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T’S NOT ALWAYS EASY living in a refers to you and me. If our hands have A few years ago our daughter, a gradu-
world filled with sickness. If we want been committed to God, sanctified, and ate of Lee University, was overcome with
to survive, we must make a choice to empowered, we will lay hands on the sick sickness. She began having seizures. The
believe wholeheartedly in God and in faith, and they will recover. doctors found scar tissue on her brain and
the power He possesses. A woman unfamiliar with the healing were amazed that she had not experienced
Isn’t it thrilling to talk with someone power of God began attending a nearby problems throughout her life. They put
who has been miraculously healed by full-gospel church. She learned she had her on so many medicines that she could
the power of God? It reminds us that the the authority through Christ to lay hands no longer drive, work, or function as the
price paid at Calvary for our healing is still on the sick for their healing. She did normal, healthy, energetic person she had
bringing us the victory we need today. not realize that soon these new teach- always been. During a revival service held
In Mark 11:22, Jesus simply said, ings would be put to a test. One day a by Larry Timmerman, she received her
“Have faith in God.” He also said, “If you neighbor became deathly sick and called healing! She hadn’t driven a car in two
can believe, all things are possible to him for her to help. Sensing the seriousness years, but drove home that night! Now she
who believes” (9:23).* of the situation, she immediately laid her has a great job and drives an hour to and
One day I was called to the hospital hands on the woman, praying the prayer from work every day. To God be the glory!
to visit one of our church members. She of faith, believing God’s Word. The sick I believe Jesus is saying to the Church,
had been diagnosed with the most aggres- woman was slain in the Spirit there on “I have healed in the past, I will heal in
sive form of breast cancer. As we prayed the kitchen floor, and got up healed by the future, and I will heal you today.”
together, suddenly the healing power of the power of God! Can you believe? Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the
God began to flow through her body. A In Matthew 8 we read about a leprous same yesterday, today, and forever.”
visitor holding her hand later testified man who said to Jesus, “‘Lord, if You are First Peter 2:24 says Jesus “bore our
to a warm sensation coming from her willing, You can make me clean.’ Then sins in His own body on the tree, that
“GOD STILL WORKS MIRACLES WHEN WE CHOOSE TO ARISE, WALK,
AND ACT IN THE POWER THAT HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO US. HEALING
IS ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFITS WE HAVE IN KNOWING JESUS.”
hands. Fifteen years later this woman is Jesus put out His hand and touched him, we, having died to sins might live for
still cancer free! Thank God! Doctors can saying, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’ Imme- righteousness—by whose stripes you were
only do so much, but God, our Healer, diately his leprosy was cleansed” (vv. 2-3). healed.” The package deal we receive
can finish the work if we believe. God still works miracles when we when we accept Jesus as our Savior is as
Another time I was called to the hos- choose to arise, walk, and act in the power powerful today as it was the day the thief
pital because someone had experienced a that has been entrusted to us. David wrote on the cross asked for mercy.
stroke. Paralyzed on one side of his body in Psalm 103:2-3: “Bless the Lord, O my The Greek word translated as “save”
and barely able to speak, we realized he soul, and forget not all His benefits: who in Luke 19:10—“The Son of Man has
was in desperate need of a miracle. We forgives all your iniquities, who heals all come to seek and to save that which was
began to pray, and God restored the use your diseases.” Healing is one of the great- lost”—is inclusive of all the blessings
of his body and speech that very day! est benefits we have in knowing Jesus. Christ bestows on believers. James wrote,
This man still testifies of God’s healing So many people are like Mary and “The prayer of faith will save the sick,
power, knowing that God performed a Martha in John 11. Their brother, Laza- and the Lord will raise him up” (5:15).
miracle in his life. rus, had been sick and was dead. They Jesus came to save us from the afflic-
In Matthew 9:28 Jesus asked two blind sent for Jesus, but when He got there tions of our adversary, the devil. He saves
men, “‘Do you believe that I am able to they approached Him sorrowfully and from sin and from sickness. The price
do this?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord.’” said, “Lord, if You had only been here paid at Calvary has provided healing
Immediately, the two men received their sooner . . .” (see v. 21). When Jesus said throughout the ages, and will continue to
sight! Their answer must be our answer: to them, “Your brother will rise again” do so. Can you believe?
“Lord, we believe Your Word and know (v. 23), they thought He meant in the
You can do all things!” When we trust the Resurrection. They went from the past *All scriptures are from the New King
Lord and believe that it is His will for us to the future. Then Jesus said, “I am the James Version.
to be healed, things will begin to happen. resurrection and the life” (v. 25), and He
Jesus said, “These signs will follow raised Lazarus from the dead! If the Lord J. Franklin Adkins is senior
those who believe. In My name . . . they can resurrect a man who has been dead pastor of the Kellysville, West
will lay hands on the sick, and they four days, He certainly can heal the sick- Virginia, Church of God.
will recover” (Mark 16:17-18). “They” nesses that afflict us.
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