“…Even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Rom. 4:17).
We are to call those things which be not as though they were. As someone once said, “We don’t want to get that mixed up. God didn’t say to call those things which are as though they were not.”
In other words, God didn’t say to deny the symptoms, the circumstances or the problems. We’re not supposed to say, “No, I don’t have any pain. No, there aren’t symptoms in my body.”
No, we are to call those things that be not as though they were. You might say, “Well, I don’t feel healed. But thank God, the Bible says I am, so I believe I’m healed. I don’t feel strong; but the Bible says I am, so I believe I’m strong.”
Talk about healing as though it already existed in your body. Say, “It doesn’t matter what my body feels like; by Jesus’ stripes, I was healed. It doesn’t matter what the problem is; no weapon formed against me shall prosper (Isa. 54:17). Since God is for me, no one can stand against me (Rom. 8:31). So I believe I receive my healing by faith!”
I don’t deny symptoms or circumstances;
I just call forth God’s promises to be manifested in my life.
I call my mind strong and at peace.
I call my body healthy and whole.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.