1. BE FULLY CONVINCED OF THE WORD OF GOD IN
THE MATTER OF HEALING.
In Numbers 20:8-12 God told Moses to speak
to the rock and it would bring forth water,
but instead Moses struck the rock and he was
not allow to enter into the Promise Land. In
Verse 12 the Lord told Moses the reason, "because
you did not believe me…" We must
be convinced of what God says in His Word.
2. BE ASSURED OF GOD’S WILL.
Even the enemy admits to God’s power
and ability to heal. True faith is the confidence
in the willingness to heal not in the ‘He
can’. The Lord has purchased healing for
you in His redemption, so it must be God’s
will for you to have it. His will is in His
word. It is part of the New Testament or Covenant,
but if you are to partake of the benefits, you
must observe all the terms of this covenant.
We never think of asking "if it be Thy
will" when asking for forgiveness nor should
we ask "if it be Thy will" when asking
for healing. Both are freely available. Is.
53:4-5
3. ARE YOU RIGHT WITH GOD?
If your sickness has come to you on account
of sin, be sure you thoroughly repent, confess
or make restitution as far as it is in your
power. If sickness has come to you and is being
used to keep you from some evil, present yourself
to God for self-judgment and consecration and
get from Him the grace you need to sanctify
and keep yourself holy. Do not let Satan paralyze
your faith and keep you condemned. Do not let
him tell you that you are unworthy and not good
enough to claim healing.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful
to forgive…" I John 1:9.
Do not wait for feelings, believe at once that
you are accepted.
Heb. 10:22 "Draw near with full assurance…"
4. COMMIT AND CLAIM.
Having become fully convinced of the word of
God (His will) and your own personal acceptance
with God, now you must commit your body to God
and claim by simple faith His promise of healing
in the name of Jesus. It is important now not
to "ask" but to "take" or
not to "expect" but "accept".
You must take Jesus as your "Healer",
and not as a future benefit but a present reality.
Do not believe that He will do so, but believe
He is doing it now and a healing work has begun
in your body. Reckon it done, and praise Him
for it. Regard it as thoroughly settled, step
out on new ground. Close the door to doubt and
fear. The more your act of faith is a complete
committal, the more power it will have. Ask
God to give you special faith.
5. ACT YOUR FAITH.
Because of your faith, begin to act as one
who is healed. In Mark 2:11 Jesus told the paralyzed
man to "Take up your bed and go your way."
He will not fail you but courageously trust
Him. It is important that you do not do this
on human faith or word. Let your prayer be like
Peter’s, "Lord command me to come."
The Lord will tell you "Come!" You
must hear and see the Lord for yourself. You
must ignore all symptoms and see only God or
you might sink as Peter did when he looked at
the wind and the waves.
6. BE PREPARED FOR TRIALS.
Do not necessarily look for the removal of
the symptoms. Try not to even think of them,
but instead press forward. You have claimed
your health not on your natural strength, but
through the life of Jesus, the resurrected power
manifested in your mortal body.
Rom. 8:11. Read Col. 3:3-4, you are applying
God’s heavenly nature to yourself. It
is grace. It is the power of the risen Lord!
Trials always test and strengthen faith to prove
the reality of our faith. Faith must be tested
so that when it is shown to be genuine the Lord
will give His reward and display it to the whole
universe. You and the Lord together will ‘laugh’
at your enemies (demonic principalities and
powers). Ps.2:4 that have tried to keep you
sick and even kill you before your appointed
time.
7. USE YOU NEW HEALTH FOR GOD.
Use your new health and strength for the Lord
and be careful to obey Him. It must be given
to God as a "living sacrifice" Rom.
12:1. It must be spent as He would spend it.
Do not keep this healing to yourself. You must
testify to others. This is not a faith that
you can keep to yourself. Use it to spread the
Gospel and
glorify the name of the Lord.
Source: Flowing River Church
