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STRENGTHENING THE GIFTS OF HEALING

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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 a blessing to humanity. These gifts are given to the church as supernatural weapons to stop the evil attacks of darkness against the body of Christ and humanity as a whole.

Sickness is one of the greatest weapons of The evil one against mankind. Sickness has a terrible financial toll on men. The gifts of healing are a great blessing to men and must be used extensively to stop the devil’s activities.

The gifts of healing become strong in operation when one commits himself to preaching the gospel consistently and ministers to the sick. Please note that when one has this gift manifesting in his life, and he is faithful in ministering to the sick, this gift will graduate from a gift to a ministry. When it becomes a ministry you see its manifestation almost everywhere and every time you minister to the sick. The Bible speak about Philip who began as a deacon a man full of faith and the Holy Ghost. The Bible said he went to Samaria and preached Christ unto them. Acts 8:6-7 reads “And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spoke hearing and seeing the miracles which he did for unclean spirits crying with loud voice came out of many that were possessed with them and many taken with palsies, and they that were lame were healed. And there was great joy in the city ”. Because of his consistent use of this gift, he had moved from a gift to a ministry.

God is therefore ready to empower as many people who would take Him (God) at His word, set themselves apart from sin and worldliness, and commit themselves to prayer and obeying the word of God in their lives, so the gift of healing would function, to bless mankind as a whole.

One of the greatest joys in the life of every child of God should be to see the power of God work through them to restore the sick to their normal healthy state. You can also be used to bless many who are suffering. God is no respecter of persons, and so any man who commits his life to be a blessing to men would see the strengthening of this gift in his life.

     PRAYER

Thank you, heavenly Father, for this wonderful gifts of healing. Lord, I pray you open up the understanding of all Christians to avail themselves for your use, to answer the cry of humanity.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Mark 16:18. “They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

Acts 19:11-12. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

POWER GIFTS: GIFTS OF HEALING

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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.”