The church isn’t healing
We have a responsibility to heal. Jesus told us to! Sadly, few Christians are actively obeying. If more believers stepped out in faith, more would be healed. When John G. Lake established the Healing Rooms in Spokane, USA, the hospital closed.
Essential faith
And without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is the key ingredient. No one is healed by hope. Hope knows God can. Faith knows he will.
When the disciples couldn’t heal, Jesus said, “Because you have so little faith” (Matthew 19:20).
Doubts
Doubt is not lack of faith—it’s a mindset that allows alternatives (James 1:6-8): “God wants me sick.” “God may heal others, but not me.” “It’s my sickness and I must endure it” (Jeremiah 10:19).
Undiscovered roots
Wrong lifestyle or attitudes can prevent people from receiving healing.
We’re beginners
People are sick for many reasons. My own faith goes up and down. Let’s keep our faith high: read the Word, obey the Lord, and practice, practice, practice!
When I began, few were healed. Now we see up to three-quarters of the people in a meeting healed.
It’s beyond understanding
When the Lord appeared to Job after his suffering, Job said, “Surely I spoke of things… too wonderful for me to know” (Job 42:3). If Job couldn’t understand, neither can we. We cannot heal anyone. It’s the Lord who heals.
Not everyone receives now
After the powerful catalog of the faithful, Hebrews 11:39 says these were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
These blogs are a brief summary of a huge subject. For more, go to our website, ask for a school of healing, or get the Manual or Heal the Sick!
Finally, do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says (James 1:22)!