Did You Know You Can Heal The Sick, Cast out Demons, Raise The Dead, Cleanse The Lepers?

        This is not something that you hear preached in church very often, but once you are born again, you are empowered with Jesus living in you and working through you.  “And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease” (Mt 10:1). 

        Jesus went about everywhere healing people.  And still today, He wants to heal all that are sick, set the captives free, deliver the oppressed and He wants us to show the manifestation of God’s kingdom on earth now, as it is in heaven. He told his disciples, “as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give”. (Mt 10:7-8)

       This is the authority and the power that He has invested in all believers. Jesus has delivered us from all the “can’t do”, “can’t be’, “can’t have”. We have light- power over darkness. But God is waiting on man to command things into existence.

      We’re commanded by the Lord to lay hands on the sick. “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mk 16:17,18)

        We do not lay hands on the sick ‘because’ we see them recover, but because we obey Jesus’ command. So we must not focus on the victories or failures, but on loving God and loving your neighbor. Let’s be determined to continue laying hands on the sick regardless of what you see take place. The results will come as we persevere. The devil will try you when you don’t see results right away, but you won’t let up if you mean business.

       Remember that Jesus did not say to pray for the sick. He said: “heal the sick“. It is a command that he gave us. Why? Because He gave us the POWER of attorney; meaning He gave us His authority. And he would not have given us this command without the ability to do it. He said, “I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Lk 10:19).

       So whenever you lay hands on someone, and command healing, ask them to check if they’re healed. If not, pray again. And pray again, until you outlast the devil. 

        Remember all sickness are “works of the devil”. God is not the one afflicting us or causing sickness. Jesus came for this purpose “to destroy the works of the devil” (1Jn 3:8). It’s very important for us to realize that there’s something we, believers, can do about the “works of the devil”. Jesus made it very clear to us, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works (miracles) that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it” (Jn 14:12-14).

       It’s part and parcel to be a Christ disciple. We not only bring the good news of the kingdom, but we destroy the works of the devil as we go, as He did. Let’s believe and walk it out.