KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 12:9. ” To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; “

The “gifts of healing” is the only gift that is expressed in the plural. It is not the gift of healing. Rather, it is the gifts of healing.

Why isn’t it stated as just “gift” but “gifts”? There are so many categories of sicknesses, and although one may be graced to heal several sicknesses, he finds it very easy, to heal a particular kind of sickness. Some people sing, and several people would be getting healed. Some have a particular dance that they do that people would be healed. I know of some ministers who would bless water for people to take, and they are made whole. The only requirement is that all these should be done in the name of the Lord and to His glory. Could there be a person who is graced to heal every kind of sickness? I believe it is possible. The scripture says to God that all things are possible. Since He appointed His servants and declared that greater works than what He did, would they do (John 14:12). I believe He can use someone to heal all manner of diseases. The Bible also says all things are possible to him who believes. If you can believe all things will be possible for you.

As I said earlier, there are certain ministers who minister to certain cases more easily than others. The servant of God may be used to heal several sicknesses, but when it comes to a particular condition, there is almost always a breakthrough. The late evangelist T.L. Osborn was used mightily by the Lord to touch many lives. There were divers healings in His meetings, yet the deaf and dumb always predominated over those are set free.

Others are exceptionally successful when it comes to delivering the oppressed from demons.

The gifts of healing always attract a lot of glory and human praise. One must be very careful to always give God the glory when the Lord uses him or her in the healing of the sick. As we all know no man heals anybody. It is the Holy Spirit working through us. We must be careful always to give God the glory.

The story is told of one man of God in the mid-twentieth century called Stephen Jeffrey from Welsh, who was so mightily used by God to touch many lives. One condition he easily handled was rheumatoid arthritis. This man remarked one day that the whole world was at his feet. Within a short moment, he was stricken with rheumatoid arthritis. The very condition he used to heal with ease. He died of this sickness.

Let’s always give the glory to God. To Him belong all praise, the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER
Father, all glory, power, and praise belong to you. You do all things to glorify your name. May you be praised forever more.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Acts 14:14-15 ” Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein”:

Matthew 6:13. “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.”