Thursday 10 December 2015

GIFTS OF HEALING


MEMORY VERSE: To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:9
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Timothy 1-3
BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 12:7-10
It is important that you and i learn about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:1 says, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” It is important that you and i know that they - gifts of the Holy Spirit - are not earned i.e. they are not a reward for good behavior. However, if we want the Holy Spirit to manifest His gifts through us, we must be yielded to Him and that involves presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God ( Romans 12:1). Today, as the Holy Spirit helps, we will talk about the gifts of Healing. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are divided into three: Inspirational or Fellowship Gifts, Gifts of Power and the Gifts of Revelation. The Gifts of power are healing, miracles, and faith.
The gifts of healing are for the supernatural curing of injuries, handicaps, and diseases without the aid of natural means or human skills. They are manifestations of the Holy Spirit working through compassionate human channels to the person in need. Those who are used as channels of God’s healing should not claim to have the gifts of healing, nor claim to be healers. Rather, they should realize that any of the nine gifts could be manifested through them as the Holy Spirit moves to meet needs around them. There is a real interdependence between God and man in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In other words, man has a part to play and God has a part play . As we play our part, He will play His part. According to 1 Corinthians 3:9, we are laborers together with God. In the case of healing, God guides us on how to go about it, and uses our work, but He is the Healer. Mark 16:20 says, “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.”
A Christian does not have to have the baptism with the Holy Spirit in order to pray for the sick, nor is the fact that a person has prayed for the sick a sign that he or she has received the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Mark 16:17-18 says, “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Any believer can pray for the sick and see them healed by the power of Jesus. However, it is after the baptism in the Holy Spirit that increased faith for healing comes, and the Christian begins to minister to the sick. Like the other gifts, healing seems to be released with a far greater intensity and reality after the receiving of the Holy Spirit.
NOTE: If you are moved to pray for a sick person, do so. Don’t worry about whether the person will get healed immediately or not. Some healing are progressive whilst others are instant. The lepers were not cleansed immediately Jesus prayed for them, but as they went they were cleansed. Luke 17:14 says, “And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please use me to heal the sick.
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