One of them is the "gift of healing".
This is not the same as the prayer for the sick, or the laying on of hands.
I think you know this, BMike?
So, im asking you, for the 3rd time, if you have that particular Spiritual Gift?
That is what I have been trying to explain to you. I have never met someone who just has some gift of healing empowered constantly by the Holy Spirit. I have seen it operate, have heard people say the Healing anointing is on me. I know when the teaching anointing is on me, I feel it, I feel the change. Never some healing anointing thing.
Jesus said if we lay hands on the sick they Recover. The Greek does not indicate instant healing there.
James said the Prayer of Faith (Not the gift of healing) shall save the sick and God shall "Rise" them up. Nothing indicating some instant healing.
I was called to preach at a night service for a Church. I went only because of the Pastor, but the people there did not care much for me. I agreed with the Pastor no super faith stuff, just normal uplifting stuff.
Someone had brought a young women to church for the first time and it was like her and a group of her friends. Her mom and dad were there also.
I knew I had to at least go an hour, then I could get the heck out of there. I don't even know what I talked about that night, but I guess I did mention that God wanted us well, and to be happy. After I was done, I had to do the Alter call thing as instructed and had a landslide of one. That young women. I guess she wanted to accept Jesus. After that, I could bolt, cya.
She gave her life to Jesus, even started crying on me. That made me feel like I just did not waste my time with 50 some people that did not hear a word I said all night.
So, it's me and this girl up on the platform and she gets up and asks me real loud. Everyone could hear. "
Will God heal my stomach?"
This Girl had no clue, that you don't ask that, at the type of church we are at. Wrong Church, Wrong people, just something you don't do.
It's like walking up in a Baptist Church and asking the Pastor to lay hands on you so you can speak in tongues.
Time stopped for me. All eyes looking at me, waiting to see if I would give the correct answer. I knew what they wanted to hear, I have been to those services when the regular Pastor taught there. I was there because I knew the guy that owned the Church and property, as a favor for him.
Well, they were not going to get to hear what they normally hear. I was up there, and I represent the Lord Jesus, I won't shame him. I said real loud. "
Of Course God will heal you, right here and now."
You could hear the grumbling in the seats. I then asked her, My I put my hand on your stomach, and she said yes. So I put my had hard on her stomach and my other on her back and yelled, "Devil, get your hands off God's property, In the name of Jesus, stomach, you be whole and as God intended you to be."
Bam, she falls to her knees. More tears. Never had that happen before. Her family comes up and I step back. I am looking to leave now, but the girl talks to her family and runs back to me. She asked me, "
Would it be OK if i went and ate with my friends?"
I told her she can eat, whatever she wants to eat. Her friends then came up and asked If i wanted to go with them, I said no thank you.
A few days went by and this Girls parents had gotten my address and came to my house. They told me their daughter was going to have surgery that Monday and had been on a liquid diet for several weeks. I guess she ulcerated her stomach really bad by some drugs she was taking. They also had medical reports and showed me that the doctors found where all the ulceration where, there was small scare tissue as if someone had sowed together her stomach then super healed them. The doctors were stumped and they canceled the surgery.
Gifts of healing? I don't know, but I do know the Lord goes with us and performs his Word with signs following. I know that.
