It isn’t simply a matter of some spiritual gift in operation. Yet we are instructed not to wait for Him, since He has already done something about our healing at the cross. I can’t push a button or pull a lever, so to speak, and make the gifts start working. The gifts of healings have been manifested many times in my ministry, but I cannot make them work at will. God wants us to be healed, and He has made provision for us to receive and possess healing. We should stay open for the manifestations of the Spirit of God, but we do not have to wait for one in order to be healed. I can’t make them operate any time I want to I can only stay open for the manifestation of the Spirit of God as He wills (1 Cor. It also must be understood that an individual does not operate these supernatural gifts they are manifested through him. We must distinguish between healings obtained through supernatural gifts or manifestations and those obtained by exercising faith in God’s Word alone. The believer should be healed by releasing his faith in the Word of God. Why? Because gifts of healings and supernatural manifestations are given primarily to advertise the Gospel and to gain the attention of those outside the Church.
I have seldom, if ever, seen them work for Full Gospel people. I have found in my ministry that supernatural manifestations of healing usually are seen either among sinners or among denominational people who have not heard divine healing taught. Then the next time they are sick, instead of believing God’s Word, they expect to be healed in this same way, and they are disappointed when they are not. Often new Christians are healed by such special manifestations.
There will be manifestations of these supernatural gifts when people preach them, teach them, believe in them, and yield to the Spirit of God but these gifts are not always in operation. 12:28), which are among the gifts of the Spirit mentioned in First Corinthians 12:8–10: “For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit To another faith by the same Spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit To another the working of miracles to another prophecy to another discerning of spirits to another divers kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues.”
Much emphasis also has been placed on the gifts of healings (1 Cor. They are avenues through which we can release our faith in God’s Word. The anointing oil, the minister’s prayer, and the laying on of hands are simply methods, or points of contact. But there is more to healing than anointing with oil, just as there is more to salvation than prayer. Much emphasis has been placed on the practice of anointing with oil, laying on of hands, and praying for the sick. Is God a respecter of persons (Acts 4:34)? Or have we failed in our approach to healing, lacking a complete understanding of what God’s Word teaches on the subject? Why is it that some who are pillars in the church often suffer for years while others who are less devout receive a sudden miracle from God?
Why is it that some are healed instantly while others trudge from place to place seeking healing, only to be disappointed time after time? They pray for sick persons, but often the sick leave as they came-not healed.
This plaintive appeal has been heard many times by ministers. I have been in healing meetings all over the country and have been prayed for many times, but still I am not healed. Have you accepted God’s gift of healing? Are you experiencing it in your life in full? If not, it’s time for you to possess the promise of healing and enjoy complete health in every area! It is a gift, like salvation, already paid for at Calvary.