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.
