Why Healing?
Acts 4:13-14
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
Acts 14:3
Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Mark 16:17
And these signs WILL follow those who believe: In My name they WILL… lay hands on the sick, and they WILL recover.”
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I’ve never been especially interested in using healing as an evangelism tool. It just seems too risky. And obviously, people can get saved without healing. Look at Billy Graham’s ministry.
But I have a deep hunger to be used by God. And I don’t want to be used in an ordinary, once-in-a-while, accidental way; I want God to use me every single day in a powerful way that changes lives—not for my sake, but for His. I’m nowhere near that yet, but that’s my goal. When I see Him face to face, all I want to hear is, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
So, I’ve spent the last year studying people who have had a tremendous impact on the kingdom of God, both in the Bible and in modern times. What I see are people like Peter and John, who were “uneducated and untrained”—but they spoke with boldness because they had been with Jesus. People who hated them and Jesus couldn’t say anything against their teaching because JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF confirmed it with healing, signs and wonders—just like Jesus did when He was physically here on the earth.
Many people--Muslims, Buddhists, agnostics, and people of other faiths--believe Jesus was a great teacher. They just don’t see what makes Him any better than the teachers they believe in. Their teachers also claim to be the only way to God or the perfect life. The ONE THING that sets my Jesus apart is that He can perform healing, signs, and wonders to confirm who He is. Buddha can’t. Mohammed can’t. Maybe you’re such a powerful evangelist or teacher that you don’t “need” healing, signs or wonders. I just know that I’m not.
Cathleen
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
Acts 14:3
Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Mark 16:17
And these signs WILL follow those who believe: In My name they WILL… lay hands on the sick, and they WILL recover.”
-------------------------
I’ve never been especially interested in using healing as an evangelism tool. It just seems too risky. And obviously, people can get saved without healing. Look at Billy Graham’s ministry.
But I have a deep hunger to be used by God. And I don’t want to be used in an ordinary, once-in-a-while, accidental way; I want God to use me every single day in a powerful way that changes lives—not for my sake, but for His. I’m nowhere near that yet, but that’s my goal. When I see Him face to face, all I want to hear is, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
So, I’ve spent the last year studying people who have had a tremendous impact on the kingdom of God, both in the Bible and in modern times. What I see are people like Peter and John, who were “uneducated and untrained”—but they spoke with boldness because they had been with Jesus. People who hated them and Jesus couldn’t say anything against their teaching because JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF confirmed it with healing, signs and wonders—just like Jesus did when He was physically here on the earth.
Many people--Muslims, Buddhists, agnostics, and people of other faiths--believe Jesus was a great teacher. They just don’t see what makes Him any better than the teachers they believe in. Their teachers also claim to be the only way to God or the perfect life. The ONE THING that sets my Jesus apart is that He can perform healing, signs, and wonders to confirm who He is. Buddha can’t. Mohammed can’t. Maybe you’re such a powerful evangelist or teacher that you don’t “need” healing, signs or wonders. I just know that I’m not.
Cathleen
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