Ps 107:19-21
19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.
20 He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!
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My Comments:
We know in this passage of Scripture that one of the methods of Divine Healing that we can find in the Bible is through God sending His Word and healing us. We also know that He delivers us from all things that are not of Him.
However, note that Psalm 107:19 says that they (being the Israelites) cried out to Him, and He healed them in response to their cry! I propose that if they did not cry out to God, He may not have responded to their requests.
This can be seen throughout the Old Testament, where God moved in response to the cries of the Israelites. When they went through hardship in Egypt, it says that God heard their cries; remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and sent Moses to them (Exodus 2:23-25). Even when they sinned against God throughout the time of the Judges and they were attacked by their enemies, He raised up people who led them in response to their cries (Judges 2:18)
Likewise, in the New Testament, we see how Jesus taught His disciples, and us that we can have what we say (Mark 11:23). And that whatever we ask in prayer; if we believe, we will receive (Matthew 21:22). If we do not come to God and call on Him in times of trouble, we should not be expecting any answer to our problems!
After Jesus rose from the dead and ascended on high, we see that the principle of asking and receiving is still in effect even in the Church of Acts and beyond. James wrote to the Church, rebuking them that "You do not have, because you do not ask". All the way down through Church history up till today, we can see that God is a prayer answering God, but we have to pray first!
So just call out to God, knowing that when you call on Him, He will answer, and heal you!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Who Has The Final Report?
Isa 53:1
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
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Rev 22:13
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
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My Comments:
Everyone likes to believe God and walk by faith. It's easy to walk the life of faith when everything's going fine and we're not experiencing trouble at all, whether it be in the area of our health, finances, relationships, etc. It's when we go through the storms of life that we wonder whether God's there.
Before Isaiah described how Jesus; as Messiah bore all our sickness and disease upon His own body, he began the chapter by asking this one question, "Who has believed our report?". Then he went on to describe what we read on in the later verses concerning Jesus.
When you're down with sickness or ill health; and the doctor gives you a bad report, don't give up and resign yourself to going through that sickness! Jesus has the final say on your condition! He said of Himself in the book of Revelation, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
What that means is that He has the final judgement to make concerning your physical state of health, not anyone else! And we also know that He is able and more than willing to heal you of your condition! This doesn't just work for physical healing, it'll work for any area of your life!
So when you receive a negative report, look to Jesus, knowing that He has the final report!
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
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Rev 22:13
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
NKJV
My Comments:
Everyone likes to believe God and walk by faith. It's easy to walk the life of faith when everything's going fine and we're not experiencing trouble at all, whether it be in the area of our health, finances, relationships, etc. It's when we go through the storms of life that we wonder whether God's there.
Before Isaiah described how Jesus; as Messiah bore all our sickness and disease upon His own body, he began the chapter by asking this one question, "Who has believed our report?". Then he went on to describe what we read on in the later verses concerning Jesus.
When you're down with sickness or ill health; and the doctor gives you a bad report, don't give up and resign yourself to going through that sickness! Jesus has the final say on your condition! He said of Himself in the book of Revelation, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."
What that means is that He has the final judgement to make concerning your physical state of health, not anyone else! And we also know that He is able and more than willing to heal you of your condition! This doesn't just work for physical healing, it'll work for any area of your life!
So when you receive a negative report, look to Jesus, knowing that He has the final report!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
You Have Authority - Use It!
Matt 10:1
1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power [exousia] over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
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Luke 10:19
19 Behold, I give you the authority [exousia] to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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My Comments:
In the course of His ministry on earth, it is written that Jesus gave His disciples power to cast demons out and heal the sick in Israel. It is interesting that just before Matthew 10, it is also written that Jesus was filled with compassion for the people in Israel and He said to His disciples to pray that more laborers be sent out into the field because the harvest was plentiful. Immediately after that, Matthew 10:1 says that His disciples were given power to do the mentioned.
There are several different words used for the word 'power' and in Matt 10:1, the word 'power' is the word 'exousia' which means 'authority'. Authority is defined as 'The power or right to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience.' An example of the same Greek word being translated into different English words is seen in both Matt 10:1 for 'power' and Luke 10:19 for 'authority'. Both words are the same in Greek - exousia.
So when the Bible says that Jesus gave His disciples power over unclean spirits, it actually means that He gave them the power or right to give orders to demonic powers, make decisions and enforce obedience from those demonic powers! The disciples could heal the sick and command demons to leave based on the authority that they had from the Lord.
Likewise in today's context, because we too disciples of Jesus; and even better, we're children of God, we have the same authority that the disciples had in the Bible. All we need to do is use that authority when we find we have sickness in our body! Exercise your right to command sickness to leave your body in the Name of Jesus, and enforce obedience from that sickness!
1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power [exousia] over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
NKJV
Luke 10:19
19 Behold, I give you the authority [exousia] to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
NKJV
My Comments:
In the course of His ministry on earth, it is written that Jesus gave His disciples power to cast demons out and heal the sick in Israel. It is interesting that just before Matthew 10, it is also written that Jesus was filled with compassion for the people in Israel and He said to His disciples to pray that more laborers be sent out into the field because the harvest was plentiful. Immediately after that, Matthew 10:1 says that His disciples were given power to do the mentioned.
There are several different words used for the word 'power' and in Matt 10:1, the word 'power' is the word 'exousia' which means 'authority'. Authority is defined as 'The power or right to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience.' An example of the same Greek word being translated into different English words is seen in both Matt 10:1 for 'power' and Luke 10:19 for 'authority'. Both words are the same in Greek - exousia.
So when the Bible says that Jesus gave His disciples power over unclean spirits, it actually means that He gave them the power or right to give orders to demonic powers, make decisions and enforce obedience from those demonic powers! The disciples could heal the sick and command demons to leave based on the authority that they had from the Lord.
Likewise in today's context, because we too disciples of Jesus; and even better, we're children of God, we have the same authority that the disciples had in the Bible. All we need to do is use that authority when we find we have sickness in our body! Exercise your right to command sickness to leave your body in the Name of Jesus, and enforce obedience from that sickness!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
From Sowing Healing to Harvest!
Mark 4:14
14 The sower sows the word.
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Mark 4:26-29
26 And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.
28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.
29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
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My Comments:
We know that Jesus in His lesson on the power of the Seed likened it as to the Word of God being planted in the hearts of men.We also know that we sow the Word into our lives by our confession.
What we must also remember is that seeds take time to grow! It may seem obvious to some, but sometimes the obvious is not so obvious when we get blindsided by situations that crop up, especially in the area of health.
In Mark 4:26-29, Jesus described the seed and its natural process of growth after having been sowed into the ground. We could go into all the various scientific processes as to how it sprouts and grows, but do we really have to know that? All we have to know is that depending on the condition of the ground, the seed we sowed would eventually grow and produce a harvest that we could then reap.
Likewise when we're faced with sickness or disease, we should recognize that from the moment we sowed God's Word regarding healing in our bodies; that a harvest is on the way! It may take a short time, it may take a while, but it's still coming!
We don't know how it's coming; we don't have to know, all we need to know is that if we hold fast to our faith in God that His resurrection power is at work in us, our harvest of healing is coming! What we sow, we will reap!
14 The sower sows the word.
NKJV
Mark 4:26-29
26 And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,
27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.
28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.
29 But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
NKJV
My Comments:
We know that Jesus in His lesson on the power of the Seed likened it as to the Word of God being planted in the hearts of men.We also know that we sow the Word into our lives by our confession.
What we must also remember is that seeds take time to grow! It may seem obvious to some, but sometimes the obvious is not so obvious when we get blindsided by situations that crop up, especially in the area of health.
In Mark 4:26-29, Jesus described the seed and its natural process of growth after having been sowed into the ground. We could go into all the various scientific processes as to how it sprouts and grows, but do we really have to know that? All we have to know is that depending on the condition of the ground, the seed we sowed would eventually grow and produce a harvest that we could then reap.
Likewise when we're faced with sickness or disease, we should recognize that from the moment we sowed God's Word regarding healing in our bodies; that a harvest is on the way! It may take a short time, it may take a while, but it's still coming!
We don't know how it's coming; we don't have to know, all we need to know is that if we hold fast to our faith in God that His resurrection power is at work in us, our harvest of healing is coming! What we sow, we will reap!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Resurrection Power In You!
John 11:25
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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Rom 8:11
11 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.
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My Comments:
John 11:25 is a popular verse used frequently at funeral services, where we like to say that even though we die, we live because of Jesus.
However, I want to look at it from another angle. John 11:1-44 speaks of how a man named Lazarus was sick and died while waiting for Jesus to come. When confronted by his [Lazarus] sisters, Jesus gave a simple statement, "I am the resurrection and the life." We see later on that He went on to raise Lazarus from the dead, even though the body had been lying in the tomb for four days.
Think about it. If Jesus could call a man back from the dead, and it is implied that all of Lazarus' body functions were restored; how much more He is able to heal a sick man! The only thing being worse then being sick is being dead! And Jesus raised the dead!
Paul wrote to the Church in Rome exhorting them that if the Holy Spirit was in them, they could expect the same resurrection power that raise Jesus from the dead to work in them! Resurrection power is effectively life-giving power; a restoration of all bodily functions to their proper normal function. And you have it because you have the Holy Spirit!
So if you have any illness or sickness in your body, just believe that as God raised Jesus from the dead, He will also give life and healing to your body!
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
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Rom 8:11
11 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.
NKJV
My Comments:
John 11:25 is a popular verse used frequently at funeral services, where we like to say that even though we die, we live because of Jesus.
However, I want to look at it from another angle. John 11:1-44 speaks of how a man named Lazarus was sick and died while waiting for Jesus to come. When confronted by his [Lazarus] sisters, Jesus gave a simple statement, "I am the resurrection and the life." We see later on that He went on to raise Lazarus from the dead, even though the body had been lying in the tomb for four days.
Think about it. If Jesus could call a man back from the dead, and it is implied that all of Lazarus' body functions were restored; how much more He is able to heal a sick man! The only thing being worse then being sick is being dead! And Jesus raised the dead!
Paul wrote to the Church in Rome exhorting them that if the Holy Spirit was in them, they could expect the same resurrection power that raise Jesus from the dead to work in them! Resurrection power is effectively life-giving power; a restoration of all bodily functions to their proper normal function. And you have it because you have the Holy Spirit!
So if you have any illness or sickness in your body, just believe that as God raised Jesus from the dead, He will also give life and healing to your body!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sow Healing and Health Into Your Body!
Gal 6:7,9
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
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Mark 4:14
14 The sower sows the word.
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Prov 4:22
22 For they [God's Word] are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
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My Comments:
God's Word is unchanging and the principles He established are eternal, i.e. they will never pass away. The principle of sowing and reaping is therefore unchangeable. Everything is subject to change except the laws instituted in Gen 8:22 of Seedtime and Harvest, Cold and Heat, etc.
In His lesson on the parable of the Seed in Mark Chapter 4, Jesus made this simple but profound statement in v14, "The sower sows the word." He compared the Word of God as to seed planted that would eventually produce a harvest. The amount of harvest produced was dependent on the type of ground the seed was planted in, as some produced a thirtyfold return on the seed, some a sixty and some a hundred.
The question then arises as to how we are to 'sow' God's Word into our lives. Through confession of His Word as true in our lives, and standing firm on those promises, not wavering even in the midst of situations and bodily symptoms that tell us otherwise.
In Proverbs 4, Solomon; probably the wisest man of his age, instructed his son to pay attention to his instructions and said that by doing so, his words was life and health to him. We know that all Scripture is inspired of God for our benefit. Therefore, if we treated Prov 4:22 as God speaking directly to us, we could then say that God's Word is life to us, and health to all our flesh!
If Jesus compared the Word of God as to seed, and that the law of Sowing and Reaping never changes, we can then rest assured that if we searched through the Word of God for promises of healing, and 'sowed' them into our own bodies, we can then expect a harvest of healing to manifest in our lives!
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
NKJV
Mark 4:14
14 The sower sows the word.
NKJV
Prov 4:22
22 For they [God's Word] are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
NKJV
My Comments:
God's Word is unchanging and the principles He established are eternal, i.e. they will never pass away. The principle of sowing and reaping is therefore unchangeable. Everything is subject to change except the laws instituted in Gen 8:22 of Seedtime and Harvest, Cold and Heat, etc.
In His lesson on the parable of the Seed in Mark Chapter 4, Jesus made this simple but profound statement in v14, "The sower sows the word." He compared the Word of God as to seed planted that would eventually produce a harvest. The amount of harvest produced was dependent on the type of ground the seed was planted in, as some produced a thirtyfold return on the seed, some a sixty and some a hundred.
The question then arises as to how we are to 'sow' God's Word into our lives. Through confession of His Word as true in our lives, and standing firm on those promises, not wavering even in the midst of situations and bodily symptoms that tell us otherwise.
In Proverbs 4, Solomon; probably the wisest man of his age, instructed his son to pay attention to his instructions and said that by doing so, his words was life and health to him. We know that all Scripture is inspired of God for our benefit. Therefore, if we treated Prov 4:22 as God speaking directly to us, we could then say that God's Word is life to us, and health to all our flesh!
If Jesus compared the Word of God as to seed, and that the law of Sowing and Reaping never changes, we can then rest assured that if we searched through the Word of God for promises of healing, and 'sowed' them into our own bodies, we can then expect a harvest of healing to manifest in our lives!
Friday, February 22, 2013
If You're His Child, Healing is Yours!
Mark 7:27-29
27 But Jesus said to her [the Syro-Phoenician woman], "Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread [healing] and throw it to the little dogs."
28 And she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs."
29 Then He said to her, "For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
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Matt 7:9,11
9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
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My Comments:
The story of the Syro-Phoenician woman in Mark 7:24-30 talks about how she had heard of Jesus and His healing ministry and was desperate for healing for her daughter. When she approached Him, what He said to her was that "The children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." Although it is unknown in this passage of Scripture who the 'children' referred to, a parallel passage in Matt 15:21-28 identified them as the children of Israel.
In His earthly walk, the ministry of Jesus was clear and specific in that He was sent to Israel as their Messiah. As they were the children of Abraham; who God had a covenant with, they were also known as a covenant people, and as previously discussed, one of the Covenant Names of God that was given to them was "Jehovah Rapha" or "The Lord Your Healer". What this meant was that seeing as that they were the descendents of Abraham, they had a right to trust God for their healing.
In His conversation with the woman, Jesus compared healing as to bread, when He said to her that the "children's bread should not be thrown to the little dogs." Because she was outside of the covenant, she was compared as to a dog. However, she went on to impress Him with her persistent faith and as such, she received her miracle.
The point I'm trying to get across is that we are under a much better covenant than that woman as in his letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote the following:
Gal 3:26,29
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
NKJV
The moment you believed and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you became a child of God! And that qualifies you to be a 'child' of Abraham, which means that healing belongs to you as much as it belonged to Israel during the time of Jesus!
Therefore when you go to God for healing, go knowing that you are His child; and that if you have any sickness in your body, ask boldly for healing, knowing that He will give you much more than that!
27 But Jesus said to her [the Syro-Phoenician woman], "Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread [healing] and throw it to the little dogs."
28 And she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs."
29 Then He said to her, "For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
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Matt 7:9,11
9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
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My Comments:
The story of the Syro-Phoenician woman in Mark 7:24-30 talks about how she had heard of Jesus and His healing ministry and was desperate for healing for her daughter. When she approached Him, what He said to her was that "The children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." Although it is unknown in this passage of Scripture who the 'children' referred to, a parallel passage in Matt 15:21-28 identified them as the children of Israel.
In His earthly walk, the ministry of Jesus was clear and specific in that He was sent to Israel as their Messiah. As they were the children of Abraham; who God had a covenant with, they were also known as a covenant people, and as previously discussed, one of the Covenant Names of God that was given to them was "Jehovah Rapha" or "The Lord Your Healer". What this meant was that seeing as that they were the descendents of Abraham, they had a right to trust God for their healing.
In His conversation with the woman, Jesus compared healing as to bread, when He said to her that the "children's bread should not be thrown to the little dogs." Because she was outside of the covenant, she was compared as to a dog. However, she went on to impress Him with her persistent faith and as such, she received her miracle.
The point I'm trying to get across is that we are under a much better covenant than that woman as in his letter to the church at Galatia, Paul wrote the following:
Gal 3:26,29
26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
NKJV
The moment you believed and accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you became a child of God! And that qualifies you to be a 'child' of Abraham, which means that healing belongs to you as much as it belonged to Israel during the time of Jesus!
Therefore when you go to God for healing, go knowing that you are His child; and that if you have any sickness in your body, ask boldly for healing, knowing that He will give you much more than that!
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