Subject: Divine Healing? |
Bible Note: Jesified- There is a little book written by Joni Earikson Tada, I'm not sure of the title - "A Step Farther" perhaps. But she went through the healing ministries and anything that offered any hope to the removal of her paralysis. As you know she is still in a wheelchair. She still believes that God does heal, but had a bigger plan for her life than just physical wellness. She has touched many more people for Him in her chair than she would have on two good legs. I am not saying that God doesn't want us all healthy. He wants us all saved, too. He doesn't want this world as it is now. He does have the power to do whatever He wants, as long as it is in the parameters He has set. If God expected every believer to be healthy, wealthy and wise, why did Jesus give us the beatitudes? One reason we are allowed to suffer is given in 2 Cor. chapter 1. Sometimes we are not allowed in this life to know why. But if we who believe would live without trouble and sickness, how close would we stay to the Lord? We are also able to draw closer to Him through trials of ALL kinds. Jesus said we would face persecution for His sake. That meant and still means in other areas of the world, property being seized, assests held, and physical violence and death. Are you saying that the people who live in those countries don't have enough faith? I think there is a very real problem with a lot of the TV preacher's theology. I am pentecostal, I do believe that healing is done on a miraculous scale if the Lord wills it. I believe we are to ask, believing. But if the Lord wills for me to go through the fire so I can bring others to Him or to be a comfort to others, so be it. His will is perfect. Debbie |