“And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick” (Matt. 14:14).
Why did Jesus heal the multitudes? Because He was moved with compassion.
God often demonstrates His power for people who have never had the opportunity to hear His Word. Through these demonstrations, God puts His “seal of approval” on the Word that has gone forth and manifests His love to the people.
Janet and I were in a church service recently where God demonstrated His love to some visitors. The Holy Ghost quickened a word of knowledge to me, so I spoke it out. A woman on the front row came forward and was healed.
Before the service was over, the Holy Spirit had ministered to every person on that row. We later found out it was the first time those people had been to that church.
The next night, the woman who had been healed gave her testimony. She explained, “All these years, I didn’t think God loved me. But I found out differently last night. God called me out of a whole church full of people and healed me. This is the first time in my life I’ve truly known the love of God.”
I thought to myself, God sure knows His business!
Healing is the dinner bell for the Gospel, and we need to ring that bell! Many people are tired of religious doctrines and man’s ideas. They’re looking for something real. God will show Himself real to them by demonstrating His compassion and power. Healing shows God’s compassion, and miracles show His power.
Many have the idea that God is a big bully with a baseball bat, sitting on a cloud, waiting to belt them every time they do something wrong. But God is love, and He desires to show His nature to the world by healing people.
God loves me. He loved me so much
that He sent Jesus to die for me.
Because of His love, I am healed.
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.