The Lord never told us to pray for the sick in the sense that we ask Him to heal them. He told us to heal the sick. There is a big difference between the two. It has to do with operating in the authority He has already given us. Look at these commands the Lord gave His disciples: “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick” (Luke 9:1-2). “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease” (Matt. 10:1). “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give” (Matt. 10:7-8). Jesus told us to heal the sick, not pray for the sick. What a radical statement!
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Is Your God Too Big?
At the risk of sounding like a heretic, I believe one of the biggest deceptions in the world of Christianity is the concept of God controlling all things. It seems to be the default response for anything in life that we don’t understand. For every sickness, natural disaster and political upheaval, there is a religious cliché ready to go. “God moves in mysterious ways.” “There is a purpose in everything.” “God is testing us.” “God is judging us.” “I’m like Job.” “This is my thorn in the flesh.” And the list goes on and on. Continue reading
We may bind the power of Satan over a community, making it easy for men to
accept Christ. “Whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Whatever in Jesus’ name we set free, God in Heaven will make good.
What power we have! Let’s use it! Will we arise to our mighty, heaven-given
privileges? Look at the bound men and women everywhere, and the Word
challenges us to go out and set the prisoner free.
What does this mean? All that it says, thank God. You can set diseased men free.
Kenyon
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