The same Spirit that had victory over death and raised Jesus from the dead, now lives in everyone who confesses Christ as Savior and believes in Him with all his heart!
The message of the Gospel is spreading all over the world, but it is sad that not all who accept salvation also believe in healing—even though it is the same thing! In the time of Jesus and his disciples it was as natural to pray for healing as it was to pray for salvation. People believed and were healed!
Although it is good, it is not necessary for someone to lay hands on you for you to be healed. The truth is, you can pray by yourself and believe in the healing, because the Lord said, “And all things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive,” (Matthew 21:22).
We are soldiers; we have the belt of truth, the shield of righteousness and shoes of peace. I will not be afraid; I know that God will answer my prayers. I know that God will not leave me. He will take care of me, because He said in His Word, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
Proclaim His Word, remind yourself of His promises. Do not let the devil blind your mind—oppose him with the truth of God’s Word!
Our Father said, “Ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:23-24). God is good!
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened… If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” (Matthew 7:7-11).
How should we ask? With confidence. How should we seek? Earnestly. How should we knock? With perseverance and confidence. “Father, I believe in Your Word. I believe that Your Word is true, and I expect to receive an answer from You.”
Unfortunately, this world is imperfect and there are many diseases, but God has given us protection from all of them. We can compare it with the door of our house—we lock the doors so that no stranger can get in. Similarly, we need to learn how to use the Word of God to resist all diseases and infirmities and walk in divine health. And if an illness comes knocking in our house, we can shut the door and lock it securely.
Put on the helmet of salvation. Surround your mind with the thoughts of salvation. Words have power over our thoughts—speak the words of salvation!
Very often Christians pray against the devil as if he had some power. But the devil only has tricks, wiles and deception! He tries to allure people into his trap, getting them to believe something contrary to the Word of God. “…the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them” (2 Corinthians 4:4).
1 Peter 1:23 says that you and I are born again of an incorruptible seed by the Word of God. John 1:14 tells us that Jesus, the Word of God, became flesh. What does that mean for you and me? That means His Word is actually He Himself being released into the atmosphere around us. When we speak His words, He is present to heal in our midst. Luke 5:17 and many other scriptures let us know that as His words are being spoken, He is filling our midst with His presence!
We are the temple of the living God, as God has said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people.” Wow! I walk, He’s dwelling in me; I talk, He’s living in me; I experience life, He’s experiencing it through me—I am one with Him!