Follow His Lead

Follow His Lead

Rom 8:14 KJV For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

 Pro 3:5-6 AMP Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.  (6)  In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

Several years ago God sent me to City Hospital to pray for a woman. He told me what floor and room she was in. When I entered the room I saw a woman partially suspended above the bed in a body cast. Immediately I thought “surely You could have sent me to someone that didn’t have much wrong with them, like a headache.” God spoke to my heart and said “you’re not the healer, you’re the one praying.” So many times we forget that we do the asking and God does the doing. Jesus said whatever you ask in my name I will do in Jn.14:13/14.

The woman couldn’t talk much because of the pain and medication she had been given so I did not know the extent of her situation. I prayed, Lord heal this woman from the top of her head to the soles of her feet and then left.

I returned the next week and talked with this lady. She related to me that she was a prostitute and her pimp had run her down with his Cadillac. Can you imagine God sending me on a mission to pray for a prostitute? That’s our God! He so loved the world that He gave…

Rom 2:4 AMP ….. Are you unmindful or actually ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God’s will)?

 The doctor had told her that the impact was so hard that it had shifted her entire skeleton. They said the broken bones would mend and that they had to install screws in some of her joints. Then they gave her the bad news. Because of the damage to skeletal system, it would take a miracle for her to ever walk again. Well I had already prayed for a miracle so it was now up to God.

Each week I would return to see how this woman was progressing and it looked like God was not doing His part. I have learned that you should never judge whether God has answered your prayer based on what you see or feel. The bible states in Heb. 11:1 that faith is the evidence of things not seen. I have learned that waiting to see before you believe that God has answered your prayer is the “Missouri kind of faith”, called show me faith, which is really unbelief. I have also learned that as believers we should exhibit the “Price is Right” kind of faith. That kind is so confident that it has received that it begins to shout and dance before it sees the results. The bible calls it the “Abraham kind of faith.”

More weeks passed and I began to question God as to why He sent me to this woman to pray for her and then not do anything. Would you like to hear what He spoke to my spirit? (If you want to hear what He said then raise your right hand. If you really want to hear what He said then raise both hands.) He said to my spirit,”Son I am working in her life through your faith and hers. She does not have much, and you’re about to move into doubt and unbelief. Don’t return to this room until I tell you.”  I left and did not return until I heard from God.

Again weeks turned into months and no word from God. Then one morning God spoke to my spirit and said “you can go to see that woman now.” I’m using the phrase,”that woman” because I cannot her name. I went to the hospital and up to her room and it was empty. I checked at the nurses’ station and they informed me that they were releasing her that morning and that she would be leaving a changed woman, drug free. The nurse told me that the hospital had kept her in the body cast long enough to dry her out from the drugs. They directed me to the room that she was in and told me that this woman would fill me in on the remaining details.

As I entered the room, for the first time I saw no body cast, only a bandage covering a small spot on her leg. She sat at a table that had a large brown envelope on it filled with before and after x-rays. She said that the doctor had just left the room. Before he left he told her that she had received the miracle that she so needed. He said that miraculously her skeletal system had moved back in place.

By the way, during those visits I did share the Jesus story with her and she responded by giving her life to Him. She left that hospital saved healed and free from drugs and prostitution. What a mighty God we serve. Thank God I followed His lead!

Eph 3:20-21 AMP Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] — (21) To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen (so be it).

Staying Out f The Devil’s Territory

2Ti 2:24-26 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (25) In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (26) And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

These scriptures tell us that we can do things that will allow Satan the upper hand and make us his prisoner. Years ago I found myself in this position. My Pastor promised to do something for our church and then changed his mind. He had the right to change his mind, every person has that right. I know the bible says that a person who promises to do something should stick to his word, but even God wouldn’t make him if he chooses to change. I would not let the matter drop and told the whole church about it. I dishonored the man God had set over me. That act opened the door for Satan to take me prisoner at his will. Things started going wrong in my life and ministry and I never made the connection between my problems and what I had done to my Pastor. Four years later I went to Haiti and held a very successful outreach in that country, but I left there with pain throughout my body. I began to apply the principle I had used for twenty or more years with success but nothing worked. After 29 days of 24 hour constant pain with no relief from the word of God or medicine, I finally asked God what was wrong. After revealing how I had given the devil place, I repented to my Pastor, asking his forgiveness. He did and the pain and problem disappeared. That day I went to the park and played 3 games of volleyball and was the hottest thing on the court at 58 years of age! Six years have passed and I am still enjoying my freedom from the snare of the enemy.  Watch how you think, speak or pray about any leader. They are ordained and anointed of God and He said do not touch them negatively in word, thought or deed.

Ministering To Children

I hope this information will help someone out there. I have spent over 30 years in the healing ministry. I don’t think I know it all but I have learned something’s and experienced many miracles and healings in this time. As I said, I am sharing this to be a help to those in need.

The Prayer f Faith

Jas 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Jas 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Different translations of Jas.5:15

(CEV)  If you have faith when you pray for sick people, they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned, he will forgive them.

(GW)  (Prayers offered in faith will save those who are sick, and the Lord will cure them.) If you have sinned, you will be forgiven.

(MSG)  Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven–healed inside and out.

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick,….

That is, the prayer of the Elders, being put up to God in faith by them, and in which the sick person joins their faith to  the prayer of faith; such a prayer is a means of bringing down from God a blessing on the sick man, and of restoring him to his former health. Let say it this way; the Elder must be a person of faith and must know how to prayer the prayer of faith. The sick must add their faith to the Elders prayer of faith. When this is done the Lord promises to raise up the sick. What we have here is the prayer of agreement, which is stated in Matt.18:19-20.  Jesus, our High Priest is in our midst to see that our prayer of faith is carried out.

Mat 18:19-20 KJVA Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.  (20)  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

As I research the word prayer I find the definition uses the word vow to define prayer. This is very important and reveals why many times why we do not receive the results promised. Study of the bible reveals much about making vows. Once an adult makes a vow, he or she is penalized for breaking it. By using this word vow, this scripture actually says that as an elder, I promise to see you healed, whole and raised up according to scripture, no matter what I am seeing in the natural. I promise that when I pray the prayer of faith I will stay in faith until you’re raised up. Even if things get worst after we agree in prayer, I vow to stay in faith and see you whole until you are whole. I will not throw away my faith when I hear bad reports about you. I will hold fast to the promise of God and He will bring it to pass. I will not speak what I see; only what I believe and I believe that God will do exactly what He said He will do. This friend is the vow of faith. When children are involved then the Elder and the legal guardian must hold this attitude of faith over that child.

1Jn 5:14-15 KJVA  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:  (15)  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Understand that God’s word and His will are identical. You don’t say one thing and will another. God’s word is His will; His will is His word; they are one and the same and they cannot be changed.

I once received a call about one of the members of the church who had a stroke while preparing for work. They ask if I could meet them at the hospital and pray. Well I started praying immediately. I took authority over death and commanded healing in the name of Jesus. We arrived at the hospital at the same time. Mrs. D looked up at me with her twisted face; the effects of the stroke, and said “Pastor I’m healed.” I looked at that twisted face and said “yes you are, from your head to your feet, in Jesus name. Based on the word of God and the principles of faith we took our stand and vowed to stay with the word of God no matter what. Members of the church would go to see Mrs. D, see the paralysis and return with a report based on what they could see in the natural. I announced to the church that if they could not see Mrs. healed then stay away from the hospital. I know that sounded harsh but Mrs. D didn’t need pity at that time. She needed people to stand in faith with her. She needed someone to vow to see her whole until the manifestation of her prayer appeared. Well things got worse but we continued to stay with our vow. Those who couldn’t stay in faith stayed away from the hospital. Well the Lord fulfilled His part of the promise. He raised her up completely healed and whole. This ordeal lasted about 3-4 week but we won the victory because we were under the principles of the Vow of Faith.

Rev 12:11 GNB They won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed; and they were willing to give up their lives and die.

Testimonials

Early in 2007 I was attacked by what can only be regarded today (my hindsight being 20/20 vision coupled with the Holy Ghost), as a foul demon spirit that was bent on making me curse god and accept the calamity it was afflicting me with. But before I give you the praise end of this story, I need to clear up a couple of common misconceptions as they relate to healing, god and malady in its attack on the body. That is “the body of Christ”… God does not, I repeat and hear me well, he does not put malady and calamity on people and it took me 50 years to learn this and effectually apply it to my physical body!  It is His will that we prosper and be in good health… (our bodies). This calamity as I will heretofore call it, was a very painful malady. I call it by these names because none of the 5 or 6 doctors that saw me and treated me (emergency rooms included 3x’s) could give a name to this affliction. It manifested itself “boil type blisters” that started around the middle of both shins to the areas across the top of both feet. I could literally pull the top skin off of any of these areas by using my index finger and thumb, and these areas were constantly wet with fluid, (puss/infection). At the height of my season of pain, I had to rest on the shoulders of both of my sons (1 on each side of me) as they would walk me to the restroom which is one room away! At this point doctors were basically managing my pain with some serious narcotic painkillers which I wanted no part of on a consistent basis. There was a healing service going on at the church I attend (the St Louis Dream Center) and a guest pastor was ministering by the name of Pastor Spann. I remember being late to the service and watching a few people go down to the front for healing and prayer but I really at that point had not made my mind up as to whether I could lend my faith to this kind of event. I went to the restroom, and as I was coming out the Holy Spirit spoke up on the inside of me but pastor spann was closing the meeting. Boldness took over as I shouted from the back of the sanctuary “hold on Pastor, you’ve  got one left “. Of course, he waited and received me. As I explained to him what I was dealing with, he asked if I would remove my shoes and socks!  Wow. Everyone who was there to see it was amazed and remarked at the hideous look of it on both ankles and feet. Pastor Spann anointed me (Js 5:14,15), laid hands on me and immediately, I was healed !!!!!!  I have never had this problem again. It has been 2 years in May. I don’t have any pain or any discomfort. I don’t limp when I walk. God is great and he has given his gift of healing to Pastor Spann (Jn. 14:12), and he operates in it consistently.

God bless you Pastor Spann,
your friend, Dahn E.

A Mother’s Faith

My calling is to proclaim God’s strength and power to this generation and the generation to come. One way of doing this is through what I call Signs and Wonders Boot- Camp, where I teach believers how to release God’s miracle and healing power. This is a twelve hour course that I’m believing to release in book and video form soon.

I had just started the course in a local church and had covered the first two lessons, both dealing with the Holy Spirit. After class a young lady asked my thoughts on a matter she was dealing with. She said” Brother Spann, I know a 14 year old boy who has been in a coma for four years and the doctors are requesting permission from his mother to remove him from the machines since there has been no change for four years.” She went on to say that she believed that God was telling her to go and pray for the boy and raise him up. She then asked me my thoughts on the matter. To her shock, because of what I was teaching, I said I did not believe it would work for two reasons. Please follow me closely in my reply. I realized that in four years many had prayed with no favorable results. The two things that came to my spirit at this time and I believed it was the Spirit’s leading, was spiritual and civil authority. She did not have either over the child but his parents did. She then said she would bring the mother to class the next week. I gave her copies of the first two lessons to give to the mother and told her to have the mother attend class the following week and I would tell what to do next. They came to the third class where I taught the Power of Prayer. After class I spoke to the mother. I ask her if she studied the lessons I had sent her and if she believed what I was teaching. Her reply was yes to both questions. We then got in agreement that God would raise her son when she laid her hands on him and commanded him to wake up, in the name of Jesus. I was ministering under a strong healing and miracle anointing so I transferred it to her.  Both ladies agreed to spend the next day in fasting and prayer then they would go and do as I had told them. Now brace yourself! That boy had been in that coma for four years with no change. The doctors wanted the mother to give them permission to pull the plug and end it all. The messages she heard caused faith to flood her heart. Then both ladies went to the sons bedside, laid their anointed hands on him and mother said” wake up, in the name of Jesus.” The boy instantly came out of that 4 year old coma and sat strait up in bed, healed by the power of God. They sent him home that day. Here is a demonstration of God working with and confirming His word when we act on it in faith. Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!

Jesus Heals Lupus

In the fall of 1997, my daughter Ranada was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune system disease for which there is no cure. The moment we were told by the doctor, I had to suppress the urge to break down and cry because everyone I knew to have this disease had died or lived such a pain filled life. My daughter and I sat and listened to the doctors prescribed course of treatment, and what we should expect. As we were sitting there I heard the Holy Spirit speak to my spirit saying “It Shall Be Well”. We moved forward with the treatment with no real results, this went on for about five or six months. Some friends invited me to church at Oasis of Life where Rev Ulysses Spann was pastor. I went alone on the first visit and asked for prayer for my daughter, Pastor Spann asked me to bring my daughter the next Sunday. The next week I brought my daughter Pastor Spann prayed for her, after he prayed for her I felt peace and was confident that all would be well. Time went on and she begin to heal, the doctors begin to note her improvement; they used her in case comparisons between the two local children’s hospitals. By the fall of 1998 she was off all medications. We knew she was healed, and she has gone on to finish college, and serve in the military. She’s been free of Lupus for nearly 11 years. I thank God for allowing our lives to intersect with Pastor Spann’s and for his great faith and healing anointing. 

Sharon B.

HEALED OF OSTEOARTHRITIS

            After six months of dealing with swelling legs, hurting, swelling knees, rebuking pain, confessing healing scriptures and seeing no results I decided to see a doctor and find out exactly what was wrong. I figured if I knew exactly what was wrong, I could pray correctly with more confidence. After an examination by the doctor, he sent me to get x-rays on both legs and knees. The x-rays revealed that I had osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis characterized by gradual loss of cartilage of the joints, usually affecting people after middle age. Well, I was 58 at the time, so I guess you could call me middle age and x-rays showed that I had it. The doctor told me the only remedy for this problem was operating and replacing the knee joints. Because I hadn’t given up on prayer, I replied with a big NO. His reply was “what are you going to do?” Out of my spirit came these words filled with faith in God, faith in Jesus and His finished work at Calvary, faith in the Holy Spirit and faith in the word of God, “ I will pray and do therapy!” “That will not fix your problem, but it’s your money you’re spending. You will still need an operation after the prayer and therapy” was his polite reply.

            I started the prayer and therapy and at that time I was taking pain medication. I think I need to interject some additional information in order for you to get the fullness of what faith in God can do. I had been off pain or any other medication for years. God and His word were keeping me healthy until this happened. Being in the healing ministry allowed me to see hundreds of miracles and healings and here I was struggling with this little old osteoarthritis. I know the will of God concerning my health from Isaiah 53:4-5, Matt.8:16-17, Gla.3:13-14, 1Pet.2:24, 3Jn.2 and yet I was suffering from an infirmity that was not the will of God for me to suffer.

            The first thing I did in prayer was seek the Lord for wisdom to deal with this attack. I had used every spiritual weapon I knew to no avail. When that happens, I know the problem is not with God or His word, but with me! For some reason I wasn’t making connection. I knew that with the wisdom of God, I could overcome this attack the way I had overcome other attacks. This is what God told me:

• I was physically out of shape because of my lack of exercise.
• I was overweight and because I was out of shape, my bones were doing the work my muscles were supposed to be doing.
• I would have never started a fitness program and being physically unhealthy, I would later give place to some other problem had I received instant deliverance.
• Cast out the spirit of osteoarthritis and then pray for healing and replacement of any damaged parts in the knees.
•  Start an exercise program that would develop the knee and leg muscles.

           This all started 3 years ago and I have been consistent with this spiritual and physical work given to me by God. I celebrated my 63 birthday on June 28 and I am not on any medication. I just had my annual physical and the report came back totally well in all areas. I can leg press 100lbs. per leg without any pain or problems! I feel better today than I did at 40years of age. All of my muscles are getting in shape and if I keep on this program, I’ll make it to 120yrs. If Jesus tarries!  Faith in God’s Word with corresponding actions will always bring rewards!!!

Ulysses Spann

Healing Belongs To You!

             As born again believers, God has predestined for us to live the God-kind of life here on earth.  In Matthew 6:10, Jesus instructs the disciples to pray that God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  The will of God for earth is freedom from the curse, which is free from sin, sickness disease and poverty.

                    In 3 John 2, our Heavenly Father, speaking through the apostle John, said that He wills that we prosper and be in health even as our soul prospers.  Health is ordained of God and is a part of our blood bought covenant.  Galatians 3:13 states that we are redeemed from the curse of the Law. The curse was spiritual death, sickness, disease and failure in every arena of life. It is our covenant right to be free from sickness and disease.  We access the rights to our covenant by using the weapons which God has made available to us.

                   One of the most powerful weapons which God has made available to us is His Word.  When we speak the Word of God, all of heaven backs us up.  Jesus said, in Matthew 17:20, that if we had the faith as a grain of mustard seed, we could speak to any mountain and command it to be removed and it would be removed, and nothing would be impossible to us.  He didn’t say to think about the mountain, or look at the mountain, or talk about the mountain, He said to speak to the mountain. Sickness and disease is representative of mountains in our lives.  Our deliverance from the mountains of sickness and disease is as near to us as the words in our mouths. 

                  Proverbs 4:20-22 tells us to give attention to the Word of God, because it is health and healing to all our flesh.  As you give your attention to the Word of God, speaking it forth on a daily basis, keeping it in your mouth, before your eyes, in your heart, meditating on it day and night, you can expect all of heaven to back you up and produce health in your body. Joel 3:10b says “let the weak say I am strong.” Say these confessions out loud two or three (or more) times a day, and watch your health spring forth, because “Healing Belongs to You“.

Proverbs 4:20-22,  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.  For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

I give attention to God’s Word.  I give God’s Word first place in my life.  I submit and consent to God’s Word.  I do not let God’s Word depart from my eyes.  I keep God’s Word in the midst of my heart.  For it is life to me because I have found it, and, it is health and healing to all of my flesh.

Exodus 15:25-26,  And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet:  there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I brought upon the Egyptians:  for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

I am diligent to listen to and obey the voice of the Lord my God and I do what is right in His sight.  I give ear to and consent and submit to His Word and I keep all of His statutes.  God has not put any disease upon me for God is my Lord Who heals me.  I receive my healing now in the Name of Jesus.

Exodus 23:25, And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and He shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

I am a child of God.  I serve the Lord my God.  God has blessed my bread and my water.  My God has taken sickness and disease out of my midst.  Sickness and disease cannot stay in my body because God has taken it away from me.  I walk in divine health.  I am healthy now in the Name of Jesus.

Psalms 91: 1-6, 10, He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress:  my God; in Him will I trust.  Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.  He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust:  His truth shall be my shield and buckler.  Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; for the destruction that wasteth at noon day.  There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh they dwelling.

I dwell in the secret place of the Most High, and, I remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty.  Sickness and disease cannot withstand the power of my heavenly Father.  Sickness and disease are enemies to God and enemies to me.  The Lord is my Refuge, my Fortress, and my God.  I lean on, trust in, and rely on Him.  I am confident that He will deliver me from sickness and disease.  I trust in God’s faithfulness.  He never changes.  He is always the same.  He keeps me safe from hidden dangers and deadly diseases.  Because I dwell in His secret place, no evil befalls me, and no plague comes near my dwelling.

Psalms 91:14-16, Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him:  I will set him on high, because he has known My Name.  He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him:  I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.  With long life will I satisfy him, and show him My salvation.

Because I have set my love upon God, He will deliver me.  God has set me on high.  I am seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus.  I know and understand God’s Name. He is Jehovah Rapha, the God who is my Healer.  I have a personal knowledge of God’s mercy (which is new towards me every morning), His unconditional love, and His kindness.  I trust and rely solely upon God because I know that He will never leave or forsake me.  When I call upon God, He always answers me.  He is with me in trouble.  He is with me right now.  He delivers me and honors me.  He is satisfying me with long life.  I will live a long healthy life.  I will not die.  I’ve decided I’m going to live until I’m satisfied.  God is showing me His salvation right now.  He’s showing me His deliverance, His protection, and His healing power.  That power is flowing through my body right now.  God is healing me right now.  I believe I have received my healing now.  Sickness and disease cannot prosper against me because God is my Deliverer and my Healer.

Psalms 103: 2-5,  Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:  Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases.  Who redeemeth thy life from destructions; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles.

I praise you Lord God.  I give You thanks for all of your benefits.  I thank You for forgiving all of my iniquities and allowing me to stand upright before You.  I praise You Lord God for healing each one of all my diseases.  I believe I am healed now.  I believe I am healthy.  Father, You do not just heal some diseases, You heal all diseases.  I thank you Lord that I am healed right now.  I thank You that You have redeemed my life from the pit and from destruction. The devil will not destroy me with sickness and disease.  I will not allow it.  I thank You Lord, for crowning me with Your loving kindness and tender mercy, and, satisfying my mouth with good so that my youth is renewed like the eagle’s.  My body is strong and full of health.  I look better and better every day.  My body is being renewed right now. Every tissue and organ in my body is performing a perfect work.  I am healthy.  I am healthy. I am healthy.

Isaiah 53:3-5,  He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:  and we hid as it were our faces from Him: He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.  Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.  But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities:  the chastisement of our peace was upon Him: and with His stripes we are healed.eH

Jesus bore all sickness and disease so that I don’t have to bear them.  He took every sickness and every disease known to man upon His own body.  I refuse to bear what Jesus has already borne for me.  I will not allow any disease or sickness to live in my body.  Jesus took all of my weakness and pain.  I refuse to allow weakness and pain to stay in my body.  I am healed by the stripes that wounded Jesus.  I am healed right now.  I receive health in place of sickness, strength in place of weakness, and comfort in place of pain.  I am healed by Jesus’ wounds.  I am healed by Jesus’ wounds.  I am healed by Jesus’ wounds.

Acts 10:38,  How God anointed Jesus of Nazereth with the Holy Ghost and with power;  Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.

Sickness and disease are oppression from the devil.  Sickness and disease do not come from God.  I refuse to be oppressed by the devil.  Jesus went about healing all that were oppressed of the devil, which means He went about healing all who were sick or diseased.  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  Since He was healing, and, He has not changed, He is still healing.  It is good to be healed and healthy.  It is God’s will to be healed and healthy.  Therefore, I receive my healing now.  I have decided to live out the rest of my days here on earth in health.  My health is already paid for by Jesus’ wounds.  Since He already paid for it, I believe I’ll just receive it right now.  Thank You Lord God for my healing.  I thank You that I am healthy now in Jesus’ Name.

Luke 10;19,  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:  and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

I have power over you sickness and disease.  You cannot hurt me.  I will not allow you to harm my body.  I say, “Go”, in the Name of Jesus.  You cannot stay.  I take my authority over you and I command you to leave in the Name of Jesus.  I am healthy.  I am healthy.  I am healthy.

Galatians 3:13,  Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.

Sickness and disease is a curse of the law.  Christ redeemed me and purchased my freedom from the curse of the law.  Sickness and disease are not a part of my blood bought covenant.  Jesus hung on the tree and took the curse of the law upon Himself so that I would not have to.  Since Jesus already took the curse in my place, I refuse to take the curse.  Sickness and disease you leave my body.  Pain you leave my body.  I will not allow you to trespass on my body.  You are an illegal alien.  You cannot stay.  I say go now!  I was healed by Jesus’ wounds, therefore, I am healthy.  I refuse to be sick.  I command every tissue and organ in my body to be healthy in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Philippians 4:6,  Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

                 God has already promised us that healing belongs to us.  Just as we were redeemed from spiritual death (sin) we were also redeemed from sickness and disease.  It is up to us to believe and receive our redemption.  One of the ways which we can express our belief in the fact that God has delivered us is through praising and worshipping God. The Bible says in Acts 16:25-26 that when Paul and Silas were in prison, at midnight they began to pray and sing praises to God.  As they were praising God, the prison doors were opened and everyone was set free from their shackles.  God desires that we be set free from the prison of sickness and the shackles of disease that the devil has tried to oppress us with.  But there is a part that we play. After we have prayed and confessed the Word of God, we must continue to praise God for our healing.  Take this time and begin to praise and worship God for what He has already done.  Worship Him several times a day until you see and after you see the manifestation of healing in your body.

                  Father, I thank and praise You because You are Jehovah Rapha, the God Who heals me.  You are my Physician.  You are the Lord Who heals me.  You did send Your Word and healed me.  I thank and praise You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, Who paid the price for my healing at Calvary’s cross. I thank You Heavenly Father that sickness and disease have no authority over me.  I am the healed.  I am the redeemed.  I thank you that you are the same yesterday, today, and forever.  You never change.  I praise You Lord that Your healing power ins flowing through me right now driving out every symptom of sickness and disease.  I believe You have healed me.  I thank You for Your willingness and desire to heal me.  I thank you that I am not healed by what I feel or what man says.  I am healed by Jesus’ wounds.  I thank You, Father that Your Word is medicine to my flesh and it is working in my body right now:  driving out every symptom of sickness and disease.  I thank You that You do want me well because You are glorified in my being well.  I thank You that I am restored to health.  I thank You that I have been made perfectly sound in my body through the Name of Jesus.  I thank You that You are for my body and my body is for You.  I thank You for total restoration of every tissue and organ in my body.  I thank You that sickness and disease cannot prosper against me.  I thank You Lord for healing me, in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                  Several years ago I injured myself very badly. The injury caused tremendous pain throughout my entire body. At times the pain got so great that I would almost pass out. Whether I was walking, sitting or laying the pain persisted. I wasn’t taking medicine because I had received deliverance with my faith in God many times before. I’m not against doctors or medicine but I had come to the place where I could bypass the natural remedies and go directly to God and receive. I began to apply some of the things I had been taught that brings deliverance but nothing was working. I rebuked satan; I used the name of Jesus and commanded the pain to go and the body to be healed; I praised the Lord and confessed that I was healed, but nothing was working. I even waited for the manifestation but the man from the station never came. Finally I ask God what was the hindrance. He replied that I had gotten so busy that I had allowed my spirit to become emptied of His word. I had allowed His word to depart from my eyes and mouth. He said that I was quoting the word from my head but there was not a heart and mouth connection. I was empty. My sword of the spirit was dull. Since I couldn’t work, I decided to go home and feed my spirit with the word of God. I listen to healing tapes and read healing scriptures for four hours strait and I was totally healed of my affliction. The word of God became medicine to all my flesh. The man from the station came with the manifestation! God’s word works; Glory.

                   God does want you well.  Healing does belong to you.  It is up to you whether or not you receive your healing.  It is your faith that makes you whole.  The Bible says you can have what you say.  Begin to say “I was healed by Jesus’ wounds”, because “HEALING BELONGS TO YOU.”

Creative Power Of God’s Word

Words are the most important things in the universe.  The Bible has a lot to say about words that we as Christians need to know and understand.  Words were the instruments by which God created all things.

Hebrews 11:3,   Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God…

God’s word is powerful and filled with faith.

Nine times the words, “And God said” appears in Genesis chapter one. Each time God spoke something was created, formed, or made. The worlds came into being, were beautifully coordinated, and now exist by the command of God.

Hebrews 1:3,   …Upholding all things by the Word of His power.

Hebrews 1:3 Amp. …upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power.

Luke 1:37 (ASV).  For no word from God shall be void of power.

God’s word is full of power, creative energy, and life. When God created the universe, He used His word like a carpenter uses his hammer. God builds with His word. When God speaks, His word carry out His every bidding. His word is controlling this universe.

Isaiah 55:11MSG  So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They’ll do the work I sent them to do, they’ll complete the assignment I gave them.

Psalms 33:6-9,   By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth…For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalms 119:89-91,   …Thou has established the earth and it abideth.  They continue this day according to thine ordinance; for all are thy servants.

Jesus’ word is powerful and filled with faith.

God is a Spirit.  He wanted us to see Him, to know Him, and to see how to operate in the earth, so He sent a representative of Himself, Jesus Christ, the Son of God!

Hebrews 1:1-3,   God…Hath in these last days spoken to us by His Son…Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His Person…

Jesus is the representative of the substance of God. When you look at Jesus and His life you get a picture of what the Father is like. God wanted all of Himself to be in His Son.

Colossians 1:19,   For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell…

John 3:34,  …He whom God hath sent speaketh the Words of God…

John 8:26, 28,   …I speak to the world those things which I have heard of Him…But as My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things.

John 12:49-50,   For I have not spoken of myself but the Father which sent Me, He gave Me commandment what I should say and what I should speak.

Throughout the life and ministry of Jesus, He only spoke the creative, life giving words of His Father. People saw and recognized the power and authority of Jesus’ word.

Luke 4:32,   And they were astonished at His doctrine for His Word was with power.

Creation was established by God’s Words and responded to the words spoken by Jesus. With faith filled words Jesus calmed the raging sea. With faith filled words Jesus raised the widow’s son. With faith filled words Jesus called Lazarus from the tomb. Jesus spoke creative words to the man with the withered hand. Jesus spoke healthy words to the woman with the spirit of infirmity. To the paralytic Jesus’ words were, “Take up thy bed”. In Matthew 8:5-13,  the centurion knowing the authority and power of Jesus’ words proclaimed,  “Speak the Word only and my servant shall be healed”.

The power of God’s word on your lips.

Genesis 1:26-28,   And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness…

God made us in His image so that we could act like Him. To be a Christian is to be Christ like.

Ephesians 5:1,  Be ye therefore followers (imitating, walking like, talking like, acting like) God.

Psalms 8:5NKJ  Thou has made him (man) a little lower than God and did set man over the works of Thy hands.

God gave man dominion over the works of His hands. This dominion was to be exercised through man’s words. Authority in any area is exercised through words. God created all things by His word. Creation responded to those words spoken by Jesus. Jesus says creation will respond to those same words spoken by us.

John 14:12,   ….The works that I do shall you do also…

Matthew 17:20,   …If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Luke 17:6,   …If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Mark 11:12-14,   …And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves…And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever…And in the morning…they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots…And Jesus…said unto them, Have faith in God…Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall  have whatsoever he saith.

Jesus only spoke what He heard from the Father. God has given us the authority and ability to change things so that we can control and remove anything that stands in the way of the will of God being done.

Mat 18:18-19 CEV  I promise you that God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but he will not allow anything you don’t allow.  (19)  I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Rom. 8:19.MKJV  For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

God performs the words of His servants.

Isaiah 44:24-26,   Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer…I am the Lord…That confirmeth the word of His servant…

Confirm is defined as to make good, perform, establish, make to stand, to make effective, to bind by some formal or legal act, to substantiate, to affirm as having substance, to demonstrate, to verify. Perform is defined as to make prosperous, make good, carry out or execute. Execute is defined as to carry into effect, to fulfill a command, promise, of undertaking, to carry out an order, or to carry through a plan or program. God didn’t say I confirm the word of apostle, evangelist, prophet, pastor, or teacher.  He said, “I perform the word of My servant”.

Job 22:28  You shall also order a thing, and it shall be fulfilled to you; and the light shall shine on your ways.

Joshua commanded (with words) the sun and the moon to stand still. God performed Joshua’s words and stopped the universe.

Joshua 10:12-14, Then spake Joshua to the Lord…and he said…Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.  And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed…

Elijah stopped the rain for 3-1/2 years with words.

1 Kings 17:1,   And Elijah the Tishbite…said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

When your words are God’s word or are in agreement with God’s word, they do not return to you void, but they accomplish that which you and God please and prosper in the thing whereunto you and God send them. Jesus said,  “We are one”.  Therefore, when your words agree with God, they become one with God. When your word agree with God, they become lord over the situation. God works with His word and brings them to pass when spoken in faith!

Mark 16:20  And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word by miraculous signs following. Amen.

Jeremiah 1:12,   Then the Lord said unto me, Thou hast seen well:  for I will hasten to My Word to perform it.

The word of God must govern your every utterance. The word of God is a weapon we can use against the onslaughts of the enemy and win. The word of God is the Sword of the Spirit. The word of God on your lips is the key to victory and success. The word of God spoken from your heart releases God to work on your behalf. You don’t have to perform it, God will!! When man in faith speaks God’s word that speaking by man becomes God speaking through man. God’s Word on your lips when spoken in faith is just as creative and powerful as God’s Word on His lips.

Matthew 10:20,   For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Revelations 12:11,   And they overcame him (satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and the Word of their testimony.

Put God’s word in your heart and mouth. When you do, you program yourself for success and victory. Make your testimony line up with God’s word. Speak the desired results in faith and you will see come to pass the result you desire.

 Joshua 1:8,   This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou must meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein:  for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Testimony:

Several years ago my wife began to suffer with abdominal pain that persisted for weeks. When examined by doctors, they found seven fibrous tumors. They told her that she would need surgery to remedy the problem. She decided to go the way of prayer. We got in agreement that God would heal her and that there would be no need for surgery. For thirty days, sometimes four or five times a day, we cursed those tumors and told them that they would have to leave God’s property. We told them to dissolve or disappear, we didn’t care how but leave her body. We reminded satan that he was eternally defeated and that we had authority over his works in Jesus’ name. There was never any fear in us , only faith in God and His word. Thirty days later my wife returned to the doctor for reexamination and they found her body to be free of tumors. Not one was left because God watches over His word to perform it!

 God’s Word Works!