Exod 15:26

26        He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."

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Exod 23:25

25        Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you,

(NIV)

Ps 103:2-3

2          Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--

3          who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

(NIV)

Isa 53:4-5

4          Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.

5          But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

(NIV)

Jer 30:17

17        But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.'

(NIV)

Matt 8:16-17

16        When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Matt 10:1

10:38

38        how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

HEALING BY THE DISCIPLES

 Mark 16:17-18

17        And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

18        they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Matt 10:1

10:1 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

Luke 9:1-2

9:1 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick

Luke 10:1-19

1  After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3        Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4  Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5   "When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.'  6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7  Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you.

9  Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'

10  But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,

11  'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' 12  I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. 13 "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14  But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15  And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. 16  "He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." 17  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." 18  He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19  I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

THE HEALING WORD

How long can we live in health?    Jesus delivers our healing through our authority, by His power

Psalm 90:10

As for the days of your life, they contain seventy years or if due to strength, eighty years.

Psalm 91:16

With a long life I will satisfy thee.

Isaiah 53:4

Surely our griefs (sicknesses) He Himself bore, and our sorrows (pain) He carried, yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.

Matthew 8:17

In order that what was spoken through Isaiah the Prophet might be

fulfilled, saying, “He Himself took our infirmities, and carried away our

diseases.”

I Peter 2:24

He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin, and live unto righteousness; for by His stripes you were healed.

Luke 10:19

Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall injure you.

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His spirit who indwells you.

Mark 16:17-18-19

And these signs follow those who believe: In my name they will cast

out demons; they will speak with new tongues, they 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 recover.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and the He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen.

James 5:15

The prayer of faith shall save the sick and the Lord shall raise him up;

and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Mark 11:24

Therefore, I say to you; “All things for which you pray and ask, believe

that you have received them, and they shall be granted you.”

John 14:13-14

And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”

 Hebrews 2:4

4 God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

HEALING PRAYER FROM

HEALING ROOMS OF MAINE

Heavenly Father, I thank you for your Living Word.  You said that your Word is Life to those who find it and medicine to all their flesh.  Today, by my confession, I apply your Word to my body by giving voice to it.

You said in Psalm 139:14 that I am fearfully and wonderfully made and that your works are marvelous.  I declare that I was created by you and I am a marvelous creation.

I speak to sickness and disease today and proclaim that according to Philippians 2:10 that they must bow down to the might name of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Every name in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth bows its knee to Jesus’ name.

I speak to my body today and declare that I have authority over it.  I command it to receive the Word of God.  Matthew 8:17 proclaims that Jesus bore my sicknesses and took my infirmities.

Heavenly Father, I thank you that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in me and makes alive my mortal body.

I speak to my immune system and command it to line up with the Word of God.  My immune system will destroy sickness and disease in my body and perform its job; for this is what God created it to do.

I thank you Father that every cell in my body responds to your Word.  Your Word permeates my body from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. I confess that the Word of God is being made flesh in me.

Psalm 103:3 declares that you Father, forgave all my iniquities and healed all my diseases.  Father, that is your confession and I make it my confession also.  I don’t judge by the sight of my eyes, I judge by your Living Word.  It is your Word that lives in me and brings health and healing to every part of my body.

Heavenly Father, I rejoice at your promise of divine health.  You said it and I believe it!  Today, I declare that I will see your promise of healing manifest in my body.

Healing is mine because Jesus paid the price two thousand years ago.  God so loved me that He sent His Son to die on the cross so that I could experience life on God’s terms, His abundant life manifesting in me, making me whole – body, soul, and spirit.  Amen.

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"God's Healing Delivery Systems"
                                        

James W. Goll

This week's communiqué is more on the teaching side versus the personal ones that I have brought to you in recent weeks. I want to drive a stake in the ground that even though we have had some setbacks, we are not giving up on "divine healing." I will not drop the bar of my understanding of God's Word to match my experience. I will continue to contend for the fullness of God's fruit and gifting to come together in this generation, and that our experience matches the Word.
With this in mind, I am bringing you a teaching on God's Healing Delivery Systems. Let's keep striking the arrows to the ground (see II Kings 13) until we see a great increase in all areas of healing and deliverance—not just one area—in all areas! Remember, it is by His stripes we are healed! It is ours. It is done! His work is perfect and complete!
In Christ Jesus our Lord..anticipating!
James W. Goll
GOD'S VARIOUS MEANS
Removing Blockades
God wants us to be well! But, God has more than one assembly line available to Him by which He delivers the finished product. Obviously, conditions must be met in order to receive from the Lord. A knowledge of the Father's love, faith in the completed work of the Cross of Christ, and patient abiding in the Word of God are but a few of these essentials.
In some situations, we try to "box God in" on how He will heal us. God has various means to utilize, to restore, or to bring us to proper health. Ignorance, unbelief, prejudices, and presumptive thinking are blockades that must be removed for the stream of God's healing power to flow to and through us.
II Kings 5:1-14 tells us of the preconceived ideas Naaman, the leprous and valiant warrior, had concerning "how God through the prophet would heal him." Verse 11 states, "But Naaman was furious and went away and said, 'Behold, I thought, "He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper."'" The directions given by Elisha were to the contrary though. "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean."
Due to Naaman's preconceived ideas and his prideful and prejudiced ways of thinking, he almost missed out on the very thing he was seeking—cleansing, healing, and restoration. Naaman turned away in rage (verse 12), but his faithful servants prevailed upon him to go and wash himself in the Jordan River. As Naaman humbled himself and did the little act of foolish obedience, his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child and he was made clean (see II Kings 5:14).
Let us also drop our prejudiced, prideful ways of thinking, humble ourselves, and receive as a little child!
Three Channels of Healing Love
The highest form, other than the climactic resurrection of the dead and receiving our "glorified bodies," is Divine Health.
3 John 2:1 states, "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers." Good health is the mark we all desire.
In God's healing delivery system, there are at least three major channels:
1. The natural and nutritional.
2. Science and the medical arts.
3. Divine, supernatural healing.
Each of these areas are valuable and much dissertation can be done to expound on each of these separately. But, the focus of this teaching is to highlight the variety of means God uses in the divine, supernatural approach.
Primary Verses on Healing
The following are some of the classic Scripture verses on healing that one should study, learn and meditate upon.
1. Exodus 15:26, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put upon the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, AM YOUR HEALER."
2. Psalm 103:1-5, "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle."
3. Isaiah 53:5, "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed."
4. I Peter 2:24, "And He Himself bore our sins in His body on the Cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."
5. Matthew 8:16-17, "When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 'He Himself took our infirmities, and carried away our diseases.'"
6. Mark 16:16-17, "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
7. I Corinthians 12:9, "...and to another the gifts of healing by the one Spirit."
8. James 5:14-15, "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him."
Biblical Methodologies
Communion - The Lord's Supper
Read: I Corinthians 11:27-34. God has, to a larger degree, bound our physical well-being to our ability to relate spiritually to the "flesh and bone" aspect of Christ.
Water Baptism
Read: Romans 6:3-6; Mark 16:16. Perhaps some Believers have never experienced freedom in habitual patterns of sin because they've never identified with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ through a New Testament water baptism. This is not an option and is commandment of Scripture that should be fulfilled.
Calling for the Elders and Anointing with Oil
Read: James 5:14,15; Mark 6:13. Be prepared to act on God's Word! Be ready to obey God's Word and anoint with oil the sick, acting in faith as you release the Holy Spirit's anointing.
Laying on of Hands and Prayer by Believers in General
Read: Mark 16:16-18; Matthew 19:15. All Believers have as their prerogative to believe God's Word and pray for the sick through the laying on of hands. God is looking for hands to use.
Can the Lord work through your hands?
By the Spoken Word
Read: Luke 7:1-10. The greatest faith, according to Jesus, rests solely in the "Word."
There were three types of people who came to Jesus for healing:
1. Those who came for personal healing.
2. Those who brought someone else for healing.
3. Those who came for someone else, but only sought the word of Jesus, stating they would be healed.
Jesus' Garments; Peter's Shadow
"And wherever He went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak, and all who touched Him were healed."—Mark 6:56
"As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed."—Acts 5:15,16
These formed a "point of contact" for the one in need. The Lord will use such "tools" with us as we are led by the present tense voice of the Holy Spirit.
Handkerchiefs and Aprons from Paul
"God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them."—Acts 19:11-12
Notice that these were called "special/extraordinary miracles." They were done this way either by revelation or because there was no other way for Paul to contact them.
Levels of the Operation
There are various levels of operations, such as the Gifts of Healing and Working of Miracles. See the Study Guide on Releasing Spiritual Gifts for more on this subject.
1. Instantaneous - Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:31
2. Gradual - John 4:52; Mark 8:22-25
Confession
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."—James 5:16
Confess your faults to another and experience cleansing and healing. This opens a gate of humility, and thus God's grace appears on the scene.
Healing Release through Angelic Activity
"Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.
"A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, 'Do you wish to get well?'
"The sick man answered Him, 'Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.'"—John 5:2-7
(For more on this subject, see the lessons on the "Ministry and Function of Angels" in the Study Guide Understanding Supernatural Encounters.)
Many Valid Healing Styles
Soaking Prayer Approach
"They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When He had spit on the man's eyes and put His hands on him, Jesus asked, 'Do you see anything?'
"He looked up and said, 'I see people; they look like trees walking around.' Once more Jesus put His hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Don't go into the village.'"—Mark 8:22-26
Bringing the presence of God into an individual's life over an extended period of time and seeing progressive healing occur through the patient process is often termed "soaking prayer."
Five Stage Healing Model
This is an integrated approach to healing which involves a dialogue-prayer combination as taught in the book, Power Healing, by John Wimber.
This Five Stage technique is presented in full in Lesson Three in my Study Guide on The Healing Anointing.
Faith Healing
1. By the faith of healer—the one ministering.
2. By the faith of individual—coming with the need.
3. By the faith by others who bring the one in need.
4. By exercising faith in the Word of God expressed through prayer to God alone.
Acting Out Specific Directions
This might be by putting fingers in ears, placing mud in the eye, or telling someone to dip in the pool as Jesus did. In this manner we wait to get specific direction and then "Listen and obey."
"Slain in the Spirit"
Resting in the Spirit, overcome by power, the "glory fall," etc. Many different terms have historically been used to describe this overwhelming experience.
This experience is when one gently or powerfully "falls in the Spirit" into a resting position where God's presence and healing moves upon your being.
"Lengthening of Legs and Arms"
There are numerous and various healing techniques that may be utilized and which may authentically release the power of God to flow into an individual. This may include simply sitting a person in a chair and asking the Lord to give a Holy Spirit chiropractic adjustment, as He adjusts and repositions or heals the leg or arm.
Being Open—Not Closed—A Great Key
We Must Learn to be Faithful
Be faithful in the little we presently receive—stepping out in faith that a greater increase of His anointing will come (Luke 16:10-12).
We Must Drop Our Prejudices
We must drop our prejudices against particular streams, styles, and techniques. Let's not strain at a gnat and swallow a religious camel!
Let's Always be Christ-Centered
Let's always be Christ-centered, giving praise and honor to the glorious Lord Jesus Christ, and lift up the One who suffered on our behalf. Remember the lesson of Numbers 21:6-9. Whoever looked at the bronze serpent upon the standard lived. Let us lift up Christ and cause people to look to Him!
Remember, ultimately, it is not the "healing techniques or models of delivery systems" that bring God's cure to bear. It is the person and presence of Jesus as it says in Matthew 4:23: "And Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness..."
Amen! Let God's Healing Anointing flow through His many different delivery systems in Jesus' name!
Thanks for Praying and Caring!
James W. Goll
Encounters Network and PrayerStorm
Email: info@encountersnetwork.com