Does God Heal Today? - All About GOD2024-03-29T08:14:27Zhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/1383940:Topic:111410?commentId=1383940%3AComment%3A111506&feed=yes&xn_auth=nothank you for this article, m…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2009-03-19:1383940:Comment:3471212009-03-19T04:39:20.691Zfelixpaduahttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/felixpadua
thank you for this article, mary ann.
thank you for this article, mary ann. Amen Bob, The power and autho…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-08-07:1383940:Comment:1833382008-08-07T20:50:38.948ZMaryAnnhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/NanaG
Amen Bob, The power and authority to heal, and faith to be healed, are all ours as believers in Jesus. Together, let's praise HIS amazing awesomeness, and HIS Holy Name, and let's thank HIM for the amazing grace that HE so abundantly pours out on each of us.<br />
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We give You all the Glory, God our Healer,<br />
MaryAnn
Amen Bob, The power and authority to heal, and faith to be healed, are all ours as believers in Jesus. Together, let's praise HIS amazing awesomeness, and HIS Holy Name, and let's thank HIM for the amazing grace that HE so abundantly pours out on each of us.<br />
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We give You all the Glory, God our Healer,<br />
MaryAnn MaryAnn I was so surprise tha…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-08-05:1383940:Comment:1821202008-08-05T17:02:10.281ZPastor Bob Bhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/BobBushman
MaryAnn I was so surprise that I had not read through this forum before today. All know is that in my own life I have to deal with my physical problems every day. I believe in the healing power of Jesus, I have laid hands on sick people and have seen them healed, I have wept when they were not healed.<br />
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God has taught me something about our responsibility to always pray and hope for others to be healed. So I will continue to pray for a situation until healing comes or they are with the Lord. I…
MaryAnn I was so surprise that I had not read through this forum before today. All know is that in my own life I have to deal with my physical problems every day. I believe in the healing power of Jesus, I have laid hands on sick people and have seen them healed, I have wept when they were not healed.<br />
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God has taught me something about our responsibility to always pray and hope for others to be healed. So I will continue to pray for a situation until healing comes or they are with the Lord. I do this because God's love causes us to always hope.<br />
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I always hope for my own healing, I will allow others to pray for and anoint me in oil. I will not sit back and except my affliction, but each day I find grace to do what I know God wants me to do.<br />
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I deal with life on a day to day basis, and God always gives me the strength and stamina to do his will.<br />
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As the three Hebrew children I declare I know my God can heal me, but even if He chooses not to heal me I will not bow to unbelief, but will trust him even in the fire to be with me Deborah Sue, It's so great th…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-08-02:1383940:Comment:1791632008-08-02T01:21:35.384ZMaryAnnhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/NanaG
Deborah Sue, It's so great that we have a wonderful Saviour and Teacher in the Holy Spirit. I love how HE talks to us, always short and sweet. ie:<br />
<b>"Good job! This is only the begining. Not everyone will turn you down. Just obey!"</b><br />
I love your story and thanks for sharing your experience. It is always much less painful in the long run if we obey right away, rather than wait. God knows best.<br />
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Blessings & Thanks!<br />
MaryAnn
Deborah Sue, It's so great that we have a wonderful Saviour and Teacher in the Holy Spirit. I love how HE talks to us, always short and sweet. ie:<br />
<b>"Good job! This is only the begining. Not everyone will turn you down. Just obey!"</b><br />
I love your story and thanks for sharing your experience. It is always much less painful in the long run if we obey right away, rather than wait. God knows best.<br />
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Blessings & Thanks!<br />
MaryAnn Oh, this is so GOOD! Some of…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-08-01:1383940:Comment:1781272008-08-01T05:23:59.829ZDeborah Sue Schenfeldhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/DeborahSueSchenfeld
Oh, this is so GOOD! Some of this the Lord has been showing me, plus some very practical steps that had not occured to me! It's so nice to have confirmation, it gives me more courage.<br />
When I was in So. Africa, some friends & I were walking through a maket place. We saw a woman with a severly deformed child in a wheelchair. Shy as I am, the Lord prompted me to ask the woman if we could pray for her child. The woman said, "No!" and hurried away. For a moment I was sticken with grief &…
Oh, this is so GOOD! Some of this the Lord has been showing me, plus some very practical steps that had not occured to me! It's so nice to have confirmation, it gives me more courage.<br />
When I was in So. Africa, some friends & I were walking through a maket place. We saw a woman with a severly deformed child in a wheelchair. Shy as I am, the Lord prompted me to ask the woman if we could pray for her child. The woman said, "No!" and hurried away. For a moment I was sticken with grief & dissapointment. Then the Spirit said to me, "Good job! This is only the begining. Not everyone will turn you down. Just obey!" Thank you all for your prayer…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-05-17:1383940:Comment:1120842008-05-17T01:51:28.320Zrixhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/rix
Thank you all for your prayers. I do expect a new healing to occur at some point. I have experienced to many moves of God to doubt. It may take the prayers of others like last time. All things in HIS time. God bless you all.
Thank you all for your prayers. I do expect a new healing to occur at some point. I have experienced to many moves of God to doubt. It may take the prayers of others like last time. All things in HIS time. God bless you all. Amen Lt. To God be the Glory…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-05-16:1383940:Comment:1119492008-05-16T21:41:04.670ZMaryAnnhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/NanaG
Amen Lt. To God be the Glory always! I cannot even draw my next breath without HIM. I am totally dependant on HIM. I agree the Holy Spirit gives gifts as HE chooses. I would never presume to do any healing of any kind. I absolutely know it is God who heals. This is HIS Ministry, working through each one of us. I only pray I will hear HIS voice and be obedient!<br />
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May God bless you today.<br />
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Always for my King!<br />
MaryAnn
Amen Lt. To God be the Glory always! I cannot even draw my next breath without HIM. I am totally dependant on HIM. I agree the Holy Spirit gives gifts as HE chooses. I would never presume to do any healing of any kind. I absolutely know it is God who heals. This is HIS Ministry, working through each one of us. I only pray I will hear HIS voice and be obedient!<br />
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May God bless you today.<br />
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Always for my King!<br />
MaryAnn There are those who have been…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-05-16:1383940:Comment:1119332008-05-16T21:15:19.755ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
There are those who have been given the gift of healing. Praise God for them and remember to give Him the glory, for man is only ever the tool in the Almighty's hand. For the rest of us there are times God will use us as that tool for that ocassion of healing. Each of us have gifts. the key is being open to God and using what He gives us to glorify Him.<br />
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Lord Bless,<br />
LT
There are those who have been given the gift of healing. Praise God for them and remember to give Him the glory, for man is only ever the tool in the Almighty's hand. For the rest of us there are times God will use us as that tool for that ocassion of healing. Each of us have gifts. the key is being open to God and using what He gives us to glorify Him.<br />
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Lord Bless,<br />
LT Brother I want to encourage y…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-05-16:1383940:Comment:1119282008-05-16T21:11:15.488ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
Brother I want to encourage you. First I would like to speak to you regarding assurance of salvation. You speak of fear of hell when perfect love will drive out fear. The perfect love comes from the Father and works in us. It is His love that sent His Sone to die in our place on the cross. Jesus' death provides the forgiveness, cleansing and opportuntiy of new life in Christ. This new life, once embraced, is not retractable. It is given by grace and is maintianed by grace. You did not earn it…
Brother I want to encourage you. First I would like to speak to you regarding assurance of salvation. You speak of fear of hell when perfect love will drive out fear. The perfect love comes from the Father and works in us. It is His love that sent His Sone to die in our place on the cross. Jesus' death provides the forgiveness, cleansing and opportuntiy of new life in Christ. This new life, once embraced, is not retractable. It is given by grace and is maintianed by grace. You did not earn it nor can you work your way out of it. This new life does not depend on you, but on the work of Jesus at the cross and is fulfilled in you by the Holy Spirit. You cannot lose the Holy Spirit once you have been saved. You can grieve Him and He may go silent for a period, but He is still there. God is always ready to clear the air and open the lines communications againa and again with His children. If you have accepted Christ you need not fear hell, for heaven is your destination assured by His promise in his Holy Word.<br />
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Why do some receive partial healing or temporal healing? There are many factors, most beyond our comprehension. I do know that even though we are saved and become a new creation, it is our spirit that has been forever transformed. Our flesh is still the sinful "sarx" (Greek for flesh) and it will one day cease through death or rapture. The flesh still exists in the world that has been tainted and contaminated by sin. God can bring the healing again and again. We are to request our healing in faith and pray with perseverance. The length of earthly life is unsure for any of us, but eternal life in Christ is guaranteed to all who accept Him.<br />
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Lord, our brother is hurting emotionally, spiritually and physically. I know dear God that Your Holy Spirit can bring him comfort and clarity. We trust you to meet him in his hour of need. Lift him up, give him assurance. Bless his spirit. Lord, we ask that you would bring healing through the blood of the atonement for the glory of Your name. I ask you to touch his body in Jesus precious name. Amen. I appreciate you so much Jack…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2008-05-16:1383940:Comment:1119162008-05-16T20:37:43.760ZMaryAnnhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/NanaG
I appreciate you so much Jack and LT and absolutely agree with you both in saying that there is no formula to follow in praying for the sick. And yes, we do need to be cautious and ask God for HIS Wisdom and Discernment. I guess I am just excited because of the miracles I have witnessed in my 5-year walk with the Lord.<br />
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Other factors may also interfere with God’s will being accomplished, like our ‘free will’, and our walk with HIM and faithfulness and obedience, not to forget HIS Supremacy and…
I appreciate you so much Jack and LT and absolutely agree with you both in saying that there is no formula to follow in praying for the sick. And yes, we do need to be cautious and ask God for HIS Wisdom and Discernment. I guess I am just excited because of the miracles I have witnessed in my 5-year walk with the Lord.<br />
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Other factors may also interfere with God’s will being accomplished, like our ‘free will’, and our walk with HIM and faithfulness and obedience, not to forget HIS Supremacy and timing, as you both mentioned. I believe these things can certainly affect how God responds to our prayer requests. HE uses circumstances in our lives to sanctify us. The person being prayed for, as well as the person or persons doing the praying are all factors that could influence healing. Allow me to clarify what I was trying to say...Because God is good all the time…taking us out of the equation…I do believe that it is HIS will everywhere, all the time, that everyone be healed!<br />
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We have a covenant with Jesus. HE has redeemed us from destruction, and refines us in the furnace of affliction. He can use us when we stand before HIM quietly and await the word from within. It will never fail. It will come forth with power, just as the healing power comes forth when we move in faith and lay hands on the sick.<br />
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When I got saved five years ago, I was at a Sunday morning service, and felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to greet a man entering the church, who appeared to be in pain. I said, ‘How are you today?’ He said, ‘Oh terrible’. I asked if I could pray for him. He said, ‘It can’t hurt!’ I instinctively put my hand on his shoulder at the prompting from the Holy Spirit, and the moment I touched him he felt electricity flow from his head down to his toes, and back up again out the top of his head. It was like a healing wave. (There definitely was no formula, and I do not remember the words that I prayed.) I believe God wanted to heal him that morning, and because I acted in faith and obedience, He was able to do that. I did not realize what was happening as I was a just-born baby Christian at the time. The man said to me, ‘What did you just do?’ I said, ‘I didn’t do anything! What happened?’ He proceeded to tell me what happened, and said it was amazing. It certainly was, and we gave God all the glory. (Now five years later, he is still somewhat better, but still suffers at times with pain.) I believe that he received a degree of healing, as he was able to reduce the amount of morphine he was taking.<br />
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My favourite miracle of healing was when my daughter, Carla, called me with anxiety. (You can read her story on her page. I’m sure she will not mind me mentioning it here.) I asked, ‘Can I pray for you?’ She said, ‘That won’t help!’ I felt a strong prompting to lift her up to the Lord, and He was so faithful to heal her from anxiety, (still totally healed). I believe she was in the birthing room, so to speak, and if I had not obeyed the prompting from the Holy Spirit, the blessing of her salvation would have been missed, at least in the moment. While I was praying for her, the Holy Spirit dropped in a ‘Word’ to me ‘Shame’ and so I commanded the ‘Spirit of Shame to leave in Jesus Name. God lifted it off of her in an instant. It has not returned, and Satan no longer has any rights with her. This is the most amazing miracle of all, that I was able to tell her that Jesus just healed her and would she like to invite HIM into her heart. The rest is history. We serve an Amazing God!!!<br />
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Another time we were in a store where a clerk was experiencing pain in her arms. She said it was arthritis. I asked her if she believed in prayer. She said ‘yes’. I said ‘Would you like me to pray for you. She said ‘Yes, that would be nice. I prayed, and not much seemed to be happening. I did not use any formula, simply asked God to heal her. She had my phone number and called me the next day to tell me that she believed she had received a healing and her arm was much better.<br />
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While on our mission trip in Peru, we prayed individually and as a team many times for healing as team members were getting sick, also people we visited with fevers, back pain and other problems. The most amazing was after a church service, where deliverances were experienced. God showed Himself faithful many times. We were glorifying HIM and praising HIM so much. Our faith was boosted greatly. So I do know that God does heal today. I have witnessed quite a few miracles in my short walk with the Lord, and am looking forward to many more.<br />
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I am sure you all have similar stories and you are right Jack, we must wait for the Holy Spirit’s prompting, and not simply lay hands on everything moving. Perhaps the speaker at the Wednesday night healing service has many promptings to pray for people, I don't know. Perhaps it is his ministry to pray for people in public places. He certainly has experienced a great success rate.<br />
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I believe God uses HIS miracles to reach the ‘lost’ with HIS Amazing Love and Grace, so they can be saved. We may miss an opportunity if we are not obedient to these promptings. If God chooses to heal someone, He will do it, with or without us. It is a blessing and a privilege for us, that He has chosen to work through us. He doesn’t need to do it that way. How awesome is that?. His Will, will be accomplished!<br />
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Help all of us Lord, to operate in our spiritual senses. The power and authority is given us already. Let us exercise it and allow the Holy Spirit to educate us along these lines.<br />
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Happy to be alive in HIM<br />
MaryAnn<br />
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PS Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up brother rix to You, and ask that the Holy Spirit touch all those place in rix today, that need a healing touch from you. ! I praise You, Father, that You do indeed heal today, and we look forward to many more miracles of healing in our everyday lives, like the ones happening in Lakeland Florida right now. I pray in Jesus Name. Amen!