How Jesus Healed The Sick
How Jesus Healed The Sick
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Dedication
Introduction 01
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Introduction
It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit would make you a pure reflection of
Jesus, that you might walk in the healing power of God.
Jesus is the greatest healing evangelist of all time. He’s the original – all
others are simply flawed copies, including myself. The more like Him we
become, the greater the miracles will be. His healing ministry is the
model. We must watch Him closely. We must observe Him in action,
and we must reflect His healing light. We must be imitators of Christ,
not man. That is what this is all about: How Jesus Healed the Sick.
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Jesus was Baptized with the Holy Spirit
Apart from the power of the Holy Spirit, not even Jesus would have been
able to heal the sick. So let me make this very clear. Without the baptism
of the Holy Spirit, we are completely powerless in every supernatural
regard. Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit, and all of the children of God rely
on the Holy Spirit.
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” (Romans
8:14)
Even the resurrection of Jesus was a work of the Holy Spirit. Imagine that!
Jesus, Who had never before been separated from God the Father, was
forsaken by God Himself. What love is this, that the God Whose heart
cries, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”, would forsake His only Son
on a cross for our sake? It is love in its purest form – complete selflessness.
“Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi,
lema sabachthani?’ which means ‘My God, my God, why have you
abandoned me?’” (Mark 15:34)
For Jesus, that moment on the cross was one of despair. It was a moment
of separation from His Father - that separation was partly why He was so
anguished in the garden (Luke 22:42). It wasn’t just the physical pain of
the cross that burdened Jesus; it was the reality of being separated from
the Father, forsaken by Him.
“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And
just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your
mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” (Romans 8:11)
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Let that thought settle – “Who raised Jesus from the Dead...” Jesus
trusted the Holy Spirit enough to raise Him from the dead. That is the
ultimate display of trust and faith in the Holy Spirit. That’s how close they
are. That’s how heavily Jesus relied upon the Holy Spirit. He trusted Him
to ensure the miracle of the resurrection.
And it is this reliance on the Holy Spirit that we must also strive to have.
Can you trust Him to raise what you put on the cross for Him?
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“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and
healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.”
(Acts 10:38)
God anointed Jesus with power and the Holy Spirit. It was then that Jesus
went about doing good. The Bible says that you too will receive this
power. When? After the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere...”
(Acts 1:8)
Again, when? When the Holy Spirit comes upon you. If we want to heal
the sick like Jesus did, then we must involve the Holy Spirit like Jesus did.
Too often is the Holy Spirit dismissed from our ministries. Too often do we
lay aside supernatural empowerment and settle for superficial
encouragement. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit in our lives and
in our ministries. We have to stop limiting the Holy Spirit’s power to
special services. He wants to flood our lives withpower. God doesn’t want
us to sip from the river; He wants us to jump into the river.
But why do we so often prefer the sip over total immersion? Why do we
settle for less? It has to do with control. And what is the root of the desire
to control? It is the lack of trust or dependency. Often, without realizing it
we distrust that God can change the world His way, so we attempt to do
it our way. We keep in a bottle what should be allowed to flow like a river.
We think that we know how much of God’s Spirit we need - we measure
it out to maintain our comfort level. But only full dependency on the Holy
Spirit will bring about the power of God. It was so with Jesus, and it is so
with us. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit, put simply, is this: when a believer allows
the Holy Spirit to bring transformation inwardly in such a way that it
manifests outwardly. At salvation, you have the Holy Spirit. At baptism, He
has you. It’s simply full immersion, deeper surrender.
You see, when you receive Jesus as Lord, you are sealed with the Holy
Spirit.
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“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message
of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were
marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,” (Ephesians 1:13)
The Holy Spirit seals your salvation and gives you the inner knowledge
that you are a child of God.
“For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's
children.” (Romans 8:16)
It is certain that the Holy Spirit is involved at the very instant of 10 the
new birth. The new birth experience is impossible without Him (John
3:5-16). Without the Holy Spirit, there is no marking or seal - there is no
being born again.
“But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled
by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And
remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in
them do not belong to him at all.)” (Romans 8:9)
We are born of the Spirit for salvation. We are baptized with the Spirit for
service in ministry. Jesus was the Son of God the moment He was
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. He had always been God’s Son.
But He received the baptism of the Holy Spirit for the purpose of
carrying out His ministry on earth. We follow this pattern too. We too
must experience this next dimension in the Holy Spirit. Even Jesus
needed the Spirit, though He was the Son. So we must experience
sonship first and baptism second.
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At salvation, God puts His Spirit within you. At baptism, He floods every
part of your being - from within. We’re a work in progress. That means
that not every part is complete yet. You don’t surrender all to follow
Jesus – you just surrender with a willingnessforsake all. And, as you move
forward in your walk with God, you surrender more and more. He
teaches you to surrender as time moves forward. It’s about daily
surrender.
“But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his
Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. No
one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit,
and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. And
we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know
the wonderful things God has freely given us.” (1 Corinthians 2:10-12)
The deep things of God are known only by His Spirit. In the same way,
the depths of your heart are known only by your spirit. The believer has
the wonderful honor of communicating with God – Spirit to spirit.
If you can receive this truth, it will transform you in a profound way. As a
believer, you can receive from the Holy Spirit inwardly and see the
effects outwardly. Many believers are defeated, because they are
missing this key truth. They live their lives influenced by their outward
circumstances instead of their inward source. Do you live life from
without or from within?
When you live from within, the inner river of the Spirit starts to trickle
into your everyday life. Small cracks can eventually break a dam, causing
a flood. And every time you surrender to the Spirit, you are breaking the
dam of the flesh.
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The flow begins from deep within your Spirit. Then the trickle begins.
You find your mind being touched. The water washes over your
thoughts, perspectives and ideas. The dam begins to break. Before you
know it, your will begins to diminish, as you make room for God’s. This
water cannot be held. The flesh cracks under the pressure, as a surge of
rushing waters races through your emotions. Your anger turns to
patience. Depression turns to joy. Confusion turns to clarity. The water
brings life, and you find yourself holding your head higher. The water
brings cleansing. The power of sin weakens over your soul. The dam is
demolished under the full weight and power of the mighty sea, God’s
Spirit. You begin to talk differently, act differently. You find yourself a
changed person. It’s the living water, and that is the baptism of the Holy
Spirit. Jesus knew what it was to walk in this. And He knew you could do
it too.
“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall
they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; ... they shall
lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (Mark 16:17 - 18, KJV)
Your salvation is good for you. But your baptism with the Spirit is good
for the world. Salvation brings you to the Father. Baptism sends you into
the world. The Spirit empowers both godly living and powerful ministry.
If we want to see apostolic power, we need apostolic surrender. We must
depend on the Spirit as Jesus did.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit was the major key in Jesus’ healing
ministry. We cannot ignore the Holy Spirit. He is the precious promise of
the father, a gift to the church. We need Him now more than ever. The
supernatural needs to come back to the Church. The healing ministry
needs to come back to the Church. But it will only be by the Holy Spirit
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Jesus Had a Prayer Life
Prayer brings you into alignment and fellowship with God. It allows you to
know the depths of Him, His joy and His sorrows. Prayer also removes self
- it weakens the flesh.
Nothing is more destructive to selfishness
and fleshly desire than prayer. This is why
prayer is so key to someone entering into
the healing ministry.
How many times have you stepped out to minister without having
prayed? How often do you neglect a consistent prayer life? If we are to
operate in healing as Jesus did, we need to pray as Jesus prayed. Jesus
was in constant prayer. His life was a reflection of God’s leading.
“So Jesus explained, ‘I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by
himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the
Father does, the Son also does.’” (John 5:19)
“After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
“‘When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray public-
ly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see
them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. But
when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and
pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything,
will reward you...’”
(Matthew 6:5 - 6)
There is something about privacy and prayer. It helps you to connect with
God in a way that regular, distracted living simply won’t allow.
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Effective Prayer
The keys to effective prayer are silence and stillness. Silence is the putting
away of outer distraction, but stillness is the quieting of the soul. Silence
is easy. Stillness is challenging.
“Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.”
(Psalm 62:1)
Silence is when you turn off the TV, silence your phone and remove all the
noises and distractions of this world. But stillness is the calming of your
mind, the focusing on God’s Word. To the world, meditation is about
emptying your mind. But the real key to prayer is filling your mind with
God’s Word. There needs to be a hunger for the presence of God. We
must put away distraction and set aside a special time just for God. Sure
you can speak with Him throughout the day, but Jesus set aside specific
times just for God – that’s who we’re modeling. Jesus would pray early in
the morning.
“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the
house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” (Mark 1:35,
NIV)
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In the verse you just read, you can see that Jesus was once again alone.
Jesus would pray for extended periods of time. Before selecting the
disciples, Jesus prayed all night. This should cause us to pause and take
note. Before a major decision, Jesus set aside even more time in prayer.
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16,
NIV)
There will be times when the Spirit draws you away to pray. And it will
sometimes seem inconvenient. He likes to test us in that way. Often, the
answers you seek are hidden in times of withdrawal. I pray that we would
be more like Jesus and learn to withdraw for prayer, to the places of
solitude.
Have you ever noticed the instant effect of Jesus’ healing touch? Why is it
that some spend so much time praying over the sick – battling back and
forth? Why is it so time-consuming? Jesus spent large amounts of time
in prayer and mere moments healing the sick. But we do the reverse of
that. It is crucial that we pray every chance that we get – take every
opportunity. When you’re feeling good, go to prayer and thank the Lord.
When you’re confused, go to prayer and ask the Lord. When you’re angry,
go to prayer and vent to the Lord. When you’re sorrowful, go to prayer and
worship the Lord. In all things, go to the Lord. Let Him be your first
response and your source. Develop a lifestyle of prayer, and healing will
flow from you naturally.
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Jesus Put Out Doubt
As I write this, I have been in the healing ministry for over 15 years. I have
seen many healed, and I have seen many remain sick. I know what it is to
both marvel at God’s healing power and, at times, question why some
weren’t healed.
I’ve seen many healed, and I’ve seen many die, even after I’ve prayed for
them. To God, I’ve sent my fair share of praises and questions. There are
moments of delight and moments of disappointment. But through it all,
I remain convinced of this: it’s God’s will to heal.
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The one who preaches salvation points to the Savior. The one who
preaches deliverance, points to the Deliverer. And so the one who
preaches healing points to the Healer. If someone is not saved, do we say
salvation is not for today? If someone is not delivered, do we say
deliverance is not for today? So why are we so quick to doubt healing?
Why are we so prone to elevating our experiences above the authority of
God’s Word concerning healing?
Still, we must, in every ministry and gifting, leave room for God’s
sovereignty. I believe that it’s God’s will to heal every single person who is
sick (just as it is His will to save every single soul – 2 Peter 3:9). But there
are times that healing does not occur. I believe that for every sick person
who goes unhealed, there is a reason. Whether it be a lack of faith or an
imperfect vessel, something was out of order.
“When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a
commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said
to them, ‘Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead
but asleep.’ But they laughed at him.” (Mark 5:38-40)
It was in just that kind of situation where Jesus said, “The child is not dead
but asleep.” That’s bold! After saying something like that, one must be
absolutely certain that they can raise the dead. Of course, this was no
issue for God in the flesh.
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But, for us, such situations prove challenging. Intimidating spirits hang
around with spirits of doubt. The spirit of intimidation causes that feeling
of inferiority you get when sharing the gospel.
So how do you combat such intimidation and doubt? The answer: Bold
and audacious faith. Jesus had the audacity to walk into the home of a
dead girl and declare that she was only sleeping.
So there I was, preaching my heart out, but the words weren’t making
their impact - or at least it seemed as though they were falling on rough
soil. As I was preaching, before I even mentioned healing, I began to feel
the heaviness of doubt.
I asked the Lord for help. Within moments of asking for the Lord’s help, I
sensed a heat on my right ear. Sometimes when I pray for the sick, I feel
as though I have put my hand over a fire. But, in that moment, I felt the
heat on my right ear. I immediately knew what it meant.
I stopped preaching and said, “There is someone here who has a hearing
problem in your right ear, due to an infection of some sort. You’re being
healed now! Who is that?” A lady shot her hand up in the air. She felt the
heat on her ear and shouted that her ear just popped open. “Well, to God
be the glory”, I said. To demonstrate how easy it was for God, I very
nonchalantly said, “As I was saying” and continued with my sermon. The
crowd laughed and then applauded – that religious spirit of doubt was
broken by the spontaneous act of faith.
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I’ve learned that if you want to break off religious spirits of intimidation,
you need to do something spontaneous and bold.
That gets rid of those spirits very quickly. Religious atmospheres are
stagnate. The home of the dead little girl was stagnate. But Jesus was
bold. Faith breaks up that stagnation.
“After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the
disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took
her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha koum!’ (which means ‘Little girl,
I say to you, get up!’). Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk
around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely
astonished.” (Mark 5:40-42)
“After he put them all out...” – I love that. Jesus took it even further. Not
only did He disrupt the mourning to say the girl was sleeping. He kicked
out the mourners! He put out doubt. It’s just that simple with the healing
ministry. Doubt mocks you. Doubt laughs at you. Put out doubt.
Be bold and courageous. Have the audacity to move past doubt. Don’t
even give it the time of day. Either you believe the Bible or you don’t.
Either you believe in healing or you don’t. With faith that believes among
the absence of miracles, miracles will rarely be absent. I’m not talking
about denying reality. Faith doesn’t deny reality; it changes it. Be
convinced and then be bold. Sometimes you’ll need to identify and
remove the influence of doubt. Now this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t
minister to doubters. It just means that we should not come under the
influence of whatever spirits they may bring.
Not all doubters have “spirits”. But it’s important to be aware of the effects
of doubt. Do we ignore people’s questions? No. But realize this: some
people want your help, some want your attention and other just like to
argue – learning to discern the difference will save you time.
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Doubt is a flame that must be immediately extinguished, lest it become
an inferno that leaves your faith in ashes. Be bold. Be radical. Be
convinced of healing. That is key to ministering and receiving healing.
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Jesus Worked with Faith
“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” (Luke 18:42)
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“At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and
near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some re-
spected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they
earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. ‘If anyone deserves your
help, he does,’ they said, ‘for he loves the Jewish people and even
built a synagogue for us.’ So Jesus went with them. But just before
they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, ‘Lord,
don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of
such an honor. I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say
the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. I know
this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I
have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go,
or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do
it.’ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that
was following him, he said, ‘I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all
Israel!’ And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they
found the slave completely healed.” (Luke 7:2-10)
Jesus worked with the faith that people had. When there was no faith
present, Jesus wasn’t able to do as much.
This goes to demonstrate just how vital faith is to a healing ministry. Even
Jesus was hindered by unbelief. The key is to work with the faith that’s
there. You need to recognize what you’re working with. Is there faith?
Jesus worked with the faith of others. Jesus is the Word, so His mere
presence inspired faith in people. The Word is the key to cultivating faith
in the hearts of the sick. Declaring the Word is how you work with a
person’s faith.
The reality they know is sickness – that reality is always present with them.
We must bring them to the reality of Jesus – they must see Him as Healer.
Bringing the sick to that reality is done through the Word. The Word
brings them to see another reality – the truth. The Word builds faith.
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“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
(Romans 10:17, NKJV)
If there isn’t any faith among those to whom you are ministering, there
will be a fight. The greater the faith, the freer the healing will flow. Work
with the sick at their level of faith. Faith comes by hearing God’s Word.
Ministering the Word will break up the tough soil and make planting
healing easier.
This is why Jesus told parables. Keep it simple. Don’t overload people
beyond what they are able to receive. I’ve found myself making that
mistake several times. Wanting to give people deep revelation, I’ve lost
them in too many words. Faith is like our walk with God – it’s simple. It’s
not always easy, but it is always simple. This doesn’t mean that we should
never minister the deeper things of God. It just means that people cannot
receive healing if they do not catch the revelation of Christ.
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When ministering healing, we must seek to reveal Jesus the healer. The
moment He becomes a reality to the one listening is the moment that
healing can take place. That moment is crucial. Don’t miss that moment.
It’s not that God is limited to when He can heal; it’s that we are so easily
moved from faith to doubt. Focus is fragile. We can so easily be moved
from receiving mode to doubting mode.
The scripture tells us of how Jesus was unable to heal in His hometown,
because of the unbelief of the people. The people of Nazareth could not
see Jesus as the Healer. If people can’t see Jesus the Healer, they can’t be
healed (save for God’s sovereign grace). Your job, as a minister of
healing, is to present Christ the healer in His full reality.
“One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, Teacher, I brought
my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that
won’t let him talk. And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him
violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his
teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil
spirit, but they couldn’t do it.’ Jesus said to them, ‘You faithless
people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with
you? Bring the boy to me.’ So they brought the boy. But when the evil
spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell
to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. ‘How long has this
been happening?’ Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, ‘Since he
was a little boy.’” (Mark 9:17-21)
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As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it reacted by throwing the boy to the
ground and shaking the boy violently – the demon invoked a seizure. The
disciples were unable to cast the demon out of the boy, and Jesus was
frustrated with their unbelief. But the mere sight of Jesus caused a
trembling in the demonic realm. The demon had possessed the boy since
the boy was very young, so the boy’s father pleaded with Jesus.
“‘Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.’ ’What do you mean, ‘If I
can’?’ Jesus asked. ‘Anything is possible if a person believes.’ The
father instantly cried out, ‘I do believe, but help me overcome my un-
belief !’ When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he
rebuked the evil spirit. ‘Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to
hear and speak,’ he said. ‘I command you to come out of this child and
never enter him again!’ Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy
into another violent convulsion and left him.” (Mark 9:22-26)
The father pleaded with Jesus. Jesus, still frustrated with the disciples,
asked, “What do you mean if I can?” I love that. Anything is possible if a
person believes. That’s what Jesus said. But I love the father’s response
too. One translation puts it this way: “Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.”
Jesus even works with the faith of those who doubt. He meets every
person where they need to be met. He connected with the faith that they
had in order to perform the healing they needed. Through physical touch
and spoken word, Jesus healed the sick. But somehow or another, faith
was always involved. What can we learn from Jesus? Simply put, we must
work with the faith that the people have. And if they have none, minister
the Word of God until they get some.
For the Woman with the issue of blood, all it took was a touch. For the
Centurion’s servant, all it took was a word. For the father of a tormented
boy, all it took was a little hope. You build faith in others through giving
them the Word. Build expectation through statements of faith.
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Jesus Had Compassion
Healing flows from the heart of God. He has compassion for the sick.
Jesus wasn’t in the ministry for fame and fortune. He was in it to give His
life. He came to rescue a broken people. Jesus didn’t ignore the
brokenness of others. He was incredibly compassionate.
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If not for godly compassion in your heart, you will soon begin to objectify
people. No longer will you see hurting souls – you’ll begin to see time
consumption, depressing stories and money. A heart filled with
compassion will cause your every prayer to be genuine, as you seek God
sincerely for real miracles on behalf of real people with real suffering.
Compassion reminds you that every sick person is a parent, grandparent,
sibling, relative or friend. You get to go home to your health, but, if they
don’t receive a miracle, they need to go home to their sickness and pain.
We can’t let our hearts become so hard that it no longer pains us to see
the sick suffering. My heart breaks when I see someone walk away
without their miracle, and it’s good that my heart breaks.
Some have advised me that I should disconnect from those feelings. But
what did Jesus do? He allowed Himself to be moved with compassion. Let
it pain you. It will cause you to seek greater levels of miracles. I’m praying
that I get to the place where I’ll never have to turn even one sick person
away without their complete healing.
“As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside
begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was
happening. They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.’ He called out,
‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Those who led the way rebuked
him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, ‘Son of David,
have mercy on me!’ Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to
him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, ‘What do you want me to do
for you?’ ‘Lord, I want to see,’ he replied. Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your
sight; your faith has healed you.’” (Luke 18:35-42)
Jesus responds to the cries of the desperate. He is not deaf to the hurting.
He is aware of human suffering. Don’t let their suffering be far from your
mind either. Let the cries tug at your heart. Respond with compassion and
let it push you to see greater miracles.
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“Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area,
teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the
Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.” (Matthew
9:35)
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There is an attitude that must be confronted. Some have the idea that if
ministry is done inside a church building, it’s religious. They think that orए
ganized events are a limitation on God’s power.
Jesus would select a city, pick a venue and then minister there. The
crowds would come to Him. On His way from synagogue to synagogue,
He would be stopped in the streets (this was before the privacy of cars).
But His objective was to get to the synagogues and teach. People would
come to receive from His mantle of ministry.
I believe that there is something to this. Look at what happened here with
this miracle.
“One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teach-
ers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee
and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present
for Him to perform healing. And some men were carrying on a bed a
man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to
set him down in front of Him. But not finding any way to bring him in
because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down
through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in
front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, He said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven
you.’ The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is
this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
alone?” But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to
them, ‘Why are you reasoning in your hearts? ‘Which is easier, to say,
‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ‘But, so
that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to for-
give sins,’—He said to the paralytic—‘I say to you, get up, and pick up
your stretcher and go home.’ Immediately he got up before them, and
picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and
they were filled with fear, saying, ‘We have seen remarkable things
today.’” (Luke 5:17-26)
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Jesus was teaching. Crowds had gathered. In desperation, a man was
brought before Jesus. Jesus forgave His sins. The Pharisees doubted. And
to prove He could forgive sins, Jesus healed the man. But there is an
interesting statement there: “and the power of the Lord was present for
Him to perform healing.” That is quite a contrast to this verse.
Faith, the Word of God, Worship and prayer – these help to set the proper
atmosphere for healing. Jesus must be pressed for the power to be
present. The crowds were drawing the power from Jesus. They were
desperate to receive from Him. Jesus must become the focus of the
atmosphere. When Jesus is the focus, healing happens. Set an
atmosphere where Jesus is the focus. Preach the Word to build faith. And
call upon Jesus - press Him. Atmosphere doesn’t add to God’s power; it
simply enables man to receive. It’s not that God reluctantly responds. He
is waiting for you to ask.
“Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!” (John 14:14)
I’m not saying that we should never minister outside of church settings,
but there is a powerful atmosphere that is cultivated when we gather
together in the name of Jesus.
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning
anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two
or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
(Matthew 18:19-20)
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The greater the atmosphere, the greater the miracles. This is why I do
ministry the way I do. I model it after Jesus. Our ministry will pick a city, find
a venue and invite everyone to join. The response is really good and
believers will bring their unsaved friends. Doing it this way, we’ve seen
many come to Jesus. It’s difficult to get people to focus and receive
outside of the proper atmosphere. This has nothing to do with Jesus’
ability but our ability to receive. Just as crowds touched Jesus without
drawing power from Him, so people struggle to receive. Set the
atmosphere. It’s important.
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Chapter 07-
Jesus Knew God’s Voice
It seems that some people are always in the right place at the right time.
Growing up, I had several heroes in the faith. I would listen intently to their
stories of miraculous intervention. I would marvel at the healings that
took place, the people they would meet and the circumstances that just
always seemed to work out for them. Call it coincidence if you wish, but
those people had a certain spark to their lives that gave them the most
interesting stories.
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“As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from
birth. ‘Rabbi,’ his disciples asked him, ‘why was this man born blind? Was
it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?’ ‘It was not because of his
sins or his parents’ sins,’ Jesus answered. ‘This happened so the power of
God could be seen in him. We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned
us by the one who sent us.The night is coming, and then no one can work.
But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.’ Then he spit on
the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the
blind man’s eyes. He told him, ‘Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam’
(Siloam means ‘sent’). So the man went and washed and came back
seeing!’” (John 9:1-7)
There is something very unique about that miracle. Why, with that man,
did Jesus use spit to bring forth healing? He had healed blindness before
– why do it that way now? There is much speculation about why Jesus did
it that way. I have a few thoughts on the matter, but I’ll make only one,
simple point.
Jesus knew the voice of God, and, for whatever reason, this is how the
Father wanted to heal this particular blind man. Each miracle is unique in
some way. Every salvation is different – different person, different story.
And each healing is also unique. For the one receiving healing, the
experience is obviously unique, but it’s not always easy for others to see
why. We can become so used to seeing the sick healed that we fail to
appreciate the uniqueness of each healing. Don’t let that happen.
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This is why the voice of God is key: Where in one instance, you would
apply a usual method, hearing God might lead you to act otherwise. We
rely too much on our methods.
I was guilty of this very thing. At one point, I began to take the growth of
my ministry for granted - the events, the media outreach, the crowds, the
miracles - all of it.
Our ministry team was organized and worked efficiently. Our worship
team was set, the TV crew was in order, my administrator took care of
organizational aspects and the event coordinators handled ministry
events. My focus was to study constantly, write books, preach sermons,
record audio teaching and do TV hosting. It was a full schedule and
things were going well. There was one problem – nothing we did required
faith anymore.
Why did Jesus heal in so many different ways? Because miracles need to
be unique. If they are not unique, they are not miraculous.
Once you begin to see miracles, be careful that you don’t begin to rely on
past experience instead of God’s leading. Biblical examples show us that
what begins as an act of faith can easily become a religious ritual. Don’t
have faith in the method. Don’t even have faith in your faith. Have faith in
Jesus. Do as He did, and rely on the voice.
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- Chapter 08-
Jesus Pleased the Father
Jesus was not politically correct. He didn’t entertain the crowds; he loved
them. He didn’t seek money; He saw value beyond it. He was not even
necessarily well-cultured. His sole concern was pleasing the Father. The
only seeker Jesus was sensitive about was God, Who came to seek and
save that which was lost.
If you’re going to be in the healing ministry,
be ready for the 3 C’s: crowds, controversy
and criticism. Well, maybe not always
crowds – but certainly controversy and
criticism. Don’t try to be controversial; just be
obedient. And be prepared for the
controversy and the criticism that
obedience to God often brings. Measure
your success by how pleased God is with
you, and you’ll be able to endure, thrive
actually.
Jesus would obey the Father at any cost, even if it meant upsetting a few
people. The Spirit doesn’t make you senseless; He makes you sharp. There
is no such thing as a Spirit-filled coward. The righteous are bold.
Jesus didn’t care about the opinions of the religious leaders. Jesus
healed the sick on Sunday mornings. Jesus would heal the sick because
it pleased the Father.
The world will say you’re cruel for giving what they call “false hope” to the
sick. Some Christians will say that you’re ignorant of God’s Word.
Sometimes people will blame you if they aren’t healed. They’ll call you a
fake. Sometimes the people who are sick will be offended that you want
to pray for them. Be wise, and don’t become bitter. People who preach
healing are not victims; all gifts and members of the body are in some
way misunderstood. But remember that if you obey God and seek to
please Him, miracles will happen.
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Scriptures on Healing
“Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their
distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from
the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his
wonderful deeds for mankind.” (Psalm 107:19-21)
“Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and
water. I will take away sickness from among you,” (Exodus 23:25)
“LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.” (Psalm 30:2)
“Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him
punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for
our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah
53:4-5)
“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all
your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,” (Psalm 103:2-4)
“The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the
blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their
foes. The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from
their bed of illness.” (Psalm 41:2-3)
“Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you
are the one I praise.” (Jeremiah 17:14)
“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing
every disease and sickness.” (Matthew 9:35)
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and
effective.” (James 5:16)
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Quick Thoughts
When it comes to why God will heal, there are four main reasons:
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