My current realizations on HEALING!

I received an interesting email this week, in response to a facebook status I posted. I found it to be a fun exchange, and enjoying explaining myself so...I'm sharing it with you!

I updated my facebook status to get ready for a session at the prayer room last week. "Then Jesus called together the twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases, He sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to bring healing....departing, they went about from village to village, preaching the Gospel and restoring the afflicted to health everywhere." This is what will happen at the prayer room tonight from 7-9, in case you were wondering what it's all about! =)

If this doesn't sit well with you, let me explain. But you might need to brace yourself; this is straight out of the bible!

The term I used, "preaching the Gospel"; was quoted from the book of Luke, chapter 9, verses 1 and 2, and verse 6. I took this from the amplified version, but I looked it up in five versions. One said the "news of Christ" and another "the good news", and the rest? "Preaching the Gospel"! The word Gospel simply means the teaching or revelation of Christ. The disciples went from town to town, telling people, preaching and teaching, that the Messiah had come, they could be saved from sin and death and hell. That sure is good news! They were telling the story of the life of Christ and what it means for those who were hearing it and their lives. That's what I do almost everyday, it's the best! Okay, going to verse 1 "Jesus gave them authority over all demons and to cure diseases". God didn't create the world with any sort of infirmity; it entered when we, humans, turned our back on God. Jesus came to make it possible for us to be in right relationship with God again, and to return things to the way God had created them, which means returning those who were sick, back to health. God doesn't need doctors and medicine to cure, he created the human body and can heal it all by himself, and that's exactly what Jesus was doing. He had the power to heal, and he still does. The scripture makes it clear that Jesus gave us authority, so it's okay that Jesus is no longer walking on the earth, because he taught us how to do what he was doing.

So, let me tell you about the prayer time I was going to. For the month of February, we were focusing our Friday even prayer meetings on healing. Anyone who wanted to receive prayer for healing was welcome, and people from my church came to pray. I went to the four Friday meetings in February, and lived out these scriptures. Jesus came, not to give only the twelve authority, but all who believe on His name. That means me! I exercised my authority to bind demons and cure diseases through the power of the Holy Spirit. And let me tell you, demons were bound and people were healed...and it was FUN!