By Sidharth Mohandas
 
I’m sure most of you know that I was a cancer patient and that I had a tumor on my right shoulder that was operated and removed. Though the Lord healed me, I was unable to lift my right arm above my shoulder, probably because the muscles in that area were removed. For years I carried this disability in my body, unable to even lift my hands to worship the Lord. However, I must confess that I never prayed about it as it had become so much a part of me.
 
Some years back when a man of God came down from the States to conduct a crusade, I had volunteered in his meetings as a prayer warrior. In one of those services he encouraged each of us to touch Jesus in faith like the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment in the Bible and to receive wholeness from the Lord. He said, “Scripture tells us, ‘Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved’. If you are a ‘whosoever’ call on His name and be delivered“. I was worshipping the Lord with my left hand lifted up [right hand lifted less than half way with great difficulty], and then suddenly I felt a warm and gentle wind twirl around my right arm. I thought to myself, “Could He have touched my arm?” and before I could finish thinking my hand was up all the way, and it was all tingling! Glory to God!
 
In the older covenant, the Lord gave the Jews a commandment: ‘Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the LORD…[Numbers 15:38-39]
 
The Israelites were to make tassels at the corners of their garment, and these represented the Word of God. There is an interesting truth about the woman being healed by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment.
 
Scripture says: [she] came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. [Luke 8:44]
 
Do you know what Greek word Luke used for the word “fringe” in the above verse? It’s the word “kraspedon“, which is the same word for “tassel”.
 
Beloved, I strongly urge you to find a place to touch in the Word of God, a promise He has given that will help you release your faith in Him. Be encouraged by my testimony and seek Him for your wholeness. Not just healing for your body, but wholeness for the whole you. Remember, in doing so our focus should always be the flourishing of the kingdom of God. We want His kingdom to function how Abba intended it to function. When Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons, He said “But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you”. Will you believe for the kingdom of God to come upon you?
 
Make it your goal today to be a kingdom-expander. Mind you, when this becomes your goal Satan will use religious people to oppose you, but do not be hindered, you’re far beyond religion, you’re a royal citizen!

By Sidharth Mohandas

“Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment]

But He [Jesus] was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.” [Isaiah 53:4-5]The Atonement of Jesus is two-fold: He paid for all our iniquities and He paid for all sickness. This verse is absolutely Universal.

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons ALL your iniquities, Who heals ALL your diseases” [Psalms 103:2-3]I’m glad David in the above verse didn’t say “my” iniquities and “my” diseases. Or else we’d have some come up with a teaching that the promise was only to him. On the contrary, this reaffirms that God wants our sins forgiven and diseases healed.

In this article I wish to deal with the second half of the Atonement: Healing.“And the report of Him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto Him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.” [ Mat 4:24]healed all that were sick” [Mat 8:17]healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.” [Matt 9:39]” [Matt 12:15] He healed them” [Matt 15:30]He healed them there” [Matt 19:2]

Authority to Heal

I have studied the ministry of Jesus and the ministry of His disciples, I have also analyzed their response to the sick and do you know what I found out? There was not one instance where either Jesus or His disciples asked God to heal the sick. I had written an article on this earlier, but I think I’ll explain it again. You can’t ask God for something He has already given. God has delegated each of us the authority to heal or in order to avoid controversy, let me put it this way…He has given you and me the authority to impart healing to the sick.“And He [Jesus] called unto Him His twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.“[Matt 10:1]

“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.” [Matt 10:8] 

Let’s consider what Peter’s response to the crippled man at the Beautiful Gate: “Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” [Acts 3:6]God has freely given us healing, and therefore it is wrong to ask Him to heal someone or ask Him why He won’t heal someone. Have you ever seen Jesus asking God to heal or pleading with God? Did Peter and John plead for healing in the above Scripture? No! They took authority and commanded. We are in command in this area of healing, friends. Stop all your pleading and go by Constitutional rights and exercise your authority over the works of the devil.

This is going to offend many religious people who think it’s humility to ask God for healing than to command sickness to be healed. If this is so, you should ask God to cast out demons too, don’t command them! The truth, I say again, God has given you the authority to heal just as much He has given you the authority to cast out demons!If you’re one who thinks God sometimes gives you sickness to teach you things, you’re deceived. God is never in such a business. Satan alone is the author of sickness. However, God may allow sickness to come upon you, but again that is so that you can exercise your faith. Brethren, Your faith will be tried!

Requirement for Healing

“He[Jesus] could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

And he was amazed at their lack of faith.” [Mark 6:5-6]“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.” 

“O unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” [Mark 9:17-19]In both these places, God never withholds healing. In the latter case, Jesus could have dismissed the case by talking like many religious people today… “God sometimes doesn’t heal.” Instead He said, “O unbelieving generation!”. How many of us will hear those same words today from Jesus’ mouth?

Again Jesus said this to His disciples before He ascended back to heaven…

“And these signs will accompany those who believe…they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” [Mark 16:17-18]

“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up” [James 5:15]

A person who is unsure whether the Lord will heal him or not, lacks faith. How can I say this? This is why: “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for…” [Hebrews 11:1]. If you and I can’t be sure about something we hope for, then it’s not faith. The only way to have faith for healing is to be sure that you’ll receive the healing you are hoping for.

Faith comes from…

If you want to receive faith for healing, go to the Word. Set aside words from other sources and agree with what the Word of God has said.

I was just talking to a friend of mine about the topic of healing and when I asked him why we see cases where people do not receive healing [Don't get me wrong, I've seen too many healed through laying on of hands], he said, “Lack of the Word”. That’s exactly what the problem among most Christians is today. God sent forth His Word and healed His people [Psalm 107:20]. How many of us are sure about what the Word has said? How many of us have aligned ourselves to the Word? 

My dear friends, through God’s Word God has given you His authority. Take a look at Jesus’ statement here: 

Jesus said “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If He called them gods, to whom the Word of God came…” [John 10:34] 

God called men “gods” to whom His Word came. If you look into the context in Psalm 82:6 from where Jesus quotes this Scripture, you will find that God was speaking to those whom He had given authority to rule and judge. These men had received God-kind of authority. And that’s what we who believe in God’s Son are given too! 

Can you look at a crippled man and say, “Such as I have give I thee”? Or would you conduct a prayer meeting for that crippled man there? 

[Continued...]

By Bubu Uthup

“Why has it happened to me? And why at this time?”

…this was my constant pattern of thought during the two years of my class XI and XII. I was diagnosed with what the doctors called “Filamental Keratitis”…and was suffering from severe eye pain, irritation and photophobia [inability to face light]. The latter in particular was so severe that I was unable to read when I was on an attack. Finding it extremely difficult to open my eyes most of the time, I was virtually blind. Because of all this I was unable to go to school for many days or for any tuition at all. This meant that I’d have to be confined to my house and bed majority of the time. Frustrated and derpessed, I began to hate everything about life, even life itself.It was then that I began to hear and learn about Jesus. Although I was brought up in a Christian family, the Bible had never really meant anything more than a story book to me. But now, since there was nothing that anyone could do to help me [the doctors had said that there was nothing more they could do and we had gone to all the elading eye hospitals of South India], I began to seek the Lord Jesus. I looked to Him as the God Who could heal me of my condition. So I started praying and meditating on His Word and believing what He had promised. My faith soared high when I saw that Jesus healed absolutely ALL who came to Him in faith, and I craved to be healed all the more!

As days, weeks and months passed my eyes problem started getting better, and so did my faith in Him. By the time I wrote my medical entrance [miraculously, of course] and got through, I had become far better. But still, there remained the fact that if I strained too much, it would come back. But, by this time, I had really grown in faith, confessed Jesus as Lord and had the assurance that I would be fully healed.

 Finally one night it happened…I was sleeping peacefully when suddenly Jesus appeared near my bed and stretching out His right hand He took out something like scales from my eyes! I could scarcely believe it when I woke up next morning. Was it really true? I decided to test it. I skipped my eye drops [previously I couldn't do without them]. I went outside without my goggles and stared straight at the sun for a full 15 minutes [till then I couldn't even look at an electric bulb]. I even tried irritating my eyes with soap [earlier, even the slightest irritation brought the symptoms]. Yes! I was indeed healed!

It has almost been 3 years since this happened, and there has been no further trace of the disease. My doctors still can’t believe it. Looking back I can only say: “Thank You, Doctor Jesus”.

I encouage you to seek this same Jesus. Repent of your sins, believe on Him and He will make you whole all over. He is no respector of person…if He did it for me, He will also do it for you.