1.38. HEALING IS FOR TODAY
HEALING IS FOR TODAY
The healing ministry of Christ did not cease when He was taken up from the disciples into heaven. The Acts of the Apostles is a continuation "of all that Jesus began both to do and teach" (Acts 1:1). Jesus modeled a healing ministry on earth and taught that healing is a part of the kingdom benefits. Before He returned to His Father, Jesus instructed believers to go and heal the sick. He said, And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
(Mark 16:17-18) Jesus also told us: And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, keep My commandments.
(John 14:13-15)
Christ seemed to have disappeared, and I was walking with the angel among the store houses. I thought, "So many storehouses, Lord." Jesus spoke to my spirit: "Child, when you pray for somebody on the earth, pray for them in My name. Remember that you don’t do the healing-I do. Ask Me to heal an eye or leg, and I will do it. Ask Me to straighten crooked limbs or heal sick bodies, and I will heal them. "Whatever you want Me to do, ask in My name, and I will do it. I have the answers wait ing in these storehouses." Jesus emphasized that the blessings in these storehouses were for His people and for the sinners on the earth. I remembered that He had said that very soon there will be an avalanche of healings in the world. I thought of the healings that are already occurring on the earth, and I thought, "Lord, how wonderful You are to repair our bodies!" As we grow older, our bodies begin to wear out or deteriorate. That is a natural effect of sin, and we will never be entirely free from these consequences. But God doesn’t desire that we spend our later years bedridden and ineffective. He wants to keep us active and productive. Jesus died so we could be made whole. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, shed His blood so that we could be saved from hell. If we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, we have hope. The hope for our souls is in Jesus. Jesus Christ suffered for the healing of our bodies. Our privilege, our blessing, and our hope for wholeness and wellness are in Jesus. He is the hope for our physical well-being. Saints, there are storehouses of unclaimed blessings in heaven. They are ready to be claimed by God’s people who ask in faith-and in the name of Jesus! When He was on earth, the Lord once said, "I go [ to prepare a place for you" (John 14:2). The place He is preparing is in heaven. It is a beautiful place of many beautiful things. As I give my testimony in this book and as I speak about heaven, the thoughts of that place thrill my soul. Thank God for the beautiful Word that He has given unto us, His children!
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