Several years ago, I went with a group of five other ministers to India to conduct a ministers' seminar for about 130 native ministers. Each of the six of us taught on a different subject. I had it in my heart to teach on healing. I taught for three and a half weeks, one hour every day. God dealt with me to teach most of the time on the Atonement - what Jesus purchased for us on the Cross.
On the first day, different ministers asked me to pray for their healing, but the Spirit of God wouldn't allow me to do it. I told them, "Not yet; we'll do it later." Each day, another person would ask me to pray for him, and I'd say the same thing - "No, I can't do it yet."
I knew that if I laid hands on these ministers and prayed for their healing, they wouldn't receive. They didn't know enough of the Word to have strong faith, because they'd just begun to hear the Word on the subject of healing.
The last day of the meeting came, and I taught on healing one more time. Then the Lord spoke to my spirit, It's time to pray! But don't you pray or lay hands on them. They are ministers; let them pray for each other.
I obeyed the Lord, and when the ministers finished praying for each other, I asked, "All right, how many needed healing?" Many hands went up. Then I asked, "How many received your healing?" A large number of hands went up again. "How many received manifestations of your healing?" Hands went up again.
After these ministers had heard the Word day after day after day, they were ready to receive. They could hardly wait for me to finish the message so they could pray! They had heard the Word, and their faith had grown strong. They were ready to receive!
Faith rises up in me when I hear God's Word.
I take time to hear His Word on healing, and my faith
increases and grows stronger and produces healing in me!
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