Monday, August 5, 2013

Healing comes when you believe and confess in His presence

Romans 10:10 (NKJV): For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

This verse above speaks about the miracle of salvation. What you need to do is simply to believe and confess it, and you'll have it! And just like a miracle of salvation, every other miracle (including healing) you receive also comes in the same way!

If you are in need of a breakthrough or a miracle at the moment, take some time immersing yourself in the Word of God first till your heart believesRomans 10:17 says, 'So then faith (i.e. a believing heart) comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God'. It's when your heart believes that you'll begin to say as He says (i.e. confessing the Word that has been speaking to you). The Bible says 'out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks' (Matthew 12:34). Come into His presence in praise and worship, or by praying in the spirit as well! Worship, Word, and Prayer! WWP! These are keys not to be neglected all through your walk as a believer.

Here's an example in the Bible. Mark 5:25-27 says, 'Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment'. 

See the word 'heard' and the words 'came behind Him' here? 

Before her miracle happened, she heard about Jesus first! The Bible says Jesus is Himself the Word of God! (see John 1:14) Faith comes when one hears the Word of God! (see Romans 10:17 again) She then came behind Him amongst the crowd. This speaks of one 'coming into His presence'. It's in His presence that one finds the fullness of joy (see Psalm 16:11). And that includes the joy of healing!

Mark 5:28 then says, 'For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Again, out of the abundance of her (believing) heart, her mouth spoke it then and there! In other words, believing in her heart that Jesus would heal her, she spoke her faith out loud (see Romans 10:10 again). And that's how her miracle came about! 

Mark 5:29 tells us, 'Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction (suffering)'. In the end, Jesus Himself confirmed it, "Daughter, your faith (i.e. believing heart) has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." (see Mark 5:34)

Another beautiful point to note from this passage is that when you come to Him, He'll never turn away from you. Mark 5:30 says, 'And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?"' Mark 5:32 then says, 'And He looked around to see her who had done this thing'. 

Well, I don't know about you, but to me, this is most reassuring. To His eyes, you (i.e. His beloved) are not just a mere face in the crowd. And even if there are billions of people on this earth calling out for His attention, He is (and will always be) here for you, turning His attention to you every time you come to Him. That's how great He is, and that's how much He loves and cares for you too.

So, beloved of God, just as happened to this woman, I believe all is not lost yet for you (whatever situation you may be facing at the moment). This woman came to a point when 'she had spent all that she had' and nothing on earth (and no physician on earth) seemed to be able to help her any more (see Mark 5:26). In short, it was a dead-end road for her. But God did come by! Today, know also that He is coming by you. Come to Him (as this woman did), because there's answer in Him. He is the fullness and the personification of God's grace (i.e. God's supply and ability) for you (see John 1:17), and He can supply you with a miracle too. Only believe, and do not doubt. Let's believe together that He is still the same (miracle-working God) yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) in our lives. Amen.