Christ the Healer is one of my subjects in Bible School this quarter and as part of our requirements, we are to get 2 people healed by ministering the Word and make a written report of it per person. Sicknesses like headache, toothache and fever not included!
In my mind Im thinking, "You mean it has to be a major sickness like cancer, diabetes, blind or mute?!" and before I even expressed my thoughts, the teacher enumerated examples of sicknesses and everything in my thoughts were included.
Next question in my mind, "Whaat? Meee? Hooowww? What if the person I prayed for don't get healed?? waaaaaa......"
And again even before I express my thoughts, the teacher says, "Do not worry, It is not You who will do the healing, It is CHRIST in you who will!"
Oo nga naman! Pero still ang hirap labanan ng unbelief ko! Kaya ko ba yun? Oh my gulay...
And once again kahit wala naman akong sinasabi, the teacher says, "Remember in Ephesians 2:8-9 ....
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Now I'm thinking, "Grabe naman mind reader ang teacher.. hahahaha"
I thought about it further and realized hindi nga naman yan tungkol sa "works" or kung gano kahaba o kaganda ang prayer ko.. through Faith talaga. Para pag gumaling hindi ako ang glorified, kundi si God. Kse nga kung ako lang, Good luck tlga! hahaha...
So here I am, nearing our deadline for our healing reports (4days na lang) and wala pa po akong napapagaling... yikes.. (not a good example of a bible school student).. kse naman wala pa po akong pinag-p-pray! Duh!
Once again I asked myself, "Self... hehehe.. what is holding you back from doing your healing project?" and the answer came to me through my notes which said, "You will not understand healing if you do not understand Faith!"
Ouch! parang tinamaan ako dun.. konti.. hehehe.. The truth is I am afraid to call upon Jesus to heal those critical illnesses and major sickness because I have not fully understood my faith.. or in other words, "You don't call because You don't believe..." As harsh as that may sound but there is truth to it. Im not writing this to make anyone feel condemned ok.... Im just writing about my own realizations and my own areas of improvement. Kse nga naman I have both belief and unbelief struggling at the same time!
Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (Wow I got that one right, thanks to Pastor Allan--super paulit-ulit ang sentence na yan last quarter kaya na memorize ko na rin!)
SO bottomline, to understand Healing you need to understand Faith.
Faith is BELIEVING.
Believing in what?
In the Great Power of Christ.
But How?
Well, for those who Do Not know Jesus Christ yet as Lord and Savior, then you can receive your Spiritual Healing first by accepting HIM and have a personal relationship with HIM.
For those who have accepted Him already but have trouble believing in the great power of Christ (just like me--sometimes), get to know HIM better, seek HIM with all your heart, learn from HIM, fall in-love with HIM, stay focused on HIM. Always ask, what does the Word say? Read. Read. Read. Do it with an open heart and you will find Jesus Revealing things to you.
"For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved (healed)." Romans 10:13
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals ALL your diseases..." Psalm 103:2-3
"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you maybe healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16
These are just some of the healing verses that I like very much. There are tons and tons of it in the Bible.. so much that you would be overwhelmed of how Healing is truly part of God's WILL for our lives!
Wow, Thank you Lord for these reminders :) Now I feel I am in the right track of mind to complete my Healing Project.
But Before ending this entry, I just want to share to you the contents of a healing pamphlet that my very lovely seatmate, Alicia, gave to me.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THOSE SEEKING HEALING
- MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAVED.
- Healing is important; salvation is much more important. Healing is for committed Christians cleansed by the blood of Christ (Matthew 15:26). The blood was first applied; then the oil which is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Leviticus 14:14-18)
- CONFESS YOUR FAULTS. James 5:16
- Sin covered up in your life will hinder your healing. Many Children of God need to examine their hearts and be cleansed from secret faults (Psalm 19:12)
- PRAY THROUGH THE REAL FAITH. Hebrews 4:16 and 11:6
- Share your heart to God in secret and let Him speak to you clearly through His Word. Have no unconfessed sin between your soul and the Lord, so that you know you will be healed when you are anointed according to His word (James 5:14-15)
- READ HIS WORD TO STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH. Rom 10:17
- Get a promise from the Lord on which to build your faith. Doubt puts you out of touch with God; faith puts you in touch with Him, and help you to receive from Him the very thing you need (Mark 11:22-24)
- FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED YOU. Mark 11:25-26
- An unforgivng spirit unfits you to approach a merciful God, and will keep you out of His presence forever unless you are cleansed from it (Matthew 18:23-35)
- MEDITATE ON THE SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST FOR YOUR SOUL AND BODY Matthew 8:17, Isa 53:4-5
- This teaching is fundamental for our healing as it is for our soul's salvation. "Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses" (Matt 8:17) Then we may go free from bodily as well as spiritual afflictions.
- SEEK CHRIST HIMSELF RATHER THAN HEALING. Philippians 3:7-8
- "That I may know Him." Dedicate yourself, spirit, soul and body to Him without reservation that he may preserve you blameless until His coming (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)
- COME TO HIM IN DEEP HUMILITY. James 4:6-10
- A pround self-righteous spirit is an abomination to God. We are saved and healed not because we deserve anything from God, but because God desires to manifest His great mercy and grace through Christ who died for us (Isaiah 53)
- PRAISE HIM BY FAITH BEFORE YOU SEE OR FEEL THE EVIDENCE OF HEALING. Philippians 4:4-6
- Lack of praise is an evidence of lack of faith; for faith validates the promises and rejoices in them before there is any outward or visible evidence (Hebrews 11)
- CLAIM YOUR HEALING AND KEEP IT BY SUBMITTING TO GOD AND BY RESISTING THE DEVIL. James 4:7
- The devil does not want us to learn the way of faith and will try to break down our faith and to steal our victory. He frequently brings on us the old symptoms after we are healed by the Lord, to make us fear and doubt. We must have faith to take healing, and often, we need greater faith to keep our healing. Therefore we need to be consistent in praise. Pray with faith even after we are healed.
I pray that the material above plus my personal notes have blessed you today.
If you want me to pray for your healing, feel free to email me at askjennetoday@gmail.com
Jenne
