"Healing 101"

Matt 4:23-25 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. 25 Great multitudes followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. NKJV

I've been a Christian for more than 31 years now, and have had many teachings and preached many messages on the finished work of the cross. Jesus has paid the price for our sins, our pains, griefs, sorrows, mental disorders and every sickness and infirmity known to man. My intention in this article is to give you a refresher course on this subject so if you've got sickness or disease or any other kind of thing wrong with you, get ready to be healed as we look at the ministry of Jesus right now through the eyes of Matthew.

Jesus first of all preached the gospel or good news of the kingdom. There needs to be an emphasis on kingdom here because that represents authority. We must exercise dominion and authority over sickness. Now let me say something right up front. Healing is a finished work that Jesus won the victory over on the cross. We are not going to approach this from the standpoint of trying to get God to do something. He has already said: "It is finished!"  Gods Word is true and we are going to put our faith in what he has said, not our past experiences, opinions, doctrines, or anything else. Faith comes by hearing God.  So lets ask God to speak to us again from a fresh revelation of His Word.  According to the scripture above, He healed all kinds of sicknesses and all kinds of diseases. I've did a very extensive study of the greek to determine what "All"  means here. All means All!

There is a distinction between sickness and diseases. Sickness means: A weakness or a physical affliction of the body. Jesus healed every kind of sickness including yours if you have a physical affliction. The other word used in this scripture is disease. Disease means: Your not at ease. This can involve mental issues such as anxiety, depression, chemical imbalance, or any other kind of metal torment. Jesus healed every kind of disease including yours if you have one. They brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments. He also freed those who were demon possessed, those that had epilepsy, and those who were paralyzed. He healed them all! Jesus has bought and paid for with His own blood the price necessary for us to be healed of every disease and every sickness! Now if you have anything wrong with you, put your hand on the area that is affected and I am going to pray for you! If your not able to reach the area with your hand or you can't move then just expect to be healed. Jesus will himself touch the affected area and you will be healed! He loves you and it is His will for you to be healed! It is finished and we are going to declare the finished work of the cross over you right now! Are you ready?

Okay lets pray!  Father I thank you that you sent your Son Jesus Christ who bought and paid with own blood, the right to be completely 100% healed, whole, saved and delivered! So I come against every sickness, spirits of infirmity, spirits of death, cancer, malady, epilepsy, bi-polar, tumors, stroke, lung disease, backaches, headaches, blood disorders, aneurysms, bone disease, flu symptoms, sore throats, thyroid problems, acid re-flux or any and every kind of sickness, disease or symptoms, and I command you to loose everyone of these people right now in Jesus name! I command your body in come into divine alignment with Gods Word and Jesus finished sacrifice. You will live and not die! You are made 100% whole right now! In Jesus Name! Now do something right now that you could not do. If you could not bend over, as an act of faith bend over. As Our friend John Kirby says: "Twist it, Turn it, Bend it , Shake it..Do what you could not do!"

Matt 8:5-13 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.7 And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it.10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.And his servant was healed that same hour. NKJV

Lets break down this very powerful scripture and learn the principles of how the gospel of the kingdom works. Here is a situation where a soldier comes to Jesus on behalf of his servant who is at home paralyzed and dreadfully tormented. That means he was unable to move for sure, not able to feel or walk and possibly not able to talk. One thing is for sure, he was dreadfully tormented. Jesus did not say I will come and pray for him, He said: "I will come and heal him!" Let me ask you a question. How did Jesus know that this person was going to be healed?  This is a good question. He knew because he was able to reach forth into a place where neither time nor distance exists and partake of a benefit that would come as a result of what he would do on the cross in the future. He knew the plan of God and what His destiny was. He would go to the cross and die and redeem mankind from the curse. Sickness and disease is part of the curse that we were delivered from. He knew the Fathers will and this is the very foundation of our faith. It is Gods will for all to be healed! Jesus understood Gods will and acted on it. This soldier understood how authority worked. He explained that when he gave an order to one of those who was under him, that the order would be carried out without question. So he tells Jesus, you don't have to come to my house, just order it so, and it will be done. This indeed was the principle that Jesus was already operating in. He knew the Fathers will concerning healing and knew because he would obey, or come in agreement of the Fathers will that healing would manifest!

When the soldier explained this to Jesus, it says Jesus marveled. That means Jesus really admired what the soldier said! If we can grab a hold of this principle of the kingdom, carry out the orders that we have already been given, just think of how many more healing manifestations we are going to see! Jesus says about the soldier, I have not ever found such a person in Israel with this kind of great faith!  Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.  And his servant was healed that same hour. Do we expect that when we lay hands on people that they will be healed? Jesus said to the soldier I will come and heal him. Determine this week that when you lay your hand on someone that they will be healed!   When you lay your hand on the affected area and  release the power of God and the finished work of the cross!

Pray a prayer over them like this: Father we just carry out the orders that have been given and release the power of heaven into this body and command every sickness, infirmity and disease to get out!  Let the manifestation of healing come forth right now in Jesus name Amen!

Matt 12:14-22 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him. Behold, My Servant 15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 18 ;Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased!I will put My Spirit upon Him,And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. 19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed He will not break,And smoking flax He will not quench,Till He sends forth justice to victory; 21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.In verse 15 of this scripture, again Jesus healed all of them. 

Now its important to note here that the Pharisees were plotting against Jesus looking for a way to destroy Him. In this day and age if your preaching and manifesting the gospel of the kingdom, there are going to be those modern day Pharisees and Sadducee s , who have a religious spirit and a lot of pride that will hope you fail and may even plot against you. So fear not and let not your heart be troubled. One of the main truths here concerning healing is found in verse 18. He will declare justice to the Gentiles! There is a direct connection here between healing and justice! Lets define justice.

Justice: 1. The quality of being just; fairness. 2. a. The principle of moral rightness; equity. b. Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude; righteousness.

Healing is just and fair! This again is the plan of God concerning what Jesus bought and paid for with His own blood. When the sick were brought to Jesus He healed all of them!  He brought justice to all who were oppressed by the devil. We need to fully grasp the fact that God is no respecter of persons. He is not a God who heals some and others he doesn't.  By the stripes that were put upon Jesus, you are healed! He sends forth justice to victory! We can trust Him.  blind, mute and everyone who had any kind of affliction were healed!

Matt 12: 23-40 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, Could this be the Son of David? 24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons. 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?  27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. NKJV

Here come the religious folk again with another accusation against Jesus. Now they are attributing the works of God and the casting out of demons to Beelzebub the ruler of the demons! ;One thing they knew was right, they believed in demons! In this day and age there are many people that don't even believe that demons exist. Much, if not all sickness is directly related to demonic activity. In this scripture they accuse him! It says: "He knew their thoughts."  And  He also said: "Every kingdom divided against itself comes to desolation and every city and or house divided cannot stand."  This is a very important point concerning you as well. If you are divided in your thinking about it being  Gods will to heal you, it will be almost impossible for you to stand with confidence. This is where you must make up your mind and decide that Jesus died for not only your sins, but your sicknesses, pains and griefs!

Mark 5:25-33 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.29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, Who touched My clothes?  31 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.

This is a wonderful testimony of how pressing into Jesus draws the healing power out of Him. This woman had this issue with a flow of blood for twelve years! It says here that she had suffered even more with what the doctors had given her for treatment. The doctors were not really helping because she got even worse because of them. Now I'm not knocking doctors or hospitals, but how many of us put more faith in them, then we do in the Lord? This is a good question. Remember doctors are to never take the place of God. Everything in creation comes from God, so we must acknowledge Him first. In this case the doctors made her worse and she suffered even more because of them. Jesus was the last hope she had and she was desperate! She recognized the healing power that was coming from Him and she said: "If only I may touch His cloths I may be made whole. She pressed in. I'm sure that there were many people trying to get something from Him but she was desperate and did whatever it took to get close enough to touch Him. It says when she did, immediately the fountain her blood dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction! Jesus felt the healing power go out of him! It must have been her desperation and her faith that made a demand on the power to heal! It got Jesus's attention so much so that he asked: Who touched me?" His disciples saw the crowd of people thronging him and must of thought He was asking a ridiculous question. Jesus paid no attention to them he just kept looking around. Why?  Because this woman had pressed in and drew power out of him! This is desperation and hunger!

This women was probably thinking she had done something wrong! She comes fearing and trembling to Him and tells Him the whole truth. He wanted to know who had made such a great demand on Him! He says to her: Daughter, your faith has made you well, go in peace and be healed of your affliction. This same power that came out of Jesus to heal this woman is in you! Do you really believe this is true? We must press into to him until we see the manifestation of this power released in us and whosoever we lay hands on or comes in contact with us!

Mark 5:21-23, 35-36 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet 23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further? 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, Do not be afraid; only believe.

This testimony of the woman with issue of blood comes right in the middle of this testimony of Jesus on His way to heal Jairus's daughter Jesus is commending her about her faith making her well and a messenger comes from his house and says it's too late your daughter is dead. Jesus was never moved by how the circumstance looked.   He says without missing a beat: "Do not be afraid, only believe."  Fear is the one thing that we must deal with, and the way to deal with it is to receive the Love that God has for us! Perfect love casts out fear because fear is part of the torment and is a roadblock to faith.

Fear is: believing the worst is going to happen! Faith is: believing that what God said is going to happen. The woman with the issue of blood had spent all of her money and time in faith in the doctors healing her but they made her worse. She had nothing more to fear because she was living out the worst case scenario. But she knew (believed) that if she could just touched Jesus, she would be healed! It's time to believe what God had already said and what Jesus has already done! Believe that you receive and you shall have it! If any two agree as touching any one thing and it shall be done! This is the Word of the Lord!

Now back to Jairus.  He is begging Jesus to come and lay his hands on his daughter because she was almost dead. Jairus was desperate. Here he was ,one of the rulers of the synagogue, and his position was not going to save his daughter. He realized that Jesus was walking in something that would possibly save and heal his daughter. As he was humbling himself by throwing himself at Jesus feet, the worst possible news comes to him from some in his house telling him: "It's too late your daughter is dead, so there's no need to bother Jesus any further. Let me state again , Jesus recognized fear as the leading issue. Now ;mind you Jairus was fearful that his daughter was going to die and while he is yet speaking to Jesus, his worst fear comes to pass! But Jesus was about to inject hope. He says: Do not be afraid; only believe. This indeed is an insight and principle that we must grab a hold of. This is by definition double mindedness.

Fear and Faith cannot share the same platform in the mind. The truth does not bow the knee in any circumstance as the truth does not change. The circumstance must bow the knee to the truth. The truth is, no matter how serious the sickness is, even if it leads to death, there is hope of resurrection and total restoration! We put the limitations on God. He tells us with men it impossible, but with God all things are possible. We are relying on what we can do for ourselves, when God has freely given it to us. This is by definition pride. Pride is what attracts the spirit of fear.

Years ago, the Lord showed me that you can measure how much pride a person has, by how much fear they have. Likewise you can measure fears by how much pride a person has. ;Remember this God has provided all of us with healing and he is no respecter of people. If we think we have to earn what God has freely provided then we must repent. Perfect Love, if we can receive it will cast out fear. Fear cannot exist on the same platform with the love of God either! Faith works through the receiving of the Love that God has already freely given us! Is forgiveness and Love only extended for a few?  No, it is for those that can receive the Love that God has for all of us. His Love for us was while we were yet sinners! Fear not and only believe!

Mark 5:37-43 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. 39 When He came in, He said to them, Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.40 And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. 41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, Talitha, cumi, which is translated,Little girl, I say to you, arise.42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. 43 But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.  NKJV

This is a very powerful passage of scripture because as Jesus has just told Jairus to not be afraid, only believe. He then permits no one to go with him except Peter, James and John. Why? Because it's important that fear and unbelief are not be the dominating influence. Jesus believed and received. This is how the works of God are accomplished. When Jesus arrives at the house, people are wailing and in great tumult. He again addresses the fear and hopelessness of the people. This is affecting the atmosphere. He says: "Why make this commotion and weep?"  The child is not dead, but sleeping.This again was an attempt to inject faith and hope into the circumstance. What did they do? They ridiculed him. Unbelief and fear can affect the atmosphere and be counter-productive to miracles. What does Jesus do? He puts them all outside. Sometimes this is going to be necessary to really break through and see the full manifestation of healing. In this case the dead was about to be raised.

Notice here He doesn't say "God come here and do something.", He says: "Little girl, I say arise."  This is declarative, because Jesus already knew it was the Fathers will. If we ask anything according to the Fathers will, It shall be done. Healing is all in the package of salvation. It is the Fathers will and we must become declarative and know that it will come to pass. Is anything to hard for God?  No! With God all things are possible! We are with God and he is with us and in us. I speak over you right now in Jesus name life! May you be completely saturated with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead! I command every infirmity, disease and spirit to leave your body and mind and be healed in Jesus name. May you totally fulfill all of your steps that are ordered and come fully in to you destiny!  Amen!

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