Can We Heal Others While We’re Sick?
Not long ago, I had a Skype conversation about healing with Mike Laabs. I told him I had a cold and he offered to pray for me. Then he asked a question: “Don’t you find it hard to heal others, when you aren’t healed yourself?” Some would answer the question like this: “I’m already healed. The bible says that by His stripes I was healed. It’s in the past tense, so it’s already done.” That’s…
Time to Grow Up
A wise man once said “faithful are the wounds of a friend.” I need to tell you something that may hurt a little because I care about you as a friend. I think it’s wise to seek prayer from friends for our problems, whether they’re health-related, relational, or whether they fall into some other category. Prayer is a powerful thing. But there are problems that cannot be resolved by the prayers of our friends alone….
Power and Authority for Healing
Most of us have been taught that healing comes when we ask God to heal someone who is sick or injured. We pray and God hears our prayer and based on His knowledge of the situation He decides to either heal them or not. If this is how you believe healing takes place, I would ask you to set aside your beliefs for a while as we examine what the Bible teaches about the process…