Saturday, August 24, 2013

HEALING AND DELIVERANCE

How Jesus Can Heal You

  "Jesus went about preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." (Matthew 9:35)

"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." (Acts 10:38)

Sickness and disease are works of the devil. Jesus healed every sickness and disease freeing people from Satan's oppression. Jesus wants you to be healed. God healed people in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament. In Exodus, the Lord is revealed as Jehovah Rapha, "I am the Lord that healeth thee." (Ex. 15:26) In Psalms 103:3, He is One "who healeth all thy diseases." Jesus Christ is "the same yesterday, today, and forever." (Heb. 13:8) He will heal you!

   Sickness came to man after the fall in the garden. Sickness is part of the curse because of sin. In Isaiah, the Bible says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed." (Isa. 53:5) Jesus not only took our sins on the cross, but also our sicknesses.

   By Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, we are legally free from sin and sickness. "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." (1 Peter 2:24) Healing now belongs to all believers. It is our legal right because of what Jesus has already done for us in redemption.

   Some may question if it is God's will to heal all. A leper once questioned His will, "saying, 'Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.' " Jesus answered him, " 'I will; be thou clean.' And immediately his leprosy was cleansed." (Mt. 8:2-3) Jesus showed His will by healing the leper. It is God's will for you to be healed. Just as Jesus said to the centurion concerning his servant, "I will come and heal him (Mt. 8:7)," He says the same to you: "I will come and heal you."

   Since the devil causes sickness, we must take authority over the devil in order to be healed. Jesus has given us authority over Satan. "Behold, I give unto you authority . . . over all the power of the enemy." (Lk. 10:19) The authority of Jesus is released when we speak in the name of Jesus. At the gate of the temple, Peter said to the lame man, "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." (Acts 3:6) In testifying how the man was healed, Peter said, "His name through faith in His name hath made this man strong." (Acts 3:16) In Mark 16:17-18, Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe: in my name shall they cast out devils; . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." We take authority over the devil and minister healing in the name of Jesus. Healing is your legal right, and you can possess it by taking authority over the sickness from Satan in the name of Jesus.

   Healing is ministered in many ways. One way is to "lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." (Mk. 16:18) Jesus touched the hand of Peter's wife's mother and the fever left her. (Mt. 8:15) Paul laid his hands on the father of Publius and healed him. (Acts 28:8)

   Healing is also released through anointing with oil. The twelve disciples "anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them." (Mk. 6:13) Those that are sick are instructed to "call for the elders of the church and have them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and, the prayer of faith shall save (heal) the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him." (Jas. 5:14-15)

    Healing is often manifested when one casts demon spirits out of a person. "And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake." (Lk. 11:14)

    Sometimes, the demon spirit of infirmity must be dealt with before any healing is to be ministered. "And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years and was bowed together and couldn't lift herself up. . . . [Jesus] said unto her, 'Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.' And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight and glorified God." (Lk. 13:11-13) Many diseases are rooted in demon spirits which must be cast out.

    Often, demon spirits of infirmity are in us as a result of inherited generational curses. In Numbers, the Bible says, "The iniquity of the fathers is visited upon the children unto the third and fourth generation." (Nu. 14:18) Because of the sins of your ancestors, inherited curses enforced by demonic spirits of infirmity could be upon you. The generational curses must be broken and the demons cast out before the healing can come forth.

    Healing can also be taken hold of by speaking or praying the Word of God. "He sent His Word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction." (Ps. 107:20) "Speak the Word only, and my servant shall be healed." (Mt. 8:8) "When ye pray, believe that ye receive [literal Greek word: lambano, meaning to take hold of] them, and ye shall have them." (Mk. 11:24) "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain [lambano, to take hold of] mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:16) Act on the Word of God and take hold of the healing power of God through one of these means. God's healing power will flow into your body.

    When receiving healing, the results sometimes come immediately. Often, they come over time. Healing can be a little by little process. Don't allow yourself to waver as the healing will surely come. Keep taking hold of the healing power of God until the manifestation comes.

    "And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put His hands upon him, He asked if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, I see men as trees walking. After that He put His hands again upon his eyes and made him look up, and he was restored and saw every man clearly." (Mk. 8:23-25) Here, Jesus ministered to the blind man, and there was a partial healing, as he saw men as trees. Jesus then ministered to him a second time, and he was totally healed and saw clearly. Jesus ministered healing until the healing was complete. We also are to continue to take hold of our healing and to pray without ceasing until the healing is manifest.

    Sickness is from the devil. Jesus is the Healer. By His stripes on the cross, your sickness was laid upon Him. Jesus bore away your sickness and disease and redeemed you from the authority of Satan. Healing is now your legal right as a Christian. With your faith, you can take hold of healing.

    It is now time to minister healing to you. "As He was teaching, the power of the Lord was present to heal them." (Lk. 5:17) As you have been taught about how to be healed, the power of the Lord is present to heal you! Jesus asked one man, "What do you want Me to do for you?" (Lk. 18:41) What do you need for the Lord to do for you? As you declare your need before Him, begin to take hold of His mercy of healing. Believe that His healing power is flowing into your body. "According to your faith, be it unto you." (Mk. 9:29) Jesus will never fail you. He will heal you as you take hold of His healing mercy with your faith. Come and take hold of your healing now!

    Pray this prayer of faith to receive healing into your body:

    "Heavenly Father, your Word declares that Jesus took my infirmities and bare away my sicknesses, and that by His stripes I was healed. It is your will to heal me, and it is my legal right to possess it. I take authority over all sickness and disease in my body in the name of the Lord Jesus. I break all inherited generational curses of infirmities, and I command spirits of infirmity to come out of me now in the name of Jesus. Sickness and disease, leave my body in the name of Jesus. I come boldly unto the throne of grace, and I take hold of your healing power. I thank you that your healing power is flowing into my body, healing me now! In Jesus' name, Amen."

    By praying this prayer, you have released your faith, and healing is flowing into your body. Continue to pray this prayer until the healing is completely manifested. Don't waver or doubt.

THE ETERNAL GOD IS YOUR REFUGE AND FRIEND

Deuteronomy 33: 25 Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.
26 " There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds.
27 The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!'
28 Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.
29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places."


Deliverance For All Christians

Jesus said, "And all these signs shall follow them that believe: in My name shall they cast out demons, . . . ." (Mk. 16:17) This is the first sign Jesus listed in Mark 16 which is to follow believers in Christ. Unfortunately, this has been the last sign that believers have taken hold of. Most Christians have never cast demons out of anyone. Few pastors or ministers cast out demons, yet Jesus cast out demons daily! It is time for the body of Christ to wake up and begin to cast out demons.

Have you ever wondered why the body of Christ is so weak today? Many are sick in body, bruised emotionally with deep hurts and wounds, depressed mentally, carrying guilt and condemnation over their past, feeling insecure and inadequate with a low self-image, captive to bondages of alcohol, nicotine, or drugs, driven by lust or gluttony, and generally just defeated in life. This oppression of Christians is the work of Satan. Satan has accomplished his work through demon spirits operating in the lives of believers to bring them into bondage.

Many Christians are experiencing problems in their lives that they cannot explain.  Many of these problems are a direct result of generational curses in their  bloodlines. Further, this opens the door for the Devil to also afflict them in their  bodies and their  souls. Their  souls being our minds, wills, and emotions. As a result they have problems in different areas of their lives including:

Emotional Problems: Resentment, hatred, anger, fear, rejection, jealousy, depression, worry or insecurity.

Mental Problems: Procrastination, Indecision, Doubt, Confusion, Compromise or Loss of Memory.

Speech Problems: Lying, Cursing, Blasphemy, Criticism, Mockery, Railing or Gossip.

Sex Problems: Fantasy Sex, Masturbation, Lust, Perversions, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, Fornication, Incest, Harlotry or Child Conceived Out of Wedlock.

Addictions: Nicotine, Alcohol, Drugs, Medicines, Caffeine or Food Etc.

Occult Involvement or Religious Error: Witchcraft, Seances, Spirit Guides, Horoscopes, False Religions, Eastern Religions, Mind Sciences, False Doctrines, Yoga, Karate, Reincarnation.

Physical Infirmities: Many diseases and physical infirmities are due to spirits of infirmity, unclean spirits or evil spirits to torment.

Now if God is dwelling in us as Christians, how come we are sick and have physical Infirmities?  Many diseases and physical infirmities are due to spirits of infirmity, unclean spirits or evil spirits to torment. "The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy." (John 10:10) All stealing, killing, and destruction in our life have been from the devil. "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary walketh about seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8) When they brought to Jesus sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them (Matthew 4:24). And Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 1:12, 13:8). So if the enemy has devoured us in any way, Jesus wants us to be  restored and made whole.

In His earthly ministry, Jesus destroyed the works of the devil as He cast out demons and healed the sick. "He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also." (Jn. 14:12) Jesus has delegated His authority over the devil to us. It is now the responsibility of all believers to do the same works that He did and cast out demons to set the captives free!

Who is deliverance for? Unbelievers or believers? This question is important because many Christians have believed that Christians cannot have demons in them. Jesus said to the Greek woman who desired deliverance for her daughter, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of Israel." (Mt.15:24) He was only sent to those who had a covenant with God, not to the worldly Gentiles. Jesus further said that deliverance was the "children's bread" in Mark 7:27.

We further see that deliverance is for Christians because when demons are cast out, one can only stay free of the demons by walking in line with the Word of God. Those who walk in line with the Word are Christians. Thus, we see that deliverance could only be for believers in Christ. If demons were cast out of unbelievers, they would let the demons back in, since they would not walk according to the Word of God.

There are many Christians who have reasoned that there could not be any demons in them because the Holy Spirit is in them. They have concluded that no demons could be inside their soul or body because God's presence dwells in them. That is logic from man and not from God. "Jesus went into the temple and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple . . . ." (Mk. 11:15) The Old Testament temple had three parts: the Holy of Holies, the Holy place, and the outer court. The New Testament temple of God is the believer in Christ. We are made up of three parts: spirit, soul, and body. In the Old Testament temple, God's presence dwelt in the Holy of Holies. Wrongful buying and selling were going on in the temple in a different location than the Holy of Holies. Jesus cleansed the temple and "cast out" the wrongdoers. In like manner, God dwells in our spirit. Our soul or body can have spiritual wrong doers (demons) in them even though God dwells in our spirit. Demons do not dwell in our spirit. They dwell in the soul (will, intellect, and emotions) or the body. Demons do not leave our soul or body when we get born again; only the spirit is changed. Demons must be cast out of the soul and body. Just as Jesus cast out the physical wrongdoers out of the Old Testament temple, we must also cast out all the spiritual wrongdoers (demons) out of our temple.

How do demons enter a person? They come in through sin. Sin gives place to the devil so that demons can legally come and reside in us. Sin brings a curse, and curses are enforced by demons. Demons could not get into Jesus because He did not sin. We have all sinned and opened the door for demons to come in.

The number one way demons come into a person is from inheritance. "The iniquity of the fathers is visited upon the children to the third and fourth generation." (Numbers 14:18) Every person is affected by inherited generational curses due to the sins of your fathers in the past generations. You probably have problem areas in your life which are like those your parents had.

Demons could have come into you while in the womb because of the actions of your parents. If you were not wanted, spirits of rejection probably came into you. Demons could have come in you throughout your childhood during times of fear, rebellion, rejection, abuse, or other traumatic events. During your adult life, demons could have come into you because of sin or any destructive events you have gone through. Any involvement in occult activity opens the door for demonic entrance.

Curses are the opposite of blessings. "The curse causeless shall not come." (Prov. 26:2) In other words, there is always a cause for every curse, and that cause is sin. Curses are enforced by demon spirits. To get free, we need to get delivered from the demonic spirits which are the spiritual roots of our problems.

Jesus was made a curse for us that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit through faith. Jesus was made a curse that we might receive the blessing. In other words, we might not receive the blessing if we do not do something to receive the promise of God. The same distinction is spoken by the Holy Spirit in 2 Cor. 5:21: How that “Jesus was made to be sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in him..”

How do we receive deliverance in our life? First, we bind all demons in and around us. Next, we deal with all sin in our life. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 Jn. 1:9) Fellowship with God is restored when our sins are confessed. This breaks any legal hold for demons to stay in you or affect your life any further.

Then, we break curses from our sins or sins against us, and from the sins of our ancestors. We do this by declaring the remission of our sins and remitting the sins of our ancestors in all previous generations influencing our life. Now we are ready to cast out the demons.

Jesus has given us authority to cast out demons. This authority is in the name of Jesus. With authority, we command the demons to come out in Jesus' name! In the Old Testament, the Israelites took the physical land by driving out all the physical inhabitants. We take our spiritual land (the promises of God) by driving out all the spiritual inhabitants (demons). We continue to cast out demons in area after area of our life to possess our freedom. "By little and little, I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased and inherit the land." (Ex. 23:30) Deliverance is a progressive walk, not an event.

As we cast out demons, we must fill ourselves with the Word of God in order to maintain our deliverance. The demons would like to come back into us, but they cannot as long as we walk in the ways of God and stay clear of sin. "Sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee." (Jn. 5:14)

We fill ourselves with the Word when we hear and do it. We need to pray in tongues and pray with our understanding. We need to take our thoughts captive to the Word and think on good things. We must know our legal spiritual rights in Christ through study of the Word. We need to speak the Word of God and receive the promises. We need to praise and worship the Lord to fill ourselves with the Spirit. We need to be in church regularly. We must choose to forgive all those who have hurt us. We must repent from all sinful ways. We must walk in love toward everyone. As we do these things and follow the ways of the Lord, we will stay free of demons and maintain our deliverance.

Jesus daily preached the gospel of the kingdom, cast out demons, and healed the sick. We are to do the same. We all have demons to cast out because of sin. We also need to cast them out from our fellow believers to help them get free, also. If we pursue our enemies (demons) and destroy their works by aggressively casting them out, then the Lord "shall bruise Satan under [our] feet shortly (Ro. 16:20)," and we will be set free!

Jesus came for this very purpose that he might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). The word might means that the Lord has put a “condition” on whether it happens or not. Without a doubt, Jesus himself defeated Satan at Calvary, hands down. He made an open show of him triumphing over him in it and stripping him of all power and weaponry. Jesus put the devil in his place, and we are to keep him there, where he belongs — under our feet. We are to tread on serpents and scorpions, which means to walk on them. But most Christians have no idea how much power is available for them. They are so ignorant that they do not yet know how to use it effectively against the enemy. May the spirit of revelation knowledge and wisdom come upon every believer, that we may know all that  has made available to them. God’s word is unchanging:

But one testified in a certain place, saying: "What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. You have put all things in subjection under his feet." For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. Hebrews 2:6-8
 

WALTER KAMBULOW
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