". . .for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."
Luke 6:45
We can sometimes find out why we are struggling in faith just by listening to ourselves for a few minutes.
Not only can we locate our faith by our words, but we can also discover what we really believe as we listen to our own words.
When things aren't working right, we must be listening to what we are saying.
Our words are important.
If we can get our thinking, our believing, and our speaking straightened out, our lives will straighten out.
As we think, believe, and speak God's truth, His Word can change every area of our lives!
Teacher
"And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrines, Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow."
Mark 4:2-3
Jesus began teaching a crowd in parables.
Later, when He was alone with His disciples, they asked Him the meaning of the parable of the sower.
In a sense they told Him that they didn't understand what He was talking about.
Jesus said to them, "Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables" then He continued, "Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?"
Jesus was saying, "This is the key.
If you gain understanding of this parable, everything else will start to open up to you."
Many read the Bible and don't understand it.
That's why God gave us the Holy Spirit, to translate, interpret and teach it to us.
The reason they have trouble understanding the Word is because they have never let the Holy Spirit be their teacher.
They try to read it with their own understanding.
The Word is revelation truth!
We need to ask the Holy Spirit to teach us every time we open the Bible.
He is the teacher of the Church and He will reveal to us what is written on its pages.
Mark 4:2-3
Jesus began teaching a crowd in parables.
Later, when He was alone with His disciples, they asked Him the meaning of the parable of the sower.
In a sense they told Him that they didn't understand what He was talking about.
Jesus said to them, "Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables" then He continued, "Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?"
Jesus was saying, "This is the key.
If you gain understanding of this parable, everything else will start to open up to you."
Many read the Bible and don't understand it.
That's why God gave us the Holy Spirit, to translate, interpret and teach it to us.
The reason they have trouble understanding the Word is because they have never let the Holy Spirit be their teacher.
They try to read it with their own understanding.
The Word is revelation truth!
We need to ask the Holy Spirit to teach us every time we open the Bible.
He is the teacher of the Church and He will reveal to us what is written on its pages.
Control
"For we all often stumble and fall and offend in many things.
And if anyone does not offend in speech [never says the wrong things], he is a fully developed character and a perfect man, able to control his whole body and to curb his entire nature."
James 3:2 AMP
James says that if we can control our mouths, we can control our bodies.
In verse 3 James gives us more information about the tongue, giving us an example of controlling a horse.
And he also shows us how a ship is controlled.
Putting a bit in a horse's mouth and directing a ship by its rudder are examples of controlling both inside and outside desires.
As we control our mouths, we can control ourselves, inside and out!
And if anyone does not offend in speech [never says the wrong things], he is a fully developed character and a perfect man, able to control his whole body and to curb his entire nature."
James 3:2 AMP
James says that if we can control our mouths, we can control our bodies.
In verse 3 James gives us more information about the tongue, giving us an example of controlling a horse.
And he also shows us how a ship is controlled.
Putting a bit in a horse's mouth and directing a ship by its rudder are examples of controlling both inside and outside desires.
As we control our mouths, we can control ourselves, inside and out!
Attitudes
"And He [Jesus] spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Parisee, and the other a publican.
The Pharisee stood and prayed this with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breat, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner."
Luke 18:9-13
It seems Jesus was trying to show us the difference between the two men's attitudes.
The Pharisee boasted about what he's done and felt that God's blessing belonged to him.
While the Publican just humbly prayed that he didn't deserve anything and begged for His mercy.
But we must stand up in our righteousness that Jesus has given us [not our own righteousness which is as filthy rags].
We are to come boldly to the throne of grace, believing and confessing the Word and acting in faith.
Proverbs 28:1 says, "the righteous are bold as a lion."
But we are not to come with an arrogant, prideful attitude.
God's mercy, compassion and grace provided everything we have in Jesus Christ, and we must treat His blessings as a gift.
So we can be bold when we go before God, but always keeping a good attitude.
It's only by God's grace that we stand!
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Parisee, and the other a publican.
The Pharisee stood and prayed this with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breat, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner."
Luke 18:9-13
It seems Jesus was trying to show us the difference between the two men's attitudes.
The Pharisee boasted about what he's done and felt that God's blessing belonged to him.
While the Publican just humbly prayed that he didn't deserve anything and begged for His mercy.
But we must stand up in our righteousness that Jesus has given us [not our own righteousness which is as filthy rags].
We are to come boldly to the throne of grace, believing and confessing the Word and acting in faith.
Proverbs 28:1 says, "the righteous are bold as a lion."
But we are not to come with an arrogant, prideful attitude.
God's mercy, compassion and grace provided everything we have in Jesus Christ, and we must treat His blessings as a gift.
So we can be bold when we go before God, but always keeping a good attitude.
It's only by God's grace that we stand!
Renewing
"And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God."
Romans 12:2
In order for the Word to work, we must be sure that we're following God's instructions.
Many times we are deceived because we only attempt to stand on the Word, but the Word wasn't planted on the inside.
We may have had some head knowledge, but our heart hadn't grasped what the Word was really saying.
The solution to 'head knowledge faith' is to read the Word, study the Word, meditate on the Word and keep on doing it!
It takes time and work to believe what God says in the face of obstacles.
It's so important to make sure the Word goes from the mental realm to the spirit.
As a matter of fact, the difference between victory and defeat is the eighteen inches between the head and the heart.
Go to the Word, grasp it, believe it, and then watch the Word go into action.
"God watches over His Word to perform it!"
Jeremiah 1:12
Romans 12:2
In order for the Word to work, we must be sure that we're following God's instructions.
Many times we are deceived because we only attempt to stand on the Word, but the Word wasn't planted on the inside.
We may have had some head knowledge, but our heart hadn't grasped what the Word was really saying.
The solution to 'head knowledge faith' is to read the Word, study the Word, meditate on the Word and keep on doing it!
It takes time and work to believe what God says in the face of obstacles.
It's so important to make sure the Word goes from the mental realm to the spirit.
As a matter of fact, the difference between victory and defeat is the eighteen inches between the head and the heart.
Go to the Word, grasp it, believe it, and then watch the Word go into action.
"God watches over His Word to perform it!"
Jeremiah 1:12
Promises
"Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you."
Genesis 22:4-5
If we always have our eyes on the answer and consider only what God said, we'll overcome in the end, regardless of our situation.
A good example of this is Abraham.
God didn't say to Abraham that He would give him a son. God said He would make Abraham the father of many nations. (Genesis 17:4)
In Genesis 22, God told Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering to Him.
Abraham would have been in trouble if he'd been walking around saying,"I know i'm the father of many nations because I have a son."
If he had been thinking that way, he would have said to God, "Lord, I can't do that. Isaac has to live, or I can't be the father of many nations."
But Abraham was absolutely convinced God's promise had to come to pass.
He believed that if he sacrificed his son, God would have to raise him from the dead to fulfill that promise. (Hebrews 11:17-19).
So Abraham told the servants to wait while he and the lad go yonder and worship and that they would come back.
He was saying that they both were going and they both were coming back, and they did!
We can't take our eyes off the answer!
Off Jesus and the Word, for anything, good or bad.
Even when the body is feeling better, don't dwell on that. Keep the eyes fixed on God's promises.
Keep fully persuaded that what God has promised will come to pass!
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you."
Genesis 22:4-5
If we always have our eyes on the answer and consider only what God said, we'll overcome in the end, regardless of our situation.
A good example of this is Abraham.
God didn't say to Abraham that He would give him a son. God said He would make Abraham the father of many nations. (Genesis 17:4)
In Genesis 22, God told Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering to Him.
Abraham would have been in trouble if he'd been walking around saying,"I know i'm the father of many nations because I have a son."
If he had been thinking that way, he would have said to God, "Lord, I can't do that. Isaac has to live, or I can't be the father of many nations."
But Abraham was absolutely convinced God's promise had to come to pass.
He believed that if he sacrificed his son, God would have to raise him from the dead to fulfill that promise. (Hebrews 11:17-19).
So Abraham told the servants to wait while he and the lad go yonder and worship and that they would come back.
He was saying that they both were going and they both were coming back, and they did!
We can't take our eyes off the answer!
Off Jesus and the Word, for anything, good or bad.
Even when the body is feeling better, don't dwell on that. Keep the eyes fixed on God's promises.
Keep fully persuaded that what God has promised will come to pass!
Open Doors
". . .that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."
Ephesians 6:13
Sometimes the reason we're experiencing difficulty getting rid of sickness in our bodies is that we've left a door open someplace.
Either we're doing something wrong, or we're not doing something right.
It's not a hard and fast rule, because the devil will still try to attack when we're doing everthing right.
BUT sometimes we will find we left a door open.
We must not mistreat our bodies and leave a door open for the devil to bring in sickness or disease.
Never forget. . .we are the temples of the Holy Spirit!
Ephesians 6:13
Sometimes the reason we're experiencing difficulty getting rid of sickness in our bodies is that we've left a door open someplace.
Either we're doing something wrong, or we're not doing something right.
It's not a hard and fast rule, because the devil will still try to attack when we're doing everthing right.
BUT sometimes we will find we left a door open.
We must not mistreat our bodies and leave a door open for the devil to bring in sickness or disease.
Never forget. . .we are the temples of the Holy Spirit!
Believing
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
2 Corinthians 5:7
When we make a point of contact with God, believing we receive our answer, we may not immediately look different; but we don't have to look different, we just have to believe what the Bible says and then say what we believe!
We know in our heart that when we pray, our Father hears us and gives us the petition we are asking for.
Then we believe we have received!
2 Corinthians 5:7
When we make a point of contact with God, believing we receive our answer, we may not immediately look different; but we don't have to look different, we just have to believe what the Bible says and then say what we believe!
We know in our heart that when we pray, our Father hears us and gives us the petition we are asking for.
Then we believe we have received!
Words
"The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself."
Ecclesiastes 10:12
Our words create our lives.
Words are powerful 'carriers'; they carry faith, or they carry unbelief.
Whatever we fill our words with will directly affect our lives.
We should ask ourselves, "What have I been saying about the parts of my life I do not like?"
If we don't like where we are in life, change our words.
Quit saying what we're saying.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue. . ."
Switch over to speaking words of faith.
God's Word is seed planted in our heart, and it works mightily in us.
We are a direct result of what we've believed and said about ourselves in the past.
To make sure our future is different than our past or present, we go back to the Bible and get our minds renewed and our thinking straightened out.
When we get our thinking lined up with the Word of God, it's amazing how easily our believing will line up.
After getting our believing straightened out, our mouth will straighten out.
We are in good shape when our thinking, speaking and believing all line up with God's Word.
Our faithfilled words will carry us into a future of health and abundance!
Ecclesiastes 10:12
Our words create our lives.
Words are powerful 'carriers'; they carry faith, or they carry unbelief.
Whatever we fill our words with will directly affect our lives.
We should ask ourselves, "What have I been saying about the parts of my life I do not like?"
If we don't like where we are in life, change our words.
Quit saying what we're saying.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue. . ."
Switch over to speaking words of faith.
God's Word is seed planted in our heart, and it works mightily in us.
We are a direct result of what we've believed and said about ourselves in the past.
To make sure our future is different than our past or present, we go back to the Bible and get our minds renewed and our thinking straightened out.
When we get our thinking lined up with the Word of God, it's amazing how easily our believing will line up.
After getting our believing straightened out, our mouth will straighten out.
We are in good shape when our thinking, speaking and believing all line up with God's Word.
Our faithfilled words will carry us into a future of health and abundance!
Symptoms
"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised).
Hebrews 10:23
This verse talks about holding fast to our profession of faith.
If we have to hold fast to something, it means it's trying to get away from us.
We'll find in life that one of the most difficult things to hold fast to is the confession of our faith.
People will say to us how bad we look and wonder how we are feeling and it is easy to spit out everything in the natural and explain everything in detail.
The flesh likes to get down and wallow in doubt and self-pity, looking for sympathy.
It's much better to have healing than sympathy.
Sympathy only feels good for a few minutes, but healing feels good for a long time.
We can hold fast to our symptoms and get symptoms, or we can hold fast to our confession of faith and get results!
Hebrews 10:23
This verse talks about holding fast to our profession of faith.
If we have to hold fast to something, it means it's trying to get away from us.
We'll find in life that one of the most difficult things to hold fast to is the confession of our faith.
People will say to us how bad we look and wonder how we are feeling and it is easy to spit out everything in the natural and explain everything in detail.
The flesh likes to get down and wallow in doubt and self-pity, looking for sympathy.
It's much better to have healing than sympathy.
Sympathy only feels good for a few minutes, but healing feels good for a long time.
We can hold fast to our symptoms and get symptoms, or we can hold fast to our confession of faith and get results!
Saying
"We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed and therefore have I spoken; we also believe and therefore speak."
2 Corinthians 4:13
Paul uses the word therefore to combine the two parts of faith.
If we're going to believe something, we also have to speak it.
Believing alone doesn't make it come to pass.
It has to be combined with saying what God's Word says.
Jesus said, "If you believe in your heart that what you say will come to pass, you'll have whatever you say." Mark 11:23
The truth is, we can spend a lot of time feeding on God's Word, but what we continually say is what we'll actually believe.
When we first start saying, "By Jesus' stripes I was healed", it may sound strange.
It's easy to think we know the Bible says that, but we feel sick from head to toe.
But as we keep saying it and saying it, soon we'll believe it no matter what we feel like.
We get to that place of faith by feeding on God's Word and speaking it with our mouth.
Once we believe in our heart what God says, we can say it with faith behind it.
Then we can get ready for the answer to come to pass.
2 Corinthians 4:13
Paul uses the word therefore to combine the two parts of faith.
If we're going to believe something, we also have to speak it.
Believing alone doesn't make it come to pass.
It has to be combined with saying what God's Word says.
Jesus said, "If you believe in your heart that what you say will come to pass, you'll have whatever you say." Mark 11:23
The truth is, we can spend a lot of time feeding on God's Word, but what we continually say is what we'll actually believe.
When we first start saying, "By Jesus' stripes I was healed", it may sound strange.
It's easy to think we know the Bible says that, but we feel sick from head to toe.
But as we keep saying it and saying it, soon we'll believe it no matter what we feel like.
We get to that place of faith by feeding on God's Word and speaking it with our mouth.
Once we believe in our heart what God says, we can say it with faith behind it.
Then we can get ready for the answer to come to pass.
Glory
"Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Therefore his sisters sent unto Him [Jesus], saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
John 11:1,3,4
Jesus wasn't talking about the problem; He was talking about the end result.
Jesus always talked about the end results.
He was saying the end result was that this sickness will not end in death but the glory of God.
In John 11:40, Jesus told Martha that if she believed, she'd see the glory of God.
The sickness took Lazarus' life for awhile, but his life was given back to him when Jesus raised him from the dead, which was for the glory to God and that He may be glorified.
Therefore his sisters sent unto Him [Jesus], saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
When Jesus heard that, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
John 11:1,3,4
Jesus wasn't talking about the problem; He was talking about the end result.
Jesus always talked about the end results.
He was saying the end result was that this sickness will not end in death but the glory of God.
In John 11:40, Jesus told Martha that if she believed, she'd see the glory of God.
The sickness took Lazarus' life for awhile, but his life was given back to him when Jesus raised him from the dead, which was for the glory to God and that He may be glorified.
Choices
"And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he say Him [Jesus], he fell at His feet, And besought Him greatly, saying My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
And Jesus went with him. . . ."
Mark 5:22-24
Jesus started walking with Jairus toward his house.
About that time, a woman with an issue of blood came up behind Him in the crowd and touched the hem of His garment.
Jesus turned and asked who had touched Him.
The woman fell down before Him and told Him how she had been healed.
All this was going on while Jairus' daughter was at home dying.
When Jesus finished with the woman, they started again to Jairus' house.
But then someone came running and told them that it was too late and that his daughter was dead.
Immediately Jesus turned to Jairus and told him not to fear, but believe only; here he laid out a choice before Jairus, either fear or believe.
If he kept believing, his child would be healed.
But if he feared, he shut off Jesus' power.
Jairus chose to believe and his little girl was raised from the dead.
His faith loosed God to work in his daughter's life.
And Jesus went with him. . . ."
Mark 5:22-24
Jesus started walking with Jairus toward his house.
About that time, a woman with an issue of blood came up behind Him in the crowd and touched the hem of His garment.
Jesus turned and asked who had touched Him.
The woman fell down before Him and told Him how she had been healed.
All this was going on while Jairus' daughter was at home dying.
When Jesus finished with the woman, they started again to Jairus' house.
But then someone came running and told them that it was too late and that his daughter was dead.
Immediately Jesus turned to Jairus and told him not to fear, but believe only; here he laid out a choice before Jairus, either fear or believe.
If he kept believing, his child would be healed.
But if he feared, he shut off Jesus' power.
Jairus chose to believe and his little girl was raised from the dead.
His faith loosed God to work in his daughter's life.
Out of Bondage
"The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come."
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
In Exodus 12, God told His people, who were living in bondage in Egypt, Slay a spotless lamb and put its blood on the doorposts; then roast the lamb and eat it.
But before you do, pack your bags, put your marching shoes on, and get ready to travel, because after you partake of the lamb, you're coming out of bondage.
As the Israelites ate the body of that Passover lamb, they looked ahead to the redemptive work that would be accomplished when Jesus went to the cross.
Under the new covenant, we take Communion to look back and remember what Jesus did for us.
We were once trapped in the bondage of sin, sickness, worry, fear, discouragement and depression.
But the perfect Lamb shed His blood to redeem us from every yoke of bondage.
God's message to us is similar to what He said to the Isaelites in Egypt.
He says to us, When you partake of the symbols of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, put your marching shoes on and get ready to come out of bondage!
Communion should be the greatest healing experience we can have; spirit, soul and body.
When we take Communion, we remember what Jesus did for us.
We take the bread in rememberance of Jesus' body, broken for our physical healing.
We Thank Him, that by His shed blood on the cross, our sins are washed away.
By His broken body, we are healed.
And by His chastisement, we have peace of mind. (Isaiah 53:5).
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come."
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
In Exodus 12, God told His people, who were living in bondage in Egypt, Slay a spotless lamb and put its blood on the doorposts; then roast the lamb and eat it.
But before you do, pack your bags, put your marching shoes on, and get ready to travel, because after you partake of the lamb, you're coming out of bondage.
As the Israelites ate the body of that Passover lamb, they looked ahead to the redemptive work that would be accomplished when Jesus went to the cross.
Under the new covenant, we take Communion to look back and remember what Jesus did for us.
We were once trapped in the bondage of sin, sickness, worry, fear, discouragement and depression.
But the perfect Lamb shed His blood to redeem us from every yoke of bondage.
God's message to us is similar to what He said to the Isaelites in Egypt.
He says to us, When you partake of the symbols of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, put your marching shoes on and get ready to come out of bondage!
Communion should be the greatest healing experience we can have; spirit, soul and body.
When we take Communion, we remember what Jesus did for us.
We take the bread in rememberance of Jesus' body, broken for our physical healing.
We Thank Him, that by His shed blood on the cross, our sins are washed away.
By His broken body, we are healed.
And by His chastisement, we have peace of mind. (Isaiah 53:5).
Choice
"And being not weak in faith, he [Abraham] considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb."
Romans 4:19
Abraham never denied the problem.
He just didn't consider [paid attention to] it.
He never said anything about it.
God doesn't want us to deny that a problem exists; He doesn't teach lying or mind over matter.
He say we can look at the problem, but not to consider it.
We are to consider what the Word of God says about it instead.
Keep our eyes on the answer!
We are not to lie and say we aren't sick or whatever the problem is; but to say we don't care how we look or feel or sound like, God says we are healed, saved, or delivered by His Word.
We choose to believe Him until the problem is removed or gone.
We have God's word on it and that's what we look at and say.
Romans 4:19
Abraham never denied the problem.
He just didn't consider [paid attention to] it.
He never said anything about it.
God doesn't want us to deny that a problem exists; He doesn't teach lying or mind over matter.
He say we can look at the problem, but not to consider it.
We are to consider what the Word of God says about it instead.
Keep our eyes on the answer!
We are not to lie and say we aren't sick or whatever the problem is; but to say we don't care how we look or feel or sound like, God says we are healed, saved, or delivered by His Word.
We choose to believe Him until the problem is removed or gone.
We have God's word on it and that's what we look at and say.
Love
"And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
Romans 5:5
One way for us to stay healthy is to walk in love.
Under the Old Testament, God told His people that if they served Him, He would take sickness away from the midst of them (Exodus 23:25).
Then He gave them a list of Commandments and Ordinances to obey, knowing that the Israelites had no power to do them.
Really, He was saying to them "Here are all these rules and regulations to follow in order to live holy before Me.
There's no way you can keep them, so when you break My laws, the blood of an animal sacrifice will cover your sins.
It will push your sins ahead for a year so you can receive My blessings."
God gave His laws and commandments to the people to prove to them that they needed a Savior.
Galatians 3:24 says the law served as a schoolmaster to bring God's people to Jesus.
His people couldn't be perfected through the Law.
They needed a Redeemer!
Are we in any better shape now?
Are we able to obey Jesus' commandment to 'Love one another' (John 13:34) any better than the Old Testament saints were able to keep the Law?
Under the Old covenant, God's people possessed the Law but had no power to keep it.
Under the New covenant, when we're born again the Holy Ghost dwells in us and puts the love of God into our spirits.
We have the power to keep the law of love.
As long as we walk in love, we have the power to do the other commandments too.
Our job on earth is to walk in love.
As long as we walk in love, we're keeping God's commandments.
As long as we keep His commandments, our God, Jehovah Rapha, will take sickness from the midst of us!
Romans 5:5
One way for us to stay healthy is to walk in love.
Under the Old Testament, God told His people that if they served Him, He would take sickness away from the midst of them (Exodus 23:25).
Then He gave them a list of Commandments and Ordinances to obey, knowing that the Israelites had no power to do them.
Really, He was saying to them "Here are all these rules and regulations to follow in order to live holy before Me.
There's no way you can keep them, so when you break My laws, the blood of an animal sacrifice will cover your sins.
It will push your sins ahead for a year so you can receive My blessings."
God gave His laws and commandments to the people to prove to them that they needed a Savior.
Galatians 3:24 says the law served as a schoolmaster to bring God's people to Jesus.
His people couldn't be perfected through the Law.
They needed a Redeemer!
Are we in any better shape now?
Are we able to obey Jesus' commandment to 'Love one another' (John 13:34) any better than the Old Testament saints were able to keep the Law?
Under the Old covenant, God's people possessed the Law but had no power to keep it.
Under the New covenant, when we're born again the Holy Ghost dwells in us and puts the love of God into our spirits.
We have the power to keep the law of love.
As long as we walk in love, we have the power to do the other commandments too.
Our job on earth is to walk in love.
As long as we walk in love, we're keeping God's commandments.
As long as we keep His commandments, our God, Jehovah Rapha, will take sickness from the midst of us!
Acting in Faith
"When he [Jesus] had thus spoken, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore and washed and came seeing."
John 9:6,7
We may wonder what we should do to act on our faith, but we can't do something just because it worked for someone else.
We need to let God show us how to act in faith.
Jesus spit in the dirt, made clay of the spittle, put it on a blind man's eyes and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9:6,7).
But He didn't tell anyone else to go dip in that pool.
Jesus gave people a whole variety of instructions for acting on their faith.
What worked for someone to receive their healing, could kill someone else if they do it to just make something happen.
We are to act because we believe.
John 9:6,7
We may wonder what we should do to act on our faith, but we can't do something just because it worked for someone else.
We need to let God show us how to act in faith.
Jesus spit in the dirt, made clay of the spittle, put it on a blind man's eyes and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam (John 9:6,7).
But He didn't tell anyone else to go dip in that pool.
Jesus gave people a whole variety of instructions for acting on their faith.
What worked for someone to receive their healing, could kill someone else if they do it to just make something happen.
We are to act because we believe.
Determined
"And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, . . .came in the press behind, and touched his garment."
Mark 5:25,27
The more we consider the woman with the issue of blood, the more we understand that she had to be stubborn.
Under Jewish law, she was unclean.
When a woman with an issue of blood came out in public, she risked being stoned.
As if that weren't bad enough, at that time Jesus was walking with a ruler of the synagogue, Jairus was his name.
Jesus was on His way to Jairus' house to heal his daughter when He perceived that power had flowed out of Him and stopped to find out who had touched Him.
As a ruler of the synagogue, Jairus had authority to have this woman stoned.
But she had tenacity to overcome her fear and go against religious leaders to get her healing.
People have to override what ministers say about healing in order to receive their healings.
Like this woman, we have to overcome unbelief, fear and weakness and do no matter what comes against us to receive.
We have to get to the point where we don't care what anyone says!
Mark 5:25,27
The more we consider the woman with the issue of blood, the more we understand that she had to be stubborn.
Under Jewish law, she was unclean.
When a woman with an issue of blood came out in public, she risked being stoned.
As if that weren't bad enough, at that time Jesus was walking with a ruler of the synagogue, Jairus was his name.
Jesus was on His way to Jairus' house to heal his daughter when He perceived that power had flowed out of Him and stopped to find out who had touched Him.
As a ruler of the synagogue, Jairus had authority to have this woman stoned.
But she had tenacity to overcome her fear and go against religious leaders to get her healing.
People have to override what ministers say about healing in order to receive their healings.
Like this woman, we have to overcome unbelief, fear and weakness and do no matter what comes against us to receive.
We have to get to the point where we don't care what anyone says!
Great Faith
"Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."
Matthew 15:25-28
If that had happened to most of us, we would have given up, but not this woman.
First Jesus ignored her; then He said to His disciples, I'm not even sent to help her.
But she came worshipping Him, saying, Lord, help me.
This Gentile mother wouldn't leave Jesus alone!
Then Jesus told her it wasn't right to take the children's bread and give it to dogs.
Jesus called her a 'dog'!
Most of us would have gone home hurt and even angry.
But look what she told Jesus: "Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
She was saying that she didn't need the whole loaf, give that to the children, although most of them won't take it.
Just give me a crumb. I know what Your bread will do.
She knew the power Jesus had. She didn't care what He called her, she wanted her daughter healed.
Then Jesus told her, "With faith like that, you can have anything you want!
Jesus had taken this woman to the limits and she passed the test.
He knew her faith would turn His power loose.
Great faith always takes God at His Word.
It pays to hang on and refuse to give up!
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."
Matthew 15:25-28
If that had happened to most of us, we would have given up, but not this woman.
First Jesus ignored her; then He said to His disciples, I'm not even sent to help her.
But she came worshipping Him, saying, Lord, help me.
This Gentile mother wouldn't leave Jesus alone!
Then Jesus told her it wasn't right to take the children's bread and give it to dogs.
Jesus called her a 'dog'!
Most of us would have gone home hurt and even angry.
But look what she told Jesus: "Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
She was saying that she didn't need the whole loaf, give that to the children, although most of them won't take it.
Just give me a crumb. I know what Your bread will do.
She knew the power Jesus had. She didn't care what He called her, she wanted her daughter healed.
Then Jesus told her, "With faith like that, you can have anything you want!
Jesus had taken this woman to the limits and she passed the test.
He knew her faith would turn His power loose.
Great faith always takes God at His Word.
It pays to hang on and refuse to give up!
Meditation
"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success."
Joshua 1:8
If we want to walk in divine health, as God desires, we have to be a doer of the Word.
For one thing, that means meditating on Gods healing promises.
As we do, we will find His Word getting so big on the inside of us that we start acting like a healthy person.
God told Joshua the results he could expect for being diligent in His Word: "For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success."
It doesn't say that God will make our way prosperous. No, we shall make our way prosperous.
Then we will deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
God has made health and success available in every area of our lives.
He says He will give us the wisdom and ability to deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
BUT it's our choice whether or not we become a doer of His Word and actually receive what He's given us.
We are to plant God's Word in our heart and that Word is life to us and health to all our flesh.
Because we meditate on His Word, we will deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
Joshua 1:8
If we want to walk in divine health, as God desires, we have to be a doer of the Word.
For one thing, that means meditating on Gods healing promises.
As we do, we will find His Word getting so big on the inside of us that we start acting like a healthy person.
God told Joshua the results he could expect for being diligent in His Word: "For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success."
It doesn't say that God will make our way prosperous. No, we shall make our way prosperous.
Then we will deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
God has made health and success available in every area of our lives.
He says He will give us the wisdom and ability to deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
BUT it's our choice whether or not we become a doer of His Word and actually receive what He's given us.
We are to plant God's Word in our heart and that Word is life to us and health to all our flesh.
Because we meditate on His Word, we will deal wisely in all the affairs of life.
Problems
"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."
1 Timothy 6:12
Some people think that when they operate in faith, they wouldn't have any problems.
Problems are what faith is for, to help us overcome the enemy when he attacks us with problems.
We can't pray that we will never have anymore trouble with the devil because that can only happen when we are dead.
We can count on the enemy to come with tests and trials.
He comes to kill, steal and destroy us if we let him (John 10:10).
As long as we live on the earth, we will have trouble with the devil.
He, the devil, tries to stir up negative circumstances, symtoms, thoughts, imaginations and all sorts of problems.
He does everything he can to discourage us and get us to quit.
But we are not to quit! We have the victory in Jesus and the Word of God. We need to stay scriptural in every situation, good or bad.
We have the bigger weapon, God's Word and our faith in it.
We face the devil in the name of Jesus!
1 Timothy 6:12
Some people think that when they operate in faith, they wouldn't have any problems.
Problems are what faith is for, to help us overcome the enemy when he attacks us with problems.
We can't pray that we will never have anymore trouble with the devil because that can only happen when we are dead.
We can count on the enemy to come with tests and trials.
He comes to kill, steal and destroy us if we let him (John 10:10).
As long as we live on the earth, we will have trouble with the devil.
He, the devil, tries to stir up negative circumstances, symtoms, thoughts, imaginations and all sorts of problems.
He does everything he can to discourage us and get us to quit.
But we are not to quit! We have the victory in Jesus and the Word of God. We need to stay scriptural in every situation, good or bad.
We have the bigger weapon, God's Word and our faith in it.
We face the devil in the name of Jesus!
Patience
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptation; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing."
James 1:2-4
Verse four doesn't say to let tests and trials have their perfect work; it says let patience have her perfect work.
Tests and trials don't perfect us. It is what we do with them that counts.
We aren't perfect because we have a bunch of problems but because we stick with God's Word in the midst of the problems.
That's when patience has its perfect work.
Patience is consistent endurance.
When we walk in patience, we remain consistent all the way through the situation, no matter what comes along.
We base everything on God's Word.
We get up in the morning and open the Bible and tell ourselves how we are according to the Word.
We can grow in our spiritual walk by using our faith against tests and trials.
Otherwise, we can go under. It's what we do with our problems that make us victorious or defeated.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing."
James 1:2-4
Verse four doesn't say to let tests and trials have their perfect work; it says let patience have her perfect work.
Tests and trials don't perfect us. It is what we do with them that counts.
We aren't perfect because we have a bunch of problems but because we stick with God's Word in the midst of the problems.
That's when patience has its perfect work.
Patience is consistent endurance.
When we walk in patience, we remain consistent all the way through the situation, no matter what comes along.
We base everything on God's Word.
We get up in the morning and open the Bible and tell ourselves how we are according to the Word.
We can grow in our spiritual walk by using our faith against tests and trials.
Otherwise, we can go under. It's what we do with our problems that make us victorious or defeated.
Blessings
"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints of light."
Colossians 1:12
Jesus went to the cross and shed His blood for us.
Through His death, burial and resurrection, He forgave our sins, redeemed us, delivered us from the power of darkness and helped us to be partakers of His inheritance.
But most Christians have a very low opinion of what redemption really is.
They say that Jesus redeemed them from sin; which is true but there's so much more.
Praise God, we've been redeemed from every curse in the Old Testament and especially sickness and disease.
Healing, back then, was a blessing and still is today.
Jesus didn't do away with any of His blessings; He added to them.
Isaiah 53:5, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we ARE healed."
Jesus not only redeemed us from our sins, but He also redeemed us from torment and oppression so we could have peace.
He redeemed us from sickness so we can have health.
He redeemed us from proverty so we can have wealth.
On and on with all His blessings!
God's report says that we are forgiven, delivered and healed.
Now we can take them by faith.
They belong to us because Jesus already paid the price.
Colossians 1:12
Jesus went to the cross and shed His blood for us.
Through His death, burial and resurrection, He forgave our sins, redeemed us, delivered us from the power of darkness and helped us to be partakers of His inheritance.
But most Christians have a very low opinion of what redemption really is.
They say that Jesus redeemed them from sin; which is true but there's so much more.
Praise God, we've been redeemed from every curse in the Old Testament and especially sickness and disease.
Healing, back then, was a blessing and still is today.
Jesus didn't do away with any of His blessings; He added to them.
Isaiah 53:5, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we ARE healed."
Jesus not only redeemed us from our sins, but He also redeemed us from torment and oppression so we could have peace.
He redeemed us from sickness so we can have health.
He redeemed us from proverty so we can have wealth.
On and on with all His blessings!
God's report says that we are forgiven, delivered and healed.
Now we can take them by faith.
They belong to us because Jesus already paid the price.
Discouraged
". . . .and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way."
Numbers 21:4
As the children of Israel traveled to the Promised Land, they became discouraged because they were looking at the way, the natural hardships of their journey.
What they could have focused on instead, was how God had brought them out of Egypt with signs and wonders and miracles.
When they couldn't get any farther, God parted the Red Sea and they walked on dry ground.
When the Egyptian army came after them, God protected them by destroying the army with the walls of water.
When they got to the waters of Marah and it was bitter, God purified it so they could drink.
God led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
He gave them manna from heaven every night, all they had to do was pick it up.
He gave them water out of a rock.
And the entire forty years that they wandered through the desert, their shoes and clothes didn't wear out.
But because they looked at the way, they became discouraged.
It is better to look at what God has done then how much He has to do; it's the cure for discouragement!
Numbers 21:4
As the children of Israel traveled to the Promised Land, they became discouraged because they were looking at the way, the natural hardships of their journey.
What they could have focused on instead, was how God had brought them out of Egypt with signs and wonders and miracles.
When they couldn't get any farther, God parted the Red Sea and they walked on dry ground.
When the Egyptian army came after them, God protected them by destroying the army with the walls of water.
When they got to the waters of Marah and it was bitter, God purified it so they could drink.
God led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
He gave them manna from heaven every night, all they had to do was pick it up.
He gave them water out of a rock.
And the entire forty years that they wandered through the desert, their shoes and clothes didn't wear out.
But because they looked at the way, they became discouraged.
It is better to look at what God has done then how much He has to do; it's the cure for discouragement!
Contact
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them."
Mark 11:24
How do we receive all that Jesus bought and paid for through His death, burial and resurrection?
We know that faith operates on God's known will.
First we must look into the Word, where we find God's perfect will for every person to be born again and healed.
Then, we make a point of contact, which occures when we believe we receive not necessarily when we see our prayer come to pass.
Our point of contact can be likened to opening a floodgate.
The moment we release our faith, the point of contact, the greater anointing and power that is in Jesus begins to flow into our bodies, whether we feel it or not.
God's healing power begins to effect a healing in our physical bodies the moment we believe we receive.
In John 11:40, Jesus said to Martha, "I told you if you would believe you would see the glory of God."
He didn't say that when we see God's glory, then we will are to believe.
Anyone can believe when they see or feel something.
But as Christians, we are suppose to believe we receive our answer before we see or feel it, because we believe the Word.
We are to say what we believe!
God's Word will definitely change our feeling when we connect up with Him!
Mark 11:24
How do we receive all that Jesus bought and paid for through His death, burial and resurrection?
We know that faith operates on God's known will.
First we must look into the Word, where we find God's perfect will for every person to be born again and healed.
Then, we make a point of contact, which occures when we believe we receive not necessarily when we see our prayer come to pass.
Our point of contact can be likened to opening a floodgate.
The moment we release our faith, the point of contact, the greater anointing and power that is in Jesus begins to flow into our bodies, whether we feel it or not.
God's healing power begins to effect a healing in our physical bodies the moment we believe we receive.
In John 11:40, Jesus said to Martha, "I told you if you would believe you would see the glory of God."
He didn't say that when we see God's glory, then we will are to believe.
Anyone can believe when they see or feel something.
But as Christians, we are suppose to believe we receive our answer before we see or feel it, because we believe the Word.
We are to say what we believe!
God's Word will definitely change our feeling when we connect up with Him!
Hearing
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:13-14
Hearing the Word of God produces belief.
We can't call on God unless we believe and we can't believe unless we hear.
Hearing and healing go hand in hand.
Once we hear, we can believe and once we believe, we can be healed.
Romans 10:17, "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God."
The Word causes faith to rise up on the inside.
When we release that faith we get results.
Mark 9:23, "All things are possible to him that believeth."
God made it easy for us. He said simply to hear and be healed.
If we are having trouble believing God for healing, we don't try to work it up. We go back to the Word and hear what God says; then just keep on hearing until faith rises up on the inside.
Healing will be the result!
Romans 10:13-14
Hearing the Word of God produces belief.
We can't call on God unless we believe and we can't believe unless we hear.
Hearing and healing go hand in hand.
Once we hear, we can believe and once we believe, we can be healed.
Romans 10:17, "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God."
The Word causes faith to rise up on the inside.
When we release that faith we get results.
Mark 9:23, "All things are possible to him that believeth."
God made it easy for us. He said simply to hear and be healed.
If we are having trouble believing God for healing, we don't try to work it up. We go back to the Word and hear what God says; then just keep on hearing until faith rises up on the inside.
Healing will be the result!
Abiding
"If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you."
John 15:7
It is God's will to heal everyone, because it is God's will to answer prayers.
God promises to answer any prayer that lines up with His Word.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Psalm 107:20 tells us God sent His Word to heal us.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Matthew 9:35 tells us Jesus went through all the cities and villages, teaching, preaching and healing every sickness and disease among the people.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Hebrews 13:8 tells us Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
If it's our will to be healed too, then we can be sure it shall be done unto us!
John 15:7
It is God's will to heal everyone, because it is God's will to answer prayers.
God promises to answer any prayer that lines up with His Word.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Psalm 107:20 tells us God sent His Word to heal us.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Matthew 9:35 tells us Jesus went through all the cities and villages, teaching, preaching and healing every sickness and disease among the people.
Healing lines up with God's Word because
Hebrews 13:8 tells us Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
If it's our will to be healed too, then we can be sure it shall be done unto us!
Truth
"And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
People who say that God doesn't heal anymore, has never read the Bible.
Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus is the same now as He was before.
If He healed while He walked on earth, He still heals today.
Most people believe it is God's will to heal some.
The big question remains, Does God want to heal all?
Some say that can't be true because I knew someone who wasn't healed.
If we go by the experiences of people we know, we may decide that it isn't God's will to heal everyone.
We must gather together all the experiences, traditions, doctrines and theories that we have ever heard and just put them aside.
We have to look only at the Word of God and find out what He has to say.
If we want to know God's will about anything, we can't ask just anyone; we have to check God's Word that is His will.
So if we want to find God's will on a subject, we have to go to Jesus.
He is the image of God. "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" John 14:9
He didn't say theories or doctrines will make you free; He said know the truth, His Word, will make you free.
The Word of God is Truth!
People who say that God doesn't heal anymore, has never read the Bible.
Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus is the same now as He was before.
If He healed while He walked on earth, He still heals today.
Most people believe it is God's will to heal some.
The big question remains, Does God want to heal all?
Some say that can't be true because I knew someone who wasn't healed.
If we go by the experiences of people we know, we may decide that it isn't God's will to heal everyone.
We must gather together all the experiences, traditions, doctrines and theories that we have ever heard and just put them aside.
We have to look only at the Word of God and find out what He has to say.
If we want to know God's will about anything, we can't ask just anyone; we have to check God's Word that is His will.
So if we want to find God's will on a subject, we have to go to Jesus.
He is the image of God. "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" John 14:9
He didn't say theories or doctrines will make you free; He said know the truth, His Word, will make you free.
The Word of God is Truth!
Open Doors
"As the bird wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs 26:2
If we were to leave the front door of our home wide open, any kind of animal could walk right in.
Spiritually, Christians leave a door open to their lives for the enemy to enter.
If we are having trouble with obstacles the devil keeps throwing our way, we should check to see if we've left a door open:
Are we walking in love?
Are we holding unforgiveness?
Are we neglecting the Word of God?
And such......
Unforgiveness stops faith from working, because faith works by love and love always forgives. Galations 5;6
We may be trying to believe God for healing.
But if we hold unforgiveness in our hearts, our faith will not work.
People claim they can't forgive because the devil won't let them.
The devil can't stop us from forgiving, but our flesh can.
Forgiveness isn't a feeling; it's a decision.
By keeping doors shut, nothing can get in to steal our blessings!
Proverbs 26:2
If we were to leave the front door of our home wide open, any kind of animal could walk right in.
Spiritually, Christians leave a door open to their lives for the enemy to enter.
If we are having trouble with obstacles the devil keeps throwing our way, we should check to see if we've left a door open:
Are we walking in love?
Are we holding unforgiveness?
Are we neglecting the Word of God?
And such......
Unforgiveness stops faith from working, because faith works by love and love always forgives. Galations 5;6
We may be trying to believe God for healing.
But if we hold unforgiveness in our hearts, our faith will not work.
People claim they can't forgive because the devil won't let them.
The devil can't stop us from forgiving, but our flesh can.
Forgiveness isn't a feeling; it's a decision.
By keeping doors shut, nothing can get in to steal our blessings!
Medicine
"My son, attend to my words;
incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;
keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find
them and health to all their flesh."
Proverbs 4:20-22
In Hebrew, this literally says that God's
Word is medicine to our flesh.
What if someone invented a medication
that could cure anything wrong with
the human body.
People would take that medicine diligently
to make sure that they stayed well.
If we would just believe God's promises
on healing the same way we give medicines
made by medical science, we would have
100 times the result!
This isn't against medicines.
Thank God for doctors.
They can help keep people alive until
they discover a better way.
God's words may be medicine to all
our flesh, but just like other medicine,
we have to take it.
If we just put it on the shelf and look at
it, it won't do us any good.
We take God's medicine by hearing and
hearing it over and over continually; just
like taking medicine every day the rest
of our lives.
Romans 10:17 says, "So then faith
cometh by hearing and hearing by the
word of God."
When we take the time to continually
hear God's Word, our faith hooks up
and releases God's power and we rise
up healed!
incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;
keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find
them and health to all their flesh."
Proverbs 4:20-22
In Hebrew, this literally says that God's
Word is medicine to our flesh.
What if someone invented a medication
that could cure anything wrong with
the human body.
People would take that medicine diligently
to make sure that they stayed well.
If we would just believe God's promises
on healing the same way we give medicines
made by medical science, we would have
100 times the result!
This isn't against medicines.
Thank God for doctors.
They can help keep people alive until
they discover a better way.
God's words may be medicine to all
our flesh, but just like other medicine,
we have to take it.
If we just put it on the shelf and look at
it, it won't do us any good.
We take God's medicine by hearing and
hearing it over and over continually; just
like taking medicine every day the rest
of our lives.
Romans 10:17 says, "So then faith
cometh by hearing and hearing by the
word of God."
When we take the time to continually
hear God's Word, our faith hooks up
and releases God's power and we rise
up healed!
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