October 21, 2015 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Miracles, Healings and Justice (part 2)

I am convinced that God’s love is so great; He gives miracles, healings and justice to us because of His love. If you are like me, you would like to see more of these ‘acts of love’ in your life. I often wonder why God heals one person and yet another person dies of their illness. I don’t understand; it just doesn’t seem fair to me. We all need God’s help and we need His healing touch often. I want the manifestation of ‘the fruit in believing and trusting Him’ at every level of my life and especially when it comes to sicknesses. Is it God, is it me, or are there concrete reasons for receiving, or not receiving, healing?

This is what we do know:

· Everyone eventually dies of something, and sometimes it is an illness.

· The Bible says Christ’s death was for not only for my sin but also for my healing.

· There are numerous Biblical promises for good health and healing.

· There are and have been recorded examples of God healing people—too many to number and healings have been constant throughout history.

· The Bible states cases where people were healed and others were not healed.

· Also, Jesus says healings and forgiveness go hand-in-hand—they are somehow connected.

· The Old Testament affirms that God brings healing as well as sickness.

I have a good friend, Dave, who is over the International Healing Rooms of Pasadena. He was an educator for years and became involved in healing because he received a healing. He sees healings on a weekly basis from all types of sicknesses and under all types of circumstances. No two healings are the same and there is no ‘magic bullet’ for each person to be healed. He can talk for hours about God’s healings and what people went through to obtained their healing.

However, there are some practical considerations all of us ought to be aware of:

· The Bible talks of ‘Gifts of Healing’. What this means is that certain gifts work for certain healings. (It is the only gift in the Bible that is plural.)

· The more people praying for healing, it seems the more effective is their prayers—there is something significant in unity and numbers for healings.

· People who were healed by Jesus often had others that did outrageous things for them to get healed—do not be afraid of the drama of being healed.

· Thankfulness and gratitude does play a part in healing—God wants us to be gracious.

· Healing is always manifested with some degree of authority or expectation. Only with the use of authority (yours or others) did healing take place in some individual’s lives.

· Not only does prayers of faith and forgiveness bring healing but also people anointing those who are sick with oil and the ‘laying on of hands’ (or touching the person) did the individual become healed.

· Sometimes a person was not present when others prayed for their healing but there was a ‘point of contact,’ something that triggered a person’s healing.

· Just as genes play a roll in whom we are and in our over all health, our family history also plays a roll in our forgiveness and healing. Healings may not just be about you but others in your ‘family tree’.

· Do not give up, God comes to those who ‘wait for Him’ and healings sometime take time.

· Get into the Presence of God (feel it)—where the Presence of God is there is freedom, and often healings begin to appear where His Presence is the greatest.

· There have been people who were praying for others to be healed of a similar sickness they had, and God healed them without them asking for a healing.

· Do not just look for a healing, but look to Jesus Christ. It is because of the person of Christ that healings exists—be in love with Him not the healing.

· Do not concern yourself with having enough trust or faith for a healing. Many people in the Bible came to Christ without faith and were healed. Allow the person or persons pray in faith; you just need to be the recipient.

· “By His Strips you are healed.” Jesus paid for your forgiveness and healing—there is nothing you can do to earn your healing.

· Whatever you do, remember God acts in mysterious ways and who knows under what circumstances God will give you healing—leave all options on the table.

God offers a lot of Biblical stories when it comes to healings. Jesus went about healing all who came to Him. If I were seeking a healing I would be seeking Jesus first. You should not divorce the person of Christ from His acts of love and healing. To me, healing is a personal thing. God wants to heal and we should make it intimate and with feeling when we come to Him for healing. Remember healing can be just as easy as finding forgives Jesus said.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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