"Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.' Romans 10:17 NKJV
Charles F Stanley says:
'Listening to God is essential to walking with Him. The Lord blesses us when we hear His promises and respond to them in faith.'
The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to awaken a response of faith within us and this can be relied on. As we confess this faith and believe, faith builds up within us in the supernatural. This is why it is so important to get into His Word, reading the bible each day and meditating on what He is saying to us. If we don't listen, we won't hear and that is the bottom line.
So let's look at this a little closer. God's Word tells us that we are healed by His stripes (Isaiah 53:5) and yet many of us are not and this is where the hurt and confusion can kick in. Some are healed and some appear not to be. Take for instance Joni Eareckson Tada, following an accident in which she dived mistakenly into shallow water in 1967, she has been in a wheelchair ever since. Despite much prayer she hasn’t been healed. Instead, God chose to use this lady to minister all over the world to other wheelchair users, and because of this, many thousands have received salvation and their own healing. However, she must have struggled at times with God's Word saying one thing and life saying another. But God may still choose to heal her at any time. We should never give up.
There is really no answer that anyone can give when they are not healed. It is one of life's anomalies that we won't find out until we see Jesus face to face in Heaven. However, that doesn't mean that we give up. Not at all, we should remain fully convinced in the Word He has given us.
Derek Prince told of time when he was a soldier in the war, when he desperately needed healing. Despite asking God for this many times, healing wouldn't come. One night, God told him to change his words. Instead of saying to God, 'Lord, I need to be healed,' say, 'Lord, I believe, according to Your Word, that You want me to be healed, please fulfil Your Word.' This worked, and he was healed instantly. As soon as Derek had changed his wording recognising that God wanted him healed, he received it. Instead of pleading for healing for himself, God showed him to allow God to have His will done. The thing is, if Derek had not have been listening, he may have missed this all together and died.
Perhaps, you may be waiting on God to perform healing or some other important issue. You may have been waiting a very long time. Allow me to encourage you, Galatians 6:9 says, 'And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.' Your 'Due Season,' may be just around the corner. You may have been waiting a very long time. Listen to God, seek Him, Praise Him and read His Word, as you have been doing all this time. He is faithful and in due season His blessing will manifest.
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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