satan, you must go!

In a very practical way, fear will work against your physical healing. Fear can cause you to have a heart attack, develop high blood pressure, causes stomach ulcers and many other illnesses. Fear can lead you to panic and make poor decisions. Fear will cause you to trust more in an earthly physician instead of in the Great Physician.

Jesus is the healer and He needs to be your Primary Physician. We must run to the rock first. The Bible tells us that we are to “resist” the enemy and he will flee (run away) from us. So many people have this reversed. The devil should be the one running from us and not us running from him.

Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

Jesus taught His disciples a powerful lesson regarding the need to trust Him and fear not. The disciples were in a boat with Jesus during a terrible storm. They were afraid for their very lives. They woke Jesus, who was sleeping in the boat and asked, “Master, careth thou not that we perish?” They were afraid of dying. Their fear was keeping them out of faith.

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? Mark 4:37-40

The great lesson that we need to learn from this story is that Jesus is the Master of every circumstance. At the Word of Jesus, every knee must bow, every storm calm and every disease depart. When Jesus told His disciples to fear not, He was also talking to us. Jesus was demonstrating how His disciples should act in faith and take their rightful authority and speak the Word without fear.

Fear not! The Bible tells us to fear not 365 times. This is one time for every day of the year. We do not have to ever fear sickness or disease. We should never walk in fear, but answer fear with faith. When sickness comes knocking at your door, send faith to answer and there won't be anyone there. Choose now to walk in faith and not in fear. Choose to believe God's Word.

Who has believed our report and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Isaiah 53:1

satan's report says you are cursed, sick and defeated.

God's report says you are healed...I Peter 2:24

God's report says you are blessed..Galatians 3:13

God's report says your needs are met...Philippians 4:19

God's report says you are free...Romans 6:7

God's report says you shall live and not die...Psalms 118:7

God's report says He will remove sickness...Exodus 23:25

God's report says you will live a long life...Psalms 91:16

Whose report will you believe?

2 DOUBT

Because God is so wonderful and trustworthy, there should never be a time that you should doubt His Word or His love for you.

You should always be looking at the promises in God's Word and not your circumstances or your symptoms of illness. Don't ever be tempted to doubt that God will heal you. Dr. Kenneth Hagin Sr. once said, “I'd rather have a dope peddler in my church than a doubt peddler.” If you are ever tempted to doubt that Jesus will heal you, it means satan has taken advantage of you during a vulnerable time of your life and he has lied to you.

When you are in need of healing, it is very important to surround yourself with men and women of faith, who will speak Words of life to you and not words of doubt and unbelief.

When He arrived at the house of Jairus He did not let anyone go in with him except Peter and John and James and the child's father and mother. Luke 8:51

The reason Jesus didn't allow some of the people to go in was that they were filled with unbelief. In your life, you need to get all of the doubters out and let only Jesus and others who are speaking the Word of God in.

Well meaning people will often be more concerned with comforting you than with actually reminding you to speak and meditate the Word. The great sin of the Israelites was their doubt. They did not acknowledge the goodness of God and the signs and wonders that He had done for them in the past.

Out of the 12 spies that went into the land, there were only two that spoke words of faith. Everyone needs a Caleb and a Joshua in their life to say that God is well able.

God has brought you through many deep waters and His hand has always been upon your life. God has never failed you. He will not leave or forsake you. God will bring you through to victory once again. You have no reason to doubt His Word.

The Bible is filled with stories of men and women who were miraculously healed. What God did for others, He will certainly do for you. He is no respecter of persons.

You may have reason to doubt the word of your family or your neighbors, but NEVER doubt God's Word. His Word says, “I am the Lord that healeth THEE”.

You should absolutely believe the title of this book you are holding. “I am STILL the Lord that healeth THEE”.

The only thing you should ever doubt is satan's word. The truth is “God's Word will never fail.”

There is a temptation to begin to doubt God's Word when you are going through any type of extended illness. There are times when it may SEEM like God is distant and uncaring. satan will always try and tell you that God isn't going to heal you because you have been sick too long. You must never doubt the Word of God. There were several instances in the Bible where people had been ill for many years and were healed.

Blind Bartimaeus had been blind for many years.

The woman with the issue of blood had been ill for 12 years.

The woman that was oppressed and bent over was sick for 18 years.

The man at the pool of Bethesda had an infirmity for 38 years.

All of these people were healed and made whole through the power of God. These people were not healed because a new wonder drug was discovered. The sickness in their body wasn't going to change. The sickness had found a home in their bodies and it remained firmly embedded week after week, month after month and year after year. The thing that changed is that these people met Jesus! When sickness meets Jesus it is like darkness meeting the light. The light collides with the darkness and the darkness disappears.

You can be healed and made whole today. You may have been sick for a long time. You may have seen many doctors. You may have tried many drugs. Its time for a new physician. His Name is Jehovah Rapha. It's time for a new medicine. He sent His Word and it healed them.

Never give up on God or His Word. If the faith of the woman with the issue of blood made her whole, your faith will make you whole. Healing is for you today.

Doubt always looks to the circumstance, but faith always looks to the Word of God.

All of these people were healed and made whole through the power of God.

You can be healed and made whole today.

Never give up. We believe that this is an important truth for you to understand. Healing is for you today.

Doubt always looks to the circumstance, but faith always looks to the Word of God.

The Word of God is always much better evidence of your healing than your symptoms are of your sickness.

Doubt says :

In my experience, you can't get water from a rock...

In my experience, manna doesn't fall from Heaven...

In my experience, blind people don't see, and the lame don't walk...

Faith says:

Is anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14

The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear. Matthew 11:5

We are either believers and defenders of the Word or we are doubters who constantly question and oppose the Word. Which are you? Are you a believer who receives the Word of God with joy and gladness or are you a doubter who rejects the Word of God and always questions what is written in God's Word?

Whether you are a believer or a doubter can easily be determined. Just listen to what is coming out of your mouth. Are you counting on the Word or explaining away the Word? Are you expecting to receive from God or have you given up on God?

God's Word is filled with wonderful promises for your healing. God's Word is clear on this subject. There have not been any amendments added or any revisions throughout the years. God is not afraid to say what He wants to say. He has told us the truth in His Word about His power to heal.

I am counting on the Lord, yes, I am counting on Him. I have put my hope in His Word. Psalms 130:5 NLT

3 UNBELIEF

Unbelief is not the same thing as doubt. To doubt is to waver or be uncertain. Unbelief is when someone does NOT believe the truth of God's Word.

If you do not believe the Word of God, the devil has lied to you. We think it is especially sad when people choose unbelief because the reality is this, the enemy believes God heals and that is why he opposes your healing. That is a secret the enemy will never tell you. He knows of God's power to heal. That why he opposes the Word of God.

When you are in unbelief, you should know the truth. The angels believe in healing. The Father believes in healing. Jesus believes in healing. The Holy Spirit believes in healing. Even satan and his demons know that God is the healer. All of Heaven and Hell believe.

When you choose unbelief, you are the only person of all of these named believing satan's lie. satan is not deceived. He is the deceiver. It is you he is trying to deceive. He knows the truth.

You say you have faith for you believe there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. James 2:19 NLT

The devil knows that Jesus is the healer. The devil knows that it is God's will and desire to heal you. The devil knows the Word. Do you know the Word? Do you believe the Word? The devil also knows that you are God's favorite child and His desire.

To believe the truth of God's Word is a choice. You are either a believer or an unbeliever. If you do not choose to believe in healing, you will NOT likely receive your healing. God isn't going to force you to be healed or made whole. He would never force Himself or His will on you.

Healing is a Covenant benefit that is available to you as a treasure stored in heaven. Your healing has already been purchased. It's like having money in a bank account with your name on it and never making a withdrawal.

Forget not all His benefits, who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalms 103:3

Jesus encouraged us to ask and receive.

We have not because we ask not. James 4:2

4 UNFORGIVENESS

Unforgiveness is another hindrance to receiving our healing. Jesus Himself instructs us to forgive.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. Mark 11:25

The bottom line is, if you don't, he won't. What does that mean? It means that if you don't forgive others their trespasses and sin against you, the Father will not forgive your sins. These are not our words.

This is not bad news. This is actually very good news. This means that as we forgive others and show mercy to others, God will forgive us and show mercy to us. It is necessary to release those who have transgressed against you so you can be released from your sickness. Jesus died on the Cross to forgive our sins and heal our diseases. These are both in the Covenant. They are purposefully and forever linked together. We can't hold unforgiveness in our heart and expect God to forgive us and heal us.

5 BITTERNESS

Bitterness can be a form of being angry at God. People often become angry at God because of the circumstances they are in. They blame God for their trouble.

It is impossible to be in faith and trusting God to heal you when you are actually very angry at God.

We can't get better if we are bitter!

In the Old Testament, Naomi and her family had made a decision to move away from God. They had literally moved away from the people of God. As a result of this ungodly choice, Naomi lost her husband and two sons and became very bitter. Although her name actually meant “pleasant”, she instructed those around her to call her “Mara”, which means “bitter.”

So she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?” Ruth 1:20-21

Naomi was wrong. God is the one who brings blessing and not bitterness. It was not God's decision for Naomi and her family to move away. Still God loved her and wanted to restore her. Naomi eventually realized that God loved her and wanted to bless her.

Bitterness can take root in your heart and do great damage to your physical and spiritual health.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32

6 NOT APPLYING GOD'S WORD

If thou will diligently harken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put (permit) none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

Many Christians enthusiastically believe and accept that God is a healer and the Word is medicine, but they refuse to take the time to apply the medicine. Believing that God can heal is not the same thing as actually receiving your healing through faith in God. Faith is believing that God can heal, will heal and is healing. Healing is a gift, however, it is still a gift that must be claimed and applied.

Although healing is certainly available to all who will receive, healing is not automatically received. God has given us very specific instructions as to our part of the healing Covenant. God tells us to:

Diligently hearken to his voice.

Do what is right in his sight.

Give ear to His commandments.

Keep his statutes

God calls us to be faithful to Him in all areas of our life. It is not sufficient to simply admit that God's Word is true. We must read, obey and apply His Word in order to receive His blessings and benefits.

Reading and meditating God's Word is like applying an ointment for healing.

There are people who question why they are not healed and yet they do not spend time with the Healer. They spend their time occupied with the things of this world.

The average Christian spends less than 5 minutes per week in prayer and Bible study. It should not shock or surprise us when people are not aware of the great blessings and benefits of the Covenant. Man is pursuing selfish interests and not pursuing the King and the Kingdom.

God is looking for children who are in love with Him. Many people seem bored with God and they are passionate about the world, but God is looking for people who are bored with the world and passionate about Him.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Revelation 2:4

The woman with the issue of blood knew that Jesus was the healer, but that knowledge alone was not enough for her to receive her healing. In faith, she pressed through the crowd and actually touched Jesus. She was diligent and she was desperate.

Knowing about Jesus is not the same thing as knowing him personally. Just knowing the healing Scriptures is also not the same as knowing the healer.

Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

The manna of the Word of God needs to be eaten every day to bring life to your body.

If we are disobedient and do not obey the commands of the Lord, we will eventually suffer. We are told in the Word of God to carefully obey the commands of the Lord.

God's promises are to the obedient. God is looking for those who delight themselves in the Lord so that He can give them the desires of their heart.

7 NOT KNOWING THE WORD

There are many people who do not receive their healing because they do not know and understand that healing is available to them.

Much of the mainstream teaching today regarding healing is the exact opposite of what is written in the Word. This should not surprise us at all since satan always says the opposite of what the Word says.

Many times, when we try to share the wonderful truth that healing is included in the Covenant, we find that people want to invalidate the Word of God by using their own past experience. They believe that their past sickness is evidence that God doesn't heal the sick. They value their past and their feelings above the Word of God. The evidence of the Word of God is much greater evidence than your feelings.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 NKJV

Feelings do not build faith, but faith can change how you feel. You should not be moved by how you feel, but only by the Word of God that is real. Your circumstances will very often be the opposite of the Word of God. Faith speaks according to the Word and will of God. The devil says you are not healed. God's Word says you are healed. You cast the deciding vote.

The reason false doctrine is so widespread is a lack of study of the Word of God. Our doctrine must be Bible based and not worldly based. Our foundation has got to be the Word of God and nothing else.

Every believer needs to allow the Holy Spirit to be their teacher. A Bible that sits on a shelf has the same effect as medicine that stays in the bottle. The medicine of both man and the Word of God must be taken internally.

The Bible is meant to be daily manna. In too many homes, the Bible might as well be in a glass case with a sign that says “break glass only in case of emergency.” The Word of God was never meant to be a last resort emergency, but fresh, daily bread.

Your Bible that remains on your shelf gathering dust, will not help you in time of trouble. The Bible in your heart will help you in times of trial and trouble. You must hide God's Word in your heart.

Reading the Bible is transferring the Word from the written page to your heart. When the storms of life are raging and the battle seems so intense....you can draw from the Word of God that is written on your heart.

When you know the Word, you know His will. When you know His will, you can pray in faith. When you know His Word, you know Him.

Knowing the Word allows you to boldly speak to the mountain and to boldly speak to the enemy. When Jesus was being tempted, He spoke the Word. When trials come into your life, you can speak the Word.

The Bible says, “they overcame by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of their testimony”. The Blood of the Lamb IS our testimony!

You might ask why some believers don't receive their healing if they are entitled to the Covenant promises of God? It is a very good question and deserves an answer.

The Bible has an appropriate answer for that question.

My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6

It is desperately and vitally important for us to know the Word of God, receive the Word of God and obey the Word of God. We can't afford to take the Word of God casually.

When Hosea says that my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, the word knowledge is not talking about head knowledge or intellect. The word knowledge there means an intimate relationship with the living Word. Let's look at the New Living Translation of this same verse in Hosea. Notice that God's people are being destroyed because they don't know Him in relationship.

My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Hosea 4:6 NLT

The Word of God is to be honored and esteemed. It is the living Word of God. It is valuable, beautiful and powerful. It is not just a good book or even a great book. It is His book and God's Word is alive.

For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:22

We are told to “carefully” obey and follow the Word of God. Our life depends on whether or not we choose to acknowledge and honor the Word of the living God.

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 28:1-2 NIV

We wholeheartedly recommend that you read the Scriptures at the end of this book slowly, carefully and prayerfully. The Word you will be reading are the Words that Jesus spoke and that the Holy Spirit declared. They are the same Words Jesus spoke to the blind, the lame and those He Healed.

His Words have the same power today as they did when He spoke them to those in need of healing two thousand years ago.

It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones. Proverbs 3:8

Gods Word is “health to all our flesh” It doesn't matter what kind of unhealthy flesh you have. It may be aids, cancer, a blood disease, or heart disease – God's Word is “health to all of your flesh”.

Every part of your body is subject to the authority of the Word of God.

Lack of knowledge will keep us from claiming and receiving our healing that has been paid for. If instead of focusing on God's Word, we listen and incline our ear to what the doctors and our well meaning friends are saying, we are not being obedient to the Word of God.

If you are listening to the Word of God, it will bring life and health to your flesh. If you reverse this and do NOT incline your ear to the Word of God, but to the world, this will permit “sickness and disease” to invade your body.

My son, attend to my Words; incline thine ear unto my sayings Proverbs 4:20

This means to give God your undivided attention. We cannot be listening to the world and the Word at the same time. These are two opposite messages. If God be God, follow Him.

You need to be radical with the Word and radical with your faith. Empty yourself of anything that contradicts or opposes the Word. The only thing you should doubt is your doubts. Just look at the Word. Nothing but the Word. The Word is healing and life.

If you will attend to God's Word, then God's Word will attend to you. The world offers no lasting help or hope. When you open your ears and eyes to the Word of God, you are closing and tuning out the negative Words of the world.

We like to say that “this is the only Bible we have.”

The doctrines of religion say that the Holy Spirit has abandoned His ministry.

Our Bible says that in the last days the Spirit of God would be poured out on all flesh.

This is our only Bible. We don't have any other Bible.

Our Bible says that God is still the God who heals. Our Bible says that believers will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

This is our only Bible so we will just keep reading, believing and trusting this one.

8 SIN

We can't expect to live in sin like the world and expect God to save us, deliver us, heal us and bless us. These blessings are from the Lord and if He isn't your Lord, then these are not your blessings. They belong to the children of God.

If you are a child of the Father, you can expect to receive your healing every time you need healing. The reason you can't live in sin and expect to receive healing from God is that sin is the source of sickness in the first place. Sin is the root cause of sickness. The devil is the author of sin, sickness, pain and suffering. God is not mocked and He sees your heart. He is gracious to forgive sin. If you are living in sin and are sick as a consequence of sin and disobedience, you must repent of sin and then you can receive your healing.

The message of Jesus and John the Baptist was the same, “Repent." Sickness and sin are from the enemy and we should not be playing with sin while praying for healing. It is difficult to be in faith for the removal of sickness from the devil while we are clinging to sin.

To allow sin in our life is to allow a sickness that is greater than physical sickness. The greatest miracle is forgiveness of sins. To have a diseased spiritual life through sin is a much worse situation than having a physical illness. Jesus said:

“Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.” John 5:14

9 OFFENSE AT GOD

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalms 119:165

If the enemy can get you to blame God for circumstances, he can get you to live offended at God.

The devil is convinced that if any pain or into your life, you will quickly abandon God and your faith.

When we walk away from God because He didn’t answer our prayers when and how we expected Him to, it reveals our true level of intimacy and our lack of love for God.

Being offended at God when there is affliction in our life reveals that we are only serving Him for His blessings and benefits.

As a true believer, we love Him in the good times and in the hard times. We praise Him during good times and we will praise Him in the storms.

If we will praise Him in the storms, it will open the door to blessing. The devil is accusing you and questioning your love for God right now. He is saying that your love for God is shallow and is only based on the blessings you receive from God.

The devil tries to bring offense into your life every day. Special offense delivery. Offense is something you can receive or reject. We can choose to refuse to be offended at God.

If we accept the many offenses brought by the enemy, we often end up with multiple offenses in our heart. The devil's plan is that you would build a wall of offenses that continues to build up over time. The devil hopes that you will eventually become so offended and bitter at God that you will blame and curse God.

Offense is keeping people away from God. Offended people purposefully withdraw from the Kingdom of God and from the presence of God.

Many people are very angry with God. They don't acknowledge that God is the one who brings good things into their life and loves them.

Offended people blame God. They have forgotten that Jesus said that it was the thief that had come to steal from them and bring destruction into their life. The devil brings bad news and then points the finger at God.

It’s a really really bad idea to blame God. Being offended at God is the most dangerous thing you can do.

Offense will stop you from praying to Him.

Offense will stop you from praising Him.

Offense will stop you from loving Him.

Offense will change and harden your heart and you can become bitter towards God.

You know people who used to love God and now refuse to talk about Jesus. Their love and fire for God has grown cold. They are offended at The One who died for them. They are offended at The One who loves them the most. They keep a memorized list of offenses ready to pull out at any mention of God.

Instead of living your life offended at God, you are going to live your life praising Him. You know where your blessings come from and you know who the thief is.

Sickness may come, but God is the healer.

Lack may come, but God is the provider.

God always honors His Covenant. However, God is not a drive in, fast food window that we can demand our answer right this second or we will leave.

God wants to answer prayers based on His Covenant love for you and not simply out of duty and obligation.

Our love for God is not a short term love. We have already determined that no matter what happens, we will always love Him and Trust Him. We know that whatever storms come our way, Jesus is the answer.

Just because you can't see the answer doesn't mean that God isn't already working on your deliverance. He has already prepared your complete deliverance.

Remember the great statements of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They had been sentenced to be thrown to their deaths into a hot fire. They didn't know how the situation would end. In the face of death this is what they said:

"O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if He does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:16-18

Determine right now that no matter what the devil throws at you, you will never curse or accuse God. There is one God and no matter what happens in your life, you will never curse him. You will never blame him.

You might ask, what should I do when the situation is just overwhelming?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5

Whatever happens, trust Him and Praise Him. Keep letting God know that He is your answer, He is your protection, He is your healer and your provider.

10 BEING DOUBLE MINDED

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord, James 1:6-7

Very often, when we hear the truth of the Word of God regarding healing, our Faith soars to new heights. However, if we do not remain in the Word of God, our previously soaring faith turns to sour faith.

Once we take a stand of faith, we need to remain in faith.

The devil is counting on your confession of faith changing from one day to the next.

On Sunday, we are boldly declaring “I am healed, I will live and not die. God said it, I receive it, Praise the Lord.” By Monday, we have gotten 24 hours away from the Word and our confession begins to waiver. Being double minded brings confusion.

“I'm healed. I'm not healed. I believe God. I don't believe God. I trust him. I don't trust Him. He loves me. He loves me not.”

Double Minded

He loves me

He loves me not

He loves me

He loves me not

He is my healer

He is not my healer

He is my healer

He is not my healer

Right Confession

He loves me

He loves me

He loves me

He loves me

He is my healer

He is my healer

He is my healer

He is my healer

If you want to be single minded, keep your eyes on the Word. If you're only looking at the Word, you will not be distracted and drawn away from the truth. Don't let the circumstances dictate what you believe. Let your belief in the Word change the circumstances.

In driver's education classes, you're instructed to look in the direction you want your car to go. If you're looking at the ditch, you will most likely drive into the ditch. In life, you can't be looking in two directions at the very same time. If you are looking at the Word of God, you are headed in the direction of healing. Don't look at your circumstances, look instead to God's promises.

Once you are standing on the Word of God, keep standing and remain stedfast and unmovable in faith. Don't waver. Don't be double minded. Be single minded. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

Stand and boldly continue to speak the Word of God, which leads to life and health!

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. Hebrews 10:35

Chapter 19

AFTER YOU ARE HEALED

There has never been a time that anyone stood on the Word of God in faith and God failed to perform His Word.

The devil will always challenge God's Word, both before and after you are healed. Before you are healed, satan is there to tell you that God will not heal you. After you are healed, satan is there to tell you that your sickness will return.

We are instructed to always “resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7

As Christians, it is important that we never let down our shield of faith and never open a door for satan to come in and bring destruction.

After you are healed, you have a responsibility to continue to speak the Word over your life. You also have a responsibility to others who are hurting. Just because you are healed does not mean that satan is going to quit planning and attempting to steal, kill and destroy.

Once the Word of God has removed the sickness from your life, it is important to fill yourself with the Word.

The Word is medicine that you should take all of your life. It is the ultimate multi-vitamin. The Word not only gets you well, but it has power to keep you well.

We know that the source of sickness and sin is the devil. Jesus healed those that were oppressed of the devil.

As Pastors, we have had the privilege of praying for many people and we have seen God restore many people back to complete health.

However, we have also seen people who were restored to health and returned to a sinful lifestyle or neglected the Word of God and their sickness returned. Some of these people were in critical condition and literally days from death when God restored their health. However, after being made well, instead of living their life honoring God, they immediately went back to a life of sin.

They forgot to give God the praise. They didn't realize that God wanted to do much more than just heal them, He also wanted to fellowship with them. Often, years will go by and we will receive a call that this same person has another life threatening situation. They did not thank Him for what he had done in their life. They did not realize that they had opened up the door for satan to come back in, bringing a worse sickness than before.

When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left. When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. Matthew 12:43-45

God did not heal you just so your body would be strong and whole. He has a greater purpose for your life. When you are healed from your sickness, you must tell others of the love of God.

God not only wants to heal your physical body, but He also wants to bring you into a closer relationship with Him. God wants to use you to be a witness and testify of His love and power to heal.

After you are healed, it is very important that you don't forget His benefits. It is important that you thank and praise God with your life.

In the Bible, Jesus healed ten lepers. The sad reality is that only one of these returned to thank Him.

Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” Luke 17:17

Healing and salvation go together. After you are forgiven of your sins, it is important that you walk in that forgiveness and righteousness. In the same way, after you are healed, you need to walk in divine health.

Even after you are healed, you still need to meditate the Word of God continually in order to maintain your health.

Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down.....14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. Deuteronomy 8:11-14

After you are healed, you have a ministry to tell others who are hurting that God healed you and made you whole. You should be faithful to pray for others who are sick, just like you were once sick.

Jesus instructs you to go into all the world and preach the gospel and lay hands on the sick and they will recover. Jesus didn't heal you just so you could continue to go your own way.

In Mark the fifth chapter there was a man who was desperately bound by satan and set free gloriously by Jesus. Jesus gave him specific instructions as to what he should do next.

Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you. And he departed and began to proclaim in the city all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. Mark 5:19-20

These same instructions are for you today.

Chapter 20

MEDITATING THE SCRIPTURES

The last two chapters of this book are Scriptures from the Old and New Testament that relate to healing.

These Scriptures will bring comfort and hope to those who need it most. When you are going through a time of sickness, it is difficult not to be anxious, worried, or in fear. The Word of God is the best anti-depressant ever. Reading the Scriptures on healing is the quickest way to build solid faith.

When you are going through a difficult time and are worried or concerned, you can read the Word of God and your faith will be immediately strengthened. Faith is the antidote to fear.

Fear, doubt and anxiety work against healing. Living in fear and worry will not change your circumstance at all. Speaking God's Word over your life will open the door for you to receive healing into your life.

We encourage you to read and reread these Scriptures. Read them slowly and read them often. Do more than just read the words. Pray the Scriptures and read them back to God. Confess them out loud. Think about them day and night. Esteem these Scriptures as being the very Word of Almighty God. These Scriptures are absolute truth. They are backed by God and His very name. God is watching over His Word to perform it.

These Scriptures contain the Covenant of God between Him and You. These Scriptures will cancel out the doubt and confusion of the enemy.

If you keep the Word in your mouth long enough, you will eventually swallow the Word and receive the revelation in your Spirit that God wants to heal you. God is healing you. God's Word is working in you right now.

God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

Every one of these Scriptures contains enough power to completely remove every disease known to man. Keep meditating on them and keep speaking them. Believe and receive the Word. Soak in the Word.

Let God know that you are counting on His Word. Let God know that you receive His promises. Let God know that you are in the Covenant.

I Am STILL The Lord that healeth you.

Chapter 21

FINAL WORDS

When your work on earth is complete and your race is run, God will call you home. He doesn't have to harm you or make you sick to call you home.

We do not believe that the Bible teaches that you must suffer in order to die or to be in the presence of the Lord. Moses was not sick when he died and that was under the Old Covenant. Abraham was restored and received a new lease on life when he was about 100 years old. He was able to father a child and also raised that child to adulthood. Sarah was restored and refreshed in her old age. We are the seed of Abraham and we have a new and better Covenant. We should not settle for less than God's very best.

There simply is nothing in the Word of God to suggest that God is no longer in the healing business. Healing IS God's business. It is who He is and what He does.

If healing were not available today, then why are “some” people still being healed? What is the “source” of their healing? It certainly is not satan. Jehovah Rapha is our healer today. Jesus is the same healer that He has always been.

This book is only the tip of the iceberg regarding what God wants to teach us about the subject of healing.

The study of God's power to heal is a continual process. There is a difference between reading about healing and going into the world and actually praying for the sick and seeing the power of God heal the sick.

Healing is not meant to be a theory or a philosophy, but rather a practical and useful reality.

When we began to take our first steps of faith and actually lay hands on the sick, our faith was immediately challenged. There is a great difference between reading about healing in the comfort of your own home and being faced with a life or death situation.

When we first began to be called to go and pray for people who were critically ill and in intensive care, the Holy Spirit still had to teach us how to apply true faith and how to properly pray.

One of the first lessons we had to learn was not to evaluate the situation based on the circumstance. There was a temptation to first see how the patient looked and evaluate their condition based upon our natural observation.

We would often pray strong prayers of faith for those who looked like they might recover. We would pray weak and ineffective prayers for those who appeared to be without hope.

The Holy Spirit convicted us and instructed us through God's Word to always pray in faith regardless of how the circumstance looked.

As a result of being obedient to the Holy Spirit, we have seen wonderful miracles of healing. We are not responsible to heal the sick. We are simply obedient to the instructions contained in the Word of God. We lay hands on the sick and pray the prayer of faith and stand aside, allowing God to do His part.

He is still the Lord that healeth thee.

We have discovered that nothing is too hard for God. He is the God of the impossible. He makes the impossible possible.

Is anything too hard for the Lord ? Genesis 18:14

We hope this book has blessed you.

If even one person is helped by this book, the effort we have put into this will be well worth it.

If you ever find yourself in a place where you need prayer, please contact us. We would consider it an honor to agree with you for the miracle you need.

Never let go of your love for Jesus.

Never let go of your faith.

In the natural world, before a mother delivers a baby she is said to be expecting. When you are in Faith you should also be expecting to receive. The Word of God is super seed that will always bring forth fruit. Plant healing seeds and you will reap a crop of health and abundant life. What is God going to do for you? He is going to do exceedingly above what you could ask or think! Why is He going to do that for you? Don't you know?

It is because He loves you!!

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Ephesians 3:20

We love you and Jesus loves you!

Ken & Pam

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain;

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson

Chapter 22

HEALING SCRIPTURES - OLD TESTAMENT

If thou will diligently harken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put (permit) none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26

So you shall serve (worship) the Lord your God and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. Exodus 23:25

Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Numbers 14:28

The Lord said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived. Numbers 21.8-9

God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good? Numbers 23:19

And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you Deuteronomy 7:15

I call Heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them Deuteronomy 30:19

And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. Deuteronomy 34:7

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: 2 Kings 5:13-15

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years. II Kings 20:5-6

And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. 2 Chronicles 16:12

So went satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. Job 2:7

You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season. Job 5:26

For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.  Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and He shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.  Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. Job 22:26-28

I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. Psalms 18:3

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. Psalms 30:2

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Psalms 34:19

Delight thyself also in the Lord: and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up out of a horrible pit (a pit of tumult and of destruction), out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. Psalms 40:1-3 Amplified

The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness. Psalms 41:2-3 NIV

I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. Psalms 52:9

Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me! Psalms 66:20

God says, "My Covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." Psalms 89:34

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Psalms 91:9

Because he hath set His love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Psalms 91:14

With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation. Psalms 91:16

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalms 103:3

He brought them forth...and there was not one feeble person among their tribes....Psalms 105:37

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saveth them out of their distresses. He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalms 107:19-20

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Psalms 118:17

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your Word has given me life. Psalms 119:50

I am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in His Word. Psalms 130:5 NLT

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:8 NIV

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Proverbs 4:10

Attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. Proverbs 12:18

Why shouldest thou die before thy time? Ecclesiastes 7:17

And the inhabitant will not say, "I am sick"; the people who dwell in it (Zion) will be forgiven their iniquity. Isaiah 33:24

The eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Isaiah 35: 5-6

Surely He hath borne our griefs (sicknesses) and carried our sorrows (pains) yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him. Isaiah 57:19

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward. Isaiah 58:8

I am alert and active watching over My Word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12 Amplified

Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jeremiah 8:22

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. Jeremiah 17:14

For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. Jeremiah 33:6

He delights in mercy. Micah 7:18

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Malachi 4:2

Chapter 23

HEALING SCRIPTURES - NEW TESTAMENT

Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Matthew 4:23

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:2

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." Matthew 8:7

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. Matthew 8:8

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. Matthew 8:14-15

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." Matthew 8:17

While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live. Matthew 9:18

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened. Matthew 9:27-30

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. Matthew 9:35

And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matthew 10:1-2

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8

Great multitudes followed him (Jesus), and He healed them all. Matthew 12:15

And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick Matthew 14:14

As many as touched [the hem of His garment] were made perfectly whole. Matthew 14:36

Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Matthew 15:28

Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them. Matthew 15:30

Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven. Matthew 18:19

Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. Matthew 21:14

Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. Mark 1:34

If you are willing, you can make me clean. Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. "I am willing," He said, "Be clean!" Mark 1:40

Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. Mark 2:9-12

For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. Mark 3:10

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment. For she said, If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. Mark 5:25-28

And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. Mark 5:29

And He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. Mark 5:34

And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13

There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place His hand on the man.

After He took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put His fingers into the man's ears. Then He spit and touched the man's tongue. He looked up to Heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Be opened!" ). At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. Mark 7:32-35

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. Mark 10:51-52

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. Mark 11:22

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; Luke 4:18

When the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. Luke 4:40

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. Luke 5:15 NIV

One day as He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. Luke 5:17 NIV

And the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all. Luke 6:19 NIV

He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Luke 9:2 NIV

If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them. So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere. Luke 9:5-6 NIV

But the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Luke 9:11 NIV

Jesus said to His disciples, "When you enter a town... Heal the sick who are there and tell them, The kingdom of God is near you.” Luke 10:9

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom satan has bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath? Luke 13:16

There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law, “Is it permitted in the law to heal people on the Sabbath day, or not?” When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away. Luke 1:2-4 NLT

Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:11-17 NKJV

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. John 5:5-9

Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath? John 7:23 NIV

Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. John 9:1-7 NKJV

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. John 10:38

Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. John 14:11

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:12

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7

Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. John 16:23

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. Acts 3:6-8

By faith in the Name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. Acts 3:16

Then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Acts 4:10 NIV

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy Word, By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. Acts 4:29-30

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. Acts 5:15

Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed. Acts 5:16 NKJV

And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Acts 9:34 NKJV

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Acts 10:38

This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed. Acts 14:9 NKJV

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Acts 19:11-12

And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid His hands on him and healed him.

So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed. Acts 28:8-9 NKJV

For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them. Acts 28:27 NKJV

As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

And being not weak in faith, he considered not His own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: Romans 4:17-19

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11

To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:9

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing. 1 Corinthians 12:28 NIV

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus (which was for our victory), that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 2 Corinthians 4:10-11

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree … Galatians 3:13

Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:27

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded for ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8

Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. James 5:14-15

Therefore, confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16

The Son of God was manifest that He might destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey His commands and do what pleases him. 1 John 3:21-22 NIV

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. 1 John 5:14

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:1-2 NKJV

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23