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How to Receive Healing

  Mark 5: 25-34: A determined woman receives healing

25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.  28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. 33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.  34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction

The primary way believers should receive healing is through their own faith and confidence in who Jesus is and His atoning work on the cross. Too many believers want to be healed through the prayers of others (the TV evangelist, or the pastor, or the prayer circle), or through gifts of the Spirit or through signs and wonders, or even a prophetic word. Jesus got cross with people who demanded signs (John 4: 48), and praised others who received healing through faith (the Centurion, Matthew 8:10, the Samaritan leper, Luke 17:18-19, the blind man, Matthew 9:27-30).

In the above passage, this determined and brave lady gives us several keys to appropriate and receive our healing. She ‘wrote her own ticket with God’. (Kenneth Hagin, ‘ How to write your own ticket with God’. Let us learn from her.

  1. She heard the word and believed. There must have been a lot of talk about Jesus and what He was doing in the Galilee. There would have been plenty of excited people talking about their healings. Families and friends would be describing the things Jesus had done. But it is likely this woman would have also heard negative comments, gossip, criticism ridicule, disbelief and even lies about Jesus the Healer.

However, by listening and ‘hearing’ the Word, she became utterly convinced that Jesus was able to and willing to heal her. She chose to ‘hear’ the positive truth about Jesus. She believed He was the Healer and if she could get to Him and touch Him, she would be healed.  She made the choice to believe that He was The Healer and was the answer to her problem.  She must have filtered out the negative comments and ‘listened’ to the overwhelming evidence that Jesus heals! She focussed on the good reports and the positive. She ‘heard’ the truth and did not listen to anything else.

 Application:

We must ‘hear’ the Word about healing. If we are not utterly convinced that it is God’s will for us to be healthy and that healing has already been given to us in the Atonement, we must saturate ourselves with the Word on healing. Read the accounts in both Old and New Testaments about healing, study Jesus study the Word, listen to teachings of the finest preachers (see resource list below). As you do this, you will ‘hear’. A supernatural thing will begin to happen as the Word diffuses throughout your being.

Jesus told us to ‘take heed about what we hear’. (Mat 4:24). Your faith matches what you hear. There may be people around you telling you the opposite of what the Word says. They may mean well but their words are negative. You cannot agree with them. You cannot listen to them. Do not afford to listen to anyone who speaks against the Word. Jesus put people like that out of the room. He did not listen to them or allow them to speak into the situation. It’s OK for you not to listen to them. You need to choose to listen to God’s word and not entertain any thought contrary to the word. If you are fighting for your life, you cannot listen to any negative or contrary words.

  • Hear the Word
  • Don’t listen to negative reports
  • Make the choice to believe

2. The woman in this passage was single minded about her situation and its solution. She was absolutely determined to get her healing. There were several obstacles in her way that could have prevented her from getting to Jesus and she could have easily stayed at home. Firstly, she must have been physically weak after years of illness (12 years) and ‘had suffered many things from physicians’. How many of you have suffered from surgery and medications and invasive tests and depressing words from medical personnel?  Doctors could not help this woman. She had exhausted her resources in pursuit of her healing. It would have taken a physical effort for her to go and fight through the crowd but she overcame physical symptoms and went after Jesus.

She would most probably have been discouraged and depressed after years of sickness, and ‘getting worse’ (Mark 5:25).  She may have had a ‘sick and getting worse’ image in her mind. She would have had to turn her back on this when she went to find Jesus. This way of thinking could have easily stopped her but she pressed through depression and discouragement to seek The Healer.

Although the passage doesn’t tell us so, she may have been on her own. She was not an influential or important person like Jairus, and no one was her advocate. This may have been because under Jewish law, she was considered unclean (Leviticus 15:19, 25-27). She was supposed to be ‘separated’ because of the issue of blood. So she was in that crowd illegally.  But even this didn’t put her off. This lady initiated her own healing by going after Jesus herself and was determined to receive.

Application: It’s simple.

Be determined and do not let any obstacles prevent you from appropriating healing

3.  She spoke the word aloud: vs 28, For she said. The woman spoke aloud and said ‘If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be made whole.’ She didn’t say Jesus might heal me, or I wonder if I deserve healing or I hope He heals me. Her words lined up with the will of God and with His Word. She said, ‘I will be made whole’. He sent his word, and healed me, Ps 107: 20. 

      • Speak aloud
      • Speak ONLY in alignment with the Word
      • Be meticulous in what you say

     

  • Don’t speak any negative words
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Application: When we have heard the word, and made a choice to believe it, we need to speak it aloud. We need to find words that line up with the scriptures, for example, if you are standing on the scripture, I shall live and not die, Psalm 118:17, then speak out those words all through the day.’ I shall live and not die. I shall live and not die. I shall live and not die to declare the works of the Lord.’ When the doctor’s report is bad news, you choose to believe and say, ‘ I shall live and not die’. Your words will create your future. You can choose life or death through your words. (Prov 18:21)

You must be meticulous with the words you say aloud, even in jest. For example, there is a popular cliché, ‘I’m dying to meet him..’ , don’t even say that. When negative thoughts come into your mind, DON’T speak them out. Speak only what the Word says.

    • Speak aloud
    • Speak ONLY in alignment with the Word
    • Be meticulous in what you say
  • Don’t speak any negative words 5. She acted. The woman followed up what she believed, with her actions. She went out and looked for Jesus and touched His hem, even though she wasn’t supposed to mingle in the crowd.Application: What actions do you need to take to demonstrate your belief?

 

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  • Your actions must demonstrate your faith6. She received the healing. As soon as she touched the hem of Jesus, her blood flow stopped and she was healed. Note how quickly it happened. It was immediate. Jesus didn’t know she was coming, or expect her. SHE drew the healing out of Him. SHE decided to receive. This was a straight forward choice that she made, and the healing followed. Note too, that in this case she ‘was made whole’, her healing was not partial or over time. Her faith in what Jesus could do and who He was produced a new faith image of her being healed and whole. She had decided the moment of transaction would be when she touched Him, and this is exactly what happened. She accessed grace and power through Jesus Christ. This lady took responsibility for her healing. She ‘ wrote her own ticket’. Application: The primary way for believers to receive healing is through our own faith and confidence in who Jesus. Jesus provided healing for us in the Atonement. (John 19:30, Romans 5:11). Are you still dependent on others to pray for you? Do you think the only one who can release healing to you is your pastor, or a five- fold minister? Do you depend on the gifts of the Spirit for healing and hope for words of knowledge or gifts of healing? Or do you wait to receive a prophetic word that today you are the one to receive. There is nothing wrong with these methods of healing, they are all legitimate and all ways that God uses. BUT He wants us to grow up and be Sons, who can quickly appropriate our own healing and then have faith for others. This is the Day of the Saints (Bishop Bill Hamon) and we are called to be active and effective soldiers in this Jesus army.
  • Where do you stand? Have you learnt to eat the healing bread of Jesus Christ off the Master’s Table (Matthew 15:26-27, 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, Galatians 3:26-29) or are you waiting for someone else to drop some for you?
  • Note Jesus words to her: He didn’t say, Woman the gifts of the spirit have made you whole, or, ‘My miracle working power has made you whole’. He said, ‘Your faith has made you whole.’
  • Grow up: Appropriate and healing for ourselves5. She knew she was healed. Vs 33: ‘ But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her’ . She knew she was healed. . Whether you feel it or not, you must know it, so you can stand and not waver (point 7)6. She testified to what had happened. Rev 12: 11. They overcame by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. By telling what had happened, she was again agreeing with the Word and aligning with the will of God. There is a very powerful spiritual thing that happens when you tell what happens.
  • Testify to your healing7. Hold fast to your confession. Hebrews 11:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. The passage tells us that the woman was healed and went on her way. We would like to assume she kept her healing as it says she was made whole. Do not entertain any thought contrary to the word.  – to establish one’s position publicly by conspicuously holding one’s ground, i.e. refusing to be moved-oppose fully or to forcefully declare one’s personal conviction, So we are to anti- histamine the devil with our full force and might in a stubborn and unwavering effort to hold our ground.They may be physical symptoms, pain or discomfort.They may come from the media: ‘if you have any of these symptoms you have cancer..’In all these cases, we must resist, not be moved, declare our conviction. We must proclaim out loud what the Word says and stand forcefully against the attack. We must not allow our imagination to build the worst case scenario. We need to force our mind to remain focussed on the Word. By doing this, we can ‘write your own ticket’ and appropriate healing. The scripture in James 4 tells us the outcome if we can do this, which is that the devil will flee! Praise God for the deliverance He has made available for us.
  • The may be mental or emotional onslaughts in the form of our thoughts.
  • They may be verbal comments from others, especially those close to us, or medical reports.
  • The attacks we need to stand against may come in different forms.
  • – to keep one’s possession; ardently withstand, without giving up or letting go
  • – a military term in classical Greek used by Thucydides, meaning to strongly resist an opponent or take a firm stand against
  • Strongs 436: anthístēmi : from 473:antí, opposite, against and 2476: hístēmi: ‘to stand’ or properly take a complete stand against
  • A word study on ‘resist’, gives us an insight as to how to do this.
  • James 4:7: tells us to submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee. Submitting yourself to God means to align and agree with His word. You may not understand everything about the situation or there may be some lingering symptoms; there may be opposing reports and negative words but to submit to God, you need to keep agreeing with Him and agreeing with His Word. You choose to believe what He said IS the truth.
  • However, this last stage is where many fall. This part involves HOLDING FAST, which means to stand and be unwavering. Once you have decided to believe and receive there will be an attack and an attempt from the enemy to persuade you that you have not been healed. You CANNOT waver. You must stand firm. You must be stubborn.
  • Submit to God, by agreeing with His Word and speaking it aloud
  • Resist the attacks stubbornly and with full force
  • The devil will fleeKenneth HaginThings That belong to us   https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=enneth+hagin+things+that+belong+to+ushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7smoJiKxkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcXb2dA-A&list=PLS_yAee9vpuEZSBIiZDuvlFjk6zjz8k7w
  • Derek Prince: God’s Medicine Bottle
  • Curry Blake: How to Receive from God
  • How to write your own ticket with God http://www.hielema.net/English/Faith/Hagin/pdf/Kenneth-Hagin-Faith-Lesson-No-23.pdf

 

 

 

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