Spend time with the Father and grow up in Him.
Walk by faith, depending on Him to perform His Word.
It's our privilege to walk by faith.
God won't force His truth on us. But if we're willing to learn, He will show us how to rightly divide His Word.
2 Timothy 2:15 " Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15 " Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
After we've had time to grow spiritually, God usually doesn't move on our behalf with sovereign miracles or manifestations of the Holy Spirit that requires no faith on our part.
He holds us responsible to learn how to believe His Word. He expects us to switch over from the natural realm and begin operating in the faith realm.
He holds us responsible to learn how to believe His Word. He expects us to switch over from the natural realm and begin operating in the faith realm.
Psalm 138:2
"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."
"I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."
"All that I have is tine."
This is what God says to His children. Often believers ask God why He doesn't work a miracle for them, but He says "Child, you are with Me. Everything I have is yours."
Healing is ours. We are not to wait for him to sovereignly do something for us.
We can come and get it any time we want and receive it by faith!
This is what God says to His children. Often believers ask God why He doesn't work a miracle for them, but He says "Child, you are with Me. Everything I have is yours."
Healing is ours. We are not to wait for him to sovereignly do something for us.
We can come and get it any time we want and receive it by faith!
God is the sovereign Creator of the universe, He's the God of heaven and earth.
He can work miracles within the boundaries of His Word any time and any where.
Just think of our own lives when He has given us something we haven't believed for.
Most of us wouldn't be alive this long if He hadn't sovereignly done some things for us along the way.
He can work miracles within the boundaries of His Word any time and any where.
Just think of our own lives when He has given us something we haven't believed for.
Most of us wouldn't be alive this long if He hadn't sovereignly done some things for us along the way.
Belief produces rest and what we hear determines what we believe.
If we see we haven't entered into the rest of faith,
we are not suppose to waste our time feeling condemned, discouraged or upset about it;
we are to realize our belief isn't strong enough yet to produce rest.
What do we do? Go to God's Word!
If we see we haven't entered into the rest of faith,
we are not suppose to waste our time feeling condemned, discouraged or upset about it;
we are to realize our belief isn't strong enough yet to produce rest.
What do we do? Go to God's Word!
"Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."
Hebrews 4:1,2
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it."
Hebrews 4:1,2
How can we know if we're really in heart faith and not head faith or mental assent?
Head faith says 'I believe the Word, but look at the size of my problem' OR 'I believe I'm healed, but I feel so sick or hurt so bad, OR 'Did you hear what the doctor said?'.
Head faith is "but" faith. . . I believe but!
Head faith says 'I believe the Word, but look at the size of my problem' OR 'I believe I'm healed, but I feel so sick or hurt so bad, OR 'Did you hear what the doctor said?'.
Head faith is "but" faith. . . I believe but!
When we receive Jesus as our Healer, we count it done in Jesus' name.
We don't need to check to see if we feel healed. We aren't healed because we feel better.
We are healed because the Bible says so.
If we hold fast to our faith, our healing will come to pass just as it did with salvation. Many times we didn't feel saved but we were.
We don't need to check to see if we feel healed. We aren't healed because we feel better.
We are healed because the Bible says so.
If we hold fast to our faith, our healing will come to pass just as it did with salvation. Many times we didn't feel saved but we were.
Think about it; was it difficult to get saved? No!
We simply found out God loved us, believed in our hearts Jesus was raised from the dead and confessed Him as our Savior.
Healing is received the same way. We find out healing is God's will for us, believe in our hearts we receive our healing and confess Jesus as our Healer.
We simply found out God loved us, believed in our hearts Jesus was raised from the dead and confessed Him as our Savior.
Healing is received the same way. We find out healing is God's will for us, believe in our hearts we receive our healing and confess Jesus as our Healer.
Some people think Jesus came to help us carry our burdens of sickness, disease, pains and plagues.
They don't realize what actually took place when He redeemed us from them.
They understand He took our sins to the cross and wiped us free from them. They even realize God doesn't want us to take the condemation for our sins; but they must also realize Jesus completed a full redemption for us.
They don't realize what actually took place when He redeemed us from them.
They understand He took our sins to the cross and wiped us free from them. They even realize God doesn't want us to take the condemation for our sins; but they must also realize Jesus completed a full redemption for us.
Galatians 3:13 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
Romans 3:24
Once we receive revelation of the redemption that Jesus purchased for us on the cross, it will change us.
This is not just a mental assent of the truth, it is a heart belief that says Yes, that's the truth and the truth is setting us free!
Romans 3:24
Once we receive revelation of the redemption that Jesus purchased for us on the cross, it will change us.
This is not just a mental assent of the truth, it is a heart belief that says Yes, that's the truth and the truth is setting us free!
Look at Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
Jesus didn't only redeem us from our sins, He also redeemed us from torment and oppression so we could have peace.
He redeemed us from sickness so we could have health.
Jesus didn't only redeem us from our sins, He also redeemed us from torment and oppression so we could have peace.
He redeemed us from sickness so we could have health.
We need to start each day by praising and thanking God for delivering us. Then the devil must flee! There isn't a one that will stay around.
Thank God, we are free! Our God has already delivered us from the power of darkness. Sin, sickness and diseases have no control or power over us.
We must say it until we believe it and then it will come to pass.
Thank God, we are free! Our God has already delivered us from the power of darkness. Sin, sickness and diseases have no control or power over us.
We must say it until we believe it and then it will come to pass.
Colossians 1:13
"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son."
When Jesus redeemed us, He delivered us from the power of darkness.
That means every Christian is already delivered, even though some are still running around trying to get delivered.
"Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son."
When Jesus redeemed us, He delivered us from the power of darkness.
That means every Christian is already delivered, even though some are still running around trying to get delivered.
When Jesus finished His earthly ministry that God had given Him, He was 33 years old. He had only one thing left to do.
Jesus, the Son of God, had to die on the Cross. He who had never sinned, never made a mistake in His life, and never hurt anyone but only helped them, had to die to pay the price for us!
Jesus, the Son of God, had to die on the Cross. He who had never sinned, never made a mistake in His life, and never hurt anyone but only helped them, had to die to pay the price for us!
When Jesus shed His blood on the cross He redeemed us, which means "to purchase or buy back."
Jesus redeemed us with His own blood. When Adam sinned man fell into a state of spiritual death, or separation from God.
Along with sin came sickness, disease, poverty, fear and failure. Man was in the grip of sin under Satan's control, but God wanted to buy him back.
Jesus redeemed us with His own blood. When Adam sinned man fell into a state of spiritual death, or separation from God.
Along with sin came sickness, disease, poverty, fear and failure. Man was in the grip of sin under Satan's control, but God wanted to buy him back.
No one has the right to split the two parts of the Atonement.
Jesus paid the price for us spirit, soul and body.
The Atonement is forgiveness of sin and the healing for the physical body.
When the body of Christ gets a hold of that revelation, the sick will be healed, the weak will be strong and the healthy will stay well.
Jesus paid the price for us spirit, soul and body.
The Atonement is forgiveness of sin and the healing for the physical body.
When the body of Christ gets a hold of that revelation, the sick will be healed, the weak will be strong and the healthy will stay well.
In the past, many in the body of Christ have tried to split the Atonement down the middle.
Then tried to separate the two halves.
They thank God that salvation is for anyone, at any time. They know the Lord isn't willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance in 2 Peter 3:9
Then say that healing is not for today or not for everyone or that God replaced healing with doctors. Isaiah 53:5 says " and with his stripes we are healed." 1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
Then tried to separate the two halves.
They thank God that salvation is for anyone, at any time. They know the Lord isn't willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance in 2 Peter 3:9
Then say that healing is not for today or not for everyone or that God replaced healing with doctors. Isaiah 53:5 says " and with his stripes we are healed." 1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
Jesus didn't question who the sick people were or where they came from.
If forgiveness and healing belonged to all mankind, it had to be shown clearly that it was available to everyone.
So to everyone who came to Him in faith, Jesus gave a promissory not that He would pay later, on God's redemption plan.
If forgiveness and healing belonged to all mankind, it had to be shown clearly that it was available to everyone.
So to everyone who came to Him in faith, Jesus gave a promissory not that He would pay later, on God's redemption plan.
We must realize Jesus healed people before He ever went to the cross.
God provided forgiveness and healing as His redemptive plan at the cross. But Jesus provided it before that by giving the people part of it on a promissory note.
Every time He forgave and healed the crowds, He was saying "I will pay for it later."
God provided forgiveness and healing as His redemptive plan at the cross. But Jesus provided it before that by giving the people part of it on a promissory note.
Every time He forgave and healed the crowds, He was saying "I will pay for it later."
The Atonement is the most basic of all Christian truths, it the very heart of what we believe.
It isn't complicated theology or church doctrine. It's His death for our life.
If we don't understand and believe Jesus Christ shed His blood for our sins and raised again from the dead so we could be born again, His death won't do us any good.
If we don't understand and believe Jesus Christ bore stripes on His back for our physical healing, His broken body won't do us any good.
It all comes down to what we understand!
It isn't complicated theology or church doctrine. It's His death for our life.
If we don't understand and believe Jesus Christ shed His blood for our sins and raised again from the dead so we could be born again, His death won't do us any good.
If we don't understand and believe Jesus Christ bore stripes on His back for our physical healing, His broken body won't do us any good.
It all comes down to what we understand!
Because of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection we can be restored right back to our original position in God the very minute we're born again.
We're brought back into the fellowship that Adam lost. Adam also had supernatural intelligence and memory. That same capacity of supernatural intelligence is returned to us.
God wanted Adam well taken care of and He wants the same of us. He wants to meet all our needs spirit, soul and body.
We're brought back into the fellowship that Adam lost. Adam also had supernatural intelligence and memory. That same capacity of supernatural intelligence is returned to us.
God wanted Adam well taken care of and He wants the same of us. He wants to meet all our needs spirit, soul and body.
Adam was called the son of God [Luke 3:38].
But when he sinned in the Garden, he broke his relationship with God.
We return to that relationship. 1 John 3:1 says, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God."
When we receive Jesus, He sets us free to become the sons of God!
But when he sinned in the Garden, he broke his relationship with God.
We return to that relationship. 1 John 3:1 says, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God."
When we receive Jesus, He sets us free to become the sons of God!
The first Adam disobeyed God and got mankind into trouble.
The last Adam was Jesus Christ who made atonement for us when He died on the cross and God raised Him from the dead.
By laying down His life, Jesus helped us to return to the original possession that Adam had before the Fall [a relationship with God].
The last Adam was Jesus Christ who made atonement for us when He died on the cross and God raised Him from the dead.
By laying down His life, Jesus helped us to return to the original possession that Adam had before the Fall [a relationship with God].
The Old Testament gives us another picture of Redemption. It is the one of the scapegoat.
Israel had sinned and that sin had to be judged. But God didn't want them to suffer judgment. He wanted them to receive mercy. So He told them to find a spotless, perfect goat and have Aaron the priest lay hands on it and confess their sins over it.
The judgment belonging to them, fell on that scapegoat. God allowed the sins of the people to be transferred to the goat, and the goat bore them and carried them away.
Israel had sinned and that sin had to be judged. But God didn't want them to suffer judgment. He wanted them to receive mercy. So He told them to find a spotless, perfect goat and have Aaron the priest lay hands on it and confess their sins over it.
The judgment belonging to them, fell on that scapegoat. God allowed the sins of the people to be transferred to the goat, and the goat bore them and carried them away.
When Moses held up the serpent on the pole, he showed a type of Jesus who would someday hang on the cross as the Atonement for the human race.
So when the Israelites looked ahead to what Jesus would do, they were forgiven and healed.
God didn't turn anyone down, Everyone that is bitten, when he looks will live."
We can look back in faith to the forgiveness and healing Jesus has purchased for us!
So when the Israelites looked ahead to what Jesus would do, they were forgiven and healed.
God didn't turn anyone down, Everyone that is bitten, when he looks will live."
We can look back in faith to the forgiveness and healing Jesus has purchased for us!
Ever since the Garden of Eden, a serpent has been a sign of sin/evil.
Jesus never sinned in His life. But when He hung on the Cross, He became sin for us.
At that moment, God had to turn His back on His Son because all the sins and sicknessess of the world were nailed to Jesus' body.
Judgment fell on Him instead of on us!
Jesus never sinned in His life. But when He hung on the Cross, He became sin for us.
At that moment, God had to turn His back on His Son because all the sins and sicknessess of the world were nailed to Jesus' body.
Judgment fell on Him instead of on us!
The Israelites went to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.
And Moses prayed for the people.
Isn't it amazing how quickly they got a revelation that they had sinned. One minute they were complaining about him and the next they are asking him to pray for them.
God not only forgave them but healed them also.
And Moses prayed for the people.
Isn't it amazing how quickly they got a revelation that they had sinned. One minute they were complaining about him and the next they are asking him to pray for them.
God not only forgave them but healed them also.
When the Israelites got discouraged, the first thing they did was open their mouths.
They got into big trouble by murmuring and complaining against Moses and God!
Some people, today, when they get discouraged, the first thing they do is open their mouths and murmer and complain. We must learn from the Israelites.
They got into big trouble by murmuring and complaining against Moses and God!
Some people, today, when they get discouraged, the first thing they do is open their mouths and murmer and complain. We must learn from the Israelites.
It's easy to find circumstances that will discourage us if we look at them.
Focusing on symptoms of sickness, disease and pain in our bodies can be very discouraging but we choose what we're going to look at.
We can set our eyes and attention on the circumstances we face or on our great God and His ability to take them from us!
Focusing on symptoms of sickness, disease and pain in our bodies can be very discouraging but we choose what we're going to look at.
We can set our eyes and attention on the circumstances we face or on our great God and His ability to take them from us!
As the children of Israel were on their way to the Promise Land, they became discouraged because they were looking at the hardships of the journey.
Just think what they could've focused on. God had brought them out of Egypt with signs and wonders and miracles. That is what they should have been looking at.
Just think what they could've focused on. God had brought them out of Egypt with signs and wonders and miracles. That is what they should have been looking at.
When Aaron made atonement for the sin of the Israelites, they were not only forgiven, but the sick were healed. That is like the Atonement that Jesus made for us.
If healing was included in the atonement under the old covenant, how much more is healing included in the Atonement Jesus purchased for us!!!!
If healing was included in the atonement under the old covenant, how much more is healing included in the Atonement Jesus purchased for us!!!!
Numbers 16 also shows us our redemption.
Soon after the Israelites were delivered out of Egyptian bondage, they started to worship idols and murmur against the men of God in charge. This put them in dangerous territory.
A plague hit the multitude and more than 14,000 died.
Aaron, their priest, prepared incense to make atonement before they all died. He ran in among them to make the atonement and the plague stopped.
Soon after the Israelites were delivered out of Egyptian bondage, they started to worship idols and murmur against the men of God in charge. This put them in dangerous territory.
A plague hit the multitude and more than 14,000 died.
Aaron, their priest, prepared incense to make atonement before they all died. He ran in among them to make the atonement and the plague stopped.
The way Israel looked when they came out of Eqypt is the way we should look the minute we're born again.
Psalm 105:37 says, "He brought them forth also with silver and gold." They didn't take silver and gold out of Egypt because they were wealthy. They had been slaves for centuries. God was their source of sudden wealth.
The first thing He did when He brought them out of bondage was to abundantly meet their needs.
Psalm 105:37 says, "He brought them forth also with silver and gold." They didn't take silver and gold out of Egypt because they were wealthy. They had been slaves for centuries. God was their source of sudden wealth.
The first thing He did when He brought them out of bondage was to abundantly meet their needs.
God gave Israel specific instructions about how to eat the Passover lamb.
He told them, "Put your belts on, put shoes on and be ready to go."
It's important to see that God didn't say, "have your crutches, stretchers and pills ready to go."
He wanted them to go and to go well. The Bible says that there wasn't one feeble person among them and there were millions leaving.
He told them, "Put your belts on, put shoes on and be ready to go."
It's important to see that God didn't say, "have your crutches, stretchers and pills ready to go."
He wanted them to go and to go well. The Bible says that there wasn't one feeble person among them and there were millions leaving.
We know from Hebrews 9:22 that without the shedding of blood, there's no remission of sins.
The blood of the lamb was the sacrifice that allowed the Israelites to walk out of Egypt's bondage.
And it's the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus, that lets us walk free of every Satanic bondage, which includes sickness and disease.
The blood of the lamb was the sacrifice that allowed the Israelites to walk out of Egypt's bondage.
And it's the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus, that lets us walk free of every Satanic bondage, which includes sickness and disease.
Death struck the firstborn of every household in Egypt where the blood wasn't applied.
Where the blood was applied, death passed over. Judgment didn't fall on them, they went free.
In the same way, when Jesus' blood is applied to us as we make Him our Lord and Savior, final judgment passes over us and we enter eternal glory where no sickness and disease exists.
Where the blood was applied, death passed over. Judgment didn't fall on them, they went free.
In the same way, when Jesus' blood is applied to us as we make Him our Lord and Savior, final judgment passes over us and we enter eternal glory where no sickness and disease exists.
God was showing the Israelites [His people] His plan for redemption by looking ahead to the time when Jesus would come and shed His blood at Calvary.
God told them, "The blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt" Exodus 12:13.
God told them, "The blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt" Exodus 12:13.
In Acts 2:23, Peter preached to the Jews that were there about who was responsible for Jesus' death: "Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:"
Jesus was condemned by the Romans and crucified by Israel, but He laid down His life willingly for all of us.
Jesus was condemned by the Romans and crucified by Israel, but He laid down His life willingly for all of us.
The miracle that made Israel free was with a lamb....what the Bible calls a Passover lamb.
What the Passover lamb accomplished for the children of Israel by its death is a picture of what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross.
That's why John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God in John 1:29. And in Revelation 13:8, Jesus was called 'the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world' He is our Passover Lamb.
What the Passover lamb accomplished for the children of Israel by its death is a picture of what Jesus accomplished for us on the cross.
That's why John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God in John 1:29. And in Revelation 13:8, Jesus was called 'the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world' He is our Passover Lamb.
When we look into the Gospels, we see what literally happened to Jesus on His way to the cross.
He was beaten..... His back was laid open with a whip.
He was spat upon, and a crown of thorns were smashed onto His head.
Then He hung and died on the cross. Taking the sins and sicknesses of the world upon Himself.
He was beaten..... His back was laid open with a whip.
He was spat upon, and a crown of thorns were smashed onto His head.
Then He hung and died on the cross. Taking the sins and sicknesses of the world upon Himself.
It wouldn't have been enough just to forgive our sins; our nature would still be the same, and we'd still continue sinning.
God sent Jesus to deliver us from the power of sin and all its effects. And that includes sickness!
Jesus died to pay for our sins, and He was raised from the dead to deliver us from sin and sickness.
God sent Jesus to deliver us from the power of sin and all its effects. And that includes sickness!
Jesus died to pay for our sins, and He was raised from the dead to deliver us from sin and sickness.
The minute we ask for healing, no matter which method of prayer we use, that is the time we are to believe that we receive it.
We may not feel like it or see it, but we still believe we have received our answer.
Our confession should be "No, but that doesn't make any difference because I believe I've received it!" And then stand firm!
We may not feel like it or see it, but we still believe we have received our answer.
Our confession should be "No, but that doesn't make any difference because I believe I've received it!" And then stand firm!
One way of receiving healing is Mark 11:24. "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Another way of healing is Mark 16:17,18. "In my name.....they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
And there is also the anointing with oil, which usually goes along with the laying on of hands found in the Book of James.
Another way of healing is Mark 16:17,18. "In my name.....they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
And there is also the anointing with oil, which usually goes along with the laying on of hands found in the Book of James.
"Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:15,17-18
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Mark 16:15,17-18
Forgiveness of sins and healing go together: Jesus shed His blood for the remission of sins, and His body was broken [lashed] for us so we could enjoy both forgiveness and health.
He provided both at once and no place in the Bible does it tell us to separate these two parts of the Atonement.
Healing belongs to us just as much as salvation!
He provided both at once and no place in the Bible does it tell us to separate these two parts of the Atonement.
Healing belongs to us just as much as salvation!
After Adam fell, man inherited a load he couldn't carry. A load of death, sin, and sickness.
The old covenant provided man's sins to be covered for a year at a time by the shedding of animals blood. The animal sacrifices also provided man with bodily healing. But these sacrifices were only temporary, they could only cover sin, not
wash them away.
The old covenant provided man's sins to be covered for a year at a time by the shedding of animals blood. The animal sacrifices also provided man with bodily healing. But these sacrifices were only temporary, they could only cover sin, not
wash them away.
Walking by faith doesn't come by leaving our Bible on the table until it's time to take it to church. Faith comes as we get into God's Word by reading it.
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It builds up in our spirits as we hear it from the preacher, from recordings and especially if we hear it out of our own mouths.
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It builds up in our spirits as we hear it from the preacher, from recordings and especially if we hear it out of our own mouths.
Sometimes we just want to go to a service and miraculously receive healing; we're not interested in hearing.
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And sometimes God does manifest Himself and we get a miracle.
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But most of the time, we have to take time to hear before we are healed.
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And sometimes God does manifest Himself and we get a miracle.
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But most of the time, we have to take time to hear before we are healed.
Notice, it wasn't just the fact that the people believed, it was what they believed that brought their miracles. ....................................................................................................................................................... They set their own limits, and Jesus met them there. He will do the same for us!
