FOR A MOMENT, I am going to liken the healing power of God to something that is very common today: electricity. When it comes to electricity, in order to have confidence in it and cooperate with it, we must understand the laws that govern it. The more knowledge we have of these laws, the more we can benefit from electricity and be blessed by it.
Before the laws of electricity were discovered, electricity was present, but it was not much of a blessing to anyone. Electricity has been around since the creation of the world. It was present in Abraham’s time, Moses’ time, and even Peter’s time. But none of these men enjoyed its benefits. Yet I am sure that at times these men must have had situations where electricity would have made life easier for them.
Even though these men and other people of their time needed electricity, it didn’t manifest itself just because they needed it. Electricity has been around since the creation of the world. But not until men like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and many others began to learn about the laws that govern it did man begin to benefit from it. These men made it possible for us to benefit from and enjoy something that had always been present, yet lay inactive. Once those laws were discovered and cooperated with, life as we know it has not been the same.
Praying for more healing power is as unnecessary today as praying for more saving power.
LIKE ELECTRICITY, THE HEALING POWER OPERATES BY CERTAIN LAWS
If all of the above is true concerning electricity, it is also true concerning God’s healing power. This power to free us from the oppression of sickness and disease was supplied to us through the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That event supplied the power to be saved from sin. But it also made available to mankind the power to be healed. The healing power has been present ever since that wonderful event occurred. And since that time, thousands have needed to benefit from that power.
However, like electricity, there are laws that govern the operation of the healing power of God. The discovery of these laws makes it possible for us to cooperate with the power and be blessed by it. The laws that govern the operation of this power are not hidden from us. But if these laws are to be discovered, we must go to the right location and begin to dig. The laws that govern this power can only be found in the Word of God. They are revealed to us through the ministry of Jesus, primarily through His words and actions. Listening to what Jesus said and watching what Jesus did will reveal many things that will help us come to know and understand the laws that govern the healing power of God.
Many today are concluding that the reason we do not see more people healed is a lack of power. So they have begun to pray for more power. But we must accept the fact that through His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus supplied all the healing power we need! Praying for more healing power is as unnecessary today as praying for more saving power.
We do not have a power problem today. What we have is a knowledge problem. We are ignorant of the laws that govern the healing power of God. Therefore, we are incapable of obtaining it and cooperating with it in order to receive the healing we so desperately need. Once we understand the laws, we can connect or unite our faith with God’s power. And we can keep our faith “connected” until any yoke of sickness in our lives is destroyed.
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Doug Jones
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